Sadly there is sometimes an inverse correlation between “cheaparse” and “repairable”, but if you can easily open it then you may get lucky and spot something.

Oh dear, I’m invested in this now. But I think they are done. New year and new scales for you, miladdo.

<sharp intake of breath> and “off and on again didn’t fix it? sorry, seems like you’ve tried everything (I could think of doing)”

‘Leccy scales are a neat point of interaction between ‘puters and a real physical thing where ancient rituals like off/on are doomed

This is how it can and should be, just giving. Nice one. Have yourself a merry little Christmas

*I’ve FOLLOWED,dammit

This and all its branches I’ve filed has been the best thread I’ve seen for aaaages. Informative, funny and kiwi-as. Love it

Yowza. Thanks for the rec

To their enormous credit the form does ask for a rating 1-5, but having done one of four parcels, well let me tell you a ladder may be needed to get out of THAT rating hole by the time I’m finished!

Nz post tried so hard to help, but I fault the online entry form with zero input typing on all the input fields. But it wants all of addresses, ph no, postcodes, emails, yadda badda.

Some poor Irish chiseler just wants to taste a pineapple lump, some Whittakers, ya know?

Oh. Well played 👏

I try to avoid mention, sight or soundbite of him; change the channel, go back a page, mute a word, whatever.

Been a bit calmer/happier/content in what I admit is my own ignorance of that man.

I know his influence on my world is not benign, but more be-him, the foul failure of humanity.

Hindsight is never clear, but it’s how we live sometimes while there’s a million nuanced things that happened and we’ve forgotten since. Our loved ones leave a hole in us that we have to live with, and fill with “what ifs” or “shoulds”. Try to take it easy on yourself, e hoa, and give it time ❤️

Fricking brilliant 😆