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Mooseface said:
Oh yes. I love it when they do that too. Sometimes they are not there or forget and send me away again which is also good but not as good obviously because of the travel time. Text cancellations are best.
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Yep agree with texts, especially if it's the night before. I had someone once, in lieu of a cancellation, try to get a 40 minute shift out of me and only pay me for the 40 minutes too. As if anyone would agree to those terms!
 
Lucas said:
So what have you got planned for the rest of the day? :)
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Yes, good question. I've felt like I've been getting a cold for about 2 weeks now so was going to rest but it's kind of boring, so I'll try get some errands done. But that's also pretty boring. Any suggestions??
 
jessy_girl said:
Yes, good question. I've felt like I've been getting a cold for about 2 weeks now so was going to rest but it's kind of boring, so I'll try get some errands done. But that's also pretty boring. Any suggestions??
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If you feel like you are coming down with something perhaps it's better to have a little bit of a rest and relax chill session? :)
 
Lucas said:
If you feel like you are coming down with something perhaps it's better to have a little bit of a rest and relax chill session? :)
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Yes good idea I think. I had a few things I needed to do here at home but my more labourious tasks can wait. Oh by laborious I mean things like going to the bank, still, they can wait.
 
Oh and just to belatedly pick up on the avocado thing again..... I once made avocado fool. Whipped avocado, cream and sugar. Sounds quite weird I know (and that was the point, I was going through an experimental phase) but it was really nice. Slightly wrong use of an avocado nevertheless in my opinion. But I have to confess it was actually good.
 
Mooseface said:
Oh and just to belatedly pick up on the avocado thing again..... I once made avocado fool. Whipped avocado, cream and sugar. Sounds quite weird I know (and that was the point, I was going through an experimental phase) but it was really nice. Slightly wrong use of an avocado nevertheless in my opinion. But I have to confess it was actually good.
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I really must be sick as I think this sounds alright, most likely it's the sugar making me think this though.
 
My cold which was lurking in the background promised much but delivered next to nothing. You go through that hideous throat scratch which prevents you from getting comfortable and then it's about a half tissue event. I am sure it will hit with a vengeance later in the year.
Discovered yesterday that my tv isn't mpeg4 compatible. My options are buy a new tv, buy a new set top box or don't bother and not have access to 9HD, whatever that racing channel is and 7flix and probably some others. I can get sound on all channels but no picture. Saw a STB today in JB for $50 and it's the size and weight of a VHS tape. The next one up is about triple that price just so I can record which I can't be bothered with.
 
Khun Khun said:
My cold which was lurking in the background promised much but delivered next to nothing. You go through that hideous throat scratch which prevents you from getting comfortable and then it's about a half tissue event. I am sure it will hit with a vengeance later in the year.
Discovered yesterday that my tv isn't mpeg4 compatible. My options are buy a new tv, buy a new set top box or don't bother and not have access to 9HD, whatever that racing channel is and 7flix and probably some others. I can get sound on all channels but no picture. Saw a STB today in JB for $50 and it's the size and weight of a VHS tape. The next one up is about triple that price just so I can record which I can't be bothered with.
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Yeah I'm pretty sure that's what my cold is going to do, it keeps threatening to appear but beyond an occasional sore throat it is yet to fully manifest. The less the better but I wish it'd just go away altogether.

I also just discovered I don't get those channels either. No big deal I guess, but I will get FOMO! I have so much stuff to buy, I wasn't factoring this into my budget, although $50 seems ok.
 
jessy_girl said:
Yeah I'm pretty sure that's what my cold is going to do, it keeps threatening to appear but beyond an occasional sore throat it is yet to fully manifest. The less the better but I wish it'd just go away altogether.

I also just discovered I don't get those channels either. No big deal I guess, but I will get FOMO! I have so much stuff to buy, I wasn't factoring this into my budget, although $50 seems ok.
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FOMO?
 
Khun Khun said:
My cold which was lurking in the background promised much but delivered next to nothing. You go through that hideous throat scratch which prevents you from getting comfortable and then it's about a half tissue event. I am sure it will hit with a vengeance later in the year.
Discovered yesterday that my tv isn't mpeg4 compatible. My options are buy a new tv, buy a new set top box or don't bother and not have access to 9HD, whatever that racing channel is and 7flix and probably some others. I can get sound on all channels but no picture. Saw a STB today in JB for $50 and it's the size and weight of a VHS tape. The next one up is about triple that price just so I can record which I can't be bothered with.
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you can run your file through a conversion program (there are some available free online) to be whatever file type you need ... the results aren't fantastic ... we had a slight lag between lip movement and voice which made it slightly comical BUT at least we didn't have to go buy a new tv ...
 
crimmy said:
you can run your file through a conversion program (there are some available free online) to be whatever file type you need ... the results aren't fantastic ... we had a slight lag between lip movement and voice which made it slightly comical BUT at least we didn't have to go buy a new tv ...
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Can't really do that for live tv.
 
Khun Khun said:
FOMO?
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Yep as Moosey said FOMO = fear of missing out. It's a very real condition, usually it's more about saying yes to every social thing in the fear of your friends having a great time without you, but I guess for me it relates to tv stuff. Without Foxtel, Netflix, presto etc regular tv is all I have - now there's a channel teasing me that I can't watch!
 
jessy_girl said:
Yep as Moosey said FOMO = fear of missing out. It's a very real condition, usually it's more about saying yes to every social thing in the fear of your friends having a great time without you, but I guess for me it relates to tv stuff. Without Foxtel, Netflix, presto etc regular tv is all I have - now there's a channel teasing me that I can't watch!
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Oh I thought FOMO was something rude like FML (F*** My Life). Hahaha.
 
jessy_girl said:
Yep as Moosey said FOMO = fear of missing out. It's a very real condition, usually it's more about saying yes to every social thing in the fear of your friends having a great time without you, but I guess for me it relates to tv stuff. Without Foxtel, Netflix, presto etc regular tv is all I have - now there's a channel teasing me that I can't watch!
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I don't have those extras either as a) I can't be bothered having them, b) I don't want to pay for them and c) I can't keep up with what's on regular tv. However, I am considering the stb. The one I'm really curious about is the racing channel.
 
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