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-2 this morning but a sunny day to com. Will have an interesting afternoon in that a friend who has been suffering from falling asleep without warning, even when driving. Has a name, of course, but not sure of it.
He has been getting treatment and now is at the stage of seeing if he can drive. As he needs to go to Oamaru this afternoon I have volunteered to go with him to ensure he is now capable of driving by himself.
I guess I will be quietly sitting there, ready to both yell at him and grab the steering wheel if necessary.
Interesting times.
Your narcoleptic friend will be a sitter for the latest (2024/25) compulsory vehicle technology. Went for a drive in a new Mitsubishi Triton a couple of weeks back. Along with a shopping list of “safety” crap, some useful, some less so is the Driver Monitoring System.
It involves a camera mounted just in front of the steering wheel column which takes photos & is connected to software capable of detecting when your eyes are not looking straight ahead at the road. This includes glances to the left or right & is probably the best reason ever to retain your present vehicle. The “pay attention” beeps will do your head in. If the ball & chain nagged me like that I’d get a divorce!
In short, I was distracted by the useless anti distraction devise.
Jeez
Surely you would not even consider buying a Mitsubishi vehicle
They have always been crap.
The Mirage has been one of their better models but that is discontinued now .
The engines still have a short life .
The Toyotas and Nissans have been lower quality since circa 2005 but still always way ahead of Mitz which have to offer 10 year warranty to sell.
Not aware of any other brand in NZ that offers that unless the newer Chinese ones do.
Mazda Toyota Nissan in that order now
or buy European if you like burning money
Or a Chrysler jeep if you are into self-loathing like white chicks with BAs in Art history.
I bought my vehicle in 2018 precisely because the new models coming up have too much gadgetry
either YOU are in control or you are not.
with these you are not
It is not true self drive so let the driver be in charge .
one or the other.
My mate bought a RAV4 recently and only 2 weeks in there a fire engine behind him .
As he tried to change lanes as per decades of actual experience the car resisted.
He soon self educated about turning off features
weve got 2 mitsi outlanders, fucking awsome cars and with the exception of a stone damaging a $600 sensor they havent cost us a cent beyond servicing and tyres. weve done over 350k km between the 2 of them.
Bought a new Mits in 1996 and was impressed with it and the service from the dealer.
I currently have a 2020 Mits and it’s a complete heap of shit.
Everything in, under and around the dash rattles.
The passenger door doesn’t fit properly with a wind whistle to prove it.
Asked the dealer to fix it several times but they insist it’s fine.
Hope they’ve spent my $ wisely. They won’t get any more.
I have an older Euro car. Has never been hugely problematic. And a shitload more fun to drive than 90% of Jappers.
I had a 1986 Audi 90. Brilliant car. 120k kms just by me.
Bought 2 more Audi and quality declined ,
Ditched the Audi A4 in 2008 and went back to Toyota.
…..”Surely you would not even consider buying a Mitsubishi vehicle”…..
They’ll prise the keys of my 2017 V8 70 series Land Cruiser out of my cold dead hands!
But good engines are being fucked slowly to death with anti pollution crap that has been bolted on to make them compliant. I wish I’d never sold my 2005 Cruiser. Had more guts than the V8. Sold it to a mate who watched the half million kilometres click over last month & it’s still going like a train.
I have a Rav4. The only thing on is the antiskid system. Don’t use most of the gimmicks, especially lane control.
You have got God on your side
so you are protected anyway !!!
just keep up your confession visits so your are pure of soul
💌👻👻🚔
My car has been blessed by a priest. True!
I hope this blessing had ROL’s Seal of Ecclesiastical Approval. Of late there have been a lot of fake benedictions offered by unqualified charlatans which promise God’s protections but are merely scams that channel the fees into sludge funds that provide rent boys for hard up priests.
Don’t be fooled by imitations! You can rely on ROL’s genuine blessings, supplications & indulgences sourced directly from His Holiness.
Being a good Eyetie (and Yarpie/kiwi) he has a hotline direct to Rome.
Papal favours in ecclesiastical abundance.
Preferential treatment- kind of like Maoris in NZ 🗡️🗡️👄🤣
I was talking to a DAF truck and bin truck driver the other day.
Prefers the older trucks.
Going through the Karangahape gorge, it keeps telling him that he is too close to either the edge or to the cliff, and screams look out, you are about to crash and puts the brakes on when a car comes around the corner. He figured out that you never take your foot off the accelerator pedal. That overcomes the braking system.
My newish Forester has that system along with lane warnings and cruise control that both steers and controls your speed. My favourite annoyance is when it’s driving and it beeps me for not staying in the lane. Overall it’s not too bad and I can switch it off if I want.
And what if YOU fall asleep , HP
Ah Crap !!!
Don’t watch any modern rugby, that will put you to sleep .
While the video refs walk back 6-10 phases of play
just to be sure, to be sure .
narcolepsy… or are you like vikey and youve forgot your mates name?
-2 here aswell, absolute cracker morning. tbh weve had the most nicest driest winter ive ever exp in my life. even nicer than south western australia, farmers here are having a dream run so far but im sure endless rain or a drought will shit over that at some stage!!!
Another reason to dump the front bench seat was to put the handbrake between the front bucket seats. A handy idea that saved a few lives.
You might find this elsewhere. It’s Hannity talking to Trump after Trump’s meeting with Putin.
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2180180029153598
Farming in Gore.
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1279726373538895
well, it will keep the health and safety Nazis at bay….
our tanks have 2 legs and wear onesies all day.
The company you keep.
Be careful, people become like the 10 people they spend most of their time with.
That explains a lot.
You told us you hang out with a lot of low libido menopausal women with bladder leakage issues.
Yes, but she had high heels on to reach the line!
Your new speed Camera’s.
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1236328001577089
Didn’t know the AA represented NZTA. I thought they looked after their members.
The AA became an insurance company back in the mid 1990s
about 30 years ago in the march through the institutions.
It is and has long been like the old Building societies that pretended to be there for members but lived High on the Hog with members money.
Fortunately we had R D Muldoon to sort that shit out and force the Building societies to change their ways
as he also correctly removed charity status from CORSO- a wellywood trough even in the 1970s .
AA
They are NOT
In it for you
A useful institution 60 years ago when shitty Brit cars were the norm and it was easy to lock your keys in the car; unlike modern remote keys .
After that camera operator got killed. I would have expected the operator to be enclosed in safety cage, crash hat, seatbelts, etc.
Don’t think car seats and belts are really designed for rear end crashes, maybe after the next on the person signing this off, or his estate will be sued!
So the Duck’s replacement to Ireland is an Angela Hassan-Sharp
it is almost impossible to find anything on her. Assuming they/it is a her.
That is a distinct Muzzie name.
I dont think the Irish, the actual Irish, would be keen for more Muzzies in their country when they have had shit dumped on them in the last few decades (and for centuries before) including recent try-hard You Cranians and queer Indian as PM.
Check out ‘Ethnic leadership in New Zealand’s public sector – current and future’ on youtube.She starts speaking at about 2min in – says she emigrated to NZ in 2001 – looks African.
Too much arm waving for me to be bothered listening to her.
Thanks for that.
Yep yep that is a globalist for sure
to be sure
to be sure (just practicing the Oirish)
I’m sure after the gay Indian PM and the North African invasion the Irish will love this … NOT.
I understand who a Muzzie is but I prefer to call them Slimes.
Muzzrats is my preferred option. There are similarities with rats: invasive, breed rapidly, and destroy everything they infest.
Seems a slow news day.
Might find a reason to smile here:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VVpbu49dFoU
bout time actions have consequences, and not just wet bus tickets.
im all for the right to protest but not to impede business and inflict financial damage.
the protestors and the banner/ organisation they represent need to be liable for any costs incurred and lost production.
the stupid climate retards that glue themselves to roads, hikois and harbour bridge closures etc end up costing millions in lost productivity, same with the coal clowns in the gondala thing the other week.
hold em in jail until the costs are paid back in full… dont like it, find a better, more sensible way to protest ya fucking morons.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360800896/greenpeace-activists-block-talleys-trawler-nelson-port-protest
Those boats will be catching hoki at the moment. That is a midwater fishery —ie. the nets are not going along the sea floor.
So using Greenpeace logic that means all fishing should be banned. Idiots !!!
A knife will fix that problem!
Cut the wankers climbing rope. End of problem!
“Dear Agony Aunt. I am a teenage adolescent & whenever I see pictures of naked women I get an erection. Am I unusual?”…
“Dear Christine. Yes.”
Dear Christine, do you still live in that village in Masterton?
There are friends there you have yet to meet.
I will introduce you.
Southland Boy
Hopefully this eventuates. Its needed here too. ( Self defense and gun owner ship)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/self-defence-expert-calls-for-rethink-on-gun-laws-after-melbourne-crime-surge-5901154?
People tend to forget this in their rabid Russia Phobia….
https://www.rt.com/news/623431-clinton-promised-putin-consider-nato-membership/
Free speech
https://rcr.media/episodes/steph-martin-free-speech-union-stakeholder-relations-manager-free-speech-under-pressure-covid-mandates-academic-freedom/
One fo SB. cool
https://www.facebook.com/reel/31008702795410055
Well I thought it was funny enough to send to someone I know : )
ha ha ha
A copy of one of Redbaiter’s latest X posts.
” As boys, Christopher Luxon & John Key both expressed an ambition to be Prime Minister.
Ancient Greek philosopher Plato said those who actively seek power are often the least suited to wield it. Saying the best leaders are those driven by a sense of duty rather than personal ambition.
Nats leadership is beset by the rumour that it is only the ever decreasing possibility of an improving economy that is keeping Luxon at the helm.
Two ambitious contenders are jostling to replace him. Chris Bishop and John Key’s protégé Nicola Willis.
You can see that ambition in their appearance as they struggle to keep it hidden.
Whispers are that Willis has a slight lead over Bishop.
If National dump Luxon it might mean there is hope for the party. If they replace him with Bishop or Willis its proof there is none. ”
Agree with Redbaiter –replacing with Willis or Bishop would be a disaster. Willis would definitely be worse than Luxon.
But I still think Luxon has to go.
If willis goes to the top job we may get a better finance minister and she could run rings around chippy compared to nude nut . So i’m on the fence whether we would be worse off than now. As for bish he seems as thick as pig shit and an easy target like nude nut.
Any luck, Bayly might get the job. Then the shit will fly.
like your matt king fantasy itll never happen.
nats are fucked, they dont select the best for the job just the biggest cocksucker.
So clever dick, who do you think should have the job?
While I agree about the nats please don’t tell me huff and puff peters.
They are screwed
the country is screwed .
with or without any of these 3.
it has slid too far this century
keys being an important ingredient in its decline.
(everything he mumbled was bullshit incl catching up to Australia by 2025; then inviting the Maori party into office when there was no need, setting NZ on a collision course; pumping up mass immigration but no houses (all deliberate
, all for the banks to lend more $$ on inflated house prices but get more real interest )
in hindsight a far worse and damaging PM than helen clark who opposed UNDRIP, too much carbon stuff, too much maori control; johnny keys embraced all that shit as a traitor.
Willyless appalling finance record should preclude her from cabinet – worse than anything Bayly or Melissa Lee ever did .
but notional are wayward and fucked in the head enough to promote her after near 2 years of abysmal failure .
get boosted bishop has been a bag of hot air all his life. The last 22 months no different. Everything is an announcement.
so, how much does redbaiter really know ?
……”how much does redbaiter really know ?”……
Not much but that’s never stopped him from offering his two bob’s worth on everything.
There’s always 3 fingers pointing back.
Try pointing and you will see what I mean.
Weddy’s found a fwiend! 🙂
Explaining Multi jabbers.
Having their 5th shot. Oh, the irony.
https://www.facebook.com/reel/637566522249507
It’s all about convenience-
https://x.com/2ETEKA/status/1959081575418929608
Some interesting replies to Holyhekatuiteka 𝕏 here too:—-
https://nitter.net/2ETEKA/status/1959081575418929608
Would not be surprised if there is a total tie up with the RUC plus more GPS and then the “save your life” emergency activated location by the police to find suicidal homicidal manic people.
So many way they are systematically digitalizing us, all “for your good & safety”, for the good of the collective community, as they will declare it all being “safe & effective”.
Access to your smart phone, to the bank accounts, what could go wrong, ghosts tapping etc..
Don’t put your account access on your cellphone and if you do use 2 factor ID.
Because mocking vegans is always fun:
https://europeanconservative.com/articles/commentary/people-have-lost-their-appetite-for-veganism/
It has become so dangerous, an arrestable offence:—-
….. “We love bacon” …..
…… prohibits the use of ‘threatening or abusive words or behavior, or disorderly behavior’ within ‘the hearing or sight of a person likely to be caused harassment, alarm, or distress thereby.’” …..
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/08/u_k_coppers_arrest_man_for_saying_we_love_bacon.html
To bear in mind, vegans like trans will also perceive that they could also be an easily offended minority.
After all they will claim that their eating habits are saving the planet.
I love how people say, “Oh, I don’t eat meat…..I’m a vegan”…….
…….Instead of just admitting that they have an eating disorder.
It’s a free world, and it’s their choice, isn’t it?
If you look back at the past, some communities never had access to meat or very little meat.
Rice was a staple for many. Fish or seafood wasn’t always included, and even bird life.
Of course there are still the nutters like Genter and co around.
^ loser that takes every joke seriously
You might be surprised how much TVP you have eaten in all those meat pies of the past.
In the late 70s some dogooder group (probably Lions or Jaycees) that my boss was tied up in had a last minute cancellation on a trip to Petone to view the latest in general production techniques. It was a Friday & not much was happening so I was offered a day on full pay to take part. As you will well know the Hutt was a centre of small/medium industry in those days.
One of the visits was to a Gracefiield site where in one of the old Nissen buildings some outfit had set up a massive extruder to process the agar seaweed which was collected along the Wellington/Wairarapa coastline. The cooked seaweed went in & was processed into some sort of sterile jelly used for growing tissue cultures.
I got talking to the very knowledgeable coot who was running the outfit & he filled me in on the various uses for extruders in the food racket. Instance Jellychicken with TV ads that conjured up visions of chicken breasts being carved & fitted in the can for the cat. In reality the scungy moggy was eating whole laid out poultry, feathers guts & all that had been killed & then fed through the extruder with the resultant pulp cooked in the can in landed in. The only waste was the nails on the feet where some Political Science graduate guillotined the feet off the carcases .They were turned into fertiliser.
The extruders were used on deep sea fishing boats where inferior fish was minced to make fish fingers. Frames & heads went for fishmeal. It was also the way Ricebubbles were produced. I have no doubt that a fair bit of offal was processed for the piemakers in the same way.
It gave me a whole new outlook on food & what happened to it on the trip to the table. Meat pies were scratched from the menu at Chez Nasska.
Not aware that anything like that was used in meat pies but sure in fish fingers and stuff like that.
Meat pies are and have mostly been good value food.
Possibly because meat pies were covered by regulation.
Every now and then, the Health Department. both Govt. and local would go out among the dairies and buy pies for testing.
The legislation specified what a meat pie was and how much filling it must have, and how much meat protein the filling must contain as a percentage of the filling. 4% was the rule.
Now, apart from putting in nearly all meat that was a high target, and is basically inedible as such.
When you include other fillings such as starch, etc, that makes up the meat mix. 3 % was mostly the norm.
But you got pinged if you didn’t meet the 4% that the farmers wanted. ( yep, like flour subsidies and all the rest, it was farmer-driven to sell more poor cows.)
The test was supposed to be of meat protein, but neither bunch of consumer-hating nazis would ever test for that, as the test was way too expensive.
So that protein was made up by using TVP or Textured Vegetable Protein. Much cheaper and did the job.
Of course, that was made from soy and made into bits that looked and were flavoured by meat. I suspect there were some that used that exclusively. Big Guys.
So its likely most of you have been eating that vegie portion control without even knowing. You can be sure other companies make products using the TVP appropriate for that product.
Lucy Connelly, UK free speech political prisoner was told she could get 5 years
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjRZOmsNvS4
Lucy Connoly EXPOSES Keir Starmer’s DIRTY Tricks on Live TV!
New Zealand rich listers looking to profit from others’ misfortune?
https://pjmedia.com/victoria-taft/2025/08/23/land-grab-in-california-foreign-shell-companies-are-buying-up-swaths-of-land-incinerated-by-firestorms-n4942963