RobiNZ Personal Blog

Just a bit less of me

A “The Conversation” tweet about weight loss caught my eye yesterday. I know, thanks to an old blog post, in November 2006 I weighed 68 kg. I also know, thanks to another old blog post, I also weighed ~68 kg in 2013 but had been up to 75 kg sometime in between. I’m currently back down to about ~67 kg and wondered how their tips applied to what I have been doing over the past few years. Ten strategies to lose weight – backed by new research - theconversation.com Look up information on how to lose weight from sources you... Read more →

Traffic Light Thought–Corrections Van CAN numbers mean what?

For years I have seen Corrections NZ Prisoner transfer vans on the motorway heading North in the morning commuter traffic. They are distinctive and all have a prominent identification in the form of the letters CAN followed by a number. I’ve always wondered what the CAN indicated, an abbreviation? Corrections ? ? Could not figure it out and when I saw Corrections on Twitter asked them, sorted! @robincapper Years ago this used to be an abbreviation for Chubb Auckland Northland - now it’s just used as a vehicle identification number.— CorrectionsNZ (@CorrectionsNZ) August 27, 2018 Read more →

Traffic Light Thought–Spooky sights in Waikumete Cemetery

Normally a dusk dog walk in the cemetery would not worry me but I saw something rather spooky tonight. It wasn't supernatural but I did wonder what about a dozen cars cruising slowly around, seemingly following sat nav maps, was about until one went past close enough to work it out. Spooky to see, in 2018, there are still adults chasing Pokémon.. * It wasn’t at the lights but is car related so made the TLT category. Read more →