I'd support that. We're already seeing it happen with flooding earlier in the year. I guess there was coverage through EQC for that stuff, but I'm honestly not sure how that works.
Then with all the wildfires overseas... Almost makes me a little nervous about summer approaching.
Just saw on RNZ a story about a elderly gentleman up north that's lost pretty much everything in a house fire.
I don't know the guy at all, but have deep empathy for his situation. Beyond the loss of his home, beyond the loss of his taonga, it's just a deeply traumatic thing to go through.
You could try foaming your milk using a french press.
Basically, you warm your milk up then put it in the french press, and repeatedly plunge it up and down until it foams up. Worked well with oat milk when I tried it.
Edit: this video gives a bunch of tips for imitating espresso without a machine, including using the aeropress to brew your coffee, and a french press for the milk. https://youtu.be/ZgIVfU0xBjA
On speaker recommendations, I'm a huge fan of my Edifier R1700BT speakers. They're a fantastic budget option, and can go for under $200 on sale. They have more cabling than a UE boom, but you could connect them to your PC via Bluetooth, and they sound gorgeous.
Love a good excuse to go out and look at the moon.
Clouds are starting to roll in around here. Hoping they bugger off soon so we can get a good glimpse before we send the kids to bed.