An Antonov AN-124 is on it's way to Auckland as you read this.  It would be cool to see that in person.

networkn:

 

An Antonov AN-124 is on it's way to Auckland as you read this.  It would be cool to see that in person.

 

Any idea why it’s coming?

eracode:

 

Any idea why it’s coming?

 

It's not defence force related as I understand it. Probably a private freight carrying mission. 

I bought my LaZboy recliner around 2012.  It's endured my >100kg carcass for all that time and finally developed a fault in the reclining mechanism.  I took it to the local authorised repairer.  He rang the NZ franchise owner.  They checked my details and the chair serial number and confirmed immediately that it was covered by warranty.  Outstanding after sales service.

Online Tax Return. 😎 Nothing in return, but nothing paid either. 🤣

Watching my favourite sportsball team win the semifinal and head to Wembley to play for promotion to the Premier League (a sportsball competition). 

That the Wife is on the way home after seeing Scotland, England, Dover, Calais, Dunkirk, Normandy, Then Paris to go for a few days, before the Emirates A380 Business Class home via Dubai & Sydney layovers.

Shouted her sister for company (She is travel savvy) Luckily the flights etc were booked before the Iran incident!

The flights were only about 20% of the trip. (2 x Business Class) Had and A380 from Christchurch to Dubai (Via Sydney) and an A350 to Edinburgh.

They both rated the A380 & A350 highly.

She now has another tick on her bucket list!

Completing cryptic crossword puzzles - a particular type of self-satisfaction.

The novelty value of my new Coffee Machine. 
I recently had to replace my De Longhi that I wasn't all that enamoured with. 
That coincided with a sale on the Ninja Luxe Cafe Premier which took it from $1100 to $600

It's got the ability to do a multitude of things and it's a real joy to use. It has real novelty value, but it's also able to make a pretty good coffee with minimal input. 

It weighs the grind, calculates the brew and whether you have your grind size correct etc. It can also "auto froth" your milk...and it does it really well! 
I really like it so far. It's already taken a hammering. I have 4 people in our household who drink coffee regularly and it's been working overtime. 

Handsomedan:

 

The novelty value of my new Coffee Machine. 
I recently had to replace my De Longhi that I wasn't all that enamoured with. 
That coincided with a sale on the Ninja Luxe Cafe Premier which took it from $1100 to $600

 

It's got the ability to do a multitude of things and it's a real joy to use. It has real novelty value, but it's also able to make a pretty good coffee with minimal input. 

 

It weighs the grind, calculates the brew and whether you have your grind size correct etc. It can also "auto froth" your milk...and it does it really well! 
I really like it so far. It's already taken a hammering. I have 4 people in our household who drink coffee regularly and it's been working overtime. 

 

 

 

i was tempted but my wife said we dont need a third coffee machine , i made all your points but still no

vexxxboy:

 

Handsomedan:

 

The novelty value of my new Coffee Machine. 
I recently had to replace my De Longhi that I wasn't all that enamoured with. 
That coincided with a sale on the Ninja Luxe Cafe Premier which took it from $1100 to $600

 

It's got the ability to do a multitude of things and it's a real joy to use. It has real novelty value, but it's also able to make a pretty good coffee with minimal input. 

 

It weighs the grind, calculates the brew and whether you have your grind size correct etc. It can also "auto froth" your milk...and it does it really well! 
I really like it so far. It's already taken a hammering. I have 4 people in our household who drink coffee regularly and it's been working overtime. 

 

 

 

 

i was tempted but my wife said we dont need a third coffee machine , i made all your points but still no

 

msukiwi:

 

They both rated the A380 & A350 highly.

 

Thank you for using our products! (still a shareholder) 😎

The fact that the (German) administration—following constitutional complaints against Peter Thiel’s analysis software from Palantir—decided against using it for police online investigations. Instead, a European (French) company was awarded the contract.

Adding a low-cost tablet arm and Bluetooth keyboard to your tablet makes things a lot more ergonomic.