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Aotearoa Daily Kōrero 28/7/2023

Welcome to today’s daily kōrero!

Anyone can make the thread, first in first served. If you are here on a day and there’s no daily thread, feel free to create it!

Anyway, it’s just a chance to talk about your day, what you have planned, what you have done, etc.

So how’s it going?

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$18 postage to have some bourbon aged coffee shipped to me, bought it last weekend and it still hasn't arrived... I didn't realise the aging happened during transit.
- It really bugs me when shipping is expensive but slower than normal. If you’re charging more it should be faster.
  
  The worst part is I don't even have a tracking number.
I'm cold. /whinge
- I am so toasty warm, sitting in a small room with a heater cranked up. Anyone who tells you NZ homes are cold clearly hasn't tried the power bill explosion technique. Highly recommended.
  
  Today, we've got 3 mammals (2 humans and a cat) in our small home office. We turned the heater off a couple of hours ago because it was already warm enough!
Does anyone know where I can find historical ("historical" like 1990-95ish) pictures of Auckland? I'm specifically looking for pictures of the playground in Maraetai that I played on as a kid.
There was reported the 'tallest playground tower' in south Auckland, but I'm sure the wooden tower in Maraetai with the fireman's pole was like, 6 stories or more.
- There was reported the ‘tallest playground tower’ in the south island
  It's actually in South Auckland, if you're referring to the one you linked.
  I've tried and failed to find any photos of a Maraetai playground that aren't current. 6 stories sounds huge! Though it really depends on the height of the stories, because I've been in some playgrounds that have multiple stories and as a parent there's often not a lot of head room. The one you linked is a little over 12 metres tall, so a 6 story playground would probably still end up shorter since that's 2m per floor. This is assuming the floors were structured like an office building, which they probably weren't 😆
  The photos in the article aren't great, but it does seem a lot of the top of this one is just for show, you can't actually climb until you're 12M off the ground.
  
  Woops, fixed it.
  I remember it being crazy tall but then I was like 7 years old so, who knows.
  Thanks for checking!
I've been having a bit of a shit time with my back the last couple of weeks but it's finally coming right. Didn't realise how much of an effect it was having on my mood but I feel a lot better now 😄
- Yeah, back pain really sucks. Had a really bad episode a few years ago and it took me out for weeks. Not fun. Glad you're coming right.
  
  Yeah it's been a bit shit. Worked out I just can't sit at my desk for any length of time so have been using a standing desk for the last couple of days and it's really helping. Plus the exercises the physio gave me are good too. Hoping to ease back into the gym routine, I miss lifting weights.
- Glad to hear it! Plus it's Friday, I'm sure that helps the mood.
  
  Fuck yeah Friday, plus I told my asshole boss to stick it up his ass and left work at midday. The best part about being self-employed (ish, it's a small worker's cooperative).

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