There seems to be a common theme here.. I just can't p(r)ick what it is..

Someone in Engineering has some explaining to do.. Are they all burst pipes?

While some complain… about housing or about job opportunities… here is the lawn mower man … killing it … yes that’s a Range Rover!

Any one can make money in Perth…

My wife is having a hard time finding jeans that fit her well. She has big hips and a very thin waist and usually either the pants do not fit her at all or they fit her thighs but are absurdly loose on the waist. Any tips on where to find some jeans?

I think we might see 10000 quickly after September. Even Reiwa stopped updating the listing chart.

We've been looking for years now in Perth for a homely aged care place. Mum has mild dementia. I'm trying to find her a decent one, nothing flashy just homely and running well. Here's how that's going.

Step one, ring a facility. If I'm lucky, someone picks up (if I'm luckier, I can understand what they're saying). Step two, ask for a short casual tour. Not an assessment, not a life story, just a quick look around. This is apparently a wild request, met with the enthusiasm of someone being asked to donate a kidney.

Before they'll even consider answering that, first question is always how will you pay. I've learned my line by now, full RAD payer, cash ready. That buys about four seconds of goodwill before the next line drops, we can't do anything without assessing your mum first. So I pull out the referral codes. Then the moment "dementia" comes up, I can feel the temperature in the call drop. Suddenly a tour isn't a tour, it's a whole administrative expedition nobody has time for.

No worries. Even though I just wanted to pop my head in for a brief look inside, assessment and funding checks, I do get that, that's the process. So I ask about respite beforehand, just to get her a trial run. "No, we don't do respite, we're too busy." One place straight up told me they lose money on respite beds. But... You advertise respite on your website.... ? "Yes, that's an error."

Okay no probs but here's the actual kicker. No respite means no trial. No trial means if we commit to a permanent bed and it's wrong for Mum, there's no undo button. Her home care package doesn't pause and wait for her, it just stops the second she goes into permanent care, and getting back onto Support at Home package means rejoining a queue that's currently running 6 to 11 plus months depending on classification. So it's not "try it and see," it's "bet the house and hope."

But just saying here, none of this rant is aimed at the actual staff. I take my hat off to the workers on the floor, I know most of you are flat out, understaffed, and doing your best while management upstairs makes calls that have nothing to do with quality care.

So this one's for you specifically. If you work in aged care and you know of a facility that's actually well run, properly staffed, and would genuinely suit someone needing memory support with mild (but not aggressive) dementia, please message me privately.

We haven't given up on finding somewhere nice for Mum and I know it won't be home for her but just a place that is working well for staff and patients. It's more of a place to hang her hat overnight, as we'll be there most days taking her out or just hanging around.

But right now the choice feels impossible either way. It's a broken facility on one side, or keeping her at home where I'm breaking down and carers (bless them) understandably keep changing and sometimes cancel at the last minute, so honestly that's not reliably working either. In any case, we're still looking and still hoping we land on the right one.

I'm 74 and have lived in the same local area all my life. My great grandfather was a small business owner greater south west and we have our lineage since the 1840's. We had a three family members die in Europe in WW1 and 2 in WW2. Our family cares for each other and for others outside of our family.

What is happening?

Over the last many months I have been picking myself up from a long term illness and the passing of my dear wife of 48 years and have started riding my push bike again to improve my long term health and well being. I feel fantastic after a peaceful ride. It's heavenly.

Today, I as I was riding home on the last 2km leg of a 20km ride on a local cycle a man in a late model white ute in Karrinyup started to harass me. I was riding on a suburban street with no footpaths or designations. He passes me in the opposite direction with his window down and shouts something that I recall is "get off the road you fucking cunt".

I am bewildered.

Very shortly after, I am on my home road and I see a white ute on the opposite side of the road and it's clearly moving faster that the allowed 50. As it comes closer it swerves onto my side of the road as though to hit me. The car comes so close to me it must be 5 feet away and from me at speed and the driver is yelling something indecent again.

Why?

I feel I am so emotionally injured I don't know what to write now. I want to improve my fitness but can't understand what I did to this man. Did I do something wrong? I don't understand.

This unassuming little bag was, for a period, the only thing standing between me and eating an entire bag of Doritos while dieting. Reasonable macros, 50% less fat, and not completely joyless to eat for a light product ...

But when I needed it most, it's vanished ... there must be a statewide shortage because it's out of stock everywhere 😭

So I ask you, collective font of all knowledge that is reddit: has anyone seen it? A shop that still stocks it, somewhere I might order it, or failing that, an alternative brand with comparable macros that I can transfer my affections to ... I've made peace with settling. Mostly.

I’ve never lived out in the country but I’ve always been curious about it and often debate in my head if I’d enjoy it.

Just curious what you guys do for fun?
how often you’d go into the city/beach?
how it affects your job opportunities?
If it gets lonely?
Do you still manage to meet new people?

For context I’m 30M

Got here at 2.10pm Tuesday 8/9 told there was a fire earlier and store is closed until further notice.

I was taking a short stroll in Cannington and saw a thunder (just a single lightning) followed by sound after ~6 sec. There aren’t even a lot of clouds in the sky. Did anyone else see it?

Looking for cheap/reasonable lunches with decent portions if anyone has any recs

Has anyone been to the WAFL Grand Final at Optus Stadium before?

I keep hearing about it this year… could actually be a good day out? Has anyone gone in previous years, especially for a club wind-up or with a big group? Worth it? Trying to support local initiatives in Perth a bit more.

Also saw Triple M are apparently giving away a box for the GF which would be unreal 🙏🏼

Some context, an aunt of ours lives in public housing, she’s elderly and lives alone. She’s lived at the same address for almost 10 years now and her neighbours were decent.

Over the past 2 years it seems like the department has moved a few “interesting” people into her unit complex, and has started to complain about her neighbours a lot.

Initially it was noise complaints (playing music loud), fighting/arguing at midnight, then it escalated to them littering the area. Her neighbours assume she has been complaining to the police/housing department about this (but she hasn’t) and in retaliation her neighbours have recently started to get a lot worse. They broke one of her windows, they slashed her tyres once, they tend to dump their garbage on her side, out of spite.

It’s a whole lot worse, it seems like the newer tenants are involved in some kind of illegal activity so there’s always “unfamiliar” people staying and they tend to hang around the area. They have a few dogs and let them wander the street unleashed. (My aunt is scared of dogs so this causes distress) Very recently, one of them smashed her backyard wall by ramming it with a car accidentally. It’s just insanity

She’s honestly terrified and has pleaded with her contact at the department to get a new place. I’ve also tried to send a few emails on her behalf but haven’t heard back.

I work in government so I know what to expect in terms of processes, a slam dunk case needs to be made, fully supported with evidence (she has police reports, and has taken pictures) but I was hoping to get more guidance on how to get around this as it seems the website is outdated on this. (And have a feeling that if I call the housing line I won’t get much help)

Hi!

I am just requesting some advice on some reasons why I might be experiencing unsuccessful rental applications in residential suburbs of SOR Perth.

2x full time working professionals (combined income of 190k) , both previously owned property but are seeking long term rentals, currently live in a rental with a small dog on the lease since 2022. Looking for places SOR with a budget of up to 850. We are breaking lease (owner and agency aware and supportive).

We’ve had 10 plus unsuccessful applications, and despite seeking feedback on ways to strengthen our application, we aren’t getting much luck. We have been given the generic responsive references, and we know that’s not an issue. However, we are starting to get the feeling it’s related to the dog on the lease.

Any advice - is this the new normal?

90s and 00s please 😌

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Hello there.

Yes, I have "Just Googled It" and the answers I get are pure AI, online stores (like Etsy) or places in the eastern states.

I am looking to get a couple sword belts - not the swords themselves, but specifically the belts that allow you to attach the scabbard too. I know there is a section that can be made up and looped so you can thread an existing belt through it, even one of these would do.

Does anyone know if there is somewhere local in Perth that either stock them or able to make them to order?

The leather store I used to go to, I know the owner used to supply the HEM/LARP community so had these type of things on hand, but he closed down a few years ago, and I haven't seen him around for a while either.

Thanks very much.

one of my all time favourite bands.

I'm looking for a social craft club (where you do your own thing and can meet people or try a new craft and meet people) that isn't a class.

Ideally, a monthly thing like how a bookclub might be run.

Does anyone know of any such thing being run in Perth?

I want to get the wife a photo shoot with the family for her birthday. There are seemingly a lot of options when searching the internet. We have had a poor experience with photographers and air tasker previously so looking for some recommendations this time around.

Not really interested in going to a studio, it seems like a lot of people do photos in the wild where you pick a location and take some nice photos outside so this is more what we prefer if that makes a difference to recommendations.

Realise i didnt specify a location; NoR fairly central.

Hey all,

Just wondering what people are doing out here in Perth to make new friends. My partner and I (30 & 29) are SOR (Baldivis), first time, new parents and looking to find like-minded friends, but finding it super hard to find friends in Perth.

Especially reaching out to see if there's any opportunities for my partner as her friends have really let her down since she got pregnant, and personally feel sad for how she's been treated and would absolutely love for her to actually meet some genuine people. She's always the one putting the effort in and always gets let down.

We're really down to earth people, we've got a 9 week old baby. Love going to concerts, 4wding, dinners, BBQ meats, paddleboarding, pretty much down for anything. We are also a tiny bit adrenaline junkies and love doing anything adventureous. We would just love to have a few friends that we can invite for BBQs, go camping, 4wding and all the good stuff.

Does anyone know of any places that people our age connect with others, feel like everyone either has their highschool friendship groups and that's it, and then groups are very clicky sometimes 😅

Any recommendations would be great!

Hi all,

I’m wanting to get into coffee machine servicing and I’m struggling to find any courses available in Perth. Does anybody have any info about how I can learn?

Cheers!