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Lynx

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See...I told you the geeks...I mean smart people would know.
Geeks are people who are REALLY into their hobbies, but can masquerade as normal people.

Unfortunately I am a nerd. There is no hope of a nerd passing as a normal person. :geek:
 

Subhumanoidal

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Did you try the second link?
By the way, such tech question are usually best posted in the User2User Tech forums, rather than hopping through threads asking.
The other link takes you to an older version of it. How well it works at this point isn't easy to say. Some have had success with it, others not so much.
And there never was an iPhone option, only Android, Mac and Windows 10 or older. I'm not sure which the link is for, I think Android though.
 

Cameron143

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Geeks are people who are REALLY into their hobbies, but can masquerade as normal people.

Unfortunately I am a nerd. There is no hope of a nerd passing as a normal person. :geek:
Don't give up just yet. I occasionally think you are normal.
 

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Lanolin

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Crime wise.. it's ok here.. it's always had an underground extensive drug culture and prostitution happening out of sight, but not the raiding and gang violence so much.
we've been having problems in Aucks Im wondering how much longer will be here for as theres so much waste and rubbish being produced ppl just dont really care anymore. Its becoming toxic. Its due for a big cleanup soon. Were you in the chch earthquake?
Im thinking it may be like Pompei if rangitoto blows. It's supposedly dormant...but those who live here never really believe that.
 

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we've been having problems in Aucks Im wondering how much longer will be here for as theres so much waste and rubbish being produced ppl just dont really care anymore. Its becoming toxic. Its due for a big cleanup soon. Were you in the chch earthquake?
Im thinking it may be like Pompei if rangitoto blows. It's supposedly dormant...but those who live here never really believe that.
Yeah, in 2011 I was in the middle of town at the Cathedral Square. I was with other staff supporting over 100 people who have intellectual disabilities.

The floor starting moving like a surfboard and there was rumbling and crashing. I was at the bottom of a four storey building. I was about to take a group of 5 out to swimming and at the top of the one of clients having a manic episode.. the earthquake hit.

The building beside us was glass and was shattering over the road beside us. We had an evacuation point behind our building that was covered in rubble. We evacuated to the nearby park, then to Hagley Park where it was raining and we had to get a tarpulin under cover. We got into large tents there. Then we were evacuated to Burnside High School and stayed over night. My family didn't know where I was cos my cell phone was out of charge and the service was choked up.

One of the staff managed to get every one's key contacts and contact people over time so the next morning I could get picked up by my brother.
 

Lanolin

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Yeah, in 2011 I was in the middle of town at the Cathedral Square. I was with other staff supporting over 100 people who have intellectual disabilities.

The floor starting moving like a surfboard and there was rumbling and crashing. I was at the bottom of a four storey building. I was about to take a group of 5 out to swimming and at the top of the one of clients having a manic episode.. the earthquake hit.

The building beside us was glass and was shattering over the road beside us. We had an evacuation point behind our building that was covered in rubble. We evacuated to the nearby park, then to Hagley Park where it was raining and we had to get a tarpulin under cover. We got into large tents there. Then we were evacuated to Burnside High School and stayed over night. My family didn't know where I was cos my cell phone was out of charge and the service was choked up.

One of the staff managed to get every one's key contacts and contact people over time so the next morning I could get picked up by my brother.
My bro was at a medical conference. I think he stayed in Hagley park too. I was working at the library when it happened and we saw it on the tv, I txted my brother are you in chch? He was but assured me he was ok and caught the next flight out. It was a big shock but the first one was a bit of a miracle that everyone survived as they were safe in their beds.

aucks is reaching capacity remember we were behind with longer lockdowns during pandemic. Its still going round. A lot of older schools are not fit for purpose anymore and we have big leaky building problems. Motorways are always clogged during rush hour, and nothing is being done to stop imports of cars though people now realise electric vehicles are only really good as buggies and lime scooters. However when it rains which it so often does, oil slicks and stormwater overflows are polluting the harbour.
Its more likely a volcanic eruption here than an earthquake. Or landslides and floods thanks to development. The beaches are not so clean anymore, and many tourists dont respect the place.
I paint a not so pretty picture, on a good day its fine though

apart from the scabies epidemic in south Auckland.
We're just thankful our rates havent gone sky high. Our mayor though...we should pray for him. He's outspoken. Oh and election year. Though I dont usually talk about politics but every three years we're like whos it gonna be. After all those 'rain events' that flooded the people down stream from me. Its scary driving in a car wen there's flash flooding. Last month we planted more natives beside the river.

Today I got hailed on driving down a hill near the creek. I couldnt stop as was going down the hill. Psalm 91 helps! Thank you Lord
 

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If my people who are called by my name, humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their evil ways; then I shall hear from Heaven and I shall forgive their sin and will heal their land.

2 Chronicles 7:14
 

wattie

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My bro was at a medical conference. I think he stayed in Hagley park too. I was working at the library when it happened and we saw it on the tv, I txted my brother are you in chch? He was but assured me he was ok and caught the next flight out. It was a big shock but the first one was a bit of a miracle that everyone survived as they were safe in their beds.

aucks is reaching capacity remember we were behind with longer lockdowns during pandemic. Its still going round. A lot of older schools are not fit for purpose anymore and we have big leaky building problems. Motorways are always clogged during rush hour, and nothing is being done to stop imports of cars though people now realise electric vehicles are only really good as buggies and lime scooters. However when it rains which it so often does, oil slicks and stormwater overflows are polluting the harbour.
Its more likely a volcanic eruption here than an earthquake. Or landslides and floods thanks to development. The beaches are not so clean anymore, and many tourists dont respect the place.
I paint a not so pretty picture, on a good day its fine though

apart from the scabies epidemic in south Auckland.
We're just thankful our rates havent gone sky high. Our mayor though...we should pray for him. He's outspoken. Oh and election year. Though I dont usually talk about politics but every three years we're like whos it gonna be. After all those 'rain events' that flooded the people down stream from me. Its scary driving in a car wen there's flash flooding. Last month we planted more natives beside the river.

Today I got hailed on driving down a hill near the creek. I couldnt stop as was going down the hill. Psalm 91 helps! Thank you Lord
Planting natives? I work at the city council plant nursery here. We get bulk amounts of plants ready for the river, roadside and parks.
 

Lanolin

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Planting natives? I work at the city council plant nursery here. We get bulk amounts of plants ready for the river, roadside and parks.
Do you also work in the botanic garden?
I would have liked to work at the auckland one but its too far away from where I live.
A neighbour of mine sourced and grew a thousand natives plants for our riverside planting. Then we have community planting day every year ...so far done 3 years. The natives need to be specific to the area though, what natives do you grow?
we have kauri dieback here thanks to phytophera. There was a rahui on bushwalks that I think its lifted now. Here its cabbage trees and flax and kowhai mainly because its a bit of an estuary area. We have lots of pukeko and makutu
 

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Do you also work in the botanic garden?
I would have liked to work at the auckland one but its too far away from where I live.
A neighbour of mine sourced and grew a thousand natives plants for our riverside planting. Then we have community planting day every year ...so far done 3 years. The natives need to be specific to the area though, what natives do you grow?
we have kauri dieback here thanks to phytophera. There was a rahui on bushwalks that I think its lifted now. Here its cabbage trees and flax and kowhai mainly because its a bit of an estuary area. We have lots of pukeko and makutu
I'm doing flax at the moment... Digging it up, washing it, cutting it and potting it.

In spring and summer we will be doing poa cita and Hebe among other little plants. We plant the flax and little ones small. We lay them down in grids and they get picked up the next winter time

I don't work at the botanic gardens, but some people get to deliver there on a rare occasion. The site is in Harewood near Willowbank
 

Lanolin

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I'm doing flax at the moment... Digging it up, washing it, cutting it and potting it.

In spring and summer we will be doing poa cita and Hebe among other little plants. We plant the flax and little ones small. We lay them down in grids and they get picked up the next winter time
you up early
lol
I want to learn flax weaving have one in my backyard though it hasnt flowered yet. Its harakeke the big swamp one not the mountain one. Kowhai are out here and the tuis love them, I would love more kowhai around out area such a beautiful tree
Also tree fuschia and pohutakawa
Im not sure what can grow that far south, Aucks is zone 9 so it would be too cold for many of the natives we grow up here down in chch. Can you grow kakabeak, clematis and chatham island forget-me-not?
what kind of hebes do you grow?
 

wattie

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you up early
lol
I want to learn flax weaving have one in my backyard though it hasnt flowered yet. Its harakeke the big swamp one not the mountain one. Kowhai are out here and the tuis love them, I would love more kowhai around out area such a beautiful tree
Also tree fuschia and pohutakawa
Im not sure what can grow that far south, Aucks is zone 9 so it would be too cold for many of the natives we grow up here down in chch. Can you grow kakabeak, clematis and chatham island forget-me-not?
what kind of hebes do you grow?
Yeah I had a sore stomach ready to get up at 4 am. Tried to sleep after getting up.. couldn't.. so up now :)

Anyway, the Flax im potting is Phormium Tenax.. dunno if that is Harakeke.. I think it is. It's got long orange roots and quite tough. We can grow forget-me-nots.. but I don't think they are Chatam Island ones. Not sure about the kakabeak and clematis.

I'm a labourer.. I don't do the propegating and seeding.. so don't select what plants to plant. I'm doing the digging, washing, cutting and potting. I'm trying to learn the native trees at the moment from the work library.
 

Lanolin

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Yeah I had a sore stomach ready to get up at 4 am. Tried to sleep after getting up.. couldn't.. so up now :)

Anyway, the Flax im potting is Phormium Tenax.. dunno if that is Harakeke.. I think it is. It's got long orange roots and quite tough. We can grow forget-me-nots.. but I don't think they are Chatam Island ones. Not sure about the kakabeak and clematis.

I'm a labourer.. I don't do the propegating and seeding.. so don't select what plants to plant. I'm doing the digging, washing, cutting and potting. I'm trying to learn the native trees at the moment from the work library.
you have a work library? I need a library job!
Andrew Crowes books are good.
Harakeke is the maori name for flax. I am hoping to get down the South Island again, thinking of Nelson or Marlborough where there is sun. What is the soil like in your area? Here its clay and mud lol
I have forget-me nots in my garden but could never grow the chatham island ones. tHey need special conditions
I was thinking how I need to get into the garden again now we have a fine day up here
 

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you have a work library? I need a library job!
Andrew Crowes books are good.
Harakeke is the maori name for flax. I am hoping to get down the South Island again, thinking of Nelson or Marlborough where there is sun. What is the soil like in your area? Here its clay and mud lol
I have forget-me nots in my garden but could never grow the chatham island ones. tHey need special conditions
I was thinking how I need to get into the garden again now we have a fine day up here
Soil here is quite good.. but if you go by the port hills it's rocky and clay like. We get good sunshine hours here. Not as much as Nelson but not far off it. Because it was originally swamp here ..if it gets wet the ground can get boggy..but it is the garden city..so it's good soil.
 

Lanolin

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I need to get to the South Island again, or anywhere out of aucks.
Can you pray for those making their escape. Or maybe if enough people leave, aucks will be livable again.

socially, its babylon
some parts are like sodom and gomorrah. Though where to go, or what to do, I have no idea.

a lot of people hate aucklanders and call us jafas.
 

wattie

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I need to get to the South Island again, or anywhere out of aucks.
Can you pray for those making their escape. Or maybe if enough people leave, aucks will be livable again.

socially, its babylon
some parts are like sodom and gomorrah. Though where to go, or what to do, I have no idea.

a lot of people hate aucklanders and call us jafas.
Sure I can pray for you all. I've got a friend in Auckland who owns the law firm Chan & Co. In Greendale. He is from Hong Kong but been in NZ since he was 10. Grew up in CHCH.. studied here then went to Auckland . I've been to Auckland a number of times to see him. I found Auckland to be a nice city with the harbour there and good bays nearby...but spend so much time just driving to get to places.

Chch... nothing is really far away. Drive for 40 minutes and you are mostly out of CHCH.

But yeah.. the problem with CHCH is like I said with the drug culture and prostitution..altho you don't really see it.

Nelson and Marlborough would be ideal for Aucklanders. Still got the good weather but not as busy as CHCH. A couple of my cousins live in Nelson and my dad grew up there.
 

Lanolin

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Sure I can pray for you all. I've got a friend in Auckland who owns the law firm Chan & Co. In Greendale. He is from Hong Kong but been in NZ since he was 10. Grew up in CHCH.. studied here then went to Auckland . I've been to Auckland a number of times to see him. I found Auckland to be a nice city with the harbour there and good bays nearby...but spend so much time just driving to get to places.

Chch... nothing is really far away. Drive for 40 minutes and you are mostly out of CHCH.

But yeah.. the problem with CHCH is like I said with the drug culture and prostitution..altho you don't really see it.

Nelson and Marlborough would be ideal for Aucklanders. Still got the good weather but not as busy as CHCH. A couple of my cousins live in Nelson and my dad grew up there.
huh no relation to me, no lawyers in my immediate family. One cousin did study law but he didnt end up practising it.
btw its not Greendale! Its Greenlane.

Greenlane...boulevard of cars.
 

Lanolin

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Marlborough garden tour - have you been on that?
 

wattie

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Marlborough garden tour - have you been on that?
No, I want to visit my cuzzies there. They say to come up and I keep not making a plan to go up and missing them.

I went on a Beach Mission to Nelson with Campus Crusade for Christ in 2004. Then again end of 2005.