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# 2152854 1-Jan-2019 10:12

Watching this video (which is pretty good) https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=12184191

And then the advert immediately after it finished was Burger King :)

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# 2153542 3-Jan-2019 07:11

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Getting contacted by GSP Rescue asking whether I'd be interested in re-homing a 1 year old from one of the best bloodlines in NZ, where the waiting list would usually be at least 2 years for a puppy, and SWMBO saying yes we could!
Road trip to Northland this weekend...

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# 2153664 3-Jan-2019 09:57

10am in Greytown and it is already 28 degrees

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# 2154093 3-Jan-2019 20:21

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That I bought Mighty River Power and Genesis Energy shares at IPO.

"I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road." - Stephen Hawking

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# 2154103 3-Jan-2019 20:46

Why does that make you smile? I did as well

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# 2154107 3-Jan-2019 20:53

networkn: Why does that make you smile? I did as well

Because I like value for money. They pay good dividends twice a year and are worth about 70% more now than when they first went public.

"I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road." - Stephen Hawking

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# 2154243 4-Jan-2019 09:28

In three more working days, I'll be unemployed for three weeks.

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# 2154761 5-Jan-2019 11:30

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Replacing the food etc in my Emergency Kit, and once again donating what is removed to the Salvation Army Food Bank.

(The canned goods etc are perfectly fine)

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# 2154803 5-Jan-2019 11:50

floydbloke:
networkn: Why does that make you smile? I did as well

Because I like value for money. They pay good dividends twice a year and are worth about 70% more now than when they first went public.

Correct - same goes for Meridian.

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# 2154821 5-Jan-2019 12:30

That's cool donating the food. We've usually been like, beans are back on the menu again boys!

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# 2154840 5-Jan-2019 13:05

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paulchinnz: That's cool donating the food. We've usually been like, beans are back on the menu again boys!

Yeah - know what you mean.

We have Spaghetti, Baked Beans, Bean Salad, Peaches, Apricots, Fruit Salad, Rice, Tea Bags, Coffee, Milk Powder etc

Have 3 Large Wheelie Bins for my Emergency Kit.

1 x Food / Water

1 x Cooking Equipment / First Aid / Torches / Batteries / Inverter / etc

1 x Repair / Shelter (Tarpaulins / Rope / Hammer / Nails / Saw / Masks etc)

Plus have Generator (Run regularly)/ Pumps etc in Those "back of ute" type Tuff Boxes. (Yes I have fuel!)

2500l of Rainwater. (Have purification tablets)

BBQ + Spare FULL gas cylinders.

etc.

(All BEFORE our Chch earthquakes!)

(And YES - some items were used by friends in the Chch earthquakes = in fact the generator was replaced after! - it was needed in New Brighton for a month!)

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# 2155988 7-Jan-2019 21:03

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Discovering a new musician.

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# 2156596 8-Jan-2019 17:53

Geektastic:
Road trip to Northland this weekend...

Photos!

A mate of mine, who happens to be a fricking genius, built his own multiscale 7 string guitar, and now he's building me a 6 string.

Walnut, Wenge, Blackwood, American Maple.......

Here's a tease...

Body

Neck

Ebony fretboard

cc @dratsab

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# 2156606 8-Jan-2019 18:21

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blakamin: A mate of mine, who happens to be a fricking genius, built his own multiscale 7 string guitar, and now he's building me a 6 string.

Woah - that's a creation of beauty already!

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# 2156612 8-Jan-2019 18:32

Dratsab:
blakamin: A mate of mine, who happens to be a fricking genius, built his own multiscale 7 string guitar, and now he's building me a 6 string.

Woah - that's a creation of beauty already!

And then there's the bit where I tell you all it's costing me is the hardware....

Seymour Duncan Invaders, fixed bridge, string thru body...

This is his multi-scale before he fretted it.

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