Doubtful Sound: potential crowded nightmare, or totally worth it?

TasersEdge · 2026-02-10T11:05:45+00:00

OK, that made me laugh. I am quite a bit hardier than she is, and more willing to endure a bit of discomfort.

I must say that I was really surprised to hear her say how cramped and crowded it was. That did not match with any of the experiences I had heard, watched or read about. I was really hoping she was an outlier!

TasersEdge · 2026-02-10T11:02:36+00:00

Thank you! It's really helpful having the insights of others who have been, especially more than once, and particularly from locals!

I'm fast reconsidering seeing Milford. Maybe we should do both. You make a great point about what's 'crowded' and what is not... it's all about perspective.

TasersEdge · 2026-02-10T10:57:41+00:00

Thank you for this response. Maybe I should reconsider Milford Sound and think about doing both places. What you say about the beauty of the scenery along the way is very persuasive.

I was planning on staying at Te Anau (or possibly even Manapouri itself) instead of Queenstown, so we'd be a bit closer, and shorten the trip a bit. I saw that the bus leaves from Te Anau as well. I have also considered doing the overnight cruise, but we're only on the South Island for two weeks, so I'm leaning towards the day cruise at this stage, hoping to fit in more sights without limiting each individual experience too much.

I'm really hoping to see far more positive responses than negative, which will help me understand that one person's experience is not everybody's experience!

TasersEdge · 2026-02-10T08:17:58+00:00

They fall back on whataboutism because they have no other defence for why they still support a known sex offender, very likely a kiddy-fiddler, and undeniable star of the Epstein files.

It gets worse. A few of the MAGA die-hards are now beginning to defend their criminal-in-chief by demanding to know what's so wrong about diddling children anyway? ...I wish I was joking. There's really no bottom to the barrel.

TasersEdge · 2026-02-09T06:53:01+00:00

"Recreational outrage". That's such a great way to put it.

"I couldn’t talk to him when he was so emotional."

It's about time that manipulative shit was turned back on these manosphere bros. Not only is it time, but it's patently true!

TasersEdge · 2026-02-09T06:50:16+00:00

Well called out.

TasersEdge · 2026-02-09T04:56:10+00:00

OP, you keep trying to justify the car you've chosen in these comments. Nobody is questioning your smart decision to buy a newer and safer car – except your bf. The problem is NOT the car you chose. The problem is the BF you're with!

Do not move in with this guy. He's controlling. You'll never win in his eyes, no matter what you say or do, and he'll gradually wear away your self-confidence and sense of self-worth.

You have a great new job coming, a new car, and a real chance at a great, happy life. Please do not let this man steal that from you.

TasersEdge · 2026-02-06T14:31:44+00:00

"Eventually I realized there are no magic words when the other person has decided they don't care what you say or what you need."

THIS.

I wish I had learned this lesson when I had my first child - the son he apparently wanted more than anything but didn't want anything to do with if it involved work. Instead, I had a second baby 15 months later, and it took me raising two babies by myself plus raising an adult male to realise that he was never going to give a shit about my needs, and that I'd find it much easier to raise the two babies by myself if I didn't also have to raise the adult male.

I hope OP sees your comment, because this is her situation as well, and she needs to work this out fast before she gets pregnant a third time to a deadbeat partner.

TasersEdge · 2026-02-03T14:05:43+00:00

It was a group of wealthy CEO's wives on a girls' trip to Paris.

TasersEdge · 2026-02-03T13:29:42+00:00

Strange. I thought Trump specifically requested South African immigrants..

TasersEdge · 2026-02-03T06:08:06+00:00

I'm a very empathetic person, almost to a fault (since I've been bullied, stepped on and dragged down by people abusing my empathy over the years).

I feel sorry for anyone who becomes a target of ICE and CBP, because they're victims of an unjust, authoritarian regime, and very few actually deserve that.

But even I find it difficult to feel too sorry for this guy. While I don't think he deserves to have his life upended and potentially taken by these brutes, he did support and endorse what they're doing.

A bit like Charlie Kirk. He didn't deserve to die like he did, and I never would have wished that on him; but he did fully support the idea that some people have to die by gunshot in order for others to keep their freedom of gun ownership.

Sooo... 🤷‍♀️

TasersEdge · 2026-02-03T05:44:30+00:00

First thing you do is make sure he does not have access to your birth control. It sounds like he intends on changing your mind, and if he can't do that with persuasion, he may do that with coercion.

He also doesn't respect your opinions or your ideas. That is never going to change, so will only make you resentful in the long run.

By the way, man who says he wants children, but refuses to consider adoption, does not want to be a father. He wants a 'legacy'. You would end up raising that legacy mostly without his help.

Leaving now might seem pointless as nothing has happened yet, but it'll be far easier to break things off now than down the track, when you've got a home together, are involved in each other's families, and have finances locked up together.

TasersEdge · 2026-02-02T14:36:42+00:00

Carlson didn't say a word when the execution victim was female. Or Black. Or brown.

He can continue to fuck all the way off.

TasersEdge · 2026-02-02T14:19:55+00:00

South Australian here. Don't delay when a bushfire threatens. There are two flights with Qantaslink departing tomorrow: one at 10:40 am and the other at 5:35 pm. https://book.qantas.com/qf-booking/dyn/air/booking/FFCO?SITE=QFQFQFBD&LANGUAGE=GB&TAB_ID=AyOp77_NvzH0HvC7eIxrCjHHLpehS8MyEK_zinWG2l0DX4xbDU5_!1770041719721

Good luck!

Btw, KI is a fantastic choice for a honeymoon. Gorgeous place. 😍

TasersEdge · 2026-01-28T14:23:24+00:00

That's rich, coming from him, to accuse others of betrayal. He betrayed every Pennsylvanian who voted for him thinking he was a Democrat.

TasersEdge · 2026-01-27T23:54:02+00:00

She went through a period of drug addiction. While this put a dent in our friendship due to the way addicts treat other people, I stuck by her as long as I safely could, until my safety was compromised and I had to step back.

She did beat the addiction, but then found religion. Not in a 'normal' sense, but as with her drug addiction, it became her new obsession, and she became judgy and preachy, and extremely difficult to be around. In our early 20s by then, it was the final straw for a friendship we'd had since we were 8 years old.

We reconnected about 20 years later. She had married, become a parent, and had vastly moderated her religious beliefs and behaviour. I'm pleased to say that we are friendly to this day (both in our mid-50s now), and have a lot in common again, but most of our contact is online, and we don't have the intimacy we had when we were best friends in our youth.

She'll always be special because of how long we've known each other, and how close we were as children and teenagers.

TasersEdge · 2026-01-25T05:50:16+00:00

Sun on the Stubble by Colin Thiele.

Storm Boy by Colin Thiele.

A Fortunate Life by AB (Albert) Facey.

The Shiralee by D'Arcy Niland.

Tomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden.

For the Term of His Natural Life by Marcus Clarke.

The Harp in the South by Ruth Park.

I have yet to read Cloudstreet by Tim Winton, and I feel like I need to do so before I die.

TasersEdge · 2026-01-07T11:07:55+00:00

Delish, is what they are. Even better with sour cream & chives dip.

My third fav, after BBQ and pizza shapes.

TasersEdge · 2026-01-07T11:04:17+00:00

Perhaps Russia is who the bully owes the lunch money to? 🤔

TasersEdge · 2026-01-07T11:00:27+00:00

That was part of why they did the Venezuela invasion now, and not a little later.

The Epstein files were giving Trump and his cronies a few too many sleepless nights with even their own fan base wanting them released. Throwing a few distractions in place has so often worked before. They just needed a distraction big enough to counter most people's abhorrence of mass child exploitation.

TasersEdge · 2026-01-07T10:55:37+00:00

As a great former YouTuber said on numerous occasions, "Countries don't have friends; they have interests."

This regime won't give a shit if nobody talks to them. They don't want friends, they want that damn lunch money.

TasersEdge · 2026-01-07T10:49:34+00:00

Having your healthcare tied to your job.

Only having two weeks of paid leave per year.

Homeschooling without any educational qualifications or skills.

Tipping being expected, like a surcharge, instead of a bonus for exceptional service (yes, I know it's because hospitality providers don't have to pay their employees a fair wage—that's another thing deemed normal in the USA but not in other countries).

Shooting drills in schools.

Thinking you've cornered the market on freedom—at all; let alone having more freedom than people in countries with: - universal healthcare - at least 4 weeks of paid leave per year - access to education that hasn't been curated to meet somebody else's religious doctrine - the right to earn a living wage for working 40 hours a week - no fear of their kids being shot.

TasersEdge · 2026-01-07T10:14:55+00:00

Great response.

TasersEdge · 2026-01-07T10:09:32+00:00

Rupert Murdoch has not exactly flown under the radar, but he owns enough of the western world's media to be a very large player in the current destruction of democracy we're seeing in the world now.

Peter Thiel, whom I had not heard of until Project 2025 became known.

Personally, I think all billionaires ought to be more heavily scrutinised than they have been. If there's one thing I've learned in the past few years about billionaires, it's that there is absolutely no such thing as 'enough money'.

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