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submitted 8 months ago by d3Xt3r@lemmy.nz to c/newzealand@lemmy.nz

Welcome to today’s daily kōrero!

Anyone can make the thread, first in first served. If you are here on a day and there’s no daily thread, feel free to create it!

Anyway, it’s just a chance to talk about your day, what you have planned, what you have done, etc.

So, how’s it going?

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[-] Dave@lemmy.nz 4 points 8 months ago

So close to Christmas! I think I have all the presents organised, just need to wrap them. Then plan what food we will bring.

[-] d3Xt3r@lemmy.nz 3 points 8 months ago

Hah, we basically posted almost the same thing at almost the same time! :)

[-] Dave@lemmy.nz 2 points 8 months ago

Haha, great minds think alike! Or maybe it's just to be expected a week out from Christmas 🙂

[-] Dave@lemmy.nz 3 points 8 months ago

So I bought a magnetic knife block on a whim and when I opened it, it needs to be screwed into the wall. The wall is tile that I don't want to damage, I was planning on using 3m strips but it turns out the thing is plastic with a hollow back.

Suggestions? I was thinking of maybe gluing a block of wood in the back to then attach the 3M strips to?

Should I just return it? 😄

[-] eagleeyedtiger@lemmy.nz 3 points 8 months ago

I reckon return. Ours is screwed to the wall and the magnets are quite strong, there's a bit of force to remove a knife. Don't know if I would trust 3M strips on tiles to hold up a bunch of knives 😅

[-] Dave@lemmy.nz 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Don’t know if I would trust 3M strips on tiles to hold up a bunch of knives 😅

I was gonna put on like 5 of the strips... ok ok I guess I'll return it. It was an impulse buy, I didn't exactly think it through.

[-] eagleeyedtiger@lemmy.nz 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I'd say it's fine if you were placing them on there permanently, but pulling the knives off and on repeatedly seems like it would eventually weaken them.

[-] Dave@lemmy.nz 2 points 8 months ago

Yeah, I didn't really think about how you'd be pulling on it all the time. You've convinced me not to do it 😆

[-] d3Xt3r@lemmy.nz 3 points 8 months ago

Finally got my main Christmas shopping done! I now have a solid strategy on what to get my nibblings in the future, so feeling pretty stoked that I don't have to worry about future presents. :)

[-] eagleeyedtiger@lemmy.nz 2 points 8 months ago

Like ALL future presents?? How does that work? Mine changes what she wants every month or so

[-] d3Xt3r@lemmy.nz 2 points 8 months ago

The answer is: Pokémon! I've decided I'm gonna be their pokémon uncle - whether they like it or not. :P

I've got them the starter plushies this time. Plan is to progressively go thru the pokedex every time I visit. There's enough pokémon to last a lifetime!

[-] eagleeyedtiger@lemmy.nz 2 points 8 months ago

Like those squishmallow things? I had a niece asking for those, but they have so many already, I didn't know which ones they owned and didn't want to get them a duplicate.

I don't get the appeal of them at all either!

[-] Dave@lemmy.nz 2 points 8 months ago

Give them what every kid wants, at almost any age: cash!

[-] eagleeyedtiger@lemmy.nz 2 points 8 months ago

That's my preferred gift as well - and I used to be a kid too!

So I guess you're right!

[-] Albatr0ss@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Two more work days to get through! Motivation is non-existent at this point. Hopefully the next couple of days are cruisey.

[-] ColonialSpore@lemmy.nz 2 points 8 months ago

Oh I feel this! But it's never "cruisey" for me.
Early month end shenanigans, rush rush,... not fun.

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