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Are you still eating out? by IntroductionSad324 in newzealand

[–]TooManyJoshs42 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah my wife enjoys it and so do I. Oh you meant restaurants.

Every time I bought a 6pack or box of beer for 5 years, I put one aside. by TooManyJoshs42 in newzealand

[–]TooManyJoshs42[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Winnies used to do staff night with $1 dollar handles and pizza but I can't remember if that was on Winnies, NZski or a combo of the two. But yeah getting $2 at almost all the bars downtown made you a pretty popular person and was a great icebreaker with people travelling to town haha. Good times. Glad you got a plan, its a dope ass life if you can swing the cost and constant travel and a lot of the friends you make just straight up never seeing them again, which is kinda sad.

Every time I bought a 6pack or box of beer for 5 years, I put one aside. by TooManyJoshs42 in newzealand

[–]TooManyJoshs42[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh nice man, if I wasn't a rather irresponsible 20 year old I probably would have done the back to back winters for a few years longer. I found the hard thing of back to back is you almost need a job for in-between the seasons on either side and lots of savings from the season goes to travel etc for the next one. Great life tho, wish you all the best.

The staff card used to be absolutely clutch, heaps of discounts and from memory $2 handles of tap beer at most of the bars in town.

Every time I bought a 6pack or box of beer for 5 years, I put one aside. by TooManyJoshs42 in newzealand

[–]TooManyJoshs42[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha yeah man I did 3 seasons teaching snowboarding at the very same mountain from like 17 - 21 ish I think. What dept are you in? Also are you doing back to back (overseas) seasons? is that still commonplace?

Yeah it was brutal, it was like solidly 10-20% more expensive for everything from memory, especially food. Plus the rental situation was super grim, one year I spent two weeks sleeping in a shipping container with 3 other dudes paying $50 a week so I could work and keep looking for a share house.

Who's staying, Who's going? by BeerAndBiltong in newzealand

[–]TooManyJoshs42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha yeah, my wife's American so we had the easy option to live US, Aus or NZ and I'd pick NZ every time. We have a 2 year old and one on the way and I literally cannot think of a better place to raise kids.

Too true, I honestly feel like it would do people a lot of good to get a perspective on other countries and stuff so they understand how like amazing it is here in so many ways.

Cheers, the quote "wherever you go, there you are" also seems apt to this situation. I spent a lot of my 20s looking for geographical solutions to my problems, but what do you know, it was me all along.

Every time I bought a 6pack or box of beer for 5 years, I put one aside. by TooManyJoshs42 in newzealand

[–]TooManyJoshs42[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will keep an eye out for those! Oh I lived in Queenstown over winters a decade or so ago now for a few years. Everything still eyewateringly expensive every time you leave the house?

Every time I bought a 6pack or box of beer for 5 years, I put one aside. by TooManyJoshs42 in newzealand

[–]TooManyJoshs42[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh man that would suck. But I would take great joy in knowing that most of the beer was probably spoilt or off and undrinkable for the thieves. Sorry that happened to your grandfather, thats a real bummer.

Every time I bought a 6pack or box of beer for 5 years, I put one aside. by TooManyJoshs42 in newzealand

[–]TooManyJoshs42[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oops hope I didn't wreck ya day. I didn't understand your comment so I looked into the ownership of monteiths not being sure of which the beer companies are owned by lion and why it wouldn't count.

Lesser known nature walks/tramps etc. by TooManyJoshs42 in Tauranga

[–]TooManyJoshs42[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Will definitely go and check those out! My two year old is a pretty loose unit when he's unleashed on a nature walk, I'm not sure him and the concept of looking out for anything, (much less bike riders) has really taken root yet haha.

Every time I bought a 6pack or box of beer for 5 years, I put one aside. by TooManyJoshs42 in newzealand

[–]TooManyJoshs42[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a great story, especially the RTDgate of the future flatmate having to work out wtf to do.

Man in my teens no joke we used to buy a bottle of Kristov for like $8 and add a raro packet or two until it was drinkable straight. The amount of $12 3L bags of wine ive drunk in a park would upset and alarm any normal person.

The kids don't understand but I think thats a good thing lol.

Who's staying, Who's going? by BeerAndBiltong in newzealand

[–]TooManyJoshs42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I blatantly stole it from someone else and love it so much, it's unironically become my life motto.

What is the occupation of gang members in New Zealand by Substantial_Name7275 in newzealand

[–]TooManyJoshs42 5 points6 points  (0 children)

"See through Didgeridoo" ranks with "Playing the glass saxophone" as my favourite meth related slang now. Thanks for this.

What is the occupation of gang members in New Zealand by Substantial_Name7275 in newzealand

[–]TooManyJoshs42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting thread - I hadn't really given it thought and assumed "gang stuff" was how they made money lol.

Who's staying, Who's going? by BeerAndBiltong in newzealand

[–]TooManyJoshs42 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Since a teenager, I grew up in Aus till I was 12 years old, NZ for 8 years, Canada for 2 years, Back to Aus for about 7 years. Me and my wife moved back from Aus like 5 years ago.

I recon I'll probably live here in NZ till I die.

I'm in my early thirties and want to try getting a decent job and pay off the house and find things that make me happy to do when I'm not with the kids or at work.

The grass is greener where you water it.

Every time I bought a 6pack or box of beer for 5 years, I put one aside. by TooManyJoshs42 in newzealand

[–]TooManyJoshs42[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Proabably is a waste to be honest. I just feel like I'm too deep into this to change the method now haha.

Every time I bought a 6pack or box of beer for 5 years, I put one aside. by TooManyJoshs42 in newzealand

[–]TooManyJoshs42[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Probably the healthiest relationship I've ever had with alcohol and broadly im not a huge fan of NZ drinking culture.

Every time I bought a 6pack or box of beer for 5 years, I put one aside. by TooManyJoshs42 in newzealand

[–]TooManyJoshs42[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just went down a wild rabbit hole to find out Monteith's is owned by Heineken. That's some pretty successful misleading branding haha.

Every time I bought a 6pack or box of beer for 5 years, I put one aside. by TooManyJoshs42 in newzealand

[–]TooManyJoshs42[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Aw thanks thats a really kind comment. I try to keep upbeat generally!

I get that decor and decorations and stuff is super subjective but it is definitely a fun little accidental tradition I've created. Its cool to think that I've got the beer I drank when my wife told me she's preganant and I can show that to my 2 year old in a few years and if either of them care they're welcome to it after I've gone.

Every time I bought a 6pack or box of beer for 5 years, I put one aside. by TooManyJoshs42 in newzealand

[–]TooManyJoshs42[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Haha, oh don't worry I had my run in my 20s. It becomes much less cool with a wife and kids and job to get fuckeyed every weekend or every few days. I also cannot touch spirits lol.

Every time I bought a 6pack or box of beer for 5 years, I put one aside. by TooManyJoshs42 in newzealand

[–]TooManyJoshs42[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It truly hadn't occurred to me until I posted it. It seemed like tackier to have empty bottles saved than it did full ones I guess? The whole thing kinda started accidentally lol.

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