Posts by Hebe
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Field Theory: How's that working out for…, in reply to Russell Brown,
It's not edgy, just lame
Limp.
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Hard News: When the Weather is the News, in reply to Islander,
Thank you. Life is good.
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Southerly: One Hundred and Thirty-one…, in reply to Sacha,
Is Dorothy's High-Class Cakes still there?
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Hard News: When the Weather is the News, in reply to Islander,
I think Len Friend company is still there. A film star Orion; well I never.
We're keeping warm with this pretty baby http://www.yunca.co.nz/YuncaHeating/Woodburners/hobson.htm I even cooked dinner on it last night. We've still got over 30cm of snow on the ground tonight, yet when I went out west today the melt was almost done. I'm crossing my fingers the sewer system doesn't break down again around here -- because there is a lot more snow than July, and the alternating sleet and rain is melting the snow faster and that's stressing the stormwater/sewer overflow into our river a few houses away.
Much more thrilling even than snow to me is today finishing year one of a two-year course I started at the beginning of October last year. First study in 29 years, and I made it through; notwithstanding three major earthquakes, (epicentre 22/2 3kms from my house), a severely ill beloved for the first term,, children, chickens, cats, elderly parents etc etc. And I learned Linux/Ubuntu. Yee--hah.
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Hard News: When the Weather is the News, in reply to Lilith __,
Paddocks of exploding watermelons.
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Hard News: When the Weather is the News, in reply to Islander,
Somewhere in CHCH, in the workshop of a person who restores old ranges, is my Nanna's 1920s Orion
That would be Len Friend Heating Ltd?
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Hard News: When the Weather is the News, in reply to Lilith __,
anyone advised dr haywood to shrink-wrap his windows yet? cheap “double-glazing”.
That stuff seems like a good idea, but in practice I’ve had trouble getting the moisture out of the inside of the window frame and getting the plastic on flat and sealed.I have the glapwrap solution and it works; no condensation therefore the house is drier and warmer. BUT putting the plastic sheeting on the windows is akin to wrapping children's schoolbooks with that foul plastic wrap, only the windows are a much longer, more exacting set of calculations involving a thesaurus of filthy language and usage thereof. And "recent events" -- as Harcourts property ads so nauseatingly describe 7500 earthquakes in 11 months -- twist the window frames so that in each decent shake the plastic puckers and buckles and tiny corners come loose, thus eliminating the airtight seal and condensation forms and I stick the window together again, and again, and again (OCD territory entered here...)
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The biggest snowflakes I've ever seen came down about half hour ago. Day 2: Yelled at the children, bitched at the man. Not a very glamorous PA-level of discourse. Snow 60cm deep here near the base of the Port Hills; drifts deeper. Feeling beleaguered until I read David's post; sick young children and the property thing. You poor buggers. There MUST be a creative solution in there somewhere; I'm thinking on it. Land in the city is the general trend of thought; advertising privately and doing a deal with a green zone but munted house person who wants to escape? The services would be on to the site; planning shouldn't be a big bother, but you'd probably have to settle for a smaller section (a lot can be done with 600sq m or so if house is sited right).
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Hard News: Is that it?, in reply to Che Tibby,
Impossible I am assured by my scientific survey (sample: one, margin of error 100%).
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Hard News: Is that it?, in reply to Heather Gaye,
Agree totally. The young are the lab rats; the policy makes no sense otherwise. With such a small catchment it should be easy to "prove" such a system works in percentage terms so it can be rolled out to the rest of beneficiaries.
Let's hope some of those targeted are National Party offspring gone to seed who are forced to live at home with their parents.
BTW, ever looked at a pie graph of spending on "benefits": two-thirds of the total is for those layabout National Superannuitants. Just think what could be saved there...