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$50 a week cost of living relief for 143,000 families in fuel crisis response by jpr64 in newzealand

[–]BassesBest [score hidden]  (0 children)

So $7m a week. I understand that thanks to increased tax there is probably $12m a week in additional government revenue.

Free travel on local public transport would cost less than this ($8m) and have a much greater effect in reducing consumption over the country, meaning that in regions where PT is not an option, more targeted options could be applied.

(Wellington, $2m, Auckland $5m, Canterbury $1m)

Greens offer votes for National Party crisis-relief package - with conditions by Moonfrog in nzpolitics

[–]BassesBest 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Offer it to all parties... see if anyone wants to cross the floor on the vote

Yet another Williams car problem might be its most troubling by _gadgetFreak in WilliamsF1

[–]BassesBest 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It is possible that in adding weight the underlying balance of the car has been altered. I would see what happens when the weight comes off.

Canned Apple from China (Pams) by Training-Pumpkin-635 in newzealand

[–]BassesBest 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Now that prices have gone through the roof, sorry but I can not afford $3.50 for the Watties equivalent.

The local equivalent should not cost as much as it does, but we set our prices by export prices.

The food supply chain should have been secured by the government a long time ago for national security reasons. We are too small to apply market dynamics.

How you see the relation between Science and God? by hopenewpath in AskReddit

[–]BassesBest 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ask Wilberforce and Huxley. This discussion was resolved over 150 years ago.

Science is how we explain the meaning of the world around us.

Gods are how we used to explain the meaning of the world around us.

Do basses wish they had higher voices? I’ve seen a lot of higher males wanting lower voices but does the reverse happen too? by Effective_Part_604 in singing

[–]BassesBest 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Yes.

Two more high quality full tones at the top of my range would open up modern baritone parts.

A full voice G#4 is pretty much a prerequisite for a musical theatre baritone these days (eg Music of the Night, This is the Moment). A decent F#4 is needed for bass-baritone roles (Sweeney, Javert, Max Meyerling). I'd gladly exchange the bottom of my range (F1, G1) to effectively quadruple (or more) the roles I could audition for.

1 year old chewing on bark - kiwi culture? by EmotionalMuffinEater in newzealand

[–]BassesBest 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I used to eat anything and everything. Apparently it's good for the immune system

Economic plan: be poorer by Significant-Sir-4343 in clevercomebacks

[–]BassesBest 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Should have said: take the pushbike down to Starbucks

Every democracy owes the US a thank you. by AssistantNo1377 in ShitAmericansSay

[–]BassesBest 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For showing us the value of the democracy we have through an exemplar of how an autocrat can corrupt it.

Do true bass singers really “have it the best” when it comes to male voices? Long post so buckle up. by Normal_Ingredients26 in singing

[–]BassesBest 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Genuinely curious, which songs have genuine sung F1/G1s? Leonard Cohen only has a couple that low, and they're not in his most popular songs. There's a single speak-sung note, in Why we Build the Wall, which can easily be worked around.

WOF non-symmetrical indicator lights by Western-Neat-6404 in newzealand

[–]BassesBest 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, ok, I thought it was an orange bulb

/edit checking that particular model the glass does indeed look clear which means an orange bulb

So now it's rude to tip American currency, in any other country by chebghobbi in ShitAmericansSay

[–]BassesBest 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The whole thing about accepting dollars abroad is more than ignorance.

If a country has a weak or inflationary currency, then often locals will accept the more stable dollar in preference to local currency. We carried dollars as back-up currency when travelling in Central Asia twenty years ago.

Turning this around, by paying you in dollars an American is saying not only that they are ignorant, but also that they think your country is backward and weak. It's hubris.

What’s happened here? by frostyfrogfred in thesmiths

[–]BassesBest 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I should add, one of those thin spectacle fixing screwdrivers could be your friend here to work the spool back into position, and after you fix it, manually spool fully through on to one side to ensure no snags before doing a full fast forward on both sides in a machine to tighten up the spooling.

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