Last week we finally hit that sweet spot where all the ingredients of ratatouille become affordable, even aubergine, so I made one!

Ah, the taste of childhood. Back when in summer you could buy capsicums by the crate, and ratatouille was just a cheap way to make the kids eat plenty of veg.

“Artisenal icecream (banana and havarti with saffron)” 😁

Yeah when looking for the article (I only knew the flavours part) I was quite surprised by how similar it sounds!

Let me know how your banana and cheese icecream turns out.

That does sound like a rigmarole but hey, icecream is awesome!

Also you can try some of those weird vintage icecream flavours like cucumber and parmesan.

Wait there is such a thing as an icecream machine?!

Adorable. I like how the sofa and the cat’s forehead are both striped.

Yes it’s clearly not fit for purpose.

Unless you have insurance (which I hope you do) if you got struck down bu one of the dread diseases you’d be unlikely to afford to rent a kainaga ora house.

Because you have a housing deposit you’s not elligible for Accomodation supplement leaving you witb $342 a week. Take away 25% rent you’re left with $264 per week to cover everything food, bills, utilities.

It doesn’t take much to overset that. One disastwr in your life and suddenly money is supeertight.

I agree with all these points. Long term I’d like to see a move away from creating ghettos (especially SROs to more pepperpotting.

Maybe. But I would think that’s more of an argument for a) police funding and b) pepperpotting which is international best practice for social housing anyway.

When I lived in leafy suburbs I once saw the police arrive within 5 minutes because a passerby had peed on someone’s letterbox.

Being poor doesn’t always mean you’re taking the mickey. But all humans need shelter and warmth.

We already have clear laws about assault and harrassment. I would like to see those upheld properly.

No one should be able to do those things, whether they are in Kainga Ora or own their own flat in Remuera.

That’s a lot like how when pirates attack a ship there are always a few confused people picturing parrots and peg legs instead of speedboats and semiautomatics.

Hmm you’re probably right.

When you put it like that… really we shouldn’t accept anything less.

That’s a soulless issue? Damn, that means I don’t always have one either.

such a sharp change

It’s part of a global pattern. All over the world, political parties who were incumbent in the covid aftermath were mostly voted out by 2024. Most reportage attributes it to reactions to economic conditions caused by covid.

We are also seeing a rise in populism, which can be fickle.

Exciting!

I’m sorry.

Wait what would we normally have in mind? I thought mutinies were almost always about conditions.

They are though? The treat mayos like Best Foods or Japanese style mayo are priced so high they are unaffordable.

Similarly mid range shampoo is okay if it’s on special, but most of the nice shampoos in the supermarket cost at least as much as a kilo of cheese.

The really cheap shampoo at Pak n Save makes your hair all break after a while using it. I figured out it’s probably because it uses the wrong kind of dimethicone, creating an impermeable layer on the hair shaft which dries it out, making it brittle.