Welcome to the Melbourne Community Daily Discussion Thread.
I could hear a noise outside so I went out and saw bats circling next doors fruit trees. I quickly ran back inside and shut the door. Now I know what little dog barks at when he’s out there at night.
I refuse to let triggers mess with my enjoyment of life and stuff.
So recently I’ve been wanting to watch a series about movies and the writer presenter has the same accent as my dad. Much to my surprise this totally triggered me. So much I couldn’t bear to watch. It made me reject the whole thing. And then a pride thing started up too. 😔
This is bad, real bad, the series has real value and I want to watch it.
So I figure I will desensitise myself , I used to visit that country all the time, hear the accent all time and it never bothered me. I can do that again. So I will watch heaps of movies and series in that language until it’s just a language, not a person.
It’s my brain, dammit an I will not have it hijacked 🤬😂😵🥴😀
Another question - is the best way to clean shower glass + mirror with squeegee? The person who lived in my room previously has made a mess of the mirror and there’s residual stains on it. Do you wipe mirrors with a cloth or paper towel + antibacterial spray?
I’ve always used a squeegee and dishwashing liquid and water in a spray bottle, then blotted off any remaining dribbles with an old handtowel. The residual stains on the mirror may be behind the glass and if so cannot be removed. Its called mirror cancer. Only way to remove those is to replace the mirror. Happens when water/moisture gets into the silvery backing of the mirror. Worth trying with dishwashing spray as above and if that doesn’t fix it it’s probably permanent. Don’t waste your time with windex or similar.
Paper towels work best. Spray with windex (or similar glass cleaner) and wipe in a circular motion. You can use a squeegee but that can leave streaks and doesn’t remove stains very well If there are soap scum stains, I use a bathroom spray and leave it for like 20-30 minutes. Make sure you’ve got the fan on and doors open (window too if that’s available). Wipe with a cloth, then squeegee.
For mirrors and glass, Windex works for me. Spritz it straight into the glass and use a cloth or paper towel to rub over until clean. You will need to have a light pressure with the cloth to rub it over and remove the residues. However, this is just for regular dirt and dust. If you have shower glass with soap scum, you will need to use something a bit abrasive like Jif or Gumption to get it back to clean. After that can be maintained with a squeegee every time you shower, but frankly I can’t be bothered with that. Just clean it regularly with jif.
My son is away at his end of primary school camp. This is day 2/4 (so he’s only been away one night). It’s pretty hot over this side of the island this week. The call has just been made: They’re evacuating the kids due to the heat.
These kids are going to be devastated. They’ve been fundraising for and talking about this camp all year, the build-up has been massive. I was there with the kids yesterday morning and they were super excited as a group in way I haven’t really seen since they were all 6-7 years old. Coincidentally, tomorrow is his 12th birthday and is the day the kids were all going to the waterslide park. He was especially looking forward to that.
Instead, he’s coming home this afternoon. No clue as yet if they will be able to do anything (eg. refunds/camp later/excursions etc) to make it up to these kids.
Aww, poor bloke. Too late to set up a tent and sprinkler in the backyard?
Alas, we do not have a yard. The house that was on this block was razed and replaced with 3x townhouses and a driveway.
My aunt over in WA told me about the extreme heatwave declaration as well, at first I thought high 30s/low 40s isn’t that unusual for Perth. Then I remembered it’s not even December yet, and it’s apparently kind of come out of nowhere. Real bummer for those kids, but I guess it’s a Teachable Moment… hopefully you can find a way to make up for it at home for your son at least. Maybe next week?
Power is back on in Thornbury - just have the nbn outage to be fixed now.
