piper

@piper@mastodon.au

Djabwurrung country
born in Germany (Nordlicht) - settled in Australia
adventurous life with one too many accidents lead to merging into a slower lane as my body signals enough is enough. Swapped the car for a bike 13 years ago - never looked back. Tooting in English and German

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Gustodon, to random
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Boost this if you'd rather be a bird.

piper,

@Gustodon would I get to choose what kind of bird?

SheDrivesMobility, to random German
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    piper,

    @SheDrivesMobility Autofrei in Australien geht auch. Mein letztes Auto in 2011 verkauft, seitdem mit Fahrrad und Bus oder Bahn. Würde diese Freiheit nie wieder gegen ein Auto eintauschen wollen.
    Australien ist definitiv ein Autoland, schon allein wegen der Weiten, aber man muss nur umdenken. Habe es sogar geschafft die 2700km von Adelaide nach Perth zu radeln, Grossteil Wüste.

    luciedigitalni, to random
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    Just received a lovely greeting from a very cheerful bus driver (female). I'm going to need those positive vibes later when I have to interact with my property manager (evil)

    piper,

    @luciedigitalni some of those property managers are definitely power tripping - hope you get them on a 'good day' today.

    piper, to Dogs

    Met up with my little mate Trevor this morning

    piper, (edited ) to random

    Black Cat’s in the cradle



    piper, to random

    lately I am using the phrase 'when you get to my age' (spoken with a dignified voice) more and more often

    Gustodon, to random
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    It kind of seems like the best people come from the Southern Hemisphere.

    piper,

    @Gustodon only if you live there too 😉

    piper, to random

    @Gustodon looking forward to that tutorial ✈️ :awesome:
    no pressure lol

    piper,

    @Gustodon yeah, good idea re peer tube - happy to wait for the official reveal

    MorpheusB, to random
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    Went to phone chemist about a vaccination script. No dial tone on landline, mobile service here sucks. After about 20 minutes of fault checking procedures, technician should be here tomorrow by mid-afternoon. Happy I am.

    piper,

    @MorpheusB how frustrating for you 🙁

    piper, to earthquake

    surely I am not alone wondering how the people in Afghanistan are doing, after that massive earthquake last week, and yet another one on Sunday? Humanitarian crisis goes mostly unmentioned. 🙁

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/powerful-earthquake-hits-west-afghanistan-a-week-after-quakes-killed-thousands-in-same-region/ar-AA1ifFZb

    luciedigitalni, to random
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    "a dump of snow"

    piper,

    @luciedigitalni it felt like it was going to snow here too this morning.

    luciedigitalni, to random
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    This weekend I have discovered Waldemar Januszczak's youtube channel. I think I am going deep down this rabbit hole

    https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0418394

    piper,

    @luciedigitalni he makes those dry subjects very entertaining

    luciedigitalni, to random
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    Now, to Athena

    piper,

    @luciedigitalni that was quick

    piper, to random

    in a real mood today , if anyone wants to pick a fight - I'm your match!

    piper, to random

    sometimes humour is the only way to deal with it

    piper, to melbourne

    Morning Tooters - it is now apparent that the clutch of the Peregrine Falcons in Melbourne, Collins St, won't hatch this year - the parents have abandoned the nest for reasons only known to them. The female is looking worse for wear, appears to have been in a fight or accident and possibly concussed, so she would not be able to fully attend to the chicks anyway.
    Was looking forward to hearing the gutter stomp of the chicks again but it ain't going to happen this year.
    Feeling a bit sad and disappointed but such is life in all facets.

    piper,

    @Gustodon yeah, would have been a nice focal point with all the other sh*t going on in the world, got many of us through the extended lockdowns too.

    piper, to ebikes

    When I sold my last car in 2011 and switched to bike (first a standard, last 5 yrs eBike) I walked past the auto-electrician, the tyre place, the rego office, spare parts dealer, the mechanic, the panel beater, the petrol station etc etc and counted all the money I was saving and it made me very happy.
    Also noticed how many things I did not spontaneously shopped for because I had no way of getting them home (and really didn't need them anyway).
    It works well for me, public transport is used for trips I can't make with the bike.
    The freedom of pulling up next to the shop without having to search for a parking spot is priceless.
    Some would find it extremely inconvenient for sure. Others, like myself, find it very liberating.

    https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/oct/08/its-also-just-fun-why-a-growing-number-of-australia-families-are-ditching-cars-for-e-bikes

    piper,

    @tshirtman friends just spent $8000 on a car barely worth more than that, to get it back on the road. It was great to 'get their freedom back' they said. 🤔
    Conditioning and the inability to think outside the box (pardon the pun) proved costly.

    piper, to random

    noticed my elderly neighbour going for lots of little walks during the day over the last few months. Spoke with him today - he does it 'to keep warm' - can't afford the heating bill.🙁

    piper,

    @Gustodon are just disposable to (most of) them. Get all they can out of an individual and then turf 'em.

    piper, to Lichen

    Morning, Tooters - TGIF (for some of us). Enjoyed a crispy cool morning walk and spotted this beautiful lichen. Off to the shops next for some supplies and maybe a ride in the bush.

    piper, to android

    so Google now has control over my SMS messages after an update - WTF??? 😡
    Any other Android users noticed that - it changed yesterday.
    Time to get an iPhone.

    piper, (edited ) to random

    doing my best to keep my memory active because we are being dumbed down to the max.

    Started with memorising the phonetic alphabet, morse code, all 50 US states, my phone contacts (needs more work), international flags.
    Disabled auto- complete in text messages and auto correct (which is why you see me editing my posts often, because as soon as I post I spot a grammatical error😬 )

    What keeps your memory ticking over, regardless of age?

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