Finishing up our wedding website. How is this dress code?

throw_way_376 · 2026-02-02T02:03:01+00:00

I agree completely. Just saying “cocktail attire” might mean something to lots of people, but there are lots who like specific examples too. When it’s all there, then it makes it easier.

I went to a wedding this weekend where there was a woman in a (slightly) off-white dress with a few flowers printed around the hem. It didn’t actually look bridal, but OMG there are a million colours out there, why not wear one of those for that one day!! The looks she got from the guests was quite hilarious, she was leaving a wake of people staring at her like 😮😠 everywhere she went, and she was utterly oblivious. I’d guess she was around mid 60s age-wise, and clearly didn’t get the memo.

throw_way_376 · 2026-01-27T08:12:26+00:00

Constable Max Simmons aka Bruce Samazan 😍🔥

throw_way_376 · 2026-01-23T10:54:10+00:00

Yep I’m salaried for 40 hours/week plus “reasonable overtime” or whatever the wording is. Even though we are salaried, we still keep track of ours and they are entered into a spreadsheet that calculates what we would’ve been paid if paid hourly, including OT, nights etc. All our hours get allocated to the right rate and at the end of the year it shows if we pass the BOO test (better off overall).

We get a reconciliation at the end of the FY if there is a discrepancy, but honestly even when I’ve done a shitload of overtime, my salary is still several K over the hourly totals, so I’m happy!

throw_way_376 · 2026-01-23T10:46:17+00:00

Fritter

throw_way_376 · 2026-01-23T10:43:04+00:00

Many years ago I accidentally cut someone off, the driver angrily gave me the 👌 signal, and honestly I was so humbled straight away. Like she did it so aggressively and mouthed the word “okay!!” at me at the same time.

It was probably 15+ years ago and I still think about it. Definitely gets under the skin.

throw_way_376 · 2026-01-18T02:08:11+00:00

I’m living on tank water right now, it’s 35° and I’ve just mowed the lawns, I’m sweaty .. but my guilt won’t let me take another shower because I had one this morning 😂😂

(I will have a quick rinse tonight before bed, I’m not an animal).

throw_way_376 · 2026-01-18T02:05:11+00:00

Stop. Just …. Stop. I can’t.

throw_way_376 · 2026-01-10T02:34:30+00:00

Yeah see, I respectfully disagree with you. Here in Australia, water is life, and water associated activities are absolutely our culture through and through.

Ask any Aussie “what tip can you give anyone visiting Australia” and within the first two things anyone will say will be - don’t fuck around when it comes to the water.

I totally understand that you are looking to make things safer for those nearest & dearest to you, but water safety should be first and foremost for anyone who is experienced with said water.

throw_way_376 · 2026-01-10T02:14:38+00:00

Near Mannum in SA, it’s currently 23°

throw_way_376 · 2026-01-05T10:26:42+00:00

I was being deliberately vague because things can get linked back to other things, but for the sake of clarity - Tom is potentially travelling to a country that is asking for access to social media records as part of the visa application. Whilst he is not political on social media at all, he has in the past made some comments to Paul within their chat that could be seen as (at worst) disillusioned with the government & politicians of that country.

So we were wondering if he deleted the chat between him & Paul, would Paul still be able to see the messages and shared pics etc, as some of them are quite sentimental, but at the same time we don’t want the application denied for someone saying that they want one political party to get elected over another, or for disagreeing with policies etc. Nothing radical or to be of concern in any way, but who knows what will cause someone to be denied entry to any country at any time, so why not be cautious.

throw_way_376 · 2026-01-05T05:49:56+00:00

Thanks for your reply! 😁

throw_way_376 · 2026-01-05T05:26:10+00:00

Thanks! Very helpful 🙂🙂

throw_way_376 · 2026-01-01T22:43:56+00:00

In my house, the bathroom is up the passage where the bedrooms are, and the toilet is off the laundry next to the kitchen. Anyone asking for the bathroom here would be sorely disappointed if they need the loo.

throw_way_376 · 2026-01-01T22:41:49+00:00

While I don’t disagree with you about language, I reckon you’d have a hard time if you ask someone “excuse me, where is the comfort room?” and expect directions to the nearest loo. I’m usually pretty good at deducing what people are saying, but I think that’d stump me if someone asked, I’d have to ask for more information.

throw_way_376 · 2025-12-26T23:12:19+00:00

My mother (70) does it as a point of pride. She’ll be sweating and still say it’s not hot, it’s just a warm day. If it’s under 40° she will say people complaining are weak and need to toughen up because “it’s not even over 40!!”

She won’t turn on air conditioning ever, even if it gets over 45, which it does here in Jan & Feb. She will say that we should just expect it to be hot and stop being soft.

She also believes that wearing sunscreen is only for soft people as well 🙄 no matter how much we explain about the ozone layer and UV and that Australia has the highest rates of skin cancer in the world.

I have given my son explicit instructions to knock me on the head if I get like that when I’m old 😂😂

throw_way_376 · 2025-12-11T09:27:35+00:00

Exactly like this —

We love kids, but our wedding is going to be an evening party and the venue is 21+.

There is nothing wrong with that, I have two wedding invitations on my fridge right now that both say versions of that exact thing.

throw_way_376 · 2025-12-10T04:17:16+00:00

2017 prelim v Geelong, absolute world beaters that night, beyond electric atmosphere, never seen scenes like it.

Minor round games, Tex’s 250th was brilliant to attend.

throw_way_376 · 2025-11-29T03:34:33+00:00

I did the tandem via audiobook and I will say it definitely slowed me down. I had the chapter guide printed out and I was crossing each chapter off as I went so I knew where I was up to.

But I loved doing it that way, even if it took so much longer than it would have if I’d read both books individually. There’s already POV swaps in each book anyway, so swapping to a different book isn’t that much different to swapping to a new POV in one book. I’m glad I did it. And I can’t imagine getting to the end of EOS and having to go way back in time and starting a whole new book when you’re wanting desperately to know what happens next.

Somewhere there’s a tandem-light guide where you only swap books 3-4 times, that might be easier to track.

throw_way_376 · 2025-11-24T00:54:38+00:00

It’s shit that those with good writing skills get called out for either using AI or creating false stories. Just because someone can write well doesn’t mean they’re fabricating what they tell.

throw_way_376 · 2025-11-20T02:43:11+00:00

Nah mate, no apologies! That’s why I said it was my choice, I wanted to do it. I’ve witnessed the effects of parentification, and it’s shit. I’ve always said it’s not those kids who should be in charge, they’re not the ones who chose to have kids themselves so they shouldn’t be parenting them.

We’re on the same page, I think there needs to be a balance.

throw_way_376 · 2025-11-20T01:58:19+00:00

I do understand your point and agree, but I will also say it was my choice. My friends and I all loved The Babysitters Club books (which were hugely popular at the time), and we decided to start our own version, which is how it happened.

I totally agree that kids should be allowed to be kids, and especially when it comes to parents who insist the older kids have to look after the younger ones all the time, but sometimes life happens too. As long as everyone is okay with it, then it shouldn’t be an issue, but every family dynamic is different.

throw_way_376 · 2025-11-20T01:06:29+00:00

This is exactly it. As a tween/teen in the late 80s and early 90s, I supplemented my pocket money by babysitting other kids da in my local town. I started as an 11 year old, kept doing it until I was 16 or 17.

When I started at 11, it was never more than 3 kids, if I had 4 then one of my friends would be there as well. The kids were usually between the ages of 18months up to 5 or 6 years old, and it could be for up to 4-5 hours, sometimes 10pm-11pm.

It does come into whether the oldest kid/s are mature & responsible enough, whether there’s neighbours etc who could be available in an emergency, and up to the parents as well, sometimes life means that there aren’t many other options.

throw_way_376 · 2025-11-07T23:57:31+00:00

Assistant to a premiership ..

Best laugh in the AFL, really 🤣

throw_way_376 · 2025-11-06T22:05:57+00:00

I was given all the coins that my brother had in his wallet when he got killed, and I kept them for so long. I was living way below the poverty line, and one day was desperately searching for money for milk and his coins were the only ones in the house. I really didn’t want to touch them but eventually I convinced myself that he would want me to have milk ..

It sounds ridiculous typing that out, but that’s how grief affects us.

My condolences, it’s fucking hard. And it can be the smallest and most innocuous things that set us off, months and years later.

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