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Very sad.  Heartbreaking. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/cyclone-gabrielle-steve-braunias-funeral-for-firefighter-dave-van-zwanenberg-was-an-extraordinary-event/J5I67AFNSRDS5DRMMTQ7EYCEEE/

Quote from: Basil on Feb 22, 2023, 08:39 PMVery sad.  Heartbreaking. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/cyclone-gabrielle-steve-braunias-funeral-for-firefighter-dave-van-zwanenberg-was-an-extraordinary-event/J5I67AFNSRDS5DRMMTQ7EYCEEE/

Absolutely heartbreaking   

Survived another night of it but sounds like it was chaos us Mangawhai way. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/seemed-worse-than-cyclone-gabrielle-mangawhai-reels-from-more-flash-flooding/GHHZ2EACKNC2FGJWC2SO4UT6UE/

Heard yesterday they wrote off Mrs Hounds Honda.
Need to sort out something else for her.  Forget about Toyota Rav 4 hybrids, sold out until 2024.

Quote from: Basil on Feb 25, 2023, 03:37 PMSurvived another night of it but sounds like it was chaos us Mangawhai way. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/seemed-worse-than-cyclone-gabrielle-mangawhai-reels-from-more-flash-flooding/GHHZ2EACKNC2FGJWC2SO4UT6UE/

Heard yesterday they wrote off Mrs Hounds Honda.
Need to sort out something else for her.  Forget about Toyota Rav 4 hybrids, sold out until 2024.

Yeah, enough already of the wet stuff, eh.  Here's a classic!

Quote from: Hectorplains on Feb 25, 2023, 03:54 PMYeah, enough already of the wet stuff, eh.  Here's a classic!

Nice if you like a car to fix and screw around ... but not quite sure its as well a good idea for somebody who wants a car to bring them safe and reliable from A to B.

Not sure either how Minis fare with the increased amount of water on the roads ... They might be already a write off if they fall into one of the increasing number of potholes on our roads filled with a bit of water ...

Quote from: Hectorplains on Feb 25, 2023, 03:54 PMYeah, enough already of the wet stuff, eh.  Here's a classic!

Shame its not yellow and we could do a re-run of Goodbye Pork Pye.

 

Tax Payer union pod cast on the big wash out... and the department that spends the most on food... You quested it... Pacific islands... If we decommissions all the departments imagine the insfrusture country could have...


https://www.buzzsprout.com/944017/12332610-peter-williams-hosts-taxpayer-talk-nick-stewart-on-the-impacts-of-cyclone-gabrielle

Quote from: Waltzing on Mar 01, 2023, 09:16 PMand the department that spends the most on food... You quested it... Pacific islands

I haven't listened to the podcast but I'm not sure of the point of the part I quoted.  Care to elaborate?

In my experience, a lot of shit gets done over meals.  It is a way of bringing people together.  One client I was working with, their P&L was like this:

• client expenses = food
• conferences = food
• entertainment = food
• general expenses = food
• selling expenses = food
• travel expenses = food

I'm sure I have missed some but they got results.

Well the government need money... lots of money...

I quess the Tax Payer union is saying if all department brought there own cut lunch it would help pay for stuff like bridges on the coast..

The PODCAST was about the damage on the East Coast...

Then it did a dig on which department spends the most on entertainment.... and on which department might therefore be over weight in more ways then one!!!

Well i remember treasury once proudly telling Dear Ruth they had only ever gone out for PiZZA once that year....



The Tax Payer union is out to privatise government......

Well there is nothing else left in the country worth listing one supposes?

Quote from: THESTG on Feb 21, 2023, 02:31 PMAll sorted now Their reply to my e-mail:

Apologies for the confusion. We understand that the account balances must have been showing off track for the last few days. You will surely be not charged for the days you have been out of power. The metering company will send us the data and then your account will be reconciled.
The usage you are seeing is estimated and this will be rectified. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out.

Wow Electric Kiwi now want to replace our meter because they are not receiving updates. Don't they know we have a state of emergancy and their meters don't work during a power cut. Well good luck on them trying to get here to replace our meter because our bridge has been destroyed and we are isolated!

Quote from: THESTG on Mar 05, 2023, 10:14 AMWow Electric Kiwi now want to replace our meter because they are not receiving updates. Don't they know we have a state of emergancy and their meters don't work during a power cut. Well good luck on them trying to get here to replace our meter because our bridge has been destroyed and we are isolated!

And they're supposed it be the more nimble, customer focussed option, eh. 

Vodafone sent me a warning letter as my internet was overdue by a week.  They got a filthy reply explaining it's actually not possible to pay when you have no internet and you've been physically cut off from other centres.  This included detailed instructions on where they could stick their warning letter and an equally unreasonable counter demand for compensation due to their lack of cell and internet service.

Unfortunately, mate, Vodafail have a very poor history when it comes to reading the room.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/the-front-page-slash-crisis-how-did-we-allow-the-forestry-sector-to-get-away-with-this-for-so-long/HUABGUIVS5CXRKD4E2TQTPFBUE/
Very powerful image.  I really feel for you guys, what's been allowed to happen with slash is absolutely disgraceful.

Quote from: Basil on Mar 06, 2023, 11:11 AMUnfortunately, mate, Vodafail have a very poor history when it comes to reading the room.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/the-front-page-slash-crisis-how-did-we-allow-the-forestry-sector-to-get-away-with-this-for-so-long/HUABGUIVS5CXRKD4E2TQTPFBUE/
Very powerful image.  I really feel for you guys, what's been allowed to happen with slash is absolutely disgraceful.

$70k fine?! That's a drop in the slash fill ocean to these clowns and their flagrant disregard for multiple regulations.  It's so out of kilter with the heavy fines that Work Safe dole out for minor breaches that impact only the user, like no helmet on a quad bike.

Quote from: Hectorplains on Dec 04, 2023, 08:20 PM$70k fine?! That's a drop in the slash fill ocean to these clowns and their flagrant disregard for multiple regulations.  It's so out of kilter with the heavy fines that Work Safe dole out for minor breaches that impact only the user, like no helmet on a quad bike.

$40k for a repeat offence of no helmet, if anyone's asking...