eagleeyedtiger 3d ago • 100%
I did the the unthinkable this week and threw out a whole lot of the accumulated boxes from things we've bought in the last six years.
I remember thinking "Never know when I might need that again". Well, I need the space instead now!
Also you know you're getting older when you can appreciate a nice, sturdy cardboard box of quality
eagleeyedtiger 3d ago • 100%
Sadly I don't think my children would fall for it.. I've tried the "Who can be quiet the longest" and it never worked!
eagleeyedtiger 1w ago • 100%
Good luck whatever you decide! I've been looking on and off for awhile to replace our Prius, but there's barely anything that grabs my interest locally that is 6+ seats, hybrid and with a lot of space. It's either 10+ year old Nissan Serena's or expensive late model Toyota Highlanders or Sante Fe's and nothing in between here in the Waikato.
eagleeyedtiger 1w ago • 100%
Any particular make/model you were thinking of getting?
eagleeyedtiger 1w ago • 100%
I wish everyone wore more colours. Winter is the worse for this, everyone is in dark colours and it's so depressing.
eagleeyedtiger 1w ago • 100%
Never bought new, but for the same reason I always buy through a second hand dealers due to having an avenue like the motor vehicle disputes tribunal and CGA - if any thing were to go wrong. I get that I can get cheaper prices with private sales, but I can't be arsed dealing with private sellers and wasting time if you want to test drive a car or something first.
eagleeyedtiger 3w ago • 100%
Drinking a whole teapot of green tea before bed last night wasn’t a great idea, I couldn’t get to sleep until around 1am
eagleeyedtiger 3w ago • 100%
C'mon climate change do us at least one favour and make Spring nicer or something
eagleeyedtiger 3w ago • 100%
When do we start getting the stable weather? Is it after Daylight Saving starts? I'm tired of the wind and random rain
eagleeyedtiger 4w ago • 100%
Hate is probably too strong a word, but man do I intensely dislike David Seymour.
Him and his ilk were probably calling the Labour government a nanny state - they seem to really love regulation now though
eagleeyedtiger 4w ago • 100%
Maybe Friday? People are generally more relaxed on a Friday than Monday is my thinking..
eagleeyedtiger 4w ago • 100%
The Rambler looks great but I currently have a Weber kettle as well, which serves most of my grilling purposes. Mainly setup with a vortex to do chicken wings and other pieces. I have an Espeto Sul too, but it's a bit annoying to use on the kettle. No one makes a riser for it, so can't do lid on. I've thought about getting a cheap second hand Weber Go Anywhere so I can get a riser to use with the rotisserie. But then I'm also wanting a tabletop hibachi so we can do korean bbq or yakitori for the kids..
I like the concept of an offset (and I've watched a lot of videos on them lol), but I don't really have time for fire management and long cooks :( I love the idea of cooking over wood too, sometimes I'll do sausages or something on the little firepit. Maybe when the kids are grown up I can get an offset.
eagleeyedtiger 4w ago • 100%
I wrapped in foil near the end, but had them hanging without the heat diffuser for too long I think. The meatier parts weren’t too bad, the thin parts were too dry though. I’m going to look for some meatier ones next time.
eagleeyedtiger 4w ago • 100%
Honestly, that sounds pretty tasty, I’d definitely give that a try if I find some mutton!
eagleeyedtiger 4w ago • 100%
Haha yes I actually figured out the same, I used my small battery workshop blower on low setting to force air into the inlet and it gets it going really quick. It has a flexible rubber nozzle so I can basically squeeze it into the inlet.
I don't think I've seen any mutton around, but I haven't really been looking. I'll have to keep an eye out.
Sadly I was too lazy to spritz my ribs yesterday and they ended up way too dry. They weren't the meatiest ribs either which didn't help, or I left it at too high a temp. I'll have to practice more!
eagleeyedtiger 1mo ago • 100%
I’ve been thinking about getting a drum smoker for awhile, but was expecting not to get one until next year sometime. I was kind of tossing up between this and a Pit Barrel Cooker, then the Bronco popped up on one of my saved sellers on Trademe and I had to jump on it.
Pretty happy with it so far!
eagleeyedtiger 1mo ago • 100%
Good idea with the scheduled posting. I gravitate to these kinds of threads, mainly as sometimes I don’t really have anything relevant to add to news or political posts.
eagleeyedtiger 1mo ago • 100%
I snagged an OKJ Bronco for a great price a couple of weeks ago as a damaged packaging product. Turned out it was pretty much perfect inside except for a couple of small scratches which I covered up with enamel paint very easily.
Managed to hang a lamb leg in there last weekend which turned out delicious. Might try to do some ribs in there if the weather is decent this Sunday.
eagleeyedtiger 1mo ago • 100%
Maybe time for an automod to make the thread? If that exists on Lemmy
eagleeyedtiger 2mo ago • 100%
Thanks!
>On March 18, 2022, scientists at the Concordia research station in the east Antarctic recorded the largest spike in temperature ever recorded with the region experiencing a rise of 38.5C above its seasonal average. >Unfortunately, it's not an isolated event with an increasing number of meteorologic anomalies being reported on the continent in the past two years. The [sea level rise map that was linked](https://coastal.climatecentral.org/map/12/174.7993/-36.9036/?theme=water_level&map_type=water_level_above_mhhw&basemap=roadmap&contiguous=true&elevation_model=best_available&water_level=5.0&water_unit=m) is interesting, I propose Hamilton to be the new international airport since both Auckland and Wellington's will be underwater
Sorry, I had to share as it's been stuck in my head since yesterday.
I see it's based on the book by Hugh Howey, who also did the Silo series which I really enjoyed the TV adaptation of. I'm wondering if it's any good as I don't have a lot of time for starting too many TV shows at the moment.
Jokes about Hamilton aside, this kind of sucks. As someone who lives here it's sad to see and I'll get to pay for it through rates rises too!
I picked up a cheap Inkbird sous vide earlier in the year and it’s been great to use for steaks etc. But we haven’t been buying much meat lately due to prices and I’m wondering if I’m overlooking any less obvious uses for it?
Feel free to share your favorite Weird Al songs!
Always found this a banger. Make sure you have both sides of your headphones in.
The Spirituality and Distortion album has quickly become one of my favourites.