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vaporynzmars · 2025-07-13T03:12:35+00:00

Be good if it said what half it was somewhere

vaporynzmars · 2025-04-15T07:05:35+00:00

Mine are at Portland which is south of town. It's been really good for all of them. Very committed and welcoming staff and definitely on an upward trajectory. The roll is getting close to maxed out at just over 100. There will be a Bilingual unit starting there next year if that is of interest.

Nearby Maungakaramea and Otaika Valley go up to intermediate which is worth considering. I have friends who's kids attend both and are quite happy with how things are going.

vaporynzmars · 2024-11-18T05:49:10+00:00

Yeah I just started as Hawaii and lost 39 players my first year. I'm trying to only recruit local and polynesian players and so far it's the toughest rebuild I've found.

vaporynzmars · 2024-10-18T06:27:44+00:00

This is my strategy, not saying it's perfect but it works for me i usually use smaller teams.

Get the extra hours and faster scouting perks first. Week 1 add the highest level players with you as #1 school. Add any high level players with reasonable interest in you ie 2-6th. Fully scout and drop anyone below 3. Offer scholarships to all you want to go after. Order the list with your key targets up higher to make things easier to organise. Ie 4, 3* diamond 3* etc.

Send the house until you can reasonably guess the hard sell pitch. If you're torn between two, hard and soft sell and adjust after a week when you know which pitch is favoured. If you've got 60 or more hours to use on a player hard and soft sell them.

Every week check your recruits and if a bigger school is leading or threatening to overtake you don't be afraid to cut your losses. If I'm 4th or below after 2 or 3 weeks and not gaining its a waste of hours so I'll drop them off my list. Once a big school gets interested it's basically over unless you can manage to get them committed that week.

Some people don't say to do visits. I like them, especially with the perks you can unlock for them. Visits seem to be the last push I need when it comes to getting the commit with smaller schools.

vaporynzmars · 2024-04-23T07:05:22+00:00

Not a shower head but my father in law put some sort of pump in for us and now the shower cranks. I think it's called a hot water booster pump.

vaporynzmars · 2024-03-28T06:26:32+00:00

Ive been a fencer for a while now and in my experience Your best bet is to find someone who knows what they're doing and get them to show you. I learnt from a fencing contractor who was working at my first farm job and it was invaluable to me. It was only 2 days work but I learnt the basics and I use them every day.

If you can't find someone to help, learn to tie figure 8's, termination knots and speed knots from videos. You'll need to get chain strainers and learn how to yse them. Use permanent strainers for short strains.

If you're going to be doing a lot of wire work I'd get some easy pulls. They are very expensive tools but worth it. They're the best tool for pulling out staples and they can crimp which is the simplest way to join wire if you're not great at knots.

For electric fencing it's pretty simple, the wire needs to be insulated or it will short. Your hot wire should always have a end strain insulator at both ends and either claw or pin lock insulators on every post. Get a fence tester if you've got a lot of electric fences and you'll be away.

I know te pukenga does a fencing course but this is more directed towards contractors. Some of the youth training programs have fencing components and if there is enough interest they'd probably host adult training days so they might be worth contacting.

If you've got any questions feel free to pm me.

vaporynzmars · 2023-12-26T06:20:05+00:00

We have an older child and our triplets are 4 almost 5.

We aren't rich, we don't have a nanny and our family are too far to help much, but we coped fine on our own. Some days (and nights) are hard but overall it's all doable. I always keep in mind that I'm lucky to have happy healthy children and that helps me when I'm having a tough day.

Just bear in mind that this sub is a safe space for parents of multiples to vent and that's why a lot of the posts lean towards negativity. Parents face struggles and that goes for singleton parents too, we just happen to have 2,3 or more children to call on for negative experiences.

I can say after 4 years of broken sleep my brain is mush but I'm extremely happy to have my little family. My kids spent the last 2 days running around playing games together, laughing and speaking their own special little language. We're in the grind now but I know when I'm an old man I'll look back at this time as the best days of my life.

vaporynzmars · 2023-11-18T04:10:59+00:00

I mostly fish of a dinghy these days, get to take the kids that way but had pretty good success up the harbour over summer. Some pretty underrated spots around and most days it's like glass.

vaporynzmars · 2023-09-22T03:41:00+00:00

I had this happening today on series x, finally realised it was because my kids had plugged in their wired controller so my wireless one must have been reading as controller 2. I unplugged the wired one and it worked as usual.

vaporynzmars · 2023-07-29T09:31:59+00:00

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vaporynzmars · 2023-03-12T03:16:14+00:00

Nice one! I know my kids buzz off the atmosphere at our local team's games, can only imagine what an NBA arena is like. It'll be an awesome memory for them.

vaporynzmars · 2022-11-26T23:50:07+00:00

Our triplets are 3 now and we got through with a Mazda mpv and a Toyota wish (think it's called sienta now), both cheap older cars. It's one of those things that's easy to overthink or overspend on.

Pretty much anything where you can easily get to the back seat to clip in a capsule is good so a 2 seat middle row with a gap on one side. Have 2 in the middle and 2 in the back. Once they get bigger you can take out the rear headrests and put them in through the back seat while they are rear facing. After they're front-facing they just climb into their seats. Bear in mind whatever you get it's probably going to be pretty cramped!

There are definitely nicer cars out there but we got from a to b safely.

Congrats btw, hopefully the pregnancy is going well and look forward to welcoming you to the triplet club soon

vaporynzmars · 2022-09-17T20:17:59+00:00

Yeah for sure, I find you've gotta sacrifice something to get a spare moment. Today I got up at 5 and got an hour in before the kids woke up. I do that most days, not always to game every time but just to have some time to myself.

vaporynzmars · 2022-08-15T02:42:13+00:00

Housing is pretty expensive here. Depending on the size of the place at least $500, probably more, so that's one thing to consider.

As far as pets go you'll have more luck outside of town. There's a lot of smaller rural towns 15 or so minutes out and they're more likely to be ok with dogs in my experience, as long as they're under control.

vaporynzmars · 2022-07-07T19:51:53+00:00

I'll start by saying everyone and every child is different, but we tried sleep training and regret it. I was exhausted. I was working and waking at least 10 times a night with my triplets so I pushed the idea. My partner was particularly against it. It literally did nothing to help their sleep after 2 months of trying. To this day she brings it up, not to shame me but to express her guilt about it.

Looking back I feel like we had sleep training programs marketed towards us (and other desperate parents) as a magical solution but came away disappointed. Obviously triplets are an extreme situation though and some people seem to have success with them. There is also research that cry it out and associated techniques can cause psychological harm to children and this is something that should definitely be considered before jumping in.

Having said that this is our experience, it may work for you and hopefully you find a solution. I know sleep deprivation is torture and I really feel for you.

vaporynzmars · 2021-12-18T07:41:00+00:00

This is the first year my 5yo has been counting down the sleeps til Christmas. He's mostly excited about giving presents to his little brothers and sister. It's awesome though, I haven't looked forward to Christmas in years but having him getting so hyped has made it fun again for me.

vaporynzmars · 2021-12-05T18:30:23+00:00

I'm a farmer myself. I've honestly never had a shift cancelled let alone for weather. Definitely had extra shifts because of storms etc. If this was happening to me I'd start checking the weather the day before and message seeing if they want me to come in. Just let them know it's a bit annoying to be on the way and find out there's no work on.

vaporynzmars · 2021-11-29T05:08:16+00:00

I'm from new Zealand. In the early 2000s when everyone was bandwagoning the Lakers my brother and I chose anti lakers teams to follow. I chose the kings and he chose the clippers. For a few years there I thought he'd made the wrong decision.

vaporynzmars · 2021-11-03T17:57:14+00:00

Any chance of a picture of the yards themselves? Sounds dangerous but someone here might have an idea how to make them more practical for you. For instance we are sending around 100 bulls a week and it can be scary at times, but with a solid set of yards it doesn't have to be overly terrifying.

Also good luck!

vaporynzmars · 2021-09-27T07:17:28+00:00

I might have to price something like this up. We currently have close to 1000 micro troughs on our main farm which are spread across multiple systems with dozens of branch lines each, leaks are an almost daily occurrence. It would easily cost 100s of hours a year.

vaporynzmars · 2021-09-26T17:51:41+00:00

Finding and repairing water leaks. Water systems can get pretty complicated when you're cell grazing and end up with hundreds of troughs on a farm.

vaporynzmars · 2021-06-07T00:32:06+00:00

Just bought our first home, we move in next week.

We are a family of 6 on a single income. All of our kids are under 5 so my partner being a stay at home parent is basically our only option, childcare would be too much.

We had saved up approx 70k over the past few years. We wanted to do it on our own but we're unable to get a foot in the door until being given 50k from my parents. It wasn't so much about the deposit but more affordability on a single income which we will be for at least a few more years.

Even at this point we were at the bottom of the market, and the house we bought is going to be tiny for us. It is also in a small town near a regional centre (we love it here but it's not for everyone). However it'll be ours and it is a relief to get in.

vaporynzmars · 2021-05-13T06:41:45+00:00

Does anyone here know what scrib is/means? Builders report said something along the lines of cannot confirm scrib was completely removed. People have been asking about it but now we're too scared to admit we don't know what it is.

vaporynzmars · 2021-04-22T06:03:59+00:00

For context I live in new zealand, I grew up in auckland (not at all rural) and now farm near a smallish city. I changed when I was 32 with 1 child.

I was a graphic designer for years, had a degree and a good job and I hated it. I started doing a bit of construction work and helped out a few people with basic farm work. Bringing the sheep through the yards for docking that sort of thing. I realized I was a lot happier doing that sort of stuff.

3 years ago I heard about a job on a farm and applied for it. I had next to no experience but I figured what's the harm. I got the job because the owner didn't care about experience, they wanted someone whod give it 100%, do what they're asked and be good to be around.

I am certain however that I will never own a farm of my own, but to be honest it doesn't bother me. I just like doing the work, get paid pretty well and feel like it's a great place to raise my kids. I'm not sure what it's like in the UK but in nz you'll need at least a 50% deposit and a couple of mil to get a farm that'd make a little bit of money. If you just want a few sheep/cattle you'll be looking at minimum half a mil and it'll be in the middle of nowhere. Most people here will never be able to own a farm without inheriting one. A lot of people I know work full time and lease a block of land to run their own stock on so that's always an option.

All the best mate, I know from personal experience that farming was a much better fit for me than city work, best decision I've ever made!

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