this post was submitted on 20 Jan 2025
16 points (90.0% liked)
Melbourne
1898 readers
63 users here now
This community is a place created for the people of Melbourne and Victoria. We are a positive, welcoming and inclusive community. We might not agree about everything, but we always strive to stay civil and respectful.
The focus of our discussions is based around things that affect Victoria, but we are also free to discuss our local perspective on wider issues. Or head to the regular Daily Random Discussion thread to talk about anything.
Ongoing discussions, FAQs & Resources (still under construction)
Adoption Certificate for Nellie, the Daily Thread numbat (with thanks to @Catfish)
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
In the midst of today’s gloom about the times we live in, (and gloomy it is), here is a small but significant Nice Thing appreciation. We live in a time where there is a machine in my kitchen that can keep stuff cold, and it even has a special section where it can keep flavoured creamy and icy confections frozen, and keep frozen water for my drinks. A delight on a hot day.
I like not having to use coal to burn food.
Edit: I just realised we do in fact sometimes inadvertently burn coal to burn food.. hrmm
Big fan. Also a fan of the machine that washes my clothes so I don't have to boil them or scrub them in a river or any of the various delightful methods used previously. So convenient.
or have servants/slaves to do it for you
Or be the servant doing it all day for others. Labour-saving devices have let us advance as a society, especially women.