YES!!!!! @NTA World famous in New Zealand!!!!! Excellent. Having that article published here in NZ is as good as having a passport. Welcome ashore...

https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/homed/latest/119143490/first-person-in-the-world-to-have-a-tesla-powerwall-battery-pays-less-than-50-cents-a-day-for-power

The Fern has a medalist in the World Masters Games!!!

Willie The Waiter just won Bronze Medal in the individual pursuit!!!

Congrats bro!!!!

@mariner4life said in RWC: All Blacks v Canada (Pool :

perhaps, if you are in danger of going fucking blind from playing rugby, you should give it away?

or just wear some goggles.

Oops! It's a loop

Just watching Star Wars again

19 fucking 77

George Lucas. That's just fucked how you nailed that bitch.

There are fuck all movies that don't date but this fucker doesn't.

Boozed by the way

Remember all those years ago when we joked around about Foster becoming coach.

Oh how we laughed....

@KiwiMurph said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):

These huas read the fern!

three times in the past week, about a couple of hours after a conversation on these threads, suddenly an article would appear.

@mariner4life said in Hello Boomer...:

@voodoo said in Hello Boomer...:

@mariner4life said in Hello Boomer...:

@No-Quarter totally works at NBL games

It does, but...

I'm a basketball guy through and through, played since I was 5 blah blah blah. And I still watch and follow the game.

BUT, there is no getting away from the fact that basketball fans at live games are by and large fcking weirdos. So many games I've been sitting there and feel like I'm at a Dungeons and Dragons Convention. It's a beautiful combination of family fun and a great night out for inbred couples.

where the fuck are you going to games?

Taipans, I heard.

Oh this is my favourite part!!!

'''The more educated you are in a field, the narrower your thinking becomes. I'm not hot on these academics...sitting on comfy chairs up on their hill. I've studied this subject for over 20 years, I know a little bit more than they do.'''

So Sam Cane is awesome!!!!

Prett cool to watch.

Not very cool this Tui catch a million thing. If someone crushed my little girl, I don't think I would care about the camera and just start laying into the fluffybunny.

I think they should just have two or three zones where the catch can be taken so that people can then choose to sit away from that carnage.

@Bovidae said in Sky TV:

Sky has offered free access to the Movie channels, SoHo etc which would normally cost the customer, in lieu of no live sport. While some sports-minded people might not care for that type of entertainment Sky would needed to have made the free sports offer before these alternative deals.

That's no help to those who already pay for those services.

@taniwharugby said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:

so 58 (48 confirmed, 10 probable) new cases today, but apparently this lower number likely due to the fact less tests done on Sunday (so 2 day lag in results now?)

2 in ICU, but stable, and the good bit is over 70 recovered.

The thing that annoys me in the total figure is that they include the recovered in that total.

@Kirwan said in Sky TV:

I just cancelled mine, and they replied pointing out that they gave me entertainment and soho for free as an alternative, are you sure?

So I think they are hemorrhaging subscribers.

I should have read your post first.

@shark said in Sky TV:

@Hooroo said in Sky TV:

@shark said in Sky TV:

@Hooroo said in Sky TV:

You can get a payment holiday on Sports ($31.99/month I think it is) until July 1. They aren't advertising it though. I just initiated it then with them through their 'Chat' facility as their call centre is not in operation until next week.

Yep, we've now taken a sport holiday and also burned one decoder. They were dicks about it, but to be fair, 10 days ago I made some suggestions re reduced fees, extra content etc and they didn't rise to the challenge so bye bye sports.

Yeah you actually lose sports, I thought it was a offer where you keep sports and watch replays and don't pay until July 1. It's not an offer at all, it's just a sports cancellation under their terms.

I thought that too initially. It's not really a special lock-down offer as it's something you can do at anytime isn't it? They're going to shed subscribers during this period like a sheepdog loses fur in the Sahara so you'd think they'd be a lot more flexible to keep people on the hook: much easier to offer something for less pro-actively and then get people paying again later, than to lose a subscriber completely and have to try and re-sign them. TBH if Food TV doesn't spin my wheels enough short-term, we may drop it altogether and then when sports start up again I'll just pay for the app and cast it.

That's the thing isn't it!! They are haemorrhaging customers and are doing nothing to help stem that. You would think they would offer sports for free while they don't have any live sports to show.

@shark said in Sky TV:

@Hooroo said in Sky TV:

You can get a payment holiday on Sports ($31.99/month I think it is) until July 1. They aren't advertising it though. I just initiated it then with them through their 'Chat' facility as their call centre is not in operation until next week.

Yep, we've now taken a sport holiday and also burned one decoder. They were dicks about it, but to be fair, 10 days ago I made some suggestions re reduced fees, extra content etc and they didn't rise to the challenge so bye bye sports.

Yeah you actually lose sports, I thought it was a offer where you keep sports and watch replays and don't pay until July 1. It's not an offer at all, it's just a sports cancellation under their terms.

@Smudge said in Lockdown Check In:

I'm in comms for a Govt agency so there's still plenty for us to do - for now at least - as we respond to legislative changes and engagement with industry etc.

Personally, it's all a little odd for me. I moved into my own place in the middle of February, which was timely, but it also means it's pretty much me (as I don't have a bubble buddy). Plenty of Skype calls for work means I'm not just talking to myself plus I'm doing a press up challenge with a bunch of guys so that gets me out of my chair - occasionally.

Also showing great displicine not to drink until Thursday nights at the very least...

What time of the day is this "Thursday Night" you speak of? I have made sure not to start before midday. Is that Thursday Night?

@taniwharugby said in Lockdown Check In:

Yes, this is another Covid thread.

SO how are people doing?

I expect some are still working through, some not.

As pointed out on other threads, there is going to be alot of mental struggles during and post this.

THings ticking over here, I'm at work (Haha) kids still asleep.

We have a Whats APp group set up for work, and we check in, give easch other a hard time in there, which is helpful.

Am doing alot more exercise than normal, but involving the kids as well, they seem to be enjoying it, although they are on devices alot more, but with nowhere to go, to be expected.

All in all, going well here, so far...

Going pretty well. Even on the farm I am feeling a little closed in. Doesn't help we have a bull that is taking a while to come right. Prick must be getting there though as he charged me this morning for the first time only for true-love to start laughing.

Working now though so into the daily length of skype conference calls.

@taniwharugby said in Covid-19 and keeping fit:

@nzzp fark, 10km!! HOw far does that take you?

about 10,000 metres, I imagine?

NPC any day of the week if it had the same players that Super Rugby had + AB's

@mariner4life said in Coronavirus - Australia:

Advantage of working from home? Lunchtime hoops with my boys. Working on my god awful shooting mechanics

That and wine with lunch.