Weekend social 13/10/2017

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1. CoroDale 1

   13 October 2017 at 3:08 pm

   Your Brain on Music: http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/nat-music/audio/2018617617/your-brain-on-music RNZ Music’s Yadana Saw explores the neuroscience behind music and memory – including songs from Neil Diamond, OutKast and Patea Maori Club. During our teens and early 20s, a com….
2. james 2

   13 October 2017 at 4:45 pm

   Weekend – Cooking for friends (as we do a lot of weekends).

   Home made beef and blue cheese sausages, and some beef short ribs.

   smokey goodness.
   • Ad 2.1

     13 October 2017 at 4:57 pm

     Home made sausages! The very definition of NZ politics.

     Good on you for having people around and cooking. Makes one human and so alive!
     • james 2.1.1

       13 October 2017 at 7:20 pm

       In truth – im a really social person, and passionate about cooking for people. We do it often.

       I love cooking with fire – be it BBQ (charcoal or wood fired low and slow – never gas), or in the pizza oven.

       Often cooking for up to 50 – 60 people.
       • Ant 2.1.1.1

         13 October 2017 at 8:11 pm

         Grew up cooking on open fires (Africa). We got to appreciate the varied flavours imparted to food by indigenous woods. (Ironwood, Acacia, Camelthorn) In NZ I still retain traditional method of a fire on the ground with grid-iron balanced on a few stones above the coals. Especially good is marinated fish (King, Hapuka) – taking care not to overcook. Pizza works well too on manuka! but requires far less heat. Removed onto a flat board, coals are spread onto the grid and lowered down to sizzle the cheese on top of the pizza at the end.
   • BM 2.2

     13 October 2017 at 5:22 pm

     Do you find blue cheese goes quite sweet when it’s heated?
     • james 2.2.1

       13 October 2017 at 7:22 pm

       Yep – I have started using a harder (but stronger) cheese. But even when sweet – goes well with the beef.

       Working on a nice chicken and chilli recipe.
       • BM 2.2.1.1

         13 October 2017 at 8:17 pm

         The harder blue sounds like the way to go, the softer ones can be a bit rough taste wise once they’re heated.
   • Cinny 2.3

     13 October 2017 at 6:39 pm

     Yumo
3. Cinny 3

   13 October 2017 at 6:52 pm

   Replacing the compression tank thingy in the water pump, at least it won’t be as messy to put it on as it was to remove. And thanks to information via a drain laying genius friend from up north, I now know about the basics of water pumps with compression tanks, so I can’t get shafted at the shop, yays 😀
   • ianmac 3.1

     13 October 2017 at 10:56 pm

     On my tank water pump was an air tank which was kept up to pressure with a bike pump. It pumped out variable pressure which was a pain especially in the shower, so I put an electronic one on instead. Reliable. Constant water pressure.Maintenance free.
     • Cinny 3.1.1

       14 October 2017 at 8:10 am

       Ian, thanks for that tip, the old tank is 18 years old, and the bladder had burst inside, yes it is an air tank like you describe. I will have to check out if they have any electronic ones and what the price difference is, never knew you could get an electronic one.

       It’s a beautiful day here in Motueka, looking forward to having running water again by the end of the day 😀
       • ianmac 3.1.1.1

         14 October 2017 at 8:41 am

         The old impeller pump was easily adapted to the electronic one about 14 years ago. I took the pump in and had the new electronic fitted to be sure of the right connections.
         And yes a brilliant cloudless day in Blenheim as well.
         • Cinny 3.1.1.1.1

           15 October 2017 at 9:27 am

           Ahhhh running water one of the beautiful priviledges of modern living. Went with the standard compression chamber tank this time, most affordable for us at present.

           Feeling a bit pleased with myself, no labour costs required, and the nice fella at the plumbing supply store didn’t treat me like a brainless bimbo, even gave me a free roll of threader tape.

           And it’s another stunning day. Fantastic weather for the last day of the school holidays.

           Enjoy your day Ian
4. beatie 4

   13 October 2017 at 7:32 pm

   Three episodes into ”The Man in the High Castle” Its based on a Philip K Dick story involving a scenario whereby Germany and Japan win WW2. Excellent viewing and free on the below website. I haven’t watched TV for years, can’t bear the ads, so it’s good to catch up.

   http://xmovies8.fm/watch/bxqzn4GJ-the-man-in-the-high-castle-season-1.html

   Also watched ”Taxi Driver” which I hadn’t seen since it first came out. Still a great movie after all this time!
   • ScottGN 4.1

     13 October 2017 at 7:51 pm

     If you’re a reader then Philip Roth’s ‘The Plot Against America’ is a brilliant alternative history where Lindbergh (the aviation hero and Nazi sympathiser) has beaten Roosevelt at the 1940 election. It’s a novel but in an autobiographic style as it follows the Roth family in New Jersey as America slides into anti-semitism. Next to American Pastoral it’s probably my favourite Roth novel.
5. WILD KATIPO 5

   13 October 2017 at 11:44 pm

   I’m going Yowie hunting in a year or two,… Blue mountains , Aussie.

   Australian Yowie Research – Home
   http://www.yowiehunters.com.au/

   I’ll let you all know how I get on.

   🙂

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