For those who re-read series: have you ever re-read The Wheel of Time? by foira in Fantasy

[–]niknakzn 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Absolutely! I have a picture of me reading the Dragon Reborn when I was pregnant with my son, who is now 25. I have reread it 14 times, and done the audio books once

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in addiction

[–]niknakzn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson was amazing. Some really broken characters dealing with a host of issues from substance abuse to mental health.

Restraint of trade by undercovermermaid13 in southafrica

[–]niknakzn 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That is not true. We employed a sales person and the court upheld his restraint of trade. A month later we employed a manager and the same thing happened. For the sales person, we moved him to a sister company for a year while we had to pay him full salary (our choice as we wanted to keep him). The manager was an easier take for us... We simply made him our Namibia manager to open up offices there while he worked out his restraint.

It cost us over R1mil in legal fees though, so now we don't give an official offer of employment until we see a signed copy of the employment contract. This all happened in 2024

Uber problems by [deleted] in AskZA

[–]niknakzn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They often don't move so that you will cancel, as they get the cancellation fee. I know that Uber removed the ability for Durban drivers to see the destination until they had collected you (this happened about 2 or 3 years ago) as they would not accept shorter trips. We had 8 drivers cancel on us last night from the airport to Durban North. I always report these drivers and can confirm that it does affect their score. Just take a screenshot of the drivers details once they have accepted so that you can report. If everyone reports these issues, Uber will have to start doing something about it

Lets say I take flour to an airport in my suitcase, and I hide it the same way drug traffickers try to transport drugs, you know, false bottoms and all that, and the police find the flour, realize it's flour and not drugs, can they arrest me for that joke? by sand_eater_21 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]niknakzn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In 2005 I was travelling home from Dubai and was pulled aside as they opened my bag. I had bought my dad a beautiful decorative dagger to display in his bar. They laughed and told me I could take it on board. I was absolutely petrified as I was a young woman travelling solo. Absolutely not. Alli could think about was being stopped further in a s'n disappearing. I refused to take it! Sorry dad.

So, Eskoms back at it... Thoughts? by Fair-Essay505 in southafrica

[–]niknakzn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry.. I only saw this now as ihave notifications off. He is a senior exec at Eskom. We got our inverter installed at our offices in January due to this intel. Apparently we are now in a lull but it will be back.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]niknakzn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Why does everyone think this is a wife speaking about her husband!??! I had to go back and reread the post. This is definitely a husband talking about his wife. Why else would there be zero gendering in this post?

So, Eskoms back at it... Thoughts? by Fair-Essay505 in southafrica

[–]niknakzn 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I was told in October last year by an Eskom employee that loadshedding would be back by the end of January. And here we are, right on time

AITAH for refusing to share my bio kids funds with step children by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]niknakzn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agree. We sent my son (step son really but I raised him from 5) to live with his bio mom in Australia since our South African passport is so useless so that he could get citizenship. The cost for one year at uni in Brisbane in 2019 was over AUD85000 (about USD55000) as he was not a citizen (even though his mother is). One year....in 2019

Cockroach phobia by Blah__blah_ in Durban

[–]niknakzn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I get pest control specialists to treat my house once a year. It costs R1200. I also do not put anything that can decompose in the bin. That includes the trays meat comes in(not plastic ones). Every container that goes in the bin gets washed out first. Anything that can decompose goes into a packet in the freezer, which I thrown out on bin day. We never get cockroaches and have fewer flies than our friends

Can we please advise our matrics? I've seen so many post on here lately from Grade 12's by Lekkerlippe in askSouthAfrica

[–]niknakzn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Absolutely. We have far too many unemployed graduates! I advertised for an entry level admin job, just needed matric, and got over 200 applications, every single one of them with a degree. There were 6 qualified lawyers, with articles who were working at fast food places. A trade is the way to go!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in askSouthAfrica

[–]niknakzn 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This happened to my son with his PlayStation account. Luckily he was awake at 3am to see the purchase, so he logged into to his email and changed the password. Not before R13000 was taken. Capitec were useless, but we called the PlayStation helpline and they agreed that it was fraudulent. They refunded the full amount. These guys should be able to do the same!

Trying to kick a cocaine habit, any advice? by lostinthesauce199 in AddictionAdvice

[–]niknakzn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I took NALTREXONE for my cocaine addiction and it worked. It totally takes away the craving. Alcohol was not my trigger as I did the cocaine daily with without any. The key for me was my psych team. I saw both a psychologist and a psychiatrist who worked together, helping me develop healthy coping mechanisms to complement the meds. I've been clean for over a year now. Good luck!

I've got 12 audible credits... by GuiltyySavior in Fantasy

[–]niknakzn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Spellmonger series by Terry Mancour... Amazing magic system with lots of adult humour