I initially thought it was a tragic dumb mistake, but with the extra info it’s so fishy. Police saying source of mushrooms is still unknown. Which would imply that she’s not saying. How do you have mushrooms in your kitchen and not know where they came from? Then you find random mushrooms in your kitchen and put them in a dehydrator? Somethings not right.

It's really bizarre that they don't know if she ate any of the meal or if there were mushrooms in it. That makes no sense unless she is not answering questions. The only explanation I can come up with that doesn't involve her having done something is that one of their kids is a murderous psychopath she is covering for, but that seems pretty unlikely.

I think we need to get Vera on the case.

Or Columbo.

I was gonna cook a mushroom medly when I go camping on the weekend. Guess thats off the table 🙃

I like how they describe south gippsland as close knit. It's super white, parochial and backward. Yarram while I was there had an art mural phase where a guy, heesco of Mongolian heritage painted a whole load of colonial white men doing farm / colonialist things. One woman and one first nations among about twenty murals. It was fantastic in its execution and economically developed the town, but it reinforced how stuck in the 1960s the whole are is.

Also - I had big wild mushrooms growing in my front yard down there at around this time of year. People would collect them, apparently they're a delicacy. I cooked one and it smelled like greasy dirt. Too easy to mistake them honestly for poisonous ones unless you really know what you're doing.

How many people were at the lunch?! Like just the host/s and the people who, uh, suffered?

Have you caught the update? Police went back to the tip. I mean, there a lot of other places to hide evidence around Leongatha. Like a huge fucking coastline of remote beaches, bushland. I think we are dealing with a fucking idiot as I previously deduced.

Far better than surgery latter in life. Or having to deal with the brace in your late teens like my brother did. Still sucky, of course, but could be far far worse.

Ooo I have been needing healthy snack ideas! Thanks for sharing 🤤

That looks good! Have you tried banana on toast? It’s nice with a bit of tahini, or just butter

Wow. I love it. Would you drizzle the honey on top?

that looks really nice. I would eat it. I am too tired to make it.

Yum! And your hubby was right 😉

So did you do the choc ripple bikkies instead of blitzing the generic. choc biscuits and mixing with melted butter?

Dojo Mojo Casa House?

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the alternative is unacceptable

Speak for yourself

Just nbeen outside myself. The Sun was nice, the wind not so much sadly.

2023 is the hard work year setting you up for a better 2024. Better to have one year of shit than spread shit across 2 years.

it's 2032.

Sending you hugs!

I would eat that poo even with the gonorrhea going around atm

Whipped poo 👌

🤤🤤🤤

It’s been 7 hours hope you’re feeling better than this morning

They don't think they are. Most people have a severe lack of self awareness. I am also resentful. My mate asked me to send her a gratitude list, I'm grateful she cares. I'm glad I'm finished work for the day and can have a bath, face mask, enjoy cats, watch star trek and make a stew. Time to re-arrange the flat as well. I think I just sent you my gratitude list.

Mozart liqueur is highly alcoholic chocolate - maybe use that instead of Kahlua? Wouldn't dilute the OTT chocoholism of the recipie. And vanilla extract (a little bit) will also accentuate the chocolate taste.

My challenge to you is not throw the fucking thing at husband if he doesn't work out what a dick he was about said cake and really love it.

Happens a lot honestly. I gave some basic bros the finger the other day for it and just started them down. This was just in a supermarket. I usually frankly ask if they're gonna fucking say something, but it wears you down. They always act surprised and back down, but the damage is done. I'm resilient and am used to being laughed at for my appearance, but it's fucking awful for a lot of young people who haven't and shouldn't have to develop a thick skin. I've suffered a bunch of transphobia this week, from supposed allies. I choose not to engage with those people anymore. Allies are often mocked within the trans and gender non conforming community for how often their good will is misplaced. It's better that people try of course.

There's no way you can tell us not to listen either, that doesn't work. We all know transphobes are sick incels and terfs with bitterly shit lives and that more people love us than hate us, but experiencing it first hand sucks.

Bless! So sweet 🥰

I've walked 5.25 ks today. Just at work and a bit of doing stuff. Time for a lie down. I got a free tv yesterday and my hard drive with all my legally acquired avi files seems to work very well with it. I'm going to re-watch the next gen. Started at s1e1 last night and it's as good as I remember.

And jumpscares, especially in non horror games... And stories.

I hate watching movies in general for this very reason.

agree, I think spiders is a lazy way writers get a fear response

It’d also be great to not have flashing lights or fast repetitive jittery movements

This book concept cracked me up https://www.amazon.com.au/... 😎

Just said to my manager "it's a pretty day, why are we here?"

Damn. That looks great!

Let's play spot the ingredients!
I got Capsicum, Kale, Feta... Purply thing that's maybe meat. Mozzarella?

That looks fantastic!

Hats off to the chef, that's a very pleasing thickness and diversity of toppings!

Wow!

My office gets warm anyways, so I have to decide if I'm going to overheat or wear enough clothes where I can get warm enough once I get to the office.

That's really cute. I used to write notes for my daughter . I started off with the ten commandments and when I ran out of those I would write things like thou shall listen to thy mother and father, thou shall keep one's bedroom tidy, thou shall wash one hands before eating and so on. The ten commandments went for ever.

aww, you're so sweet . Your kids are going to remember this forever.

He's still got it. He and his band fucking rock. I'm over big concerts and most old music, but he's really impressive.

Huh, might give it a shot. Megachurches interest the fuck out of me.

It's why I watch Fundie Fridays on YouTube. They talk about Christian fundamentalism and right wing politics while doing their makeup. Though Jen, the main person, hasn't been doing their makeup recently, and their partner does videos about right-wing politics. Obviously it's all through an American lens, but still very interesting and sad too.

That's why you need to play buzzword bingo!

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As in Selleys No More Gaps or something more industrial?????

I can't :( even after reading things.

Just make sure they work on the right end...

Almost haiku-bot:

My belly rumbles.

Too many lifesaver musks

🤢🤢🤢 I hate myself

Could you google some alternatives?

I think yes. If you wanted to keep the coffee flavour, could just use the same amount of coffee.

Don't worry. I had your share 👍

Do you have any idea what this brought this on? 🤔

Sometimes people walk past and they just stink. 🤷‍♀️

divide and conquer.

It'll get more interesting.

Too early or too late?

just had some spinach quiche that I cooked last night

tomorrow I'll make some pizzas , a vegie one and a pepperoni one

i just use the microwave defrost function right before cooking

I miss gelato. I was ordering fancy gelato via ubereats during lockdowns but now I need to not have fancy gelato.

I'd get a tub with 3 flavours.. coconut, choc mint and amarena cherry and it was very very good.

Fuck yeah, gelato. Excellent choice!!

Ooooh. Very very nice. Packed with veg! I presume you cook down the passata first with the aromatics before adding the veg?

Does the role of assassin involve much heavy lifting? :)

Make the most of it and do the following.

Go to Mt Macedon early morning. Park at Camel's hump and do the walk to the Cross. There and back is about a 2.5-3h walk. Not too challenging, but gets slippery in places.

On the drive back you stop at Lerdederg (if you're up for it) and do the walk to the dam. It's like 90 minutes return. You could do the hill climb (gotta cross the dam) which can be a challenge depending on your fitness level.

You'll we well knackered once you get home.

Have you gone to Werribee Gorge? The 10km circuit walk is in my starter guide for anyone who wants to do something active/in nature in the west.

Lerderderg is beautiful, the circuit walk there is great but also a fair bit more challenging. There’s rivers to cross, the hike is shorter but a lot steeper. The view at the top is the pay-off, it’s great.

My dad used to live in the Macedon ranges, I always got a lot of inspiration whenever I stayed for the weekend.

This is challenging, and definitely the road less travelled. Fantastic 4 hours on horseback, would require a whole day on foot. Quite close to Lerdederg Pyrites Range, Coimadai EDIT: further info

They are both beautiful and worth it.

Hmm is it occupied? It might have been getting squatted or had copper thieves or something. Or you know a trap house.

A battery/solar/wifi camera is cheap and easy to install. $150, is okay but not great. An NVR with four cameras starts around $600 for the hardware, plus the install costs - someone licensed to run Ethernet cable. I've got a battery solar unit, I'm looking to upgrade to synology cameras but it's not an urgent expense.

I like the google home/nest cameras.

A potato snooze. I have not tried that recipe before but I'm willing to give it a red hot go because I'm on fire right now. Challenge excepted.

Oh man I'd love to see that! Reminded me a bit of The Hu Band Warning: contains Mongolians, metal, motorbikes and throat singing. You may feel empowered to overthrow invaders after watching it!

Boundaries people!! Everyone in the docos are far too nice and let the hoarders walk all over them. They let the hoarders ruin their home and ruin their neighbourhood, They make it really unhealthy and unsafe for everyone else.

VicRoads, they nearly all traffic lights for councils, under contract. 13 11 70 goes to traffic management, rather than license inquiries.

SCATS (traffic light software) is usually good at learning traffic patterns, however it can easily be thrown off by one off events (eg knock-off at a footy game).

I see you

Whaddya mean ? It’s right near the bustling metropolis of Devo. Jewel of the North.!

Seriously that’s a decent size plot tho. The house doesn’t look too bad and would really shine with a bit of love. I don’t know the comps to really judge tho.

I would love to have the $$ to buy something like that, renovate the shit out of it and live away from people.

Having said that, probably looking at like 200k in renovations (most likely more). The 550 seems low too considering what properties are going for these days.

So basically about a million to live in bumblefuck.

There is a massive lack of supply of housing in Australia. Very little is government built (unlike the 60s and 70s when govs were pumping cash in building homes), and developers are squeezing all they can out of buyers. Limited quantity of builders as well, so older and established 'gems' are fetching a pretty price.

Shit's fucked

This month long stint living in the mid-outer west has been like a baptism of fire. Dear fucking god. Any and all hours of the day there is some top shelf lunacy on the M1

Never let your enemy know your next move.

Assume all drivers are your enemy.

Shove your head as far up your arse as you can.

Congratulations you have passed the western suburbs driver's test now.

@goodviking @bot001 those private scooters are almost certainly over the legal limit, which I think is 250w, but you can buy them for "off road" use with larger motors. nobody checks of course, but the scooter share companies have to offer legal vehicles for sure.

20kph they're limited to

faster than the wait time for an orthopaedic surgeon appointment.

Cold leftover pizza this morning thanks, with hot coffee. It's going to be a lovely day - once the sun comes up.

A bunch of asparagi and fried eggs please!

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Crumpets and a cup of tea please