That's reassuring to hear. Thank you for that :)
How's your new car experience been compared to previously owning used cars?
We ended up purchasing a new car (I know it doesn't make the best financial sense, but oh well) and the dealers advised it will be ready for pickup early next week (it's just come off the ship), and they're asking for payment by tomorrow, which they are obviously doing so that they can get this sale in for the month.
Given that it's a brand new car (with all the warranties etc) and that it's due in a few business days, and that they are a very large dealership (and they've been decent to deal with so I wouldn't be against helping them to get the sale in this month), is there any reason I shouldn't? - never purchased a new car before.
Lol I didn't even see this until much later. Seems pretty confident if anything. Brings some nice excitement especially to the middle of the pack
Hopefully Liam doesn't go too all in on those types of antics. But he does seem to be pretty exciting so far
I may be a bit biased as I'm a New Zealander, but Perez seemed extra sensitive on the radio and the post race interviews around Liam.
As a Kiwi, it was good to see Liam Lawson show some pace, especially during the early to middle part of the race. Hopefully he gets a permanent seat at the end of the year 🤞
We've got a couple of hue lights inside the house and we're always wanting to expand the collection but they're so bloody expensive.
Seems like there's a few different options that I've seen online that'll work with Hue and Zigbee, but haven't done enough research to know what's best.
Yeah we've cut down on the number of different types we've planted. Gone for the ones we actually like and the good growers from last year.
We weren't gonna do tomatoes this year either, but then decided to give the grafted ones a go. Fingers crossed 🤞
We planted a bunch of lettuce, some chilli's, eggplants, cherry tomatoes, zucchinis and a few different herbs.
Oh nice. Sounds like you guys are growing quite a bit of food!
Planted the vege garden over the weekend. Took in some learnings from last year, so here's hoping to a good harvest this year :)
Haha. I did this a couple of times recently, but there's just a few that seem to be very sturdy and a really nice size that I can't seem to pull the trigger on
Every time I watch a car review online and they start talking about child seats, they were talking to you! Hahaha
Haha the three side by side by side car seats sounds like a bit of a handful 😳
Sort of but not really. If we'd go second hand, ideally I'd like something like a hybrid corolla, but if we were to get a new car probably a mid sized suv hybrid.
If we get a second hand car, it's most likely gonna be a stop gap (and it'll replace my car in a few years time, and we'll get another larger car)
Needing to buy another car, and mulling over getting a 2nd hand one vs a new one.
I know a new one doesn't make financial sense, and I've never done it.... But for some reason I just don't want to go through the rigamarole of trying to buy a decent non-lemon 2nd hand one.
I've always been meaning to make one of these, but always wondered how long it would take to actually use.
How long did that piece in the photo take to get flat?
My fear of this happening (which I thought was irrational) has now been validated as being real.
I used to live in an apartment that had a swimming pool built on top of some commercial units, and every time I'd swim, I had a fear of falling through.
I am able to change the post sorting on communities that I am subscribed to, but I can't seem to do so on communities that I am not subscribed to.
The Reserve Bank has left its benchmark official cash rate unchanged at 5.5 percent, as expected.
"The Reserve Bank stuck to the script and left the official cash rate unchanged at 5.5 percent, confirming an end to its 21-month tightening campaign"...
"It said inflation, currently at an annual rate of 6.7 percent, was expected to keep falling as would inflation expectations, with a slowing global economy, an easing in supply chain disruptions, cooler labour and housing markets"...
"It estimated that inflation would be back in the target band in the second half of 2024"...
"We don't expect OCR cuts until May next year, give or take"
I was looking into getting a Window Cleaner to make cleaning windows a bit easier and quicker, and was wondering if anyone had any experience with the Karcher WV 6 Plus?
The reviews online seem to be pretty good, but wanted some first hand insight :)
The prohibition notice from Waka Kotahi to Kiwirail follows two incidents involving the train.
The Te Huia train has been temporarily banned from operating in Auckland following two incidents.
In a statement, Waka Kotahi said it had issued the prohibition notice to KiwiRail, preventing Te Huia passenger rail service from entering the Auckland metro area because of recent Signal Passed at Danger (SPAD) incidents.
The notice meant Te Huia's route, which usually ended at The Strand in Parnell, would terminate at Papakura from this afternoon.
Buses would replace the trains within the Auckland metro area.
Waka Kotahi said two SPAD incidents had been reported by KiwiRail involving Te Huia this year as it travelled between Hamilton and Auckland.
"A SPAD A event is defined as an incident when the train driver has failed to obey a red signal and has entered a section of track where there is the potential for conflict with another rail service.
We're currently shopping around for some Insurance (House & Contents), and are trying to decide going direct with someone like ANZ (Underwritten by Vero), or using a Broker (Have received some quotes by Rothsbury, as they seemed to be quite widely recommended).
I'm finding prices similar, but ANZ definitely seems cheaper overall.
I had heard that getting insurance through a broker is better, as come time to put through a claim, they will help you through the process, and get paid out faster. Is this really the case?, and so making it worth the higher costs (few hundred more).
Wind gusts in Auckland were expected to get worse this evening, as a wintry blast hits the country, bringing snow to the South Island.
Waka Kotahi monitoring Auckland Harbour bridge
Waka Kotahi says it is closely monitoring the Auckland Harbour Bridge and that it could close if wind gusts exceed 90km/h.
The Harbour Bridge has been placed under a red alert from midday until 9pm tonight, with wind gusts between 90 and 110km/h forecast.
Waka Kotahi says it's working closely with MetService to monitor the wind speeds, with maintenance crews ready to react when wind gusts exceed the threshold.
It's asking drivers of high vehicles and motorcyclists to avoid the bridge and use State HIghway 16 and 18 instead.