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#3159322 13-Nov-2023 23:19

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Eek. You were right about the Milwaukee prices. I should probably avoid self propelled, pushing the damn thing is the only exercise I get. Doubt it would get past the domestic financial controller either.

I jumped off the Milwaukee ledge good and proper with lights, electric ratchet, drill and rattle gun etc. When my lawnmower and edger/line trimmer tool die they'll be replaced with a Milwaukee. Milwaukee might be spendy BUT they are good.

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#3159330 14-Nov-2023 06:24

richms:

I tried a ryobi 18v one and it was a joke of a mower.

Aww, I have the 18V brushless one. To be fair it's fine on our postage stamp sized lawn and bit of the verge.

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#3159346 14-Nov-2023 07:54

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/502337/archived-the-end-of-the-aerogramme

I've never sent or received one of these, in fact this is the first time I've even heard of them. My little annoyance is that it seems to be becoming common to learn of the existence of something when it's discontinued. I learned about aerogrammes now that they're disappearing. I learned about Supie when it went under. I've learned about various software packages when they've gone out of support.

I'm not saying that there's a good solution (or, in the case of aerogrammes, that I'd have ever used one) but it still makes me a little sad to first hear about things once they're in their death throes.

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#3159350 14-Nov-2023 08:09

Behodar:

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/502337/archived-the-end-of-the-aerogramme

I've never sent or received one of these, in fact this is the first time I've even heard of them. My little annoyance is that it seems to be becoming common to learn of the existence of something when it's discontinued. I learned about aerogrammes now that they're disappearing. I learned about Supie when it went under. I've learned about various software packages when they've gone out of support.

I'm not saying that there's a good solution (or, in the case of aerogrammes, that I'd have ever used one) but it still makes me a little sad to first hear about things once they're in their death throes.

the NZ Government use a form of these to send claims for respite care payment, You fill out the claim form fold it into a envelope seal it up and post it. the address and postage are on the back of the form.

Common sense is not as common as you think.

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#3159379 14-Nov-2023 09:53

Behodar:

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/502337/archived-the-end-of-the-aerogramme

I've never sent or received one of these, in fact this is the first time I've even heard of them. My little annoyance is that it seems to be becoming common to learn of the existence of something when it's discontinued. I learned about aerogrammes now that they're disappearing. I learned about Supie when it went under. I've learned about various software packages when they've gone out of support.

I'm not saying that there's a good solution (or, in the case of aerogrammes, that I'd have ever used one) but it still makes me a little sad to first hear about things once they're in their death throes.

As a fresh immigrant in 1981 I used these frequently as the most cost-effective way to stay in touch with friends and family in the Netherlands. I expect there were many others like me back in those days.

As for the RNZ article, whilst I get the guy's lament at losing the nostalgia, there's not really a story here in my view. The very similar alternative costs only 70 cents (per instance) more. It's nothing like tech-averse elderly in small-town NZ losing their local banking facilities for instance.

(I guess I'm one of the folk wondering what the fuss is about.)

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#3159380 14-Nov-2023 09:57

Behodar:

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/502337/archived-the-end-of-the-aerogramme

I've never sent or received one of these, in fact this is the first time I've even heard of them. My little annoyance is that it seems to be becoming common to learn of the existence of something when it's discontinued. I learned about aerogrammes now that they're disappearing. I learned about Supie when it went under. I've learned about various software packages when they've gone out of support.

I'm not saying that there's a good solution (or, in the case of aerogrammes, that I'd have ever used one) but it still makes me a little sad to first hear about things once they're in their death throes.

I remember those when I was a kid, back in Brazil. I haven't thought of these in years, almost forgotten like telegrams (no, not the messaging app).

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#3159383 14-Nov-2023 10:11

Aerogrammes were my email of the 1960s. I don't miss them at all but I'm sorry to hear they are gone.

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#3159412 14-Nov-2023 12:06

floydbloke:

Behodar:

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/502337/archived-the-end-of-the-aerogramme

I've never sent or received one of these, in fact this is the first time I've even heard of them. My little annoyance is that it seems to be becoming common to learn of the existence of something when it's discontinued. I learned about aerogrammes now that they're disappearing. I learned about Supie when it went under. I've learned about various software packages when they've gone out of support.

I'm not saying that there's a good solution (or, in the case of aerogrammes, that I'd have ever used one) but it still makes me a little sad to first hear about things once they're in their death throes.

As a fresh immigrant in 1981 I used these frequently as the most cost-effective way to stay in touch with friends and family in the Netherlands. I expect there were many others like me back in those days.

As for the RNZ article, whilst I get the guy's lament at losing the nostalgia, there's not really a story here in my view. The very similar alternative costs only 70 cents (per instance) more. It's nothing like tech-averse elderly in small-town NZ losing their local banking facilities for instance.

(I guess I'm one of the folk wondering what the fuss is about.)

I used these in the 90s as a kid to write to my relatives in the UK (and we would get them in return). I guess part of the appeal, compared to a regular letter - other than the price - is that it forced you to be concise. A bit like how a tweet pushes you to carefully consider what is important. That said, I remember my aunt often running out of space and carefully continuing to write very small in the margins around the edge of the aerogramme...

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#3159417 14-Nov-2023 12:24

richms:

rb99:

What the heck making lawnmower sales and service shops so busy they can have a lawnmower for a week and a half and when I phone today it might possibly be done by the end of the week.

Just get a new mower. Its less hassle than dealing with petrol powered equipment repair places and their customer disservice. its industry wide.

Yup... an electric mower just works. No hassles, no repairs, not tune-ups.

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#3159420 14-Nov-2023 12:28

I remember these growing up overseas in unsavory parts of the world. They were the only way my mother could communicate with my grandmother and took months to arrive. She coped.

Now in the land of cell phones, I'm expected to communicate with my mum on a weekly or every other day...

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#3159421 14-Nov-2023 12:31

We used these when on OE in the 1970s. My Mum would write once a week and Dad would post it at Auckland CPO early on a Fri morning on his way to work. Most times the aerogram would come through the letter slot of the front door in our flat in Chiswick, London, in the ‘first post’ early on the following Monday morning. Pretty amazing. London still had two mail deliveries a day at that time.

Sometimes I just sit and think. Other times I just sit.

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#3159422 14-Nov-2023 12:32

I remember the Aerogrammes too... much excitement for my parents when one arrived, again the only way they communicated with their parents and siblings. And Christmas cards from overseas.

A phone call or a telegram from overseas, on the other hand, was always bad news.

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#3159579 15-Nov-2023 06:47

Behodar:
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/502337/archived-the-end-of-the-aerogramme

I've never sent or received one of these, in fact this is the first time I've even heard of them. My little annoyance is that it seems to be becoming common to learn of the existence of something when it's discontinued. I learned about aerogrammes now that they're disappearing. I learned about Supie when it went under. I've learned about various software packages when they've gone out of support.

I'm not saying that there's a good solution (or, in the case of aerogrammes, that I'd have ever used one) but it still makes me a little sad to first hear about things once they're in their death throes.

I’ve written plenty. I write to my mother often and used to use these.

I began writing to my parents when I went away to boarding school at the age of seven and a half.

Since we were away 36 weeks a year and had no access to telephones, we were required to write home every Sunday after Chapel.

I retained the habit of writing home and when I moved here almost 20 years ago I continued, often using Aerogramme form.

My mother rarely writes back in letter form these days due to arthritis but I still write to her every couple of months or so and I know she appreciates receiving the letters.

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#3159611 15-Nov-2023 09:17

Getting the dreaded 'Your Gmail is almost out of Storage' message. So much for the joy of finding my old photos there.

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#3159624 15-Nov-2023 09:45

Geektastic:
I began writing to my parents when I went away to boarding school at the age of seven and a half.

Since we were away 36 weeks a year and had no access to telephones, we were required to write home every Sunday after Chapel.

You're giving me flashbacks, @Geektastic, the PTSD may kick in any time! 😂

Those hours spent sitting at a desk, fountain pen in hand, trying desperately to think how I could fill in the vast expanse of aerogramme - that nearly uncrossable creative desert between "Dear Mummy & Daddy" and "Love from".
The Good Old Days ... not

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