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Looks awesome! Reminds me of some South Island batches (kiwi for holiday home) I've stayed in. Very cool!

Out with the old (left). In with the new (right). Now to set aside some time to actually make something 😅

Just got back from a 10 day visit to the in-laws in Aus... which means I get to go 2 varieties of tool heaven! (Total Tools and Sydney Tools) 😍 I was very restrained though and kept my haul to just these 3 items... Knipex Carpenter's Pincers (got a bunch of nail removal in my next project, so thought I would do it properly), Titebond 3 (my favourite wood glue, and no, sniffing it doesn't do anything), and some Makita splinter-guard for my 3m track saw rail... ...and therein lies a clue as to why I was so restrained in tool heaven... it was because I'd already blown my tool budget on a new track saw, and the new splinter guard is to calibrate the old track to the new saw... ...and I betrayed team teal to join ze Germans The Festool TS 60K. I decided to "upgrade" my Makita 40V cordless track saw to something with a bigger cut capacity, a little more refined, and with some extra features. Going from cordless to corded is a bit of a downgrade, but as 95% of my work happens in the garage and connected to a dust extractor, having a power cord is not a major.

My in My in-laws have a country house in the NSW Southern Highlands. Don't think I've ever visited there and NOT seen a Sydney Funnel-web or 2 😖

Also keen on one of the middle-grounders. If money magically appeared in my account today, the Fuel EXe would be my pick Either that or the new Cannondale Morterra Neo SL, which is a full power, but supposed to be the lightest.

+1 for Oakley Prizm lenses I have a set of Jade Iridium Prizms in my Oakley Airbrake MX goggles, which I use both dirt bike riding, or when I wear a full face on the MTB. My guess is the same would apply for their sunnies The way the Prizm lenses highlight the contours in the trail, is awesome. Here's a rough idea to the application of the different Prizm lenses. Based on this the Rose Iridium are the most versatile. As for actual MTB sunnies, I have some Adidas photochromatics, but I generally don't like wearing sunnies on bikes, so I use safety-squints in stead 😅

Yup, the MTB motivation struggle is real. The best option... leave Auckland! 😅 ...I kid, but there's truth in it. Places like Rotorua, Nelson, Queenstown, and my personal favourite Christchurch, have stronger MTB communities and more accessible trails. That said, my passion for MTB died when I lived in Christchurch. Not because of any issues previously stated, but because I was lazy and the port hills climbs were killer compared to my low-effort Spruit strolls 😅... so I got into dirt biking and had the time of my life. But when I moved to Auckland, that died too (and for similar reasons to AKL's MTB shortcomings). Trails were few-and-far between, often involved a 40min+ commute to them, weren't free, and riding there alone wasn't as fun. So what do I see as the solution in my case (besides convincing my wife to move to the South Island)... the "the answer may surprise you!" [Classic Clickbait Hook] ... it's an eBike! Now before you vloek and spit on the floor in disgust,.. hear me out. Woodhill is fun, but driving when my commute time there and back equates to my riding time, the effort doesn't seem worthwhile. But if I could ride them hills for 3-4hrs, and relishing the flowy descents, I may find the drive and $15/ride more palatable. Also nothing like anew toy to motivate one, haha! Sure, I could improve my fitness and ride longer on my current bike, but getting that time-in-the-saddle while life happens is not that easy, especially when Auckland lacks backyard trails... and I'm not about to go roadie!

This popped up on my FB feed this morning, as a "memory form 8 years ago" Can't believe it's been 8 years since I embarked on my NZ adventure. The photo depicts the novelty of being able to load my bike on a bus as I commute home form work in Christchurch (I was lazy and didn't want to ride up Huntsbury hill, haha) I hadn't bought a car yet, so buses and/or bikes were my means of getting around. Fun times, great memories... some nostalgia I need to hold on to and revisit when I start feeling bogged down by the daily grind.

At first I was about to say "why do you need a tax person, the IRD does all the work for you!", but the I read the second half, and yeah, a lot more complicated than my cookie-cutter tax I have some Saffer friends with financial interest still in SA. They're not hubbers, but I can reach out to them and see if they have any trusted consultants or smart advice.

Started watching Shogun last week. Pretty epic so far. Only downside is there's a fair amount of reading required, (unless one can understand Japanese). https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2788316/?ref_=ttep_ov_i

Wow! That is a thing of beauty!

You can do anything, if you just believe!

Started the Masters of the Air mini series (9 episodes) on the weekend. First 2 episodes are up on Apple TV. Executive Produced by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, and follows the 100th Bomb Group in their B17 Flying Fortresses as a sort of "next instalment" in the Band of Brothers and The Pacific mini series trilogy (not that that's an official thing). But yeah, pretty awesome so far! Highly recommend for anyone that loved the other 2 mini series.

I made something similar but for my 3D printer itself, and to use up tired old squash balls.

In a bit of a lull at the moment after I finished For All Mankind Season 4 and Slow Horses Season 3. My fillers are The Orville and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Easy watching and pretty entertaining. I'm also kinda surprised though that Disney+ hasn't removed Always Sunny from their catalogue as it's very un-PC 😅