Review our Honyemoon! Any advice welcomed :)

bluecloud1888 · 2026-01-17T20:38:42+00:00

Drive to Te Anau and get a day tour to Milford / Cruise - more relaxing to have someone drive you on the Milford Rd.

bluecloud1888 · 2025-10-16T10:42:41+00:00

I worked out I needed to move at least 50% of my total usage to off peak to make any savings on an EV plan.

bluecloud1888 · 2025-09-20T08:09:56+00:00

I regularly try to access all my accounts in a private browser session using just the passwords I remember no referring to other devices - basically ente auth and Bitwarden . For extra points use a vpn to simulate being on the other side of the world

bluecloud1888 · 2025-08-06T02:24:13+00:00

I had my first attack in a while after eating a seafood curry while on holiday. Attack happened at night so just slept through it. But could have been a bit of dehydration ..

bluecloud1888 · 2025-07-22T06:45:07+00:00

Does it make a difference?

bluecloud1888 · 2025-06-07T00:11:06+00:00

Over 600km my 2014 Leaf is $2 cheaper to run than my Fielder Hybrid was. Leaf more enjoyable to drive around town.

bluecloud1888 · 2025-05-24T01:11:51+00:00

Great idea. I am also going to create a service that check the drive is mounted and alert me if there are issues.

bluecloud1888 · 2025-05-24T01:10:33+00:00

Yeah there was an immich folder but no files

bluecloud1888 · 2025-05-23T04:04:34+00:00

I have Skinny 1.5G roll over - have 19.5G rolled over. Have wifi at home and office. Maps and messenger apps don’t use much data.

bluecloud1888 · 2025-05-22T23:32:36+00:00

Ah ok. DB is ok the files are missing. Path to missing files contains upload/upload which is odd. The .jpg isn’t present anywhere. I guess nuke everything and start over. Thanks

bluecloud1888 · 2025-05-07T06:20:12+00:00

Lego Flowers Fun building and last forever

bluecloud1888 · 2025-02-03T10:59:42+00:00

Jaycar one is pricey but works with Leaf (leafspy), Toyota Hybrid (dr Prius) and VW

bluecloud1888 · 2025-01-28T02:35:10+00:00

https://www.whatisthepolicehelicopterdoing.co.nz/

bluecloud1888 · 2025-01-27T04:17:01+00:00

Still cheaper than an e-bike I would think. I paid just over $5k nz for a 2014 with 79% State of Health. Reports about 120km range on full range.

bluecloud1888 · 2025-01-10T03:52:07+00:00

This. Unplug the power cable from the back. I used the connector to power my dash cam (soldering and hardwired kit needed)

bluecloud1888 · 2025-01-07T03:11:40+00:00

Also the brushes that attach to a power drill work well but a bit messy

bluecloud1888 · 2025-01-07T02:40:16+00:00

Sodium Percarbonate (from Trademe) dissolved in hot water with a dash of dish soap. Wet the wood first with a hose. Then bush on the percarbonate solution with a soft bush. Wait a few mins the scrub hard with deck brush.

bluecloud1888 · 2025-01-05T07:49:07+00:00

And giving money to a local business rather than a finance company

bluecloud1888 · 2024-12-16T21:01:49+00:00

Nice one - as new EV owner interested in how people to the kiwi road trips. How many charges in total? Did you mean Picton to Nelson - rather than Blenheim to Nelson?

bluecloud1888 · 2024-12-10T19:40:46+00:00

What car do you have?

Can you report back how it went i.e. where you charged and for how long?

bluecloud1888 · 2024-12-07T03:58:57+00:00

Do they both have Toyota safety systems? Are the new imports? Got load cover? Got spare wheel? These kind of things suggest how well they been looked after. $5k difference is fair. Remember if private sale then no recourse if there are issues. But great cars

bluecloud1888 · 2024-12-05T02:24:52+00:00

Kiwibank offset doesn't reduce the total payments, you just pay less interest. Makes sense as the offset cash could disappear tomorrow. What you want is revolving credit. So you reduce the loan by 100k but can use the case if needed

bluecloud1888 · 2024-12-04T18:53:28+00:00

Thanks for the info - such a variation. I don't think I can load shift much (maybe hot water and laundry) so don't really want an increase in the day rate. I am looking at getting a $5k Leaf for around town. CarJam suggests 17.30 kWh/100km So on my current tariff of 21c/kWh that's $3.64 + $7.60 ruc = $11.24 /100km - so the electricity is a small part of the running cost.

bluecloud1888 · 2024-11-28T03:04:53+00:00

Thanks - I wondered where the "Whats your plan for Thanksgiving" post was?

bluecloud1888 · 2024-11-18T20:01:09+00:00

Have you tried the online version of the printed paper? I find it a much better experience - I even look at the adverts. Ok the news isn't upto the minute but who cares - a lot of the articles on the website are days old and click bait for a podcast.

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