eagleeyedtiger

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[–] eagleeyedtiger@lemmy.nz 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Most brass instruments aren't cheap! It's why my parents were smart enough to rent the saxophone when I was in high school because they knew I wouldn't stick with it 😅I think trumpets are also really loud when learning to play, RIP your neighbours ears 😂

[–] eagleeyedtiger@lemmy.nz 2 points 4 days ago (3 children)

That looks like it's coming from Amazon UK according to the "Sold by" and "Ships from" section, so may take longer.

The two top review from Aus aren't promising lol:

Doesn't seem to work very well at all

The trumpet was my daughters only Christmas wish. It arrived damaged due to poor packaging. Placed into a satchel instead of being boxed. If we had time to find a replacement it would have been returned.

[–] eagleeyedtiger@lemmy.nz 2 points 4 days ago (5 children)

Are you wanting a toy or a musical instrument? Cheap musical instruments tend to be terrible actual instruments. Maybe try Amazon AU? Might be a bit more expensive than Ali express, but you'll probably get it faster if it's shipping from aussie

[–] eagleeyedtiger@lemmy.nz 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I'm actually doing a little less now. Been focusing on putting a few more small trees and more perennial herbs and veges so I'm not having to replace them every season.

I usually try to grow too many new things each year and sometimes end up not getting a lot of food out of it. I decided to focus on just a few types this year. Also a few more perennial flowers for the pollinators. Oh and not doing any tomatoes this time around has freed a lot of space!

[–] eagleeyedtiger@lemmy.nz 3 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Nice! What are you growing this year?

I converted another area of lawn to soil for planting, so now have even less grass to mow.

[–] eagleeyedtiger@lemmy.nz 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

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@lemmy.nz 3 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

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@lemmy.nz 2 points 3 weeks ago

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@lemmy.nz 3 points 3 weeks ago (11 children)

Any particular make/model you were thinking of getting?

[–] eagleeyedtiger@lemmy.nz 4 points 3 weeks ago

I wish everyone wore more colours. Winter is the worse for this, everyone is in dark colours and it's so depressing.

[–] eagleeyedtiger@lemmy.nz 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (13 children)

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@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 month ago

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

 

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.

 

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?

 

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