garibaldi_biscuit

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It seems reasonable for each partner to continue to use their original family name if they want to, even if it's only the husband's name on the marriage certificate.

If you go down the legally hyphenated name path, after a few generations, this could potentially devolve to family names like: Jones-Smith - Smythe-Johns - Longbottom-Allcock - Junior III (etc).

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Australian Marmite is from New Zealand and is not quite the same as British.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I once had someone do an emergency stop in front of me for no apparent reason in the fast lane of a not very busy motorway. I barely managed to stop in time from high speed.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago

Add this to the list

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

I find the asymmetry of the mortar joints to be visually bothersom.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Obligatory link

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Random blind person sues local council for misplaced tactile tiles causing slippage?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

This is a must watch every day.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I find that steeping gold blend for a minute is about the same as proper strong for 3 minutes

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

When my cat got old, she couldn't jump up onto beds and chairs anymore. So I would try to lift her up onto places she used to like.

Cat said no. If she couldn't get up there by herself, she just didn't want to go there anymore. Fierce independence.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Parking spaces (minimum) setout sizes are governed by an Australian Standard, which is enforced by planning and building permit compliance.

There is usually a requirement to provide a certain minimum number of spaces depending on the building usage, which is set out in the local government planning scheme. Most of the time, the more parking you have, the less area is available for the actual building and other uses.

The upshot is that parking is nearly always designed to the minimum standard, which these days is far too small for the large trucks that the small egos like to drive.

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