6 November 2018
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David
/ 6th November 2018There has been some comment about the end of letting fees…
(PG) This is useful feedback, so I put it into a post: https://yournz.org/2018/11/06/letting-fee-change-good-other-legislation-not-so-good/
Gezza
/ 6th November 2018What do you mean: “… there is now a fee to commence a new tenancy for the landlord”. Who’s being charged that? Landlord or tenant?
Gezza
/ 6th November 2018Got one of my regular phone calls from the “Windows Technical Department” about my computer being hacked yesterday afternoon. I thought it was ma calling, but no, it was my “good fiends” from somewhere in Asia helpfully volunteering to remove the malicious software. I did my usual thing and said “Umm … can I just ask … how come you’re calling me from the Windows Technical Department? My computer’s a Mac?”
Previously I’ve had a little bit of fun for a while as they go through various bizarre explanations as they try to figure out where to take this, seeing they’ve got me on the line, but now they’ve got it sussed.
“Oh, your computer is a Mac? Hold on please sir, I’m just transferring you to our Macintosh Department.”
Kitty Catkin
/ 6th November 2018I have said blankly that I don’t have a computer. This usually ends the conversation,
One girl said nastily ‘What about the laptop you’re using right now?’ which startled me !
My favourite story is the one about the man who said that he wasn’t very computer savvy but would put his daughter on….the daughter was two and loved babbling on the phone.The infuriated caller hung up and they weren’t called again.
I remember years ago when someone we knew was sucked in by the Nokia phone giveaway if the message was sent to so many email addresses….we were among those whose email addresses had the message sent to them and had all our contacts wiped. The sender was extremely unpopular, and they deserved to be, as this happened to everyone they sent the supposed ad to.
Corky
/ 6th November 2018I commented a while ago that some may not realise the US border is also patrolled by civilian patrols and ranchers.
For the Caravan Of Criminals things have decidedly taken a turn for the worst. Their safety cannot be guaranteed with any certainty.
There are now good ole boys with loaded magazines, an itchy trigger finger and the ‘American Way’ waiting for any idiot who wants to try their luck.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/americas/108352253/armed-american-militias-heed-trump-and-head-south-to-confront-caravan
lurcher1948
/ 6th November 2018You do realise if you shoot someone you can get into trouble Corky,
Corky
/ 6th November 2018I think you missed the import of my post , Lurchy. It’s a mighty big border. If things happen much of it will be away from media coverage. Lots can happen. These boys will fire in self defence of their country.
Would you, Lurchy?
Kitty Catkin
/ 6th November 2018Which is is it – self defence or defending the country?
What an insult to Americans to say that the American Way is to be a trigger happy killer.
What sort of sadist are you? You really seem to get off on the idea of people being hurt or killed.
Corky
/ 6th November 2018This is a great clip on hypocrisy. Trumpy really is a saint. And a good guy.
https://www.whaleoil.co.nz/2018/11/mark-levin-on-whats-at-stake-in-the-midterm-elections/
Corky
/ 6th November 2018Just listened to Leighton explain how the American Electoral College system works. I’m in more awe of the founding fathers than ever. Basically the college system is like MMP.
The founding fathers allowed for both the protection of an individual from the state; and protection of the state from individual machinations.
Seeing how Trumpy became president when Hillary gained more votes was very interesting.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2016/11/15/in-defense-of-the-electoral-college/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.999c17f95c2c
lurcher1948
/ 6th November 2018Whos Leighton? and did he mentor HDPA, IDIOTS one and al BUT l said it in a nice way
Corky
/ 6th November 2018Don’t worry about Leighton. Let’s have your take on the Electoral College system. You do have an opinion, don’t you? What about the critics of said system?
Kitty Catkin
/ 6th November 2018I suspect that we all know how it works and are not that interested as we don’t live there and are not obsessed with the US.
Gezza
/ 6th November 2018Problem is the electors can be bought and can actually vote differently to the expectations of those that selected them if they want.
Kitty Catkin
/ 6th November 2018There’s nothing we could do about it even if we wanted to, so I see little point in being all hung up on it. I think it wrong that so many people are effectively disenfranchised, but the Americans are the only ones who can change it. Ergo, I am not going to become obsessed by it.
Corky
/ 6th November 2018Talkback has given its verdict..a win for Trump! I wouldn’t have a clue.
Griff.
/ 6th November 2018Corky
/ 6th November 2018So, you call it, Griff? Maybe you’ll luck out this time and finally get something right.😁
If I was forced to make a prediction, I would probably go with a clean sweep for Trumpy.
Corky
/ 6th November 2018Oh,dear. A little crumb attracts little minds. Another one has turn up…larfing loud.😄
Goodbye thread.
Kitty Catkin
/ 6th November 2018(loud larf)
Kitty Catkin
/ 6th November 2018Why do you think that anyone would be interested in forcing you to make a prediction?
Kitty Catkin
/ 6th November 2018It was you who declared yourself to be clueless, we didn’t.
sorethumb
/ 6th November 2018When Islamic Double Discourse Meets Western Liberal Double Standards
https://areomagazine.com/2018/11/05/when-islamic-double-discourse-meets-western-liberal-double-standards/
Corky
/ 6th November 2018Good when you have a Muslim who isn’t bound by dogma.
Alan Wilkinson
/ 6th November 2018There is no mystery about why NZ productivity lags. We have a political system that has empowered its bureaucracy so that the nation is now devoted to arse-protection and aversion to any and all risks. Hence the huge workforce engaged in producing and moving around paper, scaffolding and road cones.
The latest local achievement of this enterprise is to decree that our historic Pompallier Printery which is approaching its 200th birthday is unsafe and must install a sprinkler system. Having no electricity in keeping with its authenticity it must first install a massive diesel generator which I saw being delivered today. Bureaucratic lunacy rules OK.
Gezza
/ 6th November 2018Well, it’s funny you should mention that because there are two multiple multi unit construction projects going on in Tawa and I’ve watching progress on the one near me out of interest. Progress is snailishly slow. They’re all a standard blocky boxish design with uncomplicated sloping roof. I was looking out of the kitchen window today and I realised they’re all Kiwis on site, they don’t start till 9 am, they piss off at 4 pm they work slower than I do mowing my lawns or gardening, their lunch break last a heck of a long time and they all seem to be lazy as fuck. I guess if you add in the RMA it only makes things worse.
Gezza
/ 6th November 2018They’re two storeys. The frames are all pre-made, trucked in and craned into place. They go up quickly. The scaffolders are efficient as heck. 3 stories up in 2 & 1/2 days. Think they’re Chinese.
Griff.
/ 6th November 2018That s building Gezza
Weeks or work to prepare profile a site build boxing, underfloor drains, re bar etc looks like you have done nothiing.
Then the concrete trucks come in one day you have a floor.
Once its set you get the frames and that takes a day or two max to assemble.
Then its weeks of work to get it all straight and plumb, wiring, plumbing, building any complex on site woods etc before you can roof and clad. Hours wise assembling the framing a very small part of a build.
Gezza
/ 6th November 2018Yeah, I realise that I’m allowing for all that Griff. The prep work takes a long time. It’s the slowness and the general yelling & clowning around that goes on once the framing’s up that has me fascinated. I think they’re averaging about 20 nailgun nails an hour & they crank up a saw on the hour to see if it’s still working or it’s rusted solid yet. ;D
They’re on to the second block now. The delays between stages, when absolutely nothing happens for sometime two weeks or more are fascinating and I’m guessing either there is shortage of tradies and they’re vanning about from project to project or there are delays in inspections.
But it’s certainly slow progress.
lurcher1948
/ 6th November 2018House prices are a bit low in Tawa Gezza according to the dompost today what’s up?
Gezza
/ 6th November 2018Interesting. Hard to say without a link. Certainly no difficulty selling any. It’s always been a popular suburb with excellent schools.
Corky
/ 6th November 2018That attitude extends into retail. Gone are the days when a salesperson could make a decision without checking with management. It’s worse when you have a complaint. The word I come across often in that regard is ”escalate .” ” We will escalate your complaint .”
When I tell them it’s a poor use of language, they ask why?
Gezza
/ 6th November 2018When they ask why, what do you say?
Corky
/ 6th November 2018I would like to answer, but I don’t want this thread filled with worthless trolling.
Gezza
/ 6th November 2018😳
Your answer would be worthless trolling??
Kitty Catkin
/ 6th November 2018Yes. 😀
I have never heard anyone in a shop say that. Perhaps I don’t complain enough, but even when I do, they don’t escalate it. Perhaps they want to hurry up constant complainers to get rid of them.
No shop worker can make decisions that go against the shop’s policy and they never have been able to. I wouldn’t expect a supermarket worker to sell alcohol or cigarettes to underage teenagers and keep their job. Nor would a shop worker sell more of a restricted item than the shop and the law allow.
Gezza
/ 6th November 2018Possibly Corky encounters quite a few “escacalations” on account of being one of “those” customers.
Gezza
/ 6th November 2018*escalations
(Ah fuck it: esacalations was close enough.)
Corky
/ 6th November 2018Like shooting fish in a barrel .😁
”A customer escalation is a scenario where a customer is not pleased with an employee interaction and wants someone at a higher level within the company to resolve the complaint. Escalations should be taken seriously, because this means you have an irate or agitated customer on your hands.”
Gezza
/ 6th November 2018Some customers are so constantly irate or agitated they get a rep for it.
Gezza
/ 6th November 2018(They’re the ones the staff are told to escalate to someone who’s been specially trained to handle difficult customers.)
Gezza
/ 6th November 2018(🌸 for the pansy)
Gezza
/ 6th November 2018🌸🌸
Blazer
/ 6th November 2018‘There is no mystery about why NZ productivity lags’…its because of the non tradeable sector…the FIRE economy…fed by 9 years of National incompetence.
Alan Wilkinson
/ 6th November 2018Fatuous, B. Productivity problems far predate that.
Blazer
/ 6th November 2018so are you suggesting that National are in fact NOT ‘sound economic managers’?
Alan Wilkinson
/ 6th November 2018They certainly haven’t rolled back buresucracy with the energy that Douglas and Trump have shown.
Corky
/ 6th November 2018National applying the hurt on Jacinda in the house today. What could have been if Labour didn’t have this problem hanging over their heads.
lurcher1948
/ 6th November 2018Petrols dropped again at our local BP,its going down faster than Simon Bridges approval rating
Corky
/ 6th November 2018Excellent.
sorethumb
/ 6th November 2018‘Serious storm clouds’ threaten NZ democracy – report
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/108379364/serious-storm-clouds-threaten-nz-democracy–report?
sorethumb
/ 6th November 2018Citizens only vote.
Gezza
/ 6th November 2018Bullshit. Citizens do thousands of other things.
Alan Wilkinson
/ 6th November 2018Actually that is the real existential issue. We are heading inexorably for a society in which the politicians and bureaucrats make the rules and the robots obey them while the rest of us sit around waiting for our next fix and wondering what happened.
As soon as robots can do most things it will be too dangerous to let citizens do anything. There is always a risk they will harm themselves or others. Avoidance of risk is the end of freedom and we are well launched down that path. Politicians and bureaucrats and lobbyists have got that momentum rolling.
Gezza
/ 6th November 2018I know. I’m still doing what I can to save the world for less than $1 day though.
Alan Wilkinson
/ 6th November 2018Read the article earlier and wasn’t very impressed. Mostly scaremongering and demands for stupid solutions for non-existent problems.
PartisanZ
/ 6th November 2018… stupid solutions for non-existent problems … if what you really want is an American-style ‘bribes for policy’ oiligarchy ….
Alan Wilkinson
/ 6th November 2018Non-existent problem and stupid solution just as I noted.
Alan Wilkinson
/ 6th November 2018Of course if you were really worried about it you would cite the only factual example: union funding of the Labour Party.
Corky
/ 6th November 2018On the news I saw a mad Iranian Mullah call America an enemy. Then we see an American spokesperson say Iran sponsors terrorism. Then we see Iranian protesters burning the American flag…and the Israeli flag. Enough said.
Gezza
/ 6th November 2018They really don’t get it – these Muslim religious fundamentalists & Middle Eastern Arabs. They still give these bellicose speeches announcing victory to their people and their soldiers as the bombs are raining down on their heads and the tanks are rolling in to the front gardens. It’s all so medieval.
Blazer
/ 6th November 2018look to George Bush…’mission accomplished’!
Corky
/ 6th November 2018Mission accomplished for Muslims and liberals when Trumpy leaves office, or becomes a lame duck president tomorrow.
Trumpy’s legacy will be..what was, and what could have been v what American will have post Trump.
America’s enemies will be back to laughing at the soft weak effete “American way.”
Gezza
/ 6th November 2018I’m also talking about Assad and Putin, and both sides of Yemini conflict, and Hamas, and the Afghani regime, and the two sides of the Libyan conflict. These turkeys all preach this Islamic-inspired garbage rhetoric trying to garner world support when they just don’t get that the non-Islamic world thinks they’re savages and that Muslm & Arab cultural bullshit works against them. It doesn’t even work on other bloody Arabs. They’re fucked forever, those countries, until they grow out of Islam.
lurcher1948
/ 6th November 2018Muslims and Trump #cult45 you are like a pig in a poke
Corky
/ 6th November 2018Who are you grizzling about, Lurchy?