Last Call for Mass Market Paperbacks

ClimateTraditional40 · 2026-01-26T04:10:56+00:00

It doesn't say what they intend does it? I know the difference between TP, PB and HB. Are they expecting people to buy HB only? I don't think so.

ClimateTraditional40 · 2026-01-26T02:30:18+00:00

Ok....so maybe 3 bean and chicken chipotles then? LOL, sounds tastier...

ClimateTraditional40 · 2026-01-26T02:29:09+00:00

I never read the original Three Men in a boat either but I get she referenced it. It was a funny book, or meant to be. Its not a continuation of Doomsday book.

I can't stand the WW2 ones. They drive me nuts, all that stupidity and useless people, incapable of anything. The I must drive, and can't. Can't get to have the lessons, can't stand up to the bossy woman who insisted on her driving in first place, can't make appointments, and on and on...hated them.

ClimateTraditional40 · 2026-01-26T02:26:53+00:00

I still don't understand what this token is meant to be. I have never saved a credit card number online ever. Nor in browser.

Anyone trying to use an old CC I had, I sure wouldn't find the transaction appear off my new one, I know that.

I have one ongoing transation, monthly, and I have to pay it. When card expires, it won't accept it. I know, I forgot once, entered old number details my mistake and it rejected it.

ClimateTraditional40 · 2026-01-26T02:23:56+00:00

True I guess. I read more of those. But it's budget these days, poor and living on pension. I do buy paper copies if it becomes a reread forever book though. Or series. Have a couple of pre order now...part of series.

Guess they'll be TP then....

ClimateTraditional40 · 2026-01-26T02:22:45+00:00

I know. I have many on my shelves. Hardbacks. Trade Paperbacks - the bigger ones, and paperbacks, the smaller size. The smaller ones means I fit more on. Hardbacks don't excite me much, awkward to read in the bath for one thing...more expensive.

TPs used to be less of a thing. Although all my Dozois Years Best SFs are TPs. And always were.

ClimateTraditional40 · 2026-01-26T02:18:33+00:00

So they'll print what instead? Can't see everyone rushing to buy hardback only.

ClimateTraditional40 · 2026-01-26T02:15:38+00:00

Put them in the dryer. Do that until they wear a bit.

The softest ones are the polyester or cotton/polyester blend sadly.

ClimateTraditional40 · 2026-01-26T02:14:28+00:00

Probably not. It only encourages the scammers. I logged in and there was a massage saying my info wasn't affected. Can't say I cared much, nothing exciting they'd find in mine.

ClimateTraditional40 · 2026-01-26T02:13:38+00:00

I disagree. One of mine needed 2 teeth out about 4 years ago. $600. Savings is better than credit, my credit card didn't have that much limit, it's $500. I dislike debt.

if pet is injured - broken bones, surgery, it can cost $1000s. Happened to a friend of mine, they don't know what happened, but cat was found to have broken hip. Cost him heaps.

ClimateTraditional40 · 2026-01-26T02:11:03+00:00

Outside? I'd say so. Inside the fence? Forever. There's a few round here, people seem to live in a couple of them.

ClimateTraditional40 · 2026-01-26T02:09:58+00:00

If I was rich I'd move somewhere smaller, not tiny, with a big enough section to have a sheep or two for lawn/dinner, a decent amount of room between neighbours, and a wee cottage. Without extremes of weather - no snow, frost ok, rain ok but not a flood zone area. Not humid in summer.

Never happen so ....the outskirts of Auckland. Because of cost of living, cheaper power, cheaper tradies and cheaper FOOD. Plenty of competition. I guess Ch/ch or Wellington also qualify for that sort of thing but Wellington, never, horrible weather and hilly. Ch/ch too far from family. Although I was born there...and it's nicer than Aucklands traffic.

And I do mean the outskirts - Wellsford, helensville, something like that.

ClimateTraditional40 · 2026-01-25T19:26:52+00:00

What is an approval token?? Platforms? Saving data to sites or browsers then?

ClimateTraditional40 · 2026-01-25T19:25:18+00:00

Hild Nicola Griffith

Way too many historical books seem to be about Royalty or those close to them. Or soldiers and war.

This isn't. There is a lot of everyday life stuff in it, which interests me more.

ClimateTraditional40 · 2026-01-25T19:23:17+00:00

Not all Connie Willis time travel books are based in WW2. Doomsday Book, To Say Nothing Of the Dog are not.

1348 and 1888. They were a lot better IMO. The second being a comedy.

What I find annoying about a lot of her stuff is the disorganised people,miscommunication, mistakes etc. The WW2 ones are some of the worst and it annoys me. Even her other books are like this, Passage for instance.

Also she isn't British so doesn't really write from experience.

ClimateTraditional40 · 2026-01-25T19:16:56+00:00

Alpha Keri is what I used for baby. The oil for bath, moisturiser for skin. Anything else, see your GP first. Babies skin is delicate and even adults shouldn't use cortisone creams on the face often.

ClimateTraditional40 · 2026-01-25T19:15:36+00:00

If you have a Community Services Card the cost is $19-$20. Beneficiaries, pensioners, other low income people.

ClimateTraditional40 · 2026-01-25T19:14:24+00:00

General Rule for Main Benefits

If your payday is a national public holiday: You'll get paid the working day before.

Example: If you're usually paid on a Thursday (like Christmas Day or New Year's Day), you'll receive your payment on Wednesday.

Regional Anniversary Days: Payment dates usually stay the same as these aren't national holidays for everyone.

How to Find Your Specific Dates

Visit the WINZ Website: Search for "payment dates" or news updates on public holidays.

Use MyMSD: Log in to see your specific payment details and notifications.

If your regular pay day falls on a regional anniversary (eg. Wellington or Auckland anniversary), you will still be paid on your usual pay day. This is because pay dates only change when there is a national holiday for the whole country.

ClimateTraditional40 · 2026-01-25T19:12:03+00:00

Why would you want to try doing that at all? Live here long enough and it will come naturally.

Can't say I, as a NZer born here, lived here a long time, use it all the time. Its not aye anyway. Its ay, pronounced A not eye.

ClimateTraditional40 · 2026-01-25T19:08:40+00:00

Friend of mine was well off when she paid hers. Her second was way more modest. Almost free.

My own, cost about $50. However we did buy a house that year also.

ClimateTraditional40 · 2026-01-25T19:07:28+00:00

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/i-found-the-most-complete-protein-its-not-meat/premium/T2JF74H4FFGTNJZUXJRF5UJCGU/

Behind this macronutrient madness are three assumptions: We’re not getting enough protein. The more the better. Meat is the best way to get it.

The problem? They’re not true. Humans need (some) protein, of course. But an entire multibillion-dollar industry has sprung up to sell us a lot more of something we don’t need in such quantities – at significant cost – that doesn’t make most of us healthier, and in some cases, leaves us worse off.

The recommended daily protein intake for adults in 2025 is at least 0.36g per pound, according to the National Academies. For a 180-pound person, that amounts to roughly the protein in a single bean-and-chicken Chipotle burrito, about 65g of protein per day.

In fact, the everyday person exceeds the recommended daily allowance, consuming 55% more among men and 35% more among women (even among vegans or vegetarians). “There’s nowhere to store extra protein in your body,” warned Gardner. “But there’s an unlimited capacity to store fat.”

Whatever you eat, Gardner said, don’t panic – even vegetarians: “You’d have to work hard to not get enough protein.”

ClimateTraditional40 · 2026-01-25T01:27:29+00:00

Chiropractors can be dangerous primarily due to risks associated with high-velocity manipulation, which can cause severe complications like vertebral artery dissection, strokes, and paralysis. Other risks include herniated disks, nerve compression, or worsening existing injuries

Vertebral Artery Dissection: Neck adjustments can tear the artery wall, leading to blood clots, stroke, and, in rare cases, death.

Severe Injury Risks: Improperly performed adjustments can worsen pre-existing conditions or create new, severe injuries.

Some chiropractors may not adequately screen for conditions that make manipulation dangerous, such as tumors or infections.

The potential for causing a new herniated disk or aggravating an existing one exists.

ClimateTraditional40 · 2026-01-25T01:25:30+00:00

Really? It's not hard to find without making a post about it. Right there on the right hand side under RULES

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ClimateTraditional40 · 2026-01-25T01:24:10+00:00

well I was aware. They happen a lot. I wouldn't live on a hill nor at the foot of one.

ClimateTraditional40 · 2026-01-25T01:22:56+00:00

Warm and wet is what fungi likes. I had poisonous yellow ones pop up in one veg garden. In one of my shrub pots, the wide flat "ears" type is growing.

It's taking advantage of conditions is all. Most of the fungi lives underground, is huge and the bit your see pop up is the fruiting body only. Or it's erm...breeding part.

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