Scottish Mist

This week, New Zealand entered a strict national lockdown after a single case of Covid-19 emerged. The pandemic gives, the pandemic wins.

Since the announcement of confinement, around twenty additional cases have appeared. The virus had been circulating for a few weeks, in a largely unvaccinated population. It turns out that the Covid risk has…[Read more]

Kiwi’s missing Trump…. like the rest of us.

But can we get back to New Zeeland’s covid problem and not live in the “Trump years” ?

What kiwi fail to point out was ………Jenny McGee (nurse) never paid UK…. moan about low pay and then took a job in the  Caribbean. (tax free job).

Can you see a theme here 

I have the feeling if kiwi was on the Titanic and saw an iceberg about the hit the ship………he’d say:  there no need to worry global warming will take care of that !!!

And that’s where New Zeeland is right now…… about to be hit by a wave of covid while there government looks the other way and plays it down.

New Zealand was involved in Vietnam.

https://nzhistory.govt.nz/war/vietnam-war#:~:text=More%20than%203000%20New%20Zealand,service%20and%20187%20were%20wounded.

And Afghanistan

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/nz-troops-to-leave-afghanistan-after-20-years-10-nz-lives-lost/KWRNDEAA6VDN4TIOQHNEBF3ZEM/

Lets see how New Zealand compares to the UK…[Read more]

66.65 million live in the UK

328.2 million live in the USA

4.917 million live in NZ

In one day in March the UK vaccinated  844k  people.

At the same time the USA were doing 4 million per day.

Now lets look at NZ…[Read more]

The UK got nothing to do with New Zealand piss poor  vaccination rate.

New Zealand intake of refugees from Afghanistan will increase risk of an outbreak.  Pressure from the Americans means New Zealand will take far more than the 37 claimed by Prime Minister Jacinda Arder…[Read more]

Your post would read  better if it was typed in decent English.

Depends on where you live H 

Never knock an idea just cos its old. 

Net curtains can be life savers if you live on a bus route, near open ground or hi rise living.   In the summer they keep insects and noisy parkers out.

Ok…. it seems a few people don’t really understand this subject 

Let’s start with the older men dating younger women thingy.  Mostly its those with more money than sense and never really had to earn it.  Some never had children or were absent while they were growing up.  Boris Johnson a good example using nannies  & packing his kids off…[Read more]

Well Roz its a mix of neoliberalism

And Thatcherism.

These policy were aim at the rich.  For those not part of the 1% of millionaires it was a bit of a bugger.  On the one hand people loved cheap overseas goods being imported. On the other the…[Read more]

I’ve found the one for me 

For 12k I’m so having this 

Roz its a great little stalking car too 

They cant hear you coming 

But on a more serious note: running costs are everything with cars.  Most people do less than 50 miles a week and sit alone in there over priced tinned boxes with wheels.

My boat uses a small methanol fuel cell for power generation.  There no reason you coul…[Read more]

Let me sweeten the deal 

120 euros road tax

5 euros per electric recharge or less

So lets say you fully charge it 7 days per week:

35 euros + 2.5 euros for tax… that’s under 40 euros per week to keep 

If you can find a cheaper car to keep… let me know