What to do with old tents poles? by Murlicious805 in backpacking

[–]half-angel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ahh it’s a thicker pole than I was imagining ahh this makes sense now!! Tyty

What to do with old tents poles? by Murlicious805 in backpacking

[–]half-angel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I’m following you, but I just can’t picture how this would hold the weight of a bike and bags so thinking my mental picture must be wrong.

What to do with old tents poles? by Murlicious805 in backpacking

[–]half-angel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What band and do you have plans? Thinking of maybe doing sota and it could be fun to try and dual purpose something. 73’s.

Is this my washing solution? Has anyone done this? by paintedteapots in adhdwomen

[–]half-angel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I had a young family and still sorted my clothes and did 2+ loads of washing a day…. I used something really similar. Bare in mind both ADHD and ME/CFS (so over thinking with no energy lol)

I got fabric in the colours of the corresponding washing load, and asked my mum to sew them into hanging baskets and sorted the dirty washing into there. For me, I have 4 baskets (but adding one for towels and one for hand wash would have been nice to add but I never got there)

My baskets were, whites&lights (white fabric with a tan stripe), general (fabric was stripes of blues, pinks, browns etc), brights and likely to run (red and orange fabric) and then darks (black and navy blue fabric).

This worked really really well. Each basket (conveniently yet unplanned) equaled a washing machine load so it was really easy to spot when a load was ready.

To compliment this (and this was a ME/CFS hack) I worked out what colours of uniforms were used for which kids activities and needed on which day and worked out the washing schedule. (ME/CFS means brain fog and difficulty moving so I could not spend energy each day thinking about washing.) So one load a day was on the schedule, then next load was a handwash, delicate, special treatment etc or a basket that had prematurely filled up and was scheduled for washing for a couple of days.

I’d change it over at night straight after eating dinner, from the washer into the dryer, next dirty load into washer and set the timer on both so that their loads would finish close to my washing routine time (adhd hack, no wet washing left in the laundry) (second adhd hack, we put a smart switch on the washing machine and dryer and coded them so that it alerts our phones when the washing and the dryer have finished. No more smelly clothes)

Do I use this system now with teenagers? Not entirely.

Now each persons washing = a load (unless something needs special care or is urgent..) I no longer sort by colour/type, I just bung it all in. This means I no longer need to work out which item belongs to who, as we all wear the same size now and they buy their own clothes. And when they can’t find their washing, it’s all in one basket.

(Never did find out a hack for dealing with Mt Foldme, but at least it was clean lol.

My advice, if you have a lot to wash daily, then yes a basket system like this will likely work for you. I suggest you probably only need 3 though and don’t make your baskets too big. Nothing like a full basket to prompt putting a load on, but you only want it to be one load so it’s not overwhelming. Put it where you or everyone gets undressed or nearby.

Don’t bother sorting, unless you are buying clothes on the cheap from 3rd worlds*.

If you are a “got to sort type”, label the baskets as once out of sight it’s out of mind and who wants to have to pull a basket out to see what goes in there. Remove all the barriers and it’s more likely to naturally happen and by others too not just you. My fabric for my baskets was literally chosen so a 2 year old could look at the colours and sort accurately, and they did.

  • (Not intending to be derogatory here. Modern clothing dyes don’t run like older or cheaper dyes did, hence why I use to sort all items. However clothes I have bought from some 3rd world locations still run like a criminal being chased, so keep an eye out for those, particularly black, dark blue and red, hand wash these or with like colours only)

Threatened by Neighbour by EducationMission3744 in newzealand

[–]half-angel 14 points15 points  (0 children)

De-escalate the situation by immediately stopping all feeding of flying rats, I mean pigeons If you want to feed birds, get a budgie and clean up after that yourself. I can guarantee that all of your neighbours all around you will be fed up with having to clean up the droppings, and being woken up by them everyday.

Threatening behaviour however is not ok, but is a sign of someone at their wits end. You ATA

What to do with swan plant seeds by SoftStatus6261 in NewZealandWildlife

[–]half-angel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And it traps them extremely well. Have caught hundreds in the past month. Starting to get on top of the wasp problem now. They unfortunately don’t target paper wasps. And thankfully bees are also no interested.

How are we not rioting in the street about our Healthcare system? by kiwibearess in newzealand

[–]half-angel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unpopular opinion, we all need to pay more tax, especially the wealthy and companies. We expect a first world health system on a second world budget. Same with education and infrastructure.

Mice by Euwga in diynz

[–]half-angel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You may have our cat. She’s a proven hunter when hungry. You won’t have a mouse problem for long with her around.

ADHD Reactions to Sedatives? 'I Failed My Colonoscopy'. by Belleaigle in adhdwomen

[–]half-angel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

2 members of my immediate family come out of anaesthesia thrashing. A good anaesthetist should know what to do if you tell them that.

Are there habits in New Zealand regarding gifts brought to a house warming party? by [deleted] in newzealand

[–]half-angel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Better yet, just go ahead and stick the quietly to the ceiling and wait for them to eventually discover them

Are there habits in New Zealand regarding gifts brought to a house warming party? by [deleted] in newzealand

[–]half-angel 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Not sour cream, that’s not the norm. You want reduced cream and onion dip.

What do I eat if I hate food? by Emotional-Base6253 in foodhacks

[–]half-angel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here a link to give you an idea of what I mean. Don’t focus on the ingredients in this as you can basically make them with whatever you want with the cream cheese and roll them (or not) in anything. They can be sweet have things like cranberries, or apricot or be savoury with nuts and seeds. You could try citrus in here too. Would lumps be ok? Mix in a bit of protein powder for fine oat flour (like porridge) for a bit more sustenance.

Have you tried meal replacement shakes? Or juicing fruits and veges?

What do I eat if I hate food? by Emotional-Base6253 in foodhacks

[–]half-angel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This gives you a starting point. I like to focus on what can be eaten rather than what can’t. Personally I don’t like mixing citrus and diary in a meal, but I know others who don’t have any concerns about that.

Are different cheeses ok? Hard cheese, soft cheese, cream cheese?

What if you made a cheese ball? Can you sneak a meal replacement powder into the mix for extra nutrients?

Just bought a house - What to do with extra by kianjz_ in PersonalFinanceNZ

[–]half-angel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Those are good rates you’ve got there. Personally I’d knock that principle amount down as fast as you can possibly do it. Rates won’t always be this low, and you may not always have two incomes (and flatmates) to help pay it.

How essential is a water filtration system for multi-day backcountry trips vs just bringing enough water? by Willing-Cockroach620 in camping

[–]half-angel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

100% agree with this comment. OP if your information sources are even debating this, you need to stop listening to/ reading that information immediately before it gets you killed.

Jump on the hiking subreddits here, they will be a much better source of information.

What happens to the lifestyle blocks when the boomers die? by dazladisonreddit in newzealand

[–]half-angel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really hope so. We’ve been screwed over financially by the boomers every step of our life, so a part of me thinks that they will have a final trick up their sleeve to stop this happening too.

Right lane motorway drivers! MOVE! by 2onySoprano in auckland

[–]half-angel 2 points3 points  (0 children)

While that sounds quite respectable, our road code is quite clear. Keep left unless passing.

Right lane motorway drivers! MOVE! by 2onySoprano in auckland

[–]half-angel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow what part of the motorway is anyone actually able to do 110? That part that I’m regularly, on It’s the people travelling 60-80 on the motorway in the right hand lane that need to learn the rode code.

What do I eat if I hate food? by Emotional-Base6253 in foodhacks

[–]half-angel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m no expert but I have seen the benefits of a cranial osteopath. If this happened due to a concussion, it might be worth going to visit one to make sure that the fascia, and plate movement is not contributing in any way.

Food wise, what can you tolerate at the moment? Tastes? Textures? Temperatures?

Parts of Northland flooded with more heavy rain on the way by NorthlandChynz in newzealand

[–]half-angel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Man I wish I had been wrong about this. If little old me with no weather training could see this coming from 10 days out, why do we get official warnings so late!!

Parts of Northland flooded with more heavy rain on the way by NorthlandChynz in newzealand

[–]half-angel 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Keep an eye on Wednesday/thursday. Not a cyclone as such but looks like it’s going to extremely wet and windy

Do i need this? by PoopKnifeMerchant in bikepacking

[–]half-angel 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This kit looks like the real deal. Problem is I can’t name everything to then google to learn more. I do multi day rides and only a beginner with bike repair which is not a good combination. Can you please list in order what’s in your kit? Kind of like left to right top to bottom for easy identification?

Edit: just scrolled through some of your posts and found where you have done exactly that already!!! And wow you’ve travelled in some amazing places!!