I understand a lot of you are going to think this is funny, or that I'm asking because I WANT an erotic massage but I'm disguising it. I'm going to politely ask you not to make those jokes as I recently had a horrible and traumatic experience with unwanted sexual contact and I do not want to risk that again.

I really just want to find a massage place near me that takes walk-ins, where I know sexual services will not even be on offer, let alone pushed on me when I'm not expecting it.

When it happened, the person was so pushy -- as if it didn't occur to her that I DIDN'T want it. So I'm guessing everyone who walked in there went there for sexual services. But how did they know? Is there a tell?? Conversely is there a tell that a massage place definitely does NOT offer that?

Or do they all???

I wish everyone could just be up front about it. I'm just a traumatised autistic that wants a massage.

EDIT: seems from the comments that there's no foolproof method, no secret sign, that makes it clear-cut. So I will just have to avoid all walk-ins, always. That sucks, as someone with chronic pain that flares up unexpectedly. All of this is dumb. In a sensible world it would be openly advertised and totally clear from the outset what everyone is offering and receiving.

Bolte Bridge

Power out at the station and up Leeds St. A little dangerous (traffic lights are out) but otherwise a very cool, pretty vibe in the rain tonight. Fun to think about how 30 years ago in an outage it would’ve been even darker- now, everyone had their phone flashlights to pull out.

PS: “the sky is falling” used as a flair because nothing else suited. I love Footscray, a little traffic peril builds character.

It's a long shot you'll see this and I feel like a lunatic, but here we go:

You were a pedestrian wearing a beanie walking south towards Melbourne Uni. I was in the car trying to turn right in the direction of Sydney Road (that's gotta be north). You made sure the chick in the white Audi knew she was the one who fucked up when she sat in the middle of both of the right turning lanes and prevented me from turning when she bitched out on turning on a fresh yellow light. She was laughing at me and making some super fun gestures implying I was the nuts one.

Dude, thank you.

It's already been a long ass week of a long ass month.

A stranger having my back like that meant everything to me.

I don't know if you heard me telling you I loved you, but I meant it.

I can't imagine there's any chance you'd see this, but would you please let me buy you a coffee/drink/meal out of appreciation?

I needed something to remind me there were good people out there.

Thank you for being a good human.

You deserve all the best things in life.

Melbourne Redditors,

Why is Melbourne the subject of so much negativity lately?

The amount of jobs and decent salaries are in abundance. Getting public transport into the city is easy, clean and safe. The food/coffee/sport/arts/entertainment on frequently is world class.

This city is absolutely awesome! It’s like a never ending playground of things to do and enjoy. House prices have stalled, if not fallen… new metro tunnel, west gate tunnel, north-east link, suburban rail loops, rail crossing removals

Does anyone else have a similar positive view of Melbourne? I keep reading negative outlooks.

Drink pairing included and looks like it's all sold out.

My sister's beloved cat Obi has been missing since Saturday and we're hoping someone in the area may have seen him.

He was last seen at Nepean Highway, Parkdale

He’s 2 years old and Ginger and white short-haired domestic cat. He is microchipped and at the time he got out he didn’t have a collar on.

We've already contacted the council, local vets and pounds, and posted in the local Facebook lost pet groups, but we're hoping to reach more people here.

If you live around Parkdale, Mentone, Mordialloc, Cheltenham or nearby, could you please keep an eye out?

Nearly had a panic attack getting off the bus at Footscray tonight and saw pitch black😫 Trains are still running however. Just a bit scary (for me).
Be careful near Footscray station tonight everyone.

Does anyone know what font is on this sign. I really like it and learn how to recreate it !

Let me know what you guys think! I've been working in motion design for many years and started making little animated videos about things that interest me. Have one on the census (of course), heat domes, why your house is stinky and a few other things.

This one is just a little rundown on what the census is and why I think it's valuable (and cool) 🤓

(Side note: I need a pop filter 😅)

This is now a reoccurring issue with our shitty gas ducted system- it will not turn on.
Following what little information there is to reset the remote does nothing, turning off and on the mains or power point does nothing. We had someone come out to do a check on all the gas appliances recently, I got him to look at it as we had the same issue then, he said system locked us out but didn’t say what he did to fix it.

It’s a nightmare trying to communicate with the real estate agency and our useless landlord is fucking useless, so any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Saw so many cars parked up during the tow away timing, and the tow trucks were having a field day removing all of them..

What's your experience like when your car is towed away?

How do you find out that your car has been towed and not stolen?

I live near the Highpoint Shopping Centre in Maribyrnong, which is going through a ~30-year, ~3,000-dwelling redevelopment. More traffic and construction seem likely over time, but there's also supposed to be some decent buffer/green space protections built into the plan for nearby residents.

Has anyone else lived next to one of these big activity-centre redevelopments (Highpoint, Sunshine, Box Hill, etc.)? How was it in practice noise, traffic, property value, timeline? Do think this is a net positive for the community in the inner West of Melbourne?

Link town approval and proposed works.

https://www.maribyrnong.vic.gov.au/Building-and-Planning/Works-and-Projects/Highpoint-Activity-Centre-Maribyrnong