For far too long landlords have creamed it at the expense of renters forced to live in overpriced, badly maintained properties. This article from Emily Writes is great.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/homed/renting/132800974/the-gravy-train-is-over-why-my-tiniest-violin-is-out-for-landlords?

I wish I didn't have to tell you about this again, but I do. It's not being reported much in the news — and you know why?

Because it's not 'new' (the origin of the word 'news'), it's old. This has been going on for months now, and corporate news outlets are simply tired of reporting it. But it is still happening.

Canada's boreal forests are burning up.

At least 1100 fires are active, more than 700 out of control. Over 13 million hectares have been burned so far, with no end in sight. It's an unprecedented climate and environmental disaster.

#Canada #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency

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Wishbone is going into liquidation. Now where am I supposed to get a tiny 9 dollar sandwich from?

https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/300950878/national-cafe-chain-wishbone-reportedly-in-liquidation

#wellington

P Waves are the first waves of the earthquake. They travel fastest, compressing earth

S waves arrive second. They look more like a wave you see on the sea or a ribbon.

#eqnz.

I'm going with that being one earthquake, and Wellington we noticed the P wave and then 20seconds later the S wave.

Factoid Extra: Less car ad, more scene from an ITC adventure series…

#weirdcarmastodon #rootes #sunbeam