Ted n me went on an adventure to the park. He found sitting down to be easiest. He loved looking at all the birds tho some did not like him, he sniffed the sniffs and watched ducks swimming and people and cars on the busy streets but he was glad to be home and sat up once we got back to our little courtyard
Hooray Ted’s first big day out!
His eyes were as big as saucers when we got home and I got him out the stroller. He also tried to bite me but that’s normal.
Lol’d at “he also tried to bite me but that’s normal” 😂
omg, he loves his stroller, 🐱, he went back in of his accord and is happily chirping in there . He’s asleep in there now. 🤷♀️
birb hunting noises
maybe
Oh my god I love how his fluffiness just fills up the pram
Ted’s Big Adventure! Without Bill…
maybe I’ll put both in there one time, they just have to not fight
They need one with two compartments.
Unfortunately if it’s the same as Melbcat’s the bottom ‘shelf’ is far too small to put a cat carrier in. So no chance of doubling up like that.
Edit: Unless heavily modified… 🤔 but no. I think the cavity beneath the original capsule would still not be tall enough and not deep enough. The front panel saying ‘Pawz’ could be removed so the carrier could be pushed forward between the struts (and secured with a strap) but the frame would be too narrow to allow that.
The stroller is big enough, the fluff makes the boys look big, and the weight specs can carry them both, they just have to be nice to each other
I meant sticking a standard plastic airline style carrier in underneath for the second boy, so they’re separated and can’t punch on.
But I think even if modified for more room the dimensions of metal frame wouldn’t allow that
Edit. This is what I mean. The smaller fabric shelf and front Pawz panel could be removed and replaced with a larger shelf, if it was large and rectangular enough to hold a standard plastic carrier. Like these for under rollators or wheelchairs.
But the room below might not be enough and could cause issues if the bottom carrier was riding too low.
And the width of the plastic carrier might be too much to slip between the pram legs for that little extra room for the top front edge.
It’s just easier to see how they will be and if they fight too much then I will leave one of them home.
That’s so damn cool!!!
we went off road onto the unpaved bumpy path around the pond 🐱
Yeah it can be a bumpy ride. It really annoys me that you can’t change the wheels.
They do come off and you may have a slim chance at replacements off eBay. But the wheels themselves can’t come off to be replaced with something that has more shock absorption or traction. The double set of wheels are riveted together onto rectangular metal sleeves that click onto the legs of the frame.
At least they’re solid wheels so you can’t get a flat. 😔
I have considered stretching larger tyres over them as if they were inner tubes but that would require guesswork to buy tyres online that might not fit well.
I’m not a car or bike person but I’d think you’d have to consider both diameter and width.
And because it’s mostly welded in one piece you can’t even do anything with shock absorbers or an axel.
I could remove the rivets by damaging them and re-rivet some different wheels in but that’s a last resort repair. Don’t have the energy for all that.
I basically just put extra padding in the capsule to help cushion the cat and went carefully.
a little bumpy is good and yes, there is lots of padding 🐱
What a gorgeous experience for him!!
I want one of these for my future cat friend.
How exciting, and cute!
Little Old Dog was sedated on Monday for Xrays and is still quite wobbly. He’s a little more lost than usual (this morning he got stuck between a bookcase and a wall in an area of the house he rarely ventures to), so it’s time to Senile Dog proof the house. Poor littlest love!
Poor old fella
so many gentle pats
Oh poor little fella, sending hugs to senile pup 🤗
Nawwww. You poor sweet sweet little moccasin. ♥
Naaaw. Squish.
Senile kitty proofing was a thing. She forgot how to meow so finding her got tricky.
Oh no. Toby is so tiny, if he lost the ability to whine, I’d have lost him for ages this morning, he was in such an obscure spot. I blocked it from future access, but now I’m worried about all the other knooks and crannies he might be able to jam himself in… guess my evening is sorted!
Poor old bub. Keep him safe and give him some extra love
Thank you! All the extra love for him while trying to keep him as happy and healthy as possible. Right now there’s far more good times than bad times for him, but definitely mindful that scale will tip.
That’s all you can do for them. As many good days as you can give them
Now I have the stroller transporting cats is easy so I just booked Theodore in for some vaccinations at Lort Smith. 🐱
ngl that’s why we bought ours way back. So much easier transporting felines in a wheeled conveyance than dragging a carrier full of weight-shifting whining lil’ removed around
got tired of trying to coordinate goget cars and days off for vet visits, now I can go when ever I have to
I get my results back today, so excited!
🤞
Thankyou, in waiting room now.
Everyone encouraged to dress up for Halloween to work today. I’m going as an overweight, sleep deprived, depressed desk jockey.
What a coincidence, me too!!!
My toe nails need clipping and I spilt tea on my shirt. I’m dressed as a derro.
My outfit is caring about work politics. Spooky!
I demand photos of the bum biter in his stroller.
New patch almost there:
Looks off from the angle but the bubble doesn’t lie.
Always trust the bubble.
In the bubble, we trust.
always
That’s fucking haunted. How is that level?
It’s not 6ft yet.
So the results are… nothing 😒No Buruli Ulcer but no anything else either. Doctor wants to just hand ball me to specialist. I showed him pictures I’d taken and said is it likely to be a form of Pityriasis. He agreed it could be, but said he wouldn’t like to guess. Funny, he didn’t mind guessing it was Impetigo and had me take antibiotics for a week while I was petrified I had an infectious disease. I said seeing as I’ve been using cortisone on it and it’s helping, can I get a script for more (I’m using miniest’s tube and it’s almost ran out) and he ummed and ahhed about that and said that because he wasn’t sure what it was he didn’t really want to prescribe anything. As for the specialist, $365 is absolutely no dice. It’s just not doable. It’s already cost me a day’s pay for this.
That’s fucked up. I mean, glad it isn’t buruli, but what else could it be?
It isn’t psoriasis is it? That responds to cortisone (I think) and is caused by everything from simple stress to other shitty diseases. If you send me a pic I can see if it looks like my psoriasis lol I think you still have my mobile number.
The Dr prolly is hesitant to prescribe cortisone without knowing what it is, as cortisone can make it worse. But if it’s helping… 🤷🏼♀️ I’m sorry that it’s so expensive. It fucking sucks how much a specialist can be, when not covered by insurance or Medicare. Ugh.
Ok will send you some pics lol.
I’m not sure how much of your body it might be over but you might either be able to get away with some low level cortisone or maybe behind the counter from the chemist that might help.
His Lordship copped fucking dyshidrotic eczema from covid - he’s on predniserone now and it seems to finally be kicking its arse
Ooh that’s nasty, poor thing! Glad he’s getting over it, it’s so uncomfortable.
I’ve had pityriasis. Twice. So I know what the itch is like. Antihistamines are your friends.
It’s weird isn’t it. When I got the herald patch there wasn’t any discomfort at all. Then the other rash started, and my goodness I showered too enthusiastically with a rough flannel but did it feel good.
I took quick warm baths. I moisturised. I wore soft cotton t shirts and I ate a lot of antihistamines. Second time around wasn’t so bad and it was a much quicker recovery. I haven’t had it since.
There’s no doubt that’s what you have.
$365
Ouch jeez some of them charge extreme prices.
I have a new unopened tube of cortisone cream I can peel my info off of if you have a PO Box to send it to? And could collect it as PeelerSheila…
I don’t meet people or ask for identifying info but if it’s a PO box I can send it anonymously one way
Edit: Sorry, scratch that… it’s been opened so I don’t want to send something used. I had two. Must have accidentally thrown out the new untouched tube and kept this one.
Try the 1% that you can get over the counter or maybe a short cool oatmeal bath
Thankyou, I’ve got a bit of the Antroquoril left, and when it runs out I’ll go the sigmacort route.
Some viruses can leave people with weird rashes, good to hear it’s responding to some treatment.
Today was one of those “can I just tell the client to go fuck themselves?” kind of days.
Agreed! Wanted to do that so badly this afternoon to someone who can last minute just as I was trying to leave to get things done.
“Can I tell the rest of the department to fuck off?” Kinda day here too.
So, Thom Yorke was amazing. I chatted to the person next to me… Quite young looking woman, asked her if she’d seen Radiohead before, no first time. Told her I’d seen them in 97. Wow, that was before they got big. my dad went to that tour, that’s where I got this shirt That show was 27 years ago… I was very likely at least double her age. I don’t know whether I should feel old as time itself or that I should assume it’s because of Radiohead being a timeless band and all that… Second one right?
Weren’t things a little… eventful?
Yeah. Very vocal Palestinian protest by one person at the last encore. Fair enough, but unfortunately I don’t think the crowd got on their side because of that interruption to the show and their yelling and anger towards Thom Yorke. Crowd actually felt quite tense until the protester decided to leave the venue. Just seemrd like an odd choice by the protester. Buy a ticket then wait until the final encore acoustic song to have their have their say in such an aggressive manner and tone…
Yeah well, the protester didn’t want to miss out on the show. There’s no point in protesting during the first song and getting escorted out. Palestine is super important and all - but not worth missing out on the whole gig!
(I’m probably being nasty, but I suspect there’s a kernel of truth in this)
Por que no los dos? 😬
I don’t know where she got the idea that Radiohead weren’t huge before 1997. That was the year Ok Computer was released, and that’s about as big as Radiohead got.
She barely knew anything about ok computer…ie. last song was Karma police, she’d heard it before she thought… Different strokes I guess.
Mr Woof must have wondered what was going on in the neighbourhood today. Our evening walk took us past all sorts of characters - a witch, a walking skeleton, the grim reaper and a walking pumpkin!
My street is fucking dead (so to speak) kinda sad but also quiet
Same in my own street, dead as a doornail. Had to take the Minipeelers in their costumes to nearby streets where people are allowed to decorate their houses and have fun.
Walking pumpkins could avoid blisters on their bum. But also terrify the near vicinity
Boy racer out the car window: yah red headed slut! 5min later 60ish woman: you look adorable
Can’t please them all, and why would you want to?
What was that meme? Aposematism is the use of bright colours to warn away predators. Looks like it worked.
spoiler
Indeedy!
Brilliant
Day off for uni, working from home, trying not to have a total wobble over feeling like maybe this was all a mistake. I’m in too deep now! But as I get older I certainly find myself craving security over novelty and excitement. Kinda sad because I feel like I am shrinking as a person. It’s not too late to claw back a sense of wonder and discovery though.
Ooor… you’re in a stage of building a more stable base from which you can grow and venture out from once again.
Life comes in phases
You’re right about life and phases, I do sometimes think that our trajectories are fixed but they don’t have to be, although age is certainly something I can’t ignore.
It would be nice to have had this period of huge instability after I got through this hurdle, but c’est la vie. I may be very far from finding housing stability but least I have a lot more of a fallback than I used to. Namely the right to live here permanently.
Oh man. I just realised what I said was intended to be encouraging/hopeful but could be toxic positivity. Sorry
The stakes are higher now than when I was young, now homelessness is a very real possibility for many.
yes, the time spent travelling and exploring is now time “wasted” on not getting secure housing. It’s getting harder to catch up
I don’t know if it’s wasted if you had a good time and it brought joy to you.
Hopefully when things settle down you can go back to having more joy in your life with those aspects in mind.
Reminder that https://aussie.zone/c/gardeningaustralia and https://aussie.zone/c/frugal exist.
I’m trying to keep them alive and attract more activity, keep Lemmy active
I’ve joined, but they don’t show up in my feed. Have to actively click on them
hmm that’s weird - works for me (jerboa + web app).
No app. Web direct.
I don’t know how some people have so much energy and motivation. You know the ones. You get tired just looking at them. I want this superpower.
Neither do I.
I’m pretty grumpy and tired in the morning and listening to the animal farm of one of the workrooms when I get into work early in the morning and hearing it makes me even more exhausted.
