Gesundheit!

That poor little tree 🩼 🌳🩼

Oops, I missed the canning part. It looks like I may get into canning now :) Thank you very much for your work typing it up!

Could you kindly share the full recipe you used? I mean the full recipe for the dish, not just for the taco/chili powder mix, thanks for posting that below. I’d like to try out this dish for prep. Thank you!

It’s Nena, not Nina.

Did you know there’s a bird called bushtit? It’s a type of Chickadee.

“No, the vendor’s T&Cs don’t specify any circumstances under which you’d be entitled to free returns, it’s not a thing. Change of mind isn’t covered. I told you making Paella is a pain in the neck. Now we’ll have to get the freakin Paella pan shipped back on our dime to get a refund, minus 25% re-stocking fee, of course.”

“Fuck off, Fred.”

Get a room.

Most jurisdictions, including councils and their relevant bylaws, prohibit any type of nuisance behaviour. It matters not if the nuisance manifests during day time or not. What matters in context of noise is frequency, duration, volume, intensity, droning and pitch. You, as property owner or tenant, have a right to the peaceful enjoyment of your property.

The council’s environmental health officer is typically the appropriate POC for these matters. They may ask you to provide a journal of events (you can write this retrospectively if this is a regular occurrence), and/or they may choose to attend themselves to verify during times in question or if you advise them as such.

Out of council hours, they usually ask for the police to be called so there’s a record/independent witness. There is nothing stopping you from calling the police during daytime.

The council may ask you if you’re comfortable to try and talk to the offending party to resolve the issue. Decline this vehemently and state that you fear for your safety (especially since this guy appears to be mentally ill!). Let them deal with the matter, it’s their job.

I feel bad for the bloke who’s ill, but conversely you do not need to suffer from his illness, and neither does your mum.

I wish you best of luck.