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Daily Discussion Thread: Friday, 21 February 2025 (aussie.zone)

submitted 2 weeks ago by briongloid@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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[–] Catfish@aussie.zone 8 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

Downside of new house, no Pokestops! Plenty a short wander away, but no ability to just drop a lure and stay home if the weather is vile. I shall have to do something about this...

[–] MeanElevator@aussie.zone 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

My house has 3 pokestops nearby and a gym. If I feel like walking 3 minutes, 4 more stops and 2 more gyms.

I feel blessed.

[–] Catfish@aussie.zone 1 points 2 weeks ago

I can currently get three stops without leaving the house, and often one of those stupid dynamax things. 2 gyms are just out of range. Spoilt rotten.

[–] LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Turn your house into a moving castle.

[–] Catfish@aussie.zone 3 points 2 weeks ago

Bunnings list: giant chicken legs

[–] tombruzzo@aussie.zone 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I got so lucky during covid that our house was in range of a stop. At times the GPS would go weird and I'd end up at the nearby hospital where i could spin a few more as well

[–] Catfish@aussie.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago

The buddy pickup kept me going at the beginning until we moved here in a gap between lockdowns

[–] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 3 points 2 weeks ago

I had to look up what a pokestop was. I thought it was a franchise of shops that sell poke bowls. I thought you must really love salads. Then I looked up pokemon go and watched a short video on it. Wow it's like a whole new language. Looks like fun though.

[–] TinyBreak@aussie.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

people still play it?

wow. I had no idea it was still going!

[–] Nath@aussie.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

wow. I had no idea it was still going!

It is alive and for sale. I was an avid Ingress player in it's infancy days. I'm actually responsible for no small number of pokestops around Melbourne. The Preston strip in particular is mostly my work.

[–] SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago

I'm in between a gym, a pokestop and a power spot, but not within reach of any. If I walk the block, I get one more stop. But there's a few route options nearby, so that's nice.