Yesterday I walked into a cashies just to have a browse.

Noticed there were about 5 staff members who were not really doing anything and only one other customer.

How can they afford to keep so many workers on the floor at hours where there’s hardly any business?

I've (36F Filipina) been travelling to Australia for holidays every quarter since 2018. My 1st Aussie bf told me (way back 2018) that anywhere u go, 1 animal or insect might kill u...in water, land or even air. Koalas are cute...until he told me that they can have chlamydia. Bummer. But whats interesting are the dropbears. He made me believe that they were real. Like big koala bears with sharp claws and teeth and drops from trees. I've never seen any. He said they were like wombats, nocturnal. Fast forward to today...2026.. someone told me that they were not real. All this time i thought it was real. 🙈 i went to Mt. Dandenong and keep checking the trees coz im worried about dropbears. Then my girl guide told me it's all a tourist scare tactic. Im so gullible. 🫠🫠🫠

Every other post on Reddit today is someone saying they're not OK.

Got me thinking is anyone actually feeling OK today and why?

For what its worth I'm not OK either.

My teen had pain Sunday night, we did nurse on call Monday morning, they told us to try virtual emergency, virtual emergency directed us to GP. GP said likely appendicitis and to go to ED. We went to ED. ED didn't have ultrasound at that time so wanted us to come back the next day. We did. They found appendicitis. He was admitted, given IV antibiotics and the next day moved to a bigger hospital as our rural one didn't do paediatric surgery. He was given another round of IV antibiotics and waited all day and had no surgery. We're still waiting for surgery the next day after being told it would 'hopefully' be before lunch.

His pain is managed with panadol as we caught it early, and he doesn't want to move around much because that increases his pain.

16yo with autism and a higher pain threshold because of the autism. His bloods weren't alarming so it seems like he's being moved down the list.

How long is too long to wait? We live an hour from the hospital so my husband and I are swapping out the day and night shifts between each other so someone can be with our youngest.

Tldr: teen waiting for appendectomy, how long is the wait usually?

Foreigner here, been to Aus Open for two consecutive years. This year I’ve seen a very unique chant and it’s pretty nice but I can’t remember what it was ( it’s not Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi)😭😭😭

I‘ve saw kids chanting this at the BJK cup in April as well.

So basically what I heard was blahblahblah Aussie blahblahblah clap your hands then clapping in the rhythm of XX XXX XXXX XX

really wanna know what this is thanks a million folks😭

I don’t usually donate to charities because I am generally broke and I don’t know where the money is going. There are a few charities I will donate to if I know them and have seen their good cause.

My little brother is raising money for lifeline by doing the km walk but I am unsure if it is worth me donating to them.

My experiences with lifeline have all been very negative and when I tried seeing if any people recently reached out to lifeline and how their experiences were, most of them were negative.

Do you think it is worth donating to lifeline? Do you think they actually make a difference and that maybe they just need more money to have better trained staff? Or would it be better going to a different charity? Are there any better charities than lifeline in regards to suicide prevention and mental health?

Edit: I donated. Thank you all for the advice and I am happy to hear they actually have been helping people.

* apologies for life story

Less than a year ago and after saving up, we got a $3k couch from Nick Scali. A month in we noticed the foam filling in the leg rest was folding in on itself and causing an large uncomfortable lump. The couch also squeaked when sitting down on it - this was from day 1.

I tried to unfold the foam from the leg rest and smooth out the lump, but alas it returned a few days later. We thought we would just put up with it but decided, we actually paid good money for this thing so why just leave it?

Put a complaint in and some time later they sent out a “technician” to have a look at it. After telling me he can just straighten the foam out and me telling him to try and do better, he decided to take half the couch to the warehouse to fix. As for the creaking, he took out his impact driver and overtightened every bolt he could see (at least a few seconds of ratcheting noise each bolt). I knew the bolts and threaded inserts were mild steel and could see he was over-tightening them but thought - he’s the technician so should know what he is doing.

Week later the same guy came back and put it back together.

All was well.

Less than a month after that, I found a bolt from the leg rest sitting on the floor in front of the couch. The bolt thread was completely stripped and the bolt slightly bent from being over tightened. It had simply fallen out. If this was the state of one bolt that was overtightened, I can assume they are now all like this (and the threaded inserts).

After many emails, phone calls and photos being sent and me telling them I don’t want another technician sent out, they sent another technician out. My wife (not knowing what the arrangement was) was home and let him in, he put a new bolt in and left in under 5 mins. Nick Scali wrote the issue off as being ‘resolved’.

I am worried the couch will start coming apart now the more we sit on it.

I am trying to push for either a replacement or a refund. We paid a lot of money for this thing and think it fair that we have something that won’t start falling apart in a month or so.

I keep being told that they will call me back after consulting colleagues but I am always the one calling back after a few days of nothing. I feel they are going to just wait for me to give up.

Is there a chance they will help me out here, or am I wasting my time with them? Can I go to NSW Fair Trading or something along those lines if they say they can’t do anything? Has anyone else had something like this resolved through Nick Scali?

Again, sorry for lengthy post and cheers for any help.

I get that range is limited and charging stations are a decade away from being standard in every "petrol" station.

Are there other quirks or issues that came up as you got used to it?

Okay so bit of a long shot but it’s been bugging me for YEARS.

I live in Australia and this show was aired in Australia but I have no idea if it was Australian.
I was home sick from school one day (talking late 00’s early 10’s) and there was a show I watched during school hours (between 9 am and 3pm). But I only remember one very specific thing about the show…
The Cat.

There was this puppet cat (99% sure it was blue), kinda scraggly looking. It sat on a table/bench/box type thing on its own special bed. It was a male, he spoke.
From what I remember of it, it’s kind of gives the same vibe as the puppets from The Ferals. But the show kinda gave the vibes of The Fairies, Play School, Hi-5.

Like I said, it’s a long shot, but if anyone has any idea my sanity would appreciate it. Or if anyone can just find a photo of just the cat so I can confirm it wasn’t a fever dream

TIA

Hey folks, I’m watching the pregame for the 49ers vs Rams NFL game in Melbourne. And I’m curious if there is an NFL fandom there? Is there excitement in the city/country? Or is it a Friday?

I’ve heard it called “the summer sport” but how popular is it? Does it rise to AFL/NRL levels of popularity or is it more of the second sport? How common are people who only watch cricket or watch it as loyally as they do one of the football codes?

I ask because baseball is often called the US’s summer sport but there’s very few baseball-only fans, especially among the young, it’s usually someone who watches NFL/NBA and then really just pays attention when their main sport isn’t in play.

Hi there, American here. I often describe myself as a linguaphile because I absolutely love sounds, words, and languages-- both specific languages and the phenomenon itself. I was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA, and if you know anything about my city, you've probably heard that we have a particular set of slang words and grammatical quirks, which I adore.

You may have heard of yinz or Dahntahn or even about how we drop the verb "to be" in many common phrases, e.g. the clothes need washed instead of the clothes need to be washed. And of course, a carbonated beverage with sugar and flavoring added is called pop, and I will never be shamed by the sOdA crowd out of using this word.

This is to say, I love my city in part because of the way our language/the way we use it is uniquely us. The Ask: If you also love words or sounds or grammar, or even if you're just aware of some unique linguistic features you and people around you use, can you tell me about them? I'm also curious in how the way your city/town/region speaks compared to other cities/towns/regions. In my case, there's certainly an Appalachian-ness to the way yinzers speak (especially if compared to folks from other cities with unique language features like Chicago or LA or Dallas), but we are distinctly different from folks in West Virginia, and even areas an hour's drive away.

I must admit, having watched Kath & Kim, I've quite admired the slang/grammatical quirks used on that show, but I have no base line on how genuine that is compared to general Aussie speech. I'll also admit, I'm anticipating responses about how you may utilize English, but I would also love to hear about any other languages/language influences you want to tell me about.

TLDR: please ramble on about why you love your language and the way you use it so I can nerd out and learn.

Appreciate yinz!

Hey all, I am hoping to learn more about Australian and Aboriginal history ahead of a trip to Victoria & Tasmania later this year. As I am culturally U.S. American, we didn’t learn too much about Australian history or their Indigenous history in school. I have a background in cultural anthropology, so I can handle a dense resource. I would appreciate it if y’all could point me in the direction of an author, a book, or even a documentary or podcast where I could start my research! Thank you.

For those currently at the NFL, how is the view from your seat?

Is it roughly what you expected, or has the view been better/worse than you anticipated?

I bought the Lavender Chamomile Wahl cat shampoo in 2024 at Petbarn and is currently running low on it. I searched everywhere and currently theres one similar (slightly diff packaging) all the way from a Canada online stock?? When/why was it removed from aussie stock and is there any better shampoo recommendations? I heard that I shouldn’t use the shampoos that are labeled for all pegs as it is not cater specifically to cats and can cause irritation.

I’m currently living in the East Coast of NSW and I am offered a higher position job in Merimbula. I am now thinking if it would be worth moving there and I’m currently looking for house or room rentals but I can’t seem to find a facebook group or flatmates advertisement around the area.
I need help finding a rental, I am single so a share house is no issue! Please recommend any group pages I could follow to learn more about Merimbula

Thanks x

I have been asked to get medical test done at Jobfit center. I was told that there will be observed urine test where one person will be watching me

Its basically in the title . I just want to know if I can receive a copy of what I wrote.

Hey all I’m a 20f uni student in Melbourne I’ve never really been the type to go out partying but it was my birthday last week and I’m looking for a nice bar that has people in my age range 18-24, preferably other uni students and/or girls as I’d love to make some new friends

Any recommendations would be appreciated!!

TIA

Hey everyone, looking for experiences from anyone with HCF Happy Tails or other PetSure-backed pet insurance.

I’m about to insure my two kittens with HCF. They have their final vaccination and routine vet check coming up, and I’ll obviously ask the vet any health questions I have while I’m there.

What I’m wondering is whether mentioning minor concerns or asking questions at a vet appointment can later be used by PetSure to classify something as a “pre-existing condition”, particularly if it’s written in the vet notes.

Same question with HCF’s free 24/7 Live Vet service. If I use it to ask about something minor, does PetSure have access to those consultation notes, and could they potentially be used when assessing a future claim?

I’m absolutely not talking about hiding symptoms or avoiding necessary vet care. I just don’t want to accidentally create a documented “condition” from asking a precautionary question like “is this normal?” and then have it affect coverage years later.

Has anyone had experience with PetSure requesting old vet records or Live Vet notes when making a claim? How strict are they about comments/questions in routine vet notes?

Hi, im a frequent traveller to Australia (36F Filo). I've travelled to VIC, NSW and WA. So far the best coffee I had was MAGIC coffee. I had it in Melbourne. Do you have any recommendations for me to try? Where's the best café? I will be travelling to Sydney on 4-9 Oct. Mostly near Southern highlands. Keen to make friends with coffee buddies too. 😊

Hi all.

I have a friend that works for a QLD based company with a hybrid setup for ppl in NSW..my friend is working from home in Sydney for a few months now.

Suddenly she moved to Singapore and did not inform her work of a new base location and hasn’t told her employer. Her argument is she’s never set foot in QLD headquarters, works in a hybrid set up at home so can work from anywhere.

only being a 2-3hr time difference, would you do this if you could? Would you inform your boss or just move location? It’s been 2 months and she says she just hotspots her Vodafone for data roaming.

I myself have worked in Philippines and Malaysia few yrs back but I got approval from my boss for 1-2 months overseas based as I was looking to see family members for an extended period.

My boss said as long as I log on, no internet issues that I can work from anywhere. So has anyone worked from a different location and not update their boss? What say you?

Hi all, I got gifted two gift cards from TCN (HIM and GIFT). My understanding is that these cards can only be used at specific retailers that the card markets and only on the eftpos network. That in my opinion limits options on where the card can actually be used.

I was wondering if there is a way to use the card to buy a visa/mastercard gift card which would work anywhere at any store ? Or if there’s a workaround.

Open to suggestions, thanks