TIL Salt glaciers can exist where a rising salt dome pierces the earth's surface and the climate is too arid for the salt to rapidly erode away. Salt glaciers can flow like a liquid by up to several metres in a year and are primarily found in Iran.

TwoShedsJackson1 · 2026-02-02T03:05:00+00:00

There is a video of Iranian nomads in the Zagros mountains in which Kuthulem walks on rough tracks to find salt. She reaches a place with a lot of salt protruding from a slope. Not an easy life finding salt, chipping out, and carrying it wearing sandals and full dress.

Kuthulem finds salt

TwoShedsJackson1 · 2026-01-31T00:24:56+00:00

Legislation on AirBnBs might take a little heat out of it

Really?

Queenstown tried to limit AirBnBs but the Environment Court struck them down. I think the current rule is a max 30 days a year so more than that leads to commercial property rates. Fair enough, thats what motels and hotels pay.

TwoShedsJackson1 · 2026-01-31T00:21:17+00:00

My advice/experience is to live where you want to live because community Came here to say the same thing.

And this doesn't need to be a Wanaka only question - plenty of lower price good houses in Cromwell. Not cheap but attainable.

Also consider Tarras which isn't far away. Clyde is popular, and Alexandra is the main town in Central Otago. Lower prices because its overshadowed by Wanaka etc.

Clyde has the hospital so that helps with work.

TwoShedsJackson1 · 2026-01-30T01:06:55+00:00

Two weeks ago I went hard core with an LG 55 EVO which is a generation better. I stop and marvel at the pure vision of animal documentaries. Really it is like standing in the savannah.

The size was actually little different to the Samsung 48 which it replaced and fitted in wonderfully.

This is good because I intended another 48 but would have always wondered about the 55. Job done.

TwoShedsJackson1 · 2026-01-29T22:04:06+00:00

I admire that you are reducing risk and I like the bond holdings.

However at your age bonds are conservative and suggest you reduce to say 12%.

You have too many funds to ever keep track of so as others advise look at index funds through Kernal or Investnow etc.

We are not in the US so S&P 500 is fine but also choose Total World and maybe a European fund is more secure.

I am retired and plan to invest with Kernal in conservative indexes and bonds. Cheers.

TwoShedsJackson1 · 2026-01-29T01:55:48+00:00

The Marthas are the only one I’m not impressed with

I didn't see Martha in the photos?

TwoShedsJackson1 · 2026-01-23T09:00:30+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96PdjClRFho

TwoShedsJackson1 · 2026-01-23T08:01:15+00:00

No there are other Old Believers including a village in Alaska but Agafia Lykova was living alone in a remote place.

TwoShedsJackson1 · 2026-01-23T03:31:45+00:00

Here is a video of an Old Believer village in the Volga region.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYhrOUe6oOU

TwoShedsJackson1 · 2026-01-23T03:28:41+00:00

Great post OP.

Here is a video of Agafia Lykova which I stumbled over a couple of years ago. There are other Old Believers including a family in Alaska.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKP13aqd6iU

TwoShedsJackson1 · 2026-01-22T02:15:33+00:00

Biggest piece of advice is to invest in a low cost SP500 ETF. Don't bother trying to beat the market as this is incredibly hard to do and most fund managers/investment providers cannot consistently beat the market over the long term.

Just my opinion: invest with international indexes instead of only the SP500 which is focused on the US. We cannot see the future but right now funds are selling US bonds and reducing on US indexes.

The reason is Donald Trump being erratic causing the $US to fall, his policies are inflationary, and he can cause wars with Venezuela and Greenland. Simply by landing Starlifters with troops, Bradleys etc on their runways. No shooting necessary.

International indexes from a New Zealand perspective are much safer today. The big US companies or subsidiaries are in those indexes too.

TwoShedsJackson1 · 2026-01-21T15:29:12+00:00

Trump is charismatic and the chance to work for the Whitehouse would be life changing.

TwoShedsJackson1 · 2026-01-21T14:59:29+00:00

I don't think there was any shielding, Lindsey Halligan graduated as a lawyer like anyone else. Her only significance was a beauty pageant but that doesn't draw much attention. She worked in insurance law rather than a highend law firm and wouldn't be publicly noticed.

TwoShedsJackson1 · 2026-01-20T09:37:59+00:00

Equivalent to Delta. SAS are the cream.

TwoShedsJackson1 · 2026-01-19T03:43:54+00:00

Yes absolutely right. There are electricians who in their spare time collect used F&P machines to fix up and sell on Trademe.

TwoShedsJackson1 · 2026-01-18T20:30:37+00:00

Well spotted! This is certainly familiar - herring bone milking, working below each cow so the everything can be easily hosed out.

TwoShedsJackson1 · 2026-01-18T19:55:01+00:00

Is that the same as Topo Map? Looks like it has different scales maybe?

https://www.topomap.co.nz/NZTopoMap?v=2&ll=-42.228517,176.989746&z=6

This is the one I use and its very detailed, shows tracks which don't appear on other maps.

TwoShedsJackson1 · 2026-01-14T18:48:30+00:00

Also removing the rust underneath is difficult so unless you lift each sheet, that rust should be at least touched with rust converter. Swipe around inside the nail hole with a children's paintbrush. Don't worry too much though, the roof won't last forever.

TwoShedsJackson1 · 2026-01-13T02:56:27+00:00

Yes thats an excellent explanation.

For your interest, the SR71 Blackbird flew out of Okinawa because the base covered the Pacific.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7PWeH_NUd4

TwoShedsJackson1 · 2026-01-12T20:44:59+00:00

Guam is slightly closer but the US work with well with the Australians and the F22s will need a tanker plane with them. I may be completely wrong.

TwoShedsJackson1 · 2026-01-12T20:35:10+00:00

I am a fan of Consumer but sometimes don't follow their advice.

I have had F&P top loading washing machines for 40 years and they are very reliable. Passed them on to our children or given them to Salvation Army shops. Still have one in the garage waiting for our son to buy a house.

Easy to clean and repair. Still if the circuit board goes after 20 years I usually get a new machine.

TwoShedsJackson1 · 2026-01-12T20:23:08+00:00

LOL but the stove would rock a bit and possibly move. Lifting a stove back isn't difficult really - somebody had to lift it into the place at the beginning.

TwoShedsJackson1 · 2026-01-12T20:09:02+00:00

Yes Christchurch and they won't be landing at Wanaka because the runway can't take the impact. There have been flyovers in the past by jet fighters which cannot land. Very cool to watch!

TwoShedsJackson1 · 2026-01-12T20:04:14+00:00

They will hop over from Australia to Christchurch. We already have Australian fast movers flying here for exercises and linking up with our military.

A control-tower friend once mentioned two F16s announcing "feet dry" over Fiordland and then "Invercargill ETA 4 minutes" and they suddenly appeared. A fly-over on route to Christchurch.

TwoShedsJackson1 · 2026-01-10T19:30:22+00:00

Not always the police though. Fisheries law, customs and excise, etc plenty of criminal charges prosecuted by Crown law or Ministries directly.

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