• just_kitten@aussie.zone
    8·
    6 days ago

    LL has suddenly requested I remove all my plants from the balcony immediately because of alleged damage and complaints (currently unsubstantiated), and is going to do an inspection in 11 days. This sounds like she’s on the warpath now and wants to force me out.

    Of course I can’t get any advice on what my rights are until Monday, but for now I’ve sent an email asking for some evidence. I’m not removing my plants just like that.

    I don’t feel safe or happy at all. I don’t really wanna go back to the apartment right now.

    • Duenan@aussie.zone
      3·
      6 days ago

      Sounds like some made up BS if you ask me.

      Maybe you’re right that she’s trying to force you out.

      Think it’s got anything to do with the VCAT application you’ve put inV

      • just_kitten@aussie.zone
        2·
        6 days ago

        Well I haven’t even put in a VCAT application, just a CAV review of the rent increase - and I even told her it could very well end up being in her favour but I just needed to explore my options.

        At this stage it’s sounding retaliatory.

        • Duenan@aussie.zone
          1·
          6 days ago

          I don’t think a LL is in a position to review the safety of the balcony unless it’s clearly showing signs of problems.

          They’d need an expert or something which would end up costing them.

          If the plants could do then it would have been unsafe if you were out there instead right?

          • just_kitten@aussie.zone
            1·
            6 days ago

            I admit I do have a fair few plants out there but yeah she hasn’t provided any proof so far. I don’t think she would have a leg to stand on in vcat but I most definitely don’t want to take it that far if I don’t have to. The fact that she told me to remove all of them, though, is just… what.

            • Duenan@aussie.zone
              1·
              6 days ago

              Is just petty if she’s being retaliatory about it all.

              I’m so sorry you have to go through off of this. It doesn’t feel right at all.

  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
    4·
    6 days ago

    I feel like I’ve had a big backslide in terms of physical and mental health. And my sleep patterns.

    Fucksticks.

    • TinyBreak@aussie.zone
      3·
      6 days ago

      Yeah I can kind of imagine. thats the problem with a collective rise like that. Everyone knows your all getting screwed together so you can effectively unionize. How’d they not expect the reaction they got though?!

      • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zoneEnglish
        3·
        6 days ago

        I’m happy. The pay rise wasn’t applicable to me because I’m on probation.

        According to a manager I’m close with, this is damage control. A lot of really important people are looking at other jobs.

        One department may completely collapse.

  • Catfish@aussie.zone
    4·
    6 days ago

    There will be no miniature ghost train cake. Too crumbly and disintegrated when I tried to ice it 😿

  • imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone
    3·
    6 days ago

    I rage-installed Brave browser today. Been a firefox user for a long time but its getting resource hungrier and performance-worser on my laptop (linux). So far so good. Brave is fast but otherwise similar to Chrome.

    This has been Friday night geek chat with Oldgreeeeeg.

  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
    4·
    7 days ago

    Went looking for more horror movies only to see the Internet Archives has been hacked.

    I wasn’t a member but if you were make sure all your passwords are unique

      • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
        2·
        7 days ago

        From what I know it’s allegedly some pro-Palestine hacker group that’s trying to punish the American government for supporting Israel?

        Dumbfucks don’t seem to know that the two aren’t related

          • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
            2·
            7 days ago

            It could also be anti-Palestine people trying to bring backlash, or just internet trolls claiming credit and saying the most divisive things possible… all there is to go on so far is what they say.

            I don’t know. I am really just struggling to believe they’re genuinely that stupid.

            If they have the intelligence to do that, and care so much that they go to those lengths… you’d think there would be some research.

  • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone
    2·
    6 days ago

    Flatpacked raised veggie patch arrived today. SO MANY FUCKING BOLTS that took me 3hrs and of course a few were missing. Happy to at least visualise it now though.

  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone
    2·
    6 days ago

    I had a little adventure. I had to drive the Kluger home. I’ve only driven an auto once in 20 years. Anyway I got home and realised I didn’t know how to turn it off. A phone call later sorted that out. I then took the little doolackey out of the console and locked it. I checked to make sure it’s locked by the door handle and it beeped at me and the mirrors opened up. Did it again. Same. Shamefully I did it again. Same. So I spent 20 minutes outside babysitting an unlocked car. Technology hates me and i hate technology.

    Anyway cheers you smarter more competent tech people 🍺

    • TinyBreak@aussie.zone
      0·
      6 days ago

      I got a mate who brought a new car recently. It was an auto and his old car was a manual. he had to go back into the showroom and ask them how to take off cause the electric handbreak wouldnt disengage, all he had to do was shift to Drive from park, but they didnt tell him that and he had no idea. So dont feel too bad.