Me Rug I Sty Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 The warehouse seems to entering the insurance market. Not into talking business and all that, but they've started selling pet insurance and now life insurance. They've sold travel insurance for years, but... It all seems weird to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoBear Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 It's not that weird outside of New Zealand, a lot of department stores and supermarket chains are part of the financial market. I guess in NZ it's never really been that successful and it's probably to do with size and the fact with insurance people tend to go with what they know, being who their parents were insured with etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoBear Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 (edited) Labour really learnt nothing from 2008. They're just going to alienate what voters they have left to go vote for the Greens. Basically, let's go in with no policies except "attack John Key". And I absolutely loathe John Key, but if that's the whole basis of your campaign, it's just childish and embarrassing. Although I did like this: Several of Goff's signs have been removed in his Mt Roskill electorate but he said that was what happened in election campaigns. "They've been very personal, they've chosen the ones with my photo on. Somebody suggested they might be adorning somebody's lounge wall and I thought well that's ok. But more likely its the back of the toilet door." Edited November 15, 2011 by JoBear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Ed_ Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 A bird pooed on my head yesterday. I felt a plop on my head and thought, "I really hope that was a raindrop." It wasn't a raindrop. Â But at least I was on my way home from work. If it had been in the morning, people would have been even more justified than usual in calling me shithead all day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoBear Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Fucking birds, no respect. Â I just saw that video of that helicopter crash. So intense. That pilot is lucky he didn't fall out onto the propellers or have them hit and kill anybody else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tacticalkat Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 It's meant to be good luck! Fuck knows why though. It doesn't feel like good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkshineskitty Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Copy and paste from Banter because I'm too lazy to retype: Â Fuck's sake- I've been at this flat a grand total of 4 days and already there's a shit ton of drama developing. The landlord might want to build a house in our backyard, we have to organise a tenancy agreement and bond (apparently they've just been living here without one), I might have to start paying an extra $25 dollars a week for water, and I just found out that the cat we have is actually being housed against the landlord's rules and he doesn't even know that its here, and he's very strict on a no-pets rule. Oh and we'll have to pay a bond too- so that's like $200 or something I'll have to take from my already dwindling savings account. It hasn't even been a freaking week ffs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Ed_ Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 I just saw that video of that helicopter crash. So intense. That pilot is lucky he didn't fall out onto the propellers or have them hit and kill anybody else. Yeah, it's incredible! Unbelievably lucky. Â It's meant to be good luck! Fuck knows why though. It doesn't feel like good luck. Haha, exactly! But at least it allowed me to use some awesome words in describing it today - dollop and plop, for example. Â Copy and paste from Banter because I'm too lazy to retype:Â Fuck's sake- I've been at this flat a grand total of 4 days and already there's a shit ton of drama developing. The landlord might want to build a house in our backyard, we have to organise a tenancy agreement and bond (apparently they've just been living here without one), I might have to start paying an extra $25 dollars a week for water, and I just found out that the cat we have is actually being housed against the landlord's rules and he doesn't even know that its here, and he's very strict on a no-pets rule. Oh and we'll have to pay a bond too- so that's like $200 or something I'll have to take from my already dwindling savings account. It hasn't even been a freaking week ffs! Sorry to hear that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkshineskitty Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Sorry to hear that! Â Ah thanks Ed, I always appreciate your listening ears (or reading eyes... whatever) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoBear Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 That sucks Kitty. I gotta pay a $1650 bond just for a room in my new flat. Still waiting for portion back from my old flat too. Â I really want to know if there will be online stream for election results overseas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Ed_ Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 I really want to know if there will be online stream for election results overseas! I hope you're able to see it somehow! Â The debate went pretty well at work tonight. From what I saw, Goff performed better. Key was flustered and kept saying "you had nine years - why didn't you do it then?", which is less valid now than it was in 2008. Â Oh, and Jon Johansson slammed Key when he said supplementary member had the same proportional representation as MMP. "That is flat out untrue!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkshineskitty Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 That sucks Kitty. I gotta pay a $1650 bond just for a room in my new flat. Still waiting for portion back from my old flat too. I really want to know if there will be online stream for election results overseas!  Woah snap.  Today one of my flatties was like 'I'm going to vote for John Key because he's better looking than Phil Goff.' My face was like: Sophie's choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Sammy! Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Phil Goff is very slowly earning my respect. Sure, leading the country might be a bit extreme but at least he's showing a bit more of a people person role now rather than an 'I hate John Key' role... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lensip max Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 Copy and paste from Banter because I'm too lazy to retype: Fuck's sake- I've been at this flat a grand total of 4 days and already there's a shit ton of drama developing. The landlord might want to build a house in our backyard, we have to organise a tenancy agreement and bond (apparently they've just been living here without one), I might have to start paying an extra $25 dollars a week for water, and I just found out that the cat we have is actually being housed against the landlord's rules and he doesn't even know that its here, and he's very strict on a no-pets rule. Oh and we'll have to pay a bond too- so that's like $200 or something I'll have to take from my already dwindling savings account. It hasn't even been a freaking week ffs! Oh oh oh this sounds sooo much like my first flat.  I ended up moving out because of all the issues, even though my flatmates were super cool. Poor you  That sucks Kitty. I gotta pay a $1650 bond just for a room in my new flat. Still waiting for portion back from my old flat too. is it a nice flat? Phil Goff is very slowly earning my respect. Sure, leading the country might be a bit extreme but at least he's showing a bit more of a people person role now rather than an 'I hate John Key' role...It might have partly been that the media haven't really been giving him much coverage, other than in an I hate John Key capacity, as well.  That being said, I went to the Labour party caucus thing the other year and Jim Anderton chided them for their whole anti-National, as opposed to pro-Labour, stance.  Does anyone else have issues with the referendum though? Like, the way it's advertised, it sounds like even if you want to keep MMP you're forced to vote for an alternative. I tried to find out more about that online, but all that happened is I learnt a bunch about said alternatives. Nor can I navigate the igovt site. Maybe this is just due to my untechyness though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkshineskitty Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 Does anyone else have issues with the referendum though? Like, the way it's advertised, it sounds like even if you want to keep MMP you're forced to vote for an alternative. I tried to find out more about that online, but all that happened is I learnt a bunch about said alternatives. Nor can I navigate the igovt site. Maybe this is just due to my untechyness though. Â You do, because it saves people having to go back to vote on a new system if they decide to ditch MMP, iirc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Me Rug I Sty Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 From what I heard, you vote whether you want mmp or not (and if not, what alternative), then if mmp is out, you vote between the two most popular alternatives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Sammy! Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 It might have partly been that the media haven't really been giving him much coverage, other than in an I hate John Key capacity, as well. That being said, I went to the Labour party caucus thing the other year and Jim Anderton chided them for their whole anti-National, as opposed to pro-Labour, stance. That just seems to be what politics is these days though in NZ. Someone proposes a new law and you've instantly got someone on an opposing party slagging off the idea. And yeah, I know the media aren't exactly the greatest source to trust in terms of getting the whole story, but they're all I've got! Does anyone else have issues with the referendum though? Like, the way it's advertised, it sounds like even if you want to keep MMP you're forced to vote for an alternative. I tried to find out more about that online, but all that happened is I learnt a bunch about said alternatives. Nor can I navigate the igovt site. Maybe this is just due to my untechyness though. Yeah, I had a problem with that. I want to keep MMP and will be voting it. However as for voting for an alternative, I don't feel a need to make it look like I possibly support another system because I don't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkshineskitty Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 That just seems to be what politics is these days though in NZ. Someone proposes a new law and you've instantly got someone on an opposing party slagging off the idea. They ain't called the 'Opposition' for nothing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Ed_ Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 Yeah, it is essentially their role in Parliament. But when the election campaign comes around they should really be talking up their own ideas, rather than talking down the government's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkshineskitty Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 Yeah, it is essentially their role in Parliament. But when the election campaign comes around they should really be talking up their own ideas, rather than talking down the government's. Yeah very much so. Government is so tiring, especially watching the US government. Its like as soon as any bill is proposed the other party jumps onto it like a ravenous tiger. It makes you just think 'if I were president, I would change the law to pass all these bills without needing a consensus... for the good of the country of course.' And then you realise that you're a dictator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoBear Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 The referendum voting paper says you can answer one question or both. I just wanted to keep MMP so only voted in part A. No point saying which alternative I prefer because I think all options are unsuitable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tacticalkat Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 The referendum voting paper says you can answer one question or both. I just wanted to keep MMP so only voted in part A. No point saying which alternative I prefer because I think all options are unsuitable. Yeah, me too! I love that they give you a GIGANTIC felt tip to do it in, like a normal pen wouldn't do the job properly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkshineskitty Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 I voted to keep MMP but I picked single transferable as my alternate because I read that experts believe its the most democratic. Although I think its also the most complicated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoBear Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 I fell asleep and woke up to John Bank's victory speech. WHY EPSOM! Also I didn't realise that Maggie Barry was going to win her electorate with such a huge margin. I really like Pita Sharples. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkshineskitty Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 I don't really have an opinion on Pita but I laughed how everyone on the TV3 panel suddenly injected all sorts of Maori into their speech when they had him on the screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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