Sheepsnana

Hate to say it: Supermarket work. It's lousy hours, lousy pay, and there's always a customer that you don't like. When you can serve someone in a supermarket with a smile, and treat them like you actually want them to come back, THEN you know you've got everything you can get from the job and that it is time to move on. I think it's an important stepping stone. But $7.49 /hour was nasty. Sadly, at the time (15yrs old), it seemed like good money.

When suits you?

Thanks to Mark for turning up.... :digH:

"Will you stop laughing and call me an ambulance?" "You're an ambulance!"

Help Nathan buy Firefly...

My neighbour has been borrowing my HDMI comp. screen for some business research, so I havn't been on to troll in a while. Back on page 248 was a mention to Lego and MineCraft. Try and find an old version of the Lego game "Rock Raiders". Well ahead of it's time. You don't have to call them fat. It's all the media's fault. Joe, about males not making sense: You will find that you will get along with females a lot better than males. It's not a bad thing, but you may find yourself wondering later on if a few more guy friends would have been nice. Work conversations will also be difficult, as the guys tend to discuss weekend sport. You don't have to like beer. You may try spirits when you're older and prefer something less cheap. Vodka can be a good start, mixed with orange juice. Don't start with Smirnoff. As for the loud and boisterous, some men didn't have a real father figure themselves, so they find it hard to relate to their children. Don't blame him. My dad was the same, we sat down and talked about it when I was about 16. It was a load off his back, to know that we could talk, and we've been great mates since :thup: And sorry, but your sister will probably not revert to her old self. It's normally a one way change.

As a church, isn't it a tax avoidance tactic? :smot:

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Looks Excellent Was this a photo that you edited? Just wondering about the green line in the background above his eye.

Is the Auckland trip still on?

I am aware of this, I am not sure that Jaxx was. What I was trying to say was, if he says he wants two $50 fish, he's not going to get very far.

I still have my original neons from my first tank. Very hardy. Personally, I think the store you get them from can determine if they are going to be hardy or not. One of my local stores looks after their fish, another is profit driven. You can see the difference in the fish before you buy them. (The ones that are still swimming are generally a better choice :slfg: )

Nope soz, mine are dudds. Worst $75 spent locally.

America has some MASSIVE oil reserves that they can't touch (Greenies, lol). Bush tried opening them up, when that failed, suddenly Iraq has WMDs.

I know they will breed. The importer does too. Which is why they aren't importing fish that are hard to sell on. As I said, if you have the dosh, go for it. It's the quantity orders that are the issue. Do you want 2, or 50? They're much more likely to import 50 at $50 than 2 at $50. See above for math. :roll: I'm not saying keep silent, I'm saying don't complain about this or that not being imported. If you want it, say "I want xxxxxx. I have $5000. Who's got it?"

Ask how much of the cost was delivery. There's the stinger.

Ok, so what do you expect from our importers? At the end of the day, they are not in it for the love of fish, for improving the stock availability in NZ, or to do any of us any favours. They are a business. Why should they fork out hundreds or possibly thousands to import a batch of fish, when they are only going to be able to sell a couple from that batch? And then the people who bought them will breed them, stick them on TM, and they won't be worth squat anymore. Here's a likely scenario: (prices are examples only) An importer gets 50 new fish in to the country, it cost the importer $10000. They try to sell the fish at $300 to help cover the importation costs. 2 people buy a pair each, and a 3rd buys 2 pairs (8 all up). That's $2400. Those people complain about the cost, but they want the fish. Many more just complain. The people who bought the fish then get them to breed. Yay! They then have surplus of said fish. They sell the young on TradeMe or via other means, for $150 each. Nice little profit for them. Meanwhile, the importer now has 42 fish that he has to stock, feed, etc. that won't sell, because everyone can get them cheaper elsewhere. He would have to drop his prices to $180 per fish just to break even, which is still above the current market rate. If you can fork out the dosh, go for it. Import the fish you love. But don't moan about importers. At the end of the day, why should they be stuck with the bill, when they are trying to run a business?

You'd be toast. :digH:

Have a look at how many people wrote Justin Beiber's Baby song vs Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody.

Might pay to check the fine print on the waterproof... Some manufacturers idea of waterproof is 1m for half an hour at a time, not half a metre permanently submerged.

Log in to the playstation store (internet connection required). Buy games. Download to PS3. Play games.

Running costs are much much lower. I got some 5050 SMDs that have turned to crap. inconsistant light levels, colours flickering, Why is it always the blue lights that blow first?!? :an!gry

That particular tree has Golden Queen and Blackboy peaches, White flesh nectarines, apricots, and a plum. Sadly the plum snapped off due to excessive wind (I see a bad comment regarding wind coming this way...) It is now much bigger (old photos) and I have had to prune it back this year. Budding works better than grafting, in my experience.

Lower levels are rootstock. But if you planted a few "tomatoes" amongst a line of peaches, the cops don't notice. Purely speculative, of course.

Got a WAKE THE DEAD fireworks pack from work. Gotta love staff rates.