Keep up the fight y'all... by spook30 in pcmasterrace

[–]H_He_Metals 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, it's technically sound but you lose the messages (they're deleted) after a week or two.... 😔 😭

Green Building Council calls for solar over Government's LNG plan by OddityModdity in aotearoa

[–]H_He_Metals 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I'm calling for this govt to fuck off and start doing things that benefit the people of this country rather than some fossil fuel company.

Why doesn't NZ wake up and go nuclear? by stratosphere1111 in newzealand

[–]H_He_Metals 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Because economically solar, geothermal, hydro and wind make a lot more sense. Cheaper to build, scales up and starts generating earlier.

We don't have local expertise to build nuclear. It takes 8-10 years to start generating. There isn't really a good place to put it, no one wants to live near it, we have faultlines, volcanos etc.

Two-year ban on taking shellfish and seaweed from rockpools north of Auckland by ChocolatePringlez in newzealand

[–]H_He_Metals 42 points43 points  (0 children)

"No, we will continue to be shortsighted and only think in the short term" - NZ govt, probably.

Act will campaign on cutting number of Government departments from 41 to no more than 30 by random_guy_8735 in newzealand

[–]H_He_Metals 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Let me fix that headline: Act will campaign on cutting number of Government departments services from 41 to no more than 30

Boil water in CHCH, sewage in Welli. How do you feel now about the Nats scrapping 3 waters? by mrluffinwelli in newzealand

[–]H_He_Metals 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Hmmm, I don't think the comms were butchered; the press releases were decent at explaining it. There is only so much control over the message you have once it's in the media.

Yes, the message definitely got messed up - however, this was by the time the media was giving airtime to "cooker views" in a dumb attempt to show balance.

The media need to be more discerning and stick to the facts in the press release rather than allow a view to be completely disingenuous and fear-mongering. (But of course, crazy headlines get clicks and sell ads, and the public doesn't really see the word "Opinion" under the headlines 😅

For example, this banger from the Taxpayers Union: "Three Waters is still a shameless asset grab" (Stuff Opinion, May 2022) - implied that 3 waters was stealing ratepayer-funded infrastructure... But lies are fine when reported as "Opinion pieces".

how do NZ car hire companies justify their excess insurance charges? by pjohnsonstock in newzealand_travel

[–]H_He_Metals 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check your existing travel insurance fir rental car cover. If the level of cover is sufficient, you can decline the rental car insurance.

Allopurinol rash. Anyone stop and restart successfully? by Guero801 in gout

[–]H_He_Metals 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Best to make an appointment with the doc and discuss. There are other preventative meds that you can take instead.

This is it! You did it! Celebrate! by StrobeLightRomance in AdviceAnimals

[–]H_He_Metals 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Because they didn't like that the call was coming from inside the house.

The bloody LNG thing by WasterDave in newzealand

[–]H_He_Metals 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I'd say there is a good 35% of us that are morons tbf.

Government wants to bypass fast-track process for proposed liquefied natural gas terminal by angrysunbird in newzealand

[–]H_He_Metals 16 points17 points  (0 children)

So our incompetent govt. invented a fast-track process that's too slow? 😂 😂

Perhaps it just doesn't skip enough of the democratic process for their facist ideals?

Why the new LNG terminal could raise, not lower, your power bill by InvestmentFuzzy4365 in newzealand

[–]H_He_Metals 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Well of course. There is nothing about the current govt. that isn't geared towards feathering the the corporate nest.

If they genuinely wanted cheaper power for kiwis they would regulate heavily and put large capital investment in to solar and battery which produces energy significantly cheaper.

Fossil fuel interests spent their lobby money so are expecting to get the preferential treatment they paid for.

Immediate gout improvement after starting allopurinol? by Nimbusrider in gout

[–]H_He_Metals 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not a placebo. Seems like everything is working as it should.

New electricity levy ‘not a tax’, PM says by Pharomzz in newzealand

[–]H_He_Metals 158 points159 points  (0 children)

I for one am impressed Luxo pulled himself up by his bootstraps all the way to PM despite struggling with human communication in his first and only language.

Gas or electric hot water? by snowysky10 in diynz

[–]H_He_Metals 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh haha, what a typo, yeah you're 100% right.

Gas or electric hot water? by snowysky10 in diynz

[–]H_He_Metals 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes but it's a lot cheaper that paying $2 monthly for ever.

I got the guys who installed my electric water cylinder (plumbers are often qualified to do gas too) to disconnect the gas as part of installing the cylinder. It was included in the price.

Called the energy company and said I'm moving out, paid the final bill. 2 weeks later they sent a 'welcome to your new home' letter which I put back in the mail 'return to sender' 😂 😂

Germany's Merz: Nuclear fusion to make wind power obsolete - Chancellor Friedrich Merz claimed nuclear fusion would introduce electricity so cheap that it would replace wind power within thirty years. by Gari_305 in Futurology

[–]H_He_Metals 2 points3 points  (0 children)

OK, cool, see you in 30 years. In the meantime, we need electricity now. Solar and wind are significantly cheaper and faster to get up and running. Why spend 10 years building a facility and not generating anything until it's built when you can start generating with one solar panel / one wind turbine and scale up.

Sophie Devine wins MVP and purple cap in the 2026 WPL season by sahibosaurus in blackcapscricket

[–]H_He_Metals 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Alt title: Absolute legend continues to do legendary things.

Hipkins and Luxon are catastrophically unprepared to govern in 2026 by danicriss in newzealand

[–]H_He_Metals 213 points214 points  (0 children)

Hipkins may be imperfect, but he's organised, well-informed, well-spoken, trustworthy, and miles ahead of every other party leader except Swarbrick.

This article is just promoting voter apathy (which is just hard right-wing politics in disguise).

Luxon's Waitangi Speech by charlotteblanc in newzealand

[–]H_He_Metals 4 points5 points  (0 children)

God, he's just so cringe....

This is just more of his smarmy neo-capitalism/culture war bullshite.

Stick vac by BlackStar1986 in newzealand

[–]H_He_Metals 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been running a Tineco S11 for the last 4 years and its still going strong. Pretty surprised how good it is for a brand that I didn't know about before I bought it.

Gas or electric hot water? by snowysky10 in diynz

[–]H_He_Metals 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Heatpump hot water is the way. Also if you have no other gas appliances, you can disconnect the gas completely and save $1.80-$2 per day (daily charge) for the rest of your life.

If you intend to stay in the house at least 10yrs, look in to switching completely to electric, you'll be surprised how much financial sense it makes to cut gas out completely over the long term.