I've been to Kens Mart a few times for bulk rice and soy sauce, I'm guessing maybe there, but the frozen aisle is a blur because there's so much variety I never focus properly unless I know precisely what I'm looking for, lol.
In other news, the #NZ govt still plans to phase out free RATs by end of June.
This is a spectacularly bad idea, so please write to your MP and/or the MoH to ask they continue. Aotearoa #Covid Action has an open letter here: https://covidaction.nz/en/keepratsfree
Also, find your nearest location that dispenses free RATs and stock up over the next few weeks according to the size of your household.
The existence of the term "con crud" really should have been a greater indicator of how spaces are constructed and managed to exacerbate or mitigate the spread of illness.
@seawall BSDCan have a mask mandate with no exceptions other than necessary ones (e.g. speakers and when eating or drinking). This does mean though that anyone who can’t wear a mask (as opposed to not wanting to) are excluded.
Gotta say, folks, I'm not liking the surge in COVID reported by wastewater numbers.
Especially with my husband flying up to Wellington on a business trip to Catalyst for the first time in ages. 😬
We have masks and Flo Travel spray and probiotic lozenges, but we don't have robust public health measures or clean air infrastructure, not even in hospitals.
Also ordered some Merino socks from Sock Dreams, which I know seems disloyal to the AoNZ market, but I'm sorry, none of the local offerings are this thick and comfy, and affordable even with the exchange rate
#NZTwits of Wellington, please support Zephyr Cafe, who closed in solidarity with the trans community on Saturday during the TERF conference, who are now getting abused on X and review-bombed by said TERFs.
Slightly mortifying question: how skillful a cyclist do you have to be to tow a kids trailer on your bike?
Someone has offered to lend us a trailer, and I am still at the absolute beginner stage of learning, but anything that helps us travel with our kid, who is still boycotting travel by car or bus, would be nice.
@seawall I would do plenty of test rides in a safe area, both loaded and not, to get used to the weight and especially handling. How to turn, turning radius, how quickly you can get off pedaling at a light. Depends on the trailer too, but plenty of people do it!
Have I mentioned lately that we all deserve better?
We're living through an ongoing pandemic, with a panzootic threatening to spill over, fascism on the rise everywhere, well-documented genocides, and everything generally being shittier AND more expensive.
A brief run-down of my standard practice for #COVIDcautious hairdresser housecalls etc.
The client and I both take RATs the morning of the appointment. I wear a mask, I recommend the client does too (although can be tricky with sideshaves et al), and ideally we work in a room where there's windows that open for ventilation.
On nice days I've cut hair on people's decks, wind permitting. 😂
I also have my CO2 monitor, and I am considering saving up for another #HEPA filter that I can bring +