I agree that all the choices seem a bit bleak this year. Usually I'm fairly confident in my choice of which party to vote for and just need to educate myself on my local electorate candidates, but this year I've had to do more research to figure out which party I feel will serve NZ best as we move forward. Haven't voted yet, still need to research my local candidates.
Apondia Feb 28, 2023 at 11:22am In response to "Cyclone"
I had to look up the word cyclone to understand the storm you have been through. I'm glad your family came through it safely. When I was a teenager, a tornado came across the ridge where my aunt and I were in her home. Before it reached her home it jumped off the ridge and sailed into the valley below her house. We actually watched it go through the big window in her front room. It is the kind of devastation you never forget. Your family is blessed.
Now 4 dead and another storm hitting Auckland tonight. Very bad news. Also rained all day here in Taupo. Infrastructure damage is immense all over specially roads.
Much of the problem can be the bad way we designed, or maintained, the infrastructure or even where it was built. Massive storms, earthquakes, etc. have been happening for thousands of years. We're still learning how to build to survive nature. Maybe it's time to learn how to live with it instead.
Hope you and all those down there are safe and get back to being dry and comfortable soon.
Congratulations on retirement!! That's awesome. The pandemic has been difficult for everyone, I think. At least you won't need to be in the workforce for the remainder of it though.
I to am glad to hear your doing better. Out west were into the second day of spring, waiting for a major storm with lots of rain for LA and that area, but the high desert will be lucky if we get 1/2 inch of rain. Take the good with the bad.
So glad you found the real problem and are on the road to recovery. Here in Florida summer is on its way, kicking and screaming. We had a modestly warm February but now March has turned colder, 36 degrees F this morning.
As we enter the last month of Autumn we are experiencing warm days and nights but there is a lot of rain. Some areas in NZ are in danger of flooding. However it is nothing like the catastrophic floods of three months ago. For our family it never seems to rain on the home front but simply pours. One of our clients has just ceased trading. We distribute their Real Estate magazines once a fortnight and have been doing so for around 23 years. It is a big knock. We are now looking for alternatives and options, if any. We may need to wind up our circular distribution and that will be a shame after 25 years of being in the business. Morale is down but there is still hope. In addition to this one of our cats is ill and my wife has taken her to the vet. It appears an intestinal blockage. Cat's name is Patches and she is having tests and X rays as I write this. Am hoping for the best. So all doom and gloom here currently. Signing off for now.
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