Posts by nzlemming
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Looks like a lovely day for a Slutwalk in Wellington. Sadly, while I had planned to be there, health issues mean I won't be leaving the house today. I hope it goes well for everyone.
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Southerly: Tower Insurance Have Some Bad…, in reply to webweaver,
She thinks it will be the same attitude across the board with all insurance companies.
Don't we call that collusion?
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Up Front: Respectably-Dressed Sensible…, in reply to Deborah,
Much of the commentary is surprisingly readable, too.
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Wow. I'm guessing you won't be the only person in this boat, but that's no comfort.
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Hard News: Christchurch: Square Two, in reply to Sacha,
They even roll r's that aren't there, down South.
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Hard News: Perception and reality in the…, in reply to Lyndon Hood,
Here was me thinking John Key had come up with that by himself.
That is grossly unfair. Gerry held his hand and supports him still.
Just like John did for Don...
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Hard News: Rough times in the trade, in reply to BenWilson,
One thing is for sure, humans have been predicting the end of days since the beginning of days, and they've been wrong every time so far.
Unless we were right the first time and we're the Left Behind...
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Hard News: What the kids do, in reply to Kumara Republic,
Hell, Mr Red Squad himself says the law is an ass.
Not a bad article and the few comments I read seemed less insane than usual ;-)
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Hard News: What the kids do, in reply to Sacha,
After the law, although the modes of procuring alcohol changed. No significant changes were observed in Massachusetts relative to New York in the proportion of surveyed teenagers who reported that they drank or in the volume of their consumption. The proportion of teenagers who drove after drinking heavily (six or more drinks at one time) did not decline in Massachusetts relative to New York. However, the frequency that teenagers reported driving after any drinking declined significantly in Massachusetts. Frequency of teenage driving after marijuana use and non-fatal teenage accidents declined at comparable rates in both states. The numbers of teenage nighttime single vehicle fatal accidents declined more in Massachusetts than New York, in the 18-19 year age group. Overall fatal accident trends among 16-19 year olds in the two states were similar.
From the first link on that search. What was your point again?
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Hard News: What the kids do, in reply to Russell Brown,
You could propose a counterfactual in which tobacco was still cheap, could still be sold without age restriction, still smoked anywhere and still freely advertised and promoted -- and people just stopped because they thought it was a silly thing to do. I just don't think that would be all that convincing.
That is exactly why I stopped. I got married, my wife didn't smoke and I couldn't be bothered going outside to smoke. So I stopped. On January 29th. 1994. A Saturday. 9:30pm. I don't miss it at all, honestly...