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....

If we win this, all off-season I will be saying "we could have won the damn thing if Jacobsen wasn't injured..."

Some one must have hacked his account as BSG would always scoff and laugh at those who did grand exits. Must be someone else.

Our illustrious founder of TheSilverFern.com got to witness his beloved Whangamata Rugby team win the Thames Valley premier comp for the first time in an age!

Dave Dillon got in on the coaching panel as he is back from Japan and while he isn't taking the credit it appears his influence certainly helped get them over the line.

@BartMan you must be chuffed!!!

@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.

@Chris-B said in Tasman v Waikato:

Pretty different Tasman pack from last season - only Makalio and Sione Havili were regulars last year.

Backline looks decent, but the most vulnerable Tasman team in several years.

WE’RE GOING TO FUCKING KILL YOUR LOT!!!

It’s mid afternoon and I’ve been drinking at the air port. I hope they let me board....

@Kirwan said in All Blacks Tests 2020:

Call his bluff. Lets see if NZR is all talk and no trousers.

Of course they are all talk.

@mariner4life said in NRL 2020:

@bayimports Jazz is a bit of a list clogger who gives it shit but isn't really good enough if we are to head up the table. Good squadie to plug a gap though.

I miss sneak's list appraisal. It would be interesting this year.

Wow. He hasn't logged on for a year now

@Kirwan said in All Blacks Tests 2020:

So pull out of the stupid thing and play the ABs in Mitre 10. Sorted.

THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS!

We will deal with the fallout next year

@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks Tests 2020:

Interesting that finish date is 12 December - that means Quarantine for Xmas for a lot of the ABs (some might get sent home early?)

I think they have cut a deal around returning quarantine so they won't be in a hotel over Christmas.

Rugby in the cricket season....

@Snowy said in Lockdown Check In:

@mariner4life said in Lockdown Check In:

The Mariner household has been turned upside down by the arrival of a 9 week old Blue Staffy named Winx. And it's as fucked as I feared. Like having another baby. But she's been ours for 48 hours and we already love her.

Doesn't take long aye. They are a nightmare to start with, but it doesn't take long for all of you to adapt. Be prepared to lose some shoes and things.

Picked up 3 geese yesterday to add to the ducks and chooks. Geese are pretty cool, stroppy, but cool. 2 of the 7 chooks are Orpingtons, just to go back a bit in the thread.

This is quite a diverse thread but I got an offer on my house today too. Rejected it, but will see what happens.

The world is still turning - feel for you guys where it isn't so much.

Real estate is going really well. We just got an offer on our hectare section we are subdividing off and we don't even have title yet. It was only word of mouth and there are more buyers than lots available it seems. Same with a farm down the road (a few k's mind you)where a bidding war started for his 8000sq sub and he wanted 400k and got 520! I expect it will be short lived but will try and make hay while the sunshines even those ours won't be as valuable as the bidding war section

@KiwiMurph said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:

@Hooroo by now ABs would have played all their home tests if the original schedule was followed (including Rugby Championship).

I'm excited for ABs - i'm really interested to see how the new coaching teams go for both ABs and Wallabies and i'm interested to see how the rookies in each team step up to international level.

and I will look forward to seeing all that too when it happens, I just am enjoying this greatly at the moment and haven't missed watching the AB's

@Duluth I know I keep banging on about this but we would have had 3 or 4 AB tests by now in normal times? I haven't missed them this year. I will miss the Ab's leaving the NPC though and it turning back into the dross we have experienced for the past couple of decades

@Bones said in Recipes, home grown goodness, BBQing and food stuff:

@MajorRage said in Recipes, home grown goodness, BBQing and food stuff:

@Bones Agree ... it looks fucking woeful.

Found the before photos.

Love the way you layered it the same way as Jamie

@Bones said in Recipes, home grown goodness, BBQing and food stuff:

@Hooroo hah it looked absolutely shit, doesn't do it justice!

Nice one mate. I can see what you have done and I fully appreciate that food photos don’t reflect the awesome
Flavour. Would definitely try that