Head tea witch; writer and editor; keen on planetary survival; PhD (Australian steampunk and the environment); parent; gardener and friend of pets. Grew up on a farm, still feel the land in my bones. Menang Country/South Coast, Western Australia

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Has anyone bought an ebike from Aldi before? Apparently they're selling a foldable one for 600 AUD next weekend and the two older Kids are thinking of buying one to share (they can alternate taking it to work when they do their morning shifts). The cost isn't outrageous but I'm worried about whether the quality might be a bit meh?
Saying that, Aldi has never let me down before but also I've never spent so much at once on something from there
#ebikes #BikeTooter #ElectricBikes
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2026-03-03 02:14:47 UTC

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@nprofile…vuvh This is so awesome, both the huge impact you're making for the people in the community, and the fact that others in the group are stepping in to take responsibility without you. So many wins!
I hope the relationship/financial stuff is sorted soon and you can get some space back for yourself too <3

2025-12-12 07:54:45 UTC

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@nprofile…hl3m I've always preferred nerd over geek, and I'm not sure why! I wonder if it's just that nerd is a softer word? I don't really think there's much difference in connotation... And I don't hate geek! But also it seems like they used to be used interchangeably and now nerd is more common? I'm not sure...

2025-10-22 03:45:02 UTC

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@nprofile…s67t Yes please, gosh daylight savings kicks my butt (I live in place where we don't have it, but almost all my colleagues do have it, so we spend 6 months ever so slightly out of sync)

2024-12-28 03:17:52 UTC

Joined Mastodon in '21 and started properly posting in '23 (maybe '22, but I can't remember for sure and I can't be bothered going through all the posts to check). Have had one dubious DM but even that one was fine and didn't get too weird.
Joined Blusky in November this year. Barely a month and I get my first weird DM. Plus the bots. Omg, the bots.
I don't think everything has to be reduced to a better/worse good/bad binary and there are some people I know from the other place who never took up Mastodon, so it's great to be in touch with them again. But let's just say in wanting to make a clone of the other place, Blusky also cloned all the undesirable things as well. It's a shame, but I suspect it's for that very reason that it's proving popular with people.
Of course, everyone's experience will be different and I think that the volume of diverse voices on Blusky is something that goes in its favour. But it's been super interesting to reflect on how I respond emotionally to being on each platform. I definitely feel more at home here.
#Blusky #SocialMedia #FindingYourPeople