lardyl

Time
Space
Freedom
Opportunity
Security

And the environment to exploit these.

All are better for us in NZ than they were in the UK.
For example, I have no commute, and before work I can walk kids to school past the park and the beach and look out onto the seaside as I do so. I feel safe doing this at any time of the day or night and am unlikely to have to step off the pavement to let anyone through. Could never do this back in Blighty.

bananalana

Not in NZ at mo but just wanted to say, I love this thread.

Reminds me why I love home so much - all the above reasons and many more.

And for the one who mentioned feijoas, thank you, I love joas and miss them!!!!

lardyl

there's a whole thread on them from way back when.......
love to pick the ones up that have rolled down our drive from the neighbour's garden - the ones that haven't been squished at least.

bananalana

When I was a kid, we had a couple of fiejoa trees in our backyard and my sister and I would eat them before they were even ready. Just pluck em off the tree and eat em, skins and all.

When I was in my mid 20's, the OH, child and I moved into a place in Napier that had a fiejoa tree int he yard and when they started growing, the first thing I did was go and sit under the tree on a sunny day stuffing my face with them

They are a seriously sexy fruit lol

lardyl

my OH hates em, and kids are 50:50. but then I love rhubarb without sugar, gooseberries, etc.
Did a bit of mowing work a few years ago and used to hate doing one lawn where they just left the lovely ripe ones in amongst the long grass - massive trees as well, a real waste

bananalana

Acually, I dont think my OH is that keen on them either - hes crazy though LOL. My kid won't eat them either, there is somethign wrong with her LMAO

Yea that is a waste!

kaihoe

Watching the grandkids turning brown as summer grinds on.
uncovering the hangi.
running down bloody possums.
Buying pork in the supermarket and taking it to the checkout girl with the scarf on her head.

love30stm

Couldn't you buy pork and take it too the checkout before??

bananalana

Yea, and why does the supermarket girl have a scarf on her head? Is it a gang bandanna?

luvwelly

Its so funny you said that, I want to record a Wellington CBD one before we leave..it's a sound I associate with my early days here living in a hotel in the CBD lol. I think we must be weird .
I don't know if they sound the same all over NZ but I really like the Wellington beep.

love30stm

Little things please little minds

lardyl

while greater fools look on......

which is why all of you "beep...beep...bink....bink...bink" aficianadoes get funny looks as you admire the sounds coming from the crossings or breakdance to the beat.

Having said that I reckon standing there pressing the button when there is no traffic about is just childish but so much fun

kaihoe

Biggest gang in the world !!!!

lardyl

I'd rather be wearing "that gang's" scarf than their vests

Bo-Jangles

Perhaps you ought to keep your nasty racist comments to yourself, I doubt you'll find much support here.