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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Good night everyone. ๐Ÿ˜˜

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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (3 children)

anyone got any good recommendations for where to get a sturdy long lasting couch? looking for a 2 + 3 seater +/- recliner. time to replace our 8 year old ikea options

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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (2 children)

So one of the things I found out while cleaning out the garage was that my old childhood teddy had been left out there - and of course in a spot where it leaked ๐Ÿ˜–.
A soak and then a run through the washing machine on a gentle cycle didn't shift the dirt, so I tried putting him in another pillowcase and running the normal cycle - which got the dirt out but also half the stuffing.
Any suggestions for repairs? I seem to remember there was a discussion recently about it.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

You can try and work out where the hole is and re-stuff him then sew him up.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Here's a good guide. https://www.instructables.com/Stuffed-Animal-Restoration/

However a seam ripper might be safer than an exacto knife if you have one. Pick a relatively straight/flat seam to open just to make it easy on yourself when closing him back up. I'd also recommend not wringing his skin out but rolling it in a towel and pressing that under a book to remove water, and then air drying. (Wringing can stretch out fabric and dryers can cause shrinkage or permanent shiny spots where the faux fur got flat ironed against the hot drum.)

If you feel a bit out of your depth or don't want to take your chances you can take him to the Doll Hospital https://thedollhospital.com.au/

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (3 children)

This back shoulder pain is hurting a lot more tha. I thought. I barely even know what I did to get this.

Taken some nurofen and had put a hot pack on it.

Iโ€™m in quite a bit of discomfort. Hope the nurofen kicks in soon.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

Get checked at a physio if it's still bad in a day or so. The Melbourne sports medicine centre has an physio by the name of Simon Nelson.

I swear by this guy. He figured out what was wrong with my neck after other physios were telling me "it's all in your head".

It wasn't. My shoulder was out of alignment.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (5 children)

Update on the garlic bread:

It turned out well. Very crispy. Honestly this is my new favourite way to cook them

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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (3 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

And all the small vape shops who aren't selling black market vapes to kids get shutdown while chemist fucking warehouse gets the profits.

I am so fucking disappointed in this government.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (16 children)

Breakfast ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐ŸŠ๐Ÿ‹๐Ÿˆ๐Ÿซ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿ‰๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฅญ๐Ÿ๐Ÿฅฅ๐Ÿฅฆ๐Ÿฅ‘๐Ÿซ›๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ…๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿฅฌ๐Ÿฅ’๐ŸŒฝ๐Ÿฅ•๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿซš๐Ÿฅ”๐Ÿง…๐Ÿฅฏ๐Ÿž๐Ÿฅ–๐Ÿฅจ๐Ÿง€๐Ÿง‡๐Ÿฅž๐Ÿงˆ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฅš๐Ÿฅ“๐Ÿฅฉ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ–๐Ÿซ“๐Ÿ•๐ŸŸ๐Ÿ”๐ŸŒญ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿง†๐ŸŒฎ๐ŸŒฏ๐Ÿฅ—๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿœ๐Ÿ๐Ÿฅ˜๐Ÿ›๐Ÿฃ๐Ÿฑ๐ŸฅŸ๐Ÿฆช๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿš๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ ๐Ÿค๐Ÿชผ๐Ÿฆ€๐Ÿ™ ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿฅฎ๐Ÿข๐Ÿก๐Ÿง๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿง๐Ÿฅง๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿจ๐ŸŽ‚๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿซ๐Ÿฅœ๐ŸŒฐ๐Ÿช๐Ÿฟ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฅ›โ˜•๏ธ๐Ÿต๐Ÿบ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿฅค๐Ÿง‹๐Ÿงƒ๐Ÿฅ‚๐Ÿท๐Ÿฅƒ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿน๐Ÿง‰๐Ÿ”‹

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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I bought a puck light from Reject shop for the kids to play with. I thought they'd all be the same but apparently 'you get what you pay for applies here too'.

The button is already busted and hard to press, and the magnet can barely hold the weight of the light itself. That's the sort of thing I assumed would be the same everywhere

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I had a bunch of these from Ikea when the kids were little. Very useful when the kids awoke in the middle of the night. They were strategically placed around the house, I remember one being in the kitchen another in the bathroom. One in their room.

They were <$5, used 3x AAA batteries that lasted ages and had great magnets. If you have a real use for them, I recommend the Ikea ones. Of course, the real challenge with Ikea is actually walking in and out and only buying the $5 you went in there for. I've never managed it.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

I recently bought a medium size candle from a dollar store, cost $5, it won't burn properly because the wick is too thin for the wide candle. This is a bit of manufacturing cost cutting that is surprising and annoying.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (6 children)

Just say voting in this year's logies is compulsory, who are you voting for to win the Gold Logie for Most Popular Personalty on Australian Television? Nominees are:

โ–ช๏ธŽ Andy Lee
โ–ช๏ธŽ Julia Morris
โ–ช๏ธŽ Larry Emdur
โ–ช๏ธŽ Robert Irwin
โ–ช๏ธŽ Sonia Kruger
โ–ช๏ธŽ Tony Armstrong
โ–ช๏ธŽ Asher Keddie

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Going to go Andy Lee, a favourite of mine.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Did I dream frozen baby green beans because I can't find them for like forever? I don't need my beans cut for me, thanks. Maybe they were stunted ordinary beans and I got sucked in.

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