ZM's Fletch, Vaughan & Hayley - ZM's Fletch, Vaughan & Megan Podcast - October 08 2019

Episode Date: October 7, 2019

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ZM. Head music. Lives here. Fletch, Vaughan and Megan. The podcast. Thank you, Anya. Good morning. Welcome to the show. Fletch, Vaughan and Megan. I am astounded at how much meth costs. How much was it? Did you know it was that much? How much? $450 in Auckland, Waikato and Wellington.

For one gram? For one gram. $500 everywhere else. That's nuts. I mean, it's just nuts. I've never... And that's the lowest it's been. Could have been planet. Yeah, that was my question. I don't know. And it's like

an epidemic. God, are people complaining about the price of petrol? Yeah. You can't publicly talk about the price of meth affecting you, can you? No. Because they'll pounce. It's a serious, it really messes people up, doesn't it?

And it ruins, you see why people have to sell their stuff, don't they? So $450 a gram, and recently didn't they, because they're saying it's the flooded market, heaps of meth in New Zealand, that's where the price is going in. Didn't they recently intercept a few hundred kgs? Yeah.

Yeah. And so, correct me if I'm wrong, there's a thousand grams in a kilogram. And then there's multiple hundreds of kilograms. It was all fun and innocent when it was Breaking Bad, wasn't it? I know. But when it's actually real life, New Zealanders ruining their lives, it's pretty sad. And I'm re-watching Breaking Bad for that El Camino movie. Which is out a week.

No, four days. Four days. It's 11th of October. So, yeah, that makes it seem very real. Is Mr. Toyboy hooked? Because this is why you're re-watching it. Yeah, season four is so good. Just finished season four.

So you've got one season to go? I'm five episodes into the last season. Oh, wow. You guys have done well. Are you going to get it done before the movie's out? It's been a marathon, but I've thoroughly enjoyed it. Do you want to know how many hours all up Breaking Bad is? No, I don't.

Do you want to know what you've done with the last month of your life? I had to do my taxes while watching Breaking Bad the other day because otherwise I just don't get anything done. Oh, that don't. Do you want to know what you've done with the last month of your life? I had to do my taxes while watching Breaking Bad the other day because otherwise I just don't get anything done. Oh, that's dangerous. You don't want to chuck in the wrong word in a spreadsheet. In a cell. And you're watching that and working out he's just getting paid cash and not paying tax.

I know, but danger money. I'm just like, next thing you get shot and it's just like is it worth it the accountant rings and you're like i am the one who knocks yeah uh in other news vaughn has uh brought in some eggs from the farm farmlet farmlet sorry are you gonna make are you gonna make an omelette one two how many are in here ten oh okay i was gonna count them um this is exciting yeah i'm gonna do an omelette like this morning oh no not this no, not this morning. I've just had breakfast, but I'll have an omelette because sometimes I do a dinner omelette. And I'm going to put cheese in it and maybe some mushrooms.

Maybe some bacon. Yeah. Maybe a bit of salt. Some pepper as well. What are those speckles? Pepper. Pepper. I know. The kids in Shara are away speckles? Pepper. Pepper.

I know. The kids in Shadaya are away this week. Oh, okay. And last night, I was mucking around for a lot of the day and tinkering. And then when I got to dinner time, I was just like, I might have some scrambled eggs. I had scrambled eggs for dinner and I felt like I finally reached that level of dad where I couldn't even look after myself. Fletch Warner Megan, the podcast. after myself. Fletch, Vaughan and Megan.

The podcast. ZM. Fletch, Vaughan and Megan. You're really pissing me off. We should pencil this chat in for later in the show. You're really pissing me off. Oh, we're talking about dishwashers before seven.

I reckon we just merge that into this ferocious debate. I don't really care. You think you know someone. But you come at me with Oh my god We're arguing about appliances You think you know someone You just decided to defend somebody

Something Oh my god No he said you think you know someone And then they tell you They like a certain appliance That was a secondary A secondary A secondary assassination on my character

Alright you lot, listen up. It's story time. All right, story time. Three news headlines. And Vaughan and Megan, pick one of the following three headlines. No. And delve into that story. Well, maybe you'll have to pick today, Vaughan, because Megan's upset.

Headline one, just friendly Canadians. Headline two, man's big Uber bill. And headline three, snooze costs man. I go. I go. Snooze costs man. Jeez, that was a good one. Sorry.

Is that you? I had a lot of cheese last night. I'm a bit clogged up. After we had lots of cheese check. Yeah, I know. Did you see my cheese knives that I got? Oh, my God. Did you see his cheese knives?

Fancy. Bougie cheese knives. Bougie cheese knives. Were they like gold? Uncle Scrooge over here. And not just like, you had different like shaped cutters and they were large. There was like a cheese guillotine. Like a pizza roller where you roll through the pizza except it was for cheese.

I went to that big utensils and bowls store. Is that where the escalator wasn't working? No, that was the supermarket. Utensils and bowls store. I don't know. That place. No, Stevens or something. Oh, Stevens.

That far off mythical shop, Stevens. That's the one often found inside farmer's stores. Why don't you go in there? Oh, yeah, but everyone knows Stephen. They've got some cheese knives. It's lovely. Was it a Stephen's inside a farmer's or was it a standalone? It was next to a farmer's.

Yeah, they are the same people, aren't they? Okay, yeah. Yeah, okay. Anyway, choose a headline. Snow's Costs Man? Yeah. Or, oh, okay. Snow's Costs Man.

All right. Let me click on this. We go to Boston now. How did we get onto, oh, that's right. You went, you went. And then we were like, Jesus. A man, a 21-year-old, has overslept. He knocked his snows a couple of times on his alarm.

And he ended up being late for jury duty. He turned up to the courtroom late, and the judge was not having a bar of this, and he punished him with a 10-day jail sentence. Oh, my God. So not only did he get that, plus one year probation and 150 hours of community service. Oh, come on.

All because he failed to turn up for jury duty. The judge was having a bad day. Well, yeah, you'd imagine so, yeah. Oh, Lord. But, yeah, that probably just... I've still never been asked. I've been asked, what, three? I think I used up my...

You usually get asked in chunks of four, don't you? Yeah, and they all had a letter from the boss. All had a letter from the boss to get out of it. Oh, but I'd love to do it. Yeah, I want to do it too. Especially because it's right up by my house. I wouldn't have to travel. But I'd still probably try and claim back the bus

because you get to claim back the bus. So I'd get it one stop down the road just to claim it back. And then what? Pass on the receipt. They don't pay you. No one's interested. I thought they did pay you, but it's really not much at all. That's only if it goes for a certain amount of time.

Oh, right. Yeah, and it's like rates set in like the 1950s or something. Yeah. It's a thruppence. Like you wouldn't be able to pay your rent with what they pay you for jury duty if you had to leave your job to do it. No. Yeah.

I just wonder why I've never been asked. It's insulting. But you'd turn up and they'd be like, we're not going to have you on the jury. You'll blab about it on the radio. I'm a, yes, I'm a defender of justice. I would turn up

in a superhero suit and be like, I'm ready. And they send you home and you're like, yes, it worked. Yeah, it worked. I got to go in.

I got the warning off work. Yeah. Because could we do it? What time do they start these high court trials? Oh, I don't know. Nine, eh? Gentlemen's hours.

Yeah. Even met a lawyer, they don't look like they get up early. ZM's Fletch, Vaughan and Megan. The podcast. Paywave. Love it. Big fan.

No paywave. No paywave. That was me being a gross sticker that a retailer put over there. Yeah. No paywave button, Megan. Yeah. Is your no paywave sticker, is it a printed sticker? We don't have a sticker.

You just don't. She's got a bit of sellotape. How often do people just like tap, tap, tap? They just tap it and you're like, there's no pay wave. I can swipe it for you though if you need me to. Do you do it in that kind of sassy voice? Because that's not very good customer service. I can swipe it for you if you're incapable.

Don't say that. Don't say it like that. But the people get so pissed. I can swipe it for you if you're incapable. Don't say that. Don't say it like that. But the people get so pissed. I can swipe it for you if you like. No, people get pissed when you don't have paywave. I used to, and then I found out that the banks are just absolutely taking the piss. It's a lot of small places don't have paywave because they can't afford it. Too much money.

Even big places have said no because you get charged what, two to three times or you get a percent. Two to three percent. Yeah, which is a lot of money. I didn't know this, but you get charged it as bank fees at the end of the, like, month. The pay wave. You don't get it's not, it doesn't come off as

it happens. No, it's at the end. Yeah. A chunk. You get like bank fees. And like, so that's the same as if you use a credit card and it's at the end. Yeah. A chunk. You get like bank fees. And like, so that's the same as if you use a credit card and it's an additional charge. Yep. Because there's a few places

where like the, we take our dog at the end if they're like, oh, you're paying for it and they're like, oh, credit, is it okay

that there's a credit fee? Yep. And you're like, no. Well, you've got no choice. Well, I mean,

you can transfer money into FBOS if you want to save the 35 cents or you can just tap it. But I mean, that adds up. Yeah. And if they're paying everybody who's coming in at the end of the year, at the end of the month, every single person that's paid every single day for that small percent comes as one bank fee.

Yeah. But it'd sting you. And that's what I didn't know. I didn't know it came at the end of the month. Right. As a bank fee. Well, apparently Australia and Britain, their governments have kind of said to banks,

that's ridiculous. Yep. You're charging for something that you, like, there's no reason why you're saying percent. There's no... It's just the ease of the pay wave. Yeah. You're just charging for convenience

and you can't justify why it costs that much. Because they're already charging their other bank fees their other fees for the transaction for the businesses. From what I can gather they're saying why not just charge one cent if it's a charge thing. The percentage makes no sense because if you're

paying for pay wave for something worth $100 it'd ask you for a pin, wouldn't it? Yeah. Does that count, though? Does it count as a paywave payment? Yeah, it'll still tell you to put your pin in. So you're still paying the fee,

but the person still has to put the pin in, so it's not actually helping anyone out. And if you pay for something worth $20, and it's a percentage, and then you pay for something worth $1,000, and it's a percentage, what's the actual difference in paying, apart from the price?

Yeah, right. So what's happening? Well, it should be a flat fee or the government may have to step in and regulate them and say, this is the deal,

you can only do this. Because we need pay wave everywhere and we need to get rid of those gross stickers that everyone has on their pin things, on their keypads.

It's just because they get sick of people being like, oh, do you not have paywave? If it's not working, we don't. I peeled a sticker off an EFTPOS thing

the other day. Fletch? What did you do that for? Now they have to explain it. No, no, not the paywave sticker, the protective screen thing because it was a little flappy.

Are you sure it's not one they put on themselves or was it when they bought it? It was the one from when they bought it and it was a little flappy and I just pulled it off. I was like, themselves or was it like when they bought it? It was the one from when they bought it and it was a little flappy and I just pulled it off. I was like, you don't need that on there.

It's not yours to pull off. Was it just the screen or did it go over the whole pad? No, it went over just the screen. I was like, you don't need this on. No, but I don't like when people leave stickers on. Like, have you ever been... It's not yours.

Have you been to someone's house and they've got their energy rating sticker on their fridge? It's like, get it off. I'm like, everybody, I'm rolling four stars. Or their toilet, it's like, oh, you've got a two-star toilet rating. It's like, peel it off. I'm like, everybody, I'm rolling four stars. Or their toilet, it's like,

oh, you've got a two star toilet rating. It's like, peel it off. Also, you've got to hit those stickers early. Yeah. Or they age,

and they're very hard to get off. Get a bit of Dissolve It. Get a bit of Dissolve It. How good is Dissolve It? Dissolve It is magic. Can you use a bit of Dissolve It? No. Magic juice.

It's this orangey juice. Yeah, unpaid endorsement. It's citrus. Get all the stickery stuff. I recently took all the stickers off my laptop. I used some Dissolve It. Look at that. It's as orangey juice Yeah, unpaid endorsement It's citrus Get all the stickery stuff I recently took all the stickers off my laptop I used some dissolver Look at that

Oh, it looks as good as new Apart from I scratched it with a knife Before I got the dissolver out Okay, right I was trying to scrape it with a scraper and a knife Right But that's not dissolves it That's on me, not dissolve it

Right, it's a great product Unpaid endorsement there Absolutely unpaid endorsement I mean, if they want to send us Oh my God Wouldn't we? If they want to send us a squidgy bottle. I was thinking they should send us a big five litre

cause I've already got the bottle. Yeah right, we'll just do refills. Funnel I could refill. Oh, so many things to dissolve. What is in it? Oranges. Do you think it would dissolve- Do you put it on your skin?

Can you put it on my skin? Oh no, I don't know if you would, no. Do you think it would dissolve a body if I was in the mafia? Given it long enough, I reckon it would. And the body would smell like citrus. Not in the bathtub. Don't put it in the bathtub.

No, because it won't dissolve a bathtub. From the ZM Think Tank, this is the Top Six. Hello there. Today's Top Six dealing with the fact that the leader of the opposition has had a video go a little bit viral of him singing

at a event in Tauranga at the weekend he sang Love Me Tender by Elvis Presley God the women are loving this, aren't they? And the crowd, he's really getting them going.

Wow, he can sing. Is this Kiwi accent coming through still? A little bit. A little bit. I was at a Filipino community event. Right. And I don't know if you say these sorts of things, but if you say there's one thing the Filipino community loves,

it's karaoke. Did he say that? I don't think so. I don't know if you're allowed to say that, are you? Did he say that? I don't think so. I don't know if you're allowed to say that, are you? Did he say that? Karaoke and selfies. Well, it's very stereotypical. Karaoke and selfies is what he said they loved.

Oh, wow, okay. But I think he's more basing that on what his experience at the event was rather than just a summation that every Filipino loves karaoke. Yeah, because it's stereotyping otherwise, but sure. It's a little bit. I tell you what, the donations have been flooding in for the national party. Karaoke. Yeah. Because it's stereotyping otherwise, but sure. It's a little bit, but it's national, mate. The donations have been flooding in for the National Party there. Did you hear those women?

Yeah. Maybe he's got a career outside politics. Maybe. Well, I've got the top six songs we want Simon Bridges to sing. Okay. I've even made a little playlist. Now, where's it gone? There.

You didn't see that. Flick and I just looked at each other like, here we go. I'm going to a little playlist. Now, where's it gone? There. You didn't see that. Flick and I just looked at each other like, here we go. I'm going to try my best. First up, this one's for you guys. Okay. Simon Bridges singing Lana Del Rey. National anthem. Anthem.

Tell me I'm your national leader. No, that's our cola. No, you're talking about cola. Yeah. Okay. I just didn't want that to sneak up on me. The very first line is. Yeah, yeah, that's why I was going to pause it before the actual lyrics started.

I don't know, we'll get to it in a bit. I'm your national anthem. I'm your national leader. Brilliant. That was a good place to start. He could do that, right? Yep. Please don't.

Well, I mean. Please don't taint Lana. That'll get the hipsters on board. Yeah, but don't taint Lana. Yeah. That'll get the hipsters on board. I'm your national anthem. God,'t taint Lana. Don't taint Lana. That'll get the hipsters on board. I'm your national anthem. God, I'm so handsome.

Vote me again. D-Mart. Tried to change the words on the fly. Guys, didn't work. Next, number five on the list of the top six songs we want Simon Bridges to sing. Voted the happiest song of all time. Fast forwarding. Yeah.

Oh, yeah. Mr. Blue Sky. Because he's blue, too. Yeah. Blue text. Yeah. And a bit of a jazzy number. Yeah.

Older One from Electric Light Orchestra. Megan, you've seen them live, haven't you? Yeah, it was fantastic. All right, grandma. I've just never heard this song before in his life. Never. He claims he never heard this song. I've never heard it. It's the happiest song in the world. I know. Never. He claims he never heard this song. Never heard it.

It's the happiest song in the world. I know. They said it's the happiest song in the world. Never heard it. Number four on the list of songs Simon Bridges could sing. From Rod Stewart and a dedication to his fellow National Party member, Maggie Barry. It's Maggie Mae. Wake up, Maggie Barry.

He could totally do this one. We need to get to the wake up Maggie Mae. Wake up, Maggie Barry. He could totally do this one. We need to get to the wake up, the Maggie bit. Oh, the kicked up bit. You reckon he could do the husky bit? I probably just skipped it. It's getting close. It's getting there. We just need that killer Maggie Barry line.

Oh, my God. There's a lot of filler, isn't there? Get to the chorus, Rod. Well, these were back in the good old days where songs weren't two minutes long. Here we go. Is this it? No.

No. Offer. Don't worry about it. Number three on the list of the top six songs Simon Bridges could sing next. Hey, it's time to play Simon Says with Simon. And I'm called Simon Bridges. From the Wiggles, their take on Simon Says.

Yeah. Simon Bridges says, vote national. Simon Says, put your hands on your knees. And vote. Simon Says, put your hands on your head. Oh, he's so cringe. I can actually imagine him doing this. And vote. Oh, he's so cringe. I can actually imagine him doing this. He would totally try to do this for a youth vote.

He would. Yeah, he would. Like what? What kind of youth vote? Like five-year-olds that can't vote? Get them young born. That song also gave me like flashbacks. Yeah. To the Wiggles days in our household.

Number two on the list of the top six songs Simon could sing next. He would do this too. Yeah. I'm blue. Here we go. They could do a blue light disco to raise money for the next election. Yep, yep.

Can you charge people to go to a blue light disco? Well, if you're National Party members, sure. You're raising money, aren't you? Young Nats don't want to go to a blue light disco, though. They want to go to like a wine and cheese. Yeah. Like a black tie. Yeah.

Situation. Where they can talk about their dads being lawyers and stuff. And number one on the list of the top six songs Simon could sing next, it's even by someone with Simon in their name. Okay. Bridge Over Troubled Water. Bridges Over Troubled Water. Oh, Simon Bridges. I get it.

It's by Simon and Garfunkel. Yep. Bridges Over troubled water. Oh, Simon Bridges. I get it. Simon and Garfunkel. Yep. Bridges over troubled water. And it's kind of got that Elvis-y time period to it. Yeah, he could do it. I reckon he could pull this off. Get to the bridges bit. Get to the bridges bit. This is probably a bit

high for his register. Register. The high notes. I don't know. You missed it, I think. Oh, no, here it is. It's coming. Here it is. Like a...

Here it... Simon Bridges. Over. Yeah. And he could say, like, Kiwi builds the troubled water or something. Yeah. It's a bit depressing for an election song,

though, isn't it? What's a smear campaign? I'd imagine that would be the song they'd use in some sort of smear campaign. That is today that would be the song they'd use in some sort of smear campaign. That is today's Top 6. Fletch, Vaughan and Megan. The podcast.

ZM. Do you have a high-vis vest? Yeah, I've got a few high-vis vests. Why? I just knew that you would. Just collected them over time. My dad's a huge high-vis guy,

but he's more of a high-vis polo. But he's got to wear them on the farm, doesn't he? In case he falls in a creek or he dies in the paddock so mum can see him. Is that what he says? It's so grim. Why doesn't he have

a siren or a little button or something he can place? Because that's like a St. John Medialert bracelet for the farm. You'd have to have a really tall antenna on your house so I would reach home to say he's fallen and he can't get up. I actually saw an Apple, he should get one of those Apple Watches

or you can get smart watches now. And if there's a sudden jarring and then your heart rate drops, it sends emergency messages to people to be like, he's fallen and he can't get up. Oh, wow. Right. Oh wow. That's so clever. See, I feel like there'd be a lot of misuse in a relationship with that because you'd fall over and they'd come running and you'd be like, can you get the biscuits? Or you'd hear them

running and you'd be like, bring the biscuits! Or you're in bed and you just chuck your watch on the floor. And they come running and you're like, can you just get the ice cream out of the freezer and bring a bowl and a spoon and the chocolate topping? Yeah. No, you'd be like, help.

Take the watch off. Heart rate drops to nothing. I'll die if I don't get them. Helpful. Yeah. But I don't have a high vis. Why is high vis? Why do you ask?

There is a guy in Perth. So a doctor has actually issued a warning after he's a tradie who was wearing his high-vis shirt. Now, I think it's a shirt that had high-vis strip on it, so it's not like a vest over top. It's an actual shirt with the two stripes, like, what do you call those? Reflective. Oh, yeah, reflective stripes. The reflective parts.

Now, he was working all day in the sun, but because he's a tradie, he had to wear it, so he was visible. But it was in the sun, but because he's a tradie, he had to wear it, so he was visible. But it was in the sun. At the end of the day, he took his shirt off with the high-vis strips on it. Yeah. And he had a first-degree burn exactly where the strips are. Just a strip of burn across his back. So are they, can you see through those strips?

Or was it that the strip was so hot? It must have heated up. Oh, wow. Okay. So a doctor has actually issued a warning saying, you just need to be bloody careful, please. I'm sorry, but how did he not feel himself being slowly cooked? Well, you're in Perth.

Must have been a bloody sparky. And if you're a sparky, must have been a bloody plumber, right? And if you're a plumber, must have been a bloody chippy. It was an environmental engineer. They love those. Oh, bloody one of those. Hardly ever gets out of the office. Must have been a bloody engineer.

Used to a bloody desk job. This is what I've learnt. Again, I've been reminded that all tradies do is just absolutely rag on other tradies. On each other, yeah. Here he is. Cowboys. Cowboys are here. It's not done. He Here he is. Cowboys. Cowboys are here. It's not done.

He's still going. Okay, they're both going now. They're both into it. Where's the Sparky? Late? Probably playing with himself. Oh, do you like Harry on? Yeah, get in on it.

Get in on it. Say something. You can say anything. I don't know. You've covered every line. Say anything and then just say another trade. Say anything. Just say anything insulting and then label a trade.

This is what tradies do all day. No, I'm not good at insulting my workmates. They're not your workmates. They're other bloody tradies. They're holding you up. You need them to finish their job so you can get on with yours and until then you're going to be out laying against your van having a smoke. Imagine they're

radio sales reps. Oh, now you're on board. Now you get it. But say a different sort of trade. Come on. I'm not leaving until you pay out a tradie. I don't know what trades they are. Just have a go at plumbers. You're a builder, okay? So you just say something rough and then say something.

Go stick your hand down an S-bin, you bloody plumber. No, no, no, no. I don't know how to do that. It doesn't need to be specific to their trade. It can be anything. You can be like, oh, bloody always late. Oh, bloody plumbers. Bloody always on their phones.

Bloody plumbers. That's a bit rough. That's a bit rough. They're trying to do their job. They've got to be on their phone. Bloody plumbers. That's a bit rough. That's a bit rough. They're trying to do their job. They've got to be on their phone. They're trying to do their job, Megan. Why are you doing that? Because you just told me to.

No, Megan, they're qualified tradespeople. Yeah. How? Like, that was a bit. We were just ragging on them the whole time. They're on their phone because their wife's pregnant. You crossed a line. Okay, and they didn't know that she's okay.

You really crossed a line. You crossed some sort of trade barrier. We were ragging on the... No, we weren't ragging on someone. You crossed a line. And they didn't know that she's okay. You really crossed a line. You crossed some sort of trade barrier. No, we weren't ragging on someone. You went too far. Keeping communication lines open with their loved one. Okay. Oh, I can't have a cry about it you bloody builder.

ZM's Fletch, Vaughan and Megan. The Podcast. Something's going to be quietly phased down on Instagram. And next week? This coming week. This week. So it started for some people in August. I think it was overseas. And it's been confirmed by Instagram that this week they've been phased out.

So if you go to the like, the love heart, and it's got up the top following and you. So you can see all your activity. And then if you go following, you can see the activity of everyone you're following. Who's liking what. I know that, Sarah. And I never go to following. No, neither. I don't want to see what my friends are liking and following.

But so many people do because they'll comment. They'll be like, oh, you like this person's stuff. Or I see you followed this person. I'm like, how do you know that? I just forget that it's there. Yeah, because I don't use it. Because I'm like, this is actually a great way of saying who's a creep and who's not. Well, that's the thing.

If you were going around, so say you were in a relationship and you were liking lots of hot models' photos, you'd totally get busted. Don't do that. Look, don't like. That's the rule. Look, don't like. Yeah, okay. Yeah, you totally get busted. Under that. Look, don't like. That's the rule. Look, don't like. Yeah, okay.

Yeah, you can follow them. You just don't like any of the photos. Right. So now you will be able to like all their photos and get away with it. Yeah. Because they're getting rid of the following tab. That's, yeah, okay. I've always wondered what the purpose of it was.

But you can still, oh, no, because I was going to say, you know when you go to someone like Hot's photo and then you can see like people you follow, it says like Fletch has liked this photo and you're like, oh yeah. Oh, you can still see that, yeah. You can still see that. You're like, of course he's liked this photo. But you have to know the profile to go to though, right?

Yeah, so you wouldn't get away with it. If you're still liking someone's photo, the evidence is there that you, right? Yeah, so you wouldn't get away with it. If you're still liking someone's photo, the evidence is there that you like them. Because they can, I mean if you click on like a big someone with a lot of followers, you click on the others and people who've liked that, it just gives you a list of everyone that's liked that photo.

Your friends would be right at the top, right? In order. Okay, right. So you're not getting away with it completely being a creep. No, but unless you follow accounts that your partner doesn't know about, like Vaughn does. Right. Excuse me. I think that's a bit rich.

Coming from you and your one o'clock Jonas. Excuse me. It's nice that I'm not the creepy one on the show anymore. No, it's always Fletch. Actually, I'm the most wholesome of the three of us. Look, Nick Jonas. Does it say I follow him? No.

But she knew how to get there pretty quick, didn't she? Fletch, Fawn and Megan. The podcast. ZM. So, at the moment, there's some renovations going on at the Smith House and this is the part of renovations that cause the disagreements is decisions need to be made.

Right. Like somebody at the weekend when we ripped up all of these tiles, someone was like, no tensions must've been high. It must've been exhausted. I said, actually, no,

we did. We're like, we just got in and got it done. Got it done. Yeah. There was no disagreements or anything. Well, there's nothing to argue about because you need to rip the tiles up. You just do it.

Yeah. It's not like you're choosing a colour paint or something. So that's where you start making decisions is where there's disagreements. And this ain't our first rodeo because we rented our last place. And I just decided I'm only

being asked my opinion to be told I'm wrong anyway, so who cares? And that became my approach halfway through last time. Yeah. What do you think of this? I'd be like, I don't know. You decide. No, why don't you care?

Because you're just going to tell me I'm wrong. Well, what do you think? And I'd be like, well, this one. She's like, oh, no. So why did you even ask me? I'm like, don't ask me because I don't really care. I know you're not going to make some awful decision. And if you do, you're just going to demand we pay to get it redone six months later.

So I've just left it all in the air. So she decides everything. All I want is my massive TV. That's all I want. And I want a new couch where I can lie on the couch and watch the massive TV. That's all I want, and I want a new couch where I can lie on the couch and watch the massive TV. Right. You're a simple man, Vaughan Smith.

Simple man. Simple man. Simple man. I don't mind getting stuck in it. I don't mind ripping up tiles or whatever. I don't even care what goes down in its place. As long as you get a couch and a TV. Just don't ask me.

Yeah. So yesterday I get a message saying, what are your thoughts on dish drawers? To which the dishwasher, if you don't know, So yesterday I get a message saying, what are your thoughts on dish drawers? So these are which? The dishwashers, if you don't know, they are two drawers instead of one big door. Instead of one big door. And they slide out. Yeah.

And I hate them. To which I said, you never hear anybody rave about dish drawers. And Sade said, I've never heard anybody rave about a dishwasher. I said, you hear more good things about ordinary dishwashers. Dish drills are for people who live alone. That's what I said. It's a big call, big call. Because that's the idea, right?

You don't have to use the whole thing. You can use half of it. And you can do a little wash because it's only half the size. And I live with a woman who will remain nameless. Yep. It's my wife. Who doesn't rinse stuff and just chucks big pots in. And, like, it's just not for our family.

Well, your pots aren't for the dishwashers. I know that. Dishdraws, I don't believe they're suitable for our family situation. Not for a big family. They're too small. So then I came to work this morning and you said, what's happening and how's it going and what did you do yesterday? And I said, oh, kitchen stuff, took the dishwasher out.

And then I said, what are your thoughts on dish drawers? And like a mini episode of Don't Get Me Started. Mini? No, no, no. Having never owned one or lived in a house with one, you still say no. My experience has been every workplace I've been in that's had a dish drawer, they're constantly breaking down.

The flap doesn't shut at the top or they're always needing repair. You can't get much in them. But my argument to that was no one takes care of or gives a crap about work appliances. They're always broken. No one cleans them. And they probably get used more. But you can't get enough in them. I mean, they're always broken. No one cleans them. And they probably get used more. But you can't get enough in them.

I don't like them. I'm so against them. I grew up with dishwashers. I grew up with dish drawers. As a family, there was four of us, and we had dish drawers. Okay, so I've got a family of four. Tell me how your dish drawer experience was.

Well, so if you need to fill a whole one, you've got two there, and you can run them simultaneously. Do you lose much space? My big problem is you'd lose space between the – so a dishwasher's got the thinner one up top where you put your cups, etc., but then you've got a taller one for taller plates and everything down the bottom.

You still have a tall thing for tall plates. So is there one dish drawer's taller than the other? No, they're both the same, aren't they? They're both the same. But they're the same height. We've never had anything that is like, you can't fit in there.

I was thinking like a four sixths, two sixths split. No. No, they're just half and half. I can't believe you had a dish drawer growing up. That's so flash.

That would have been fancy back in the day, man. My parents still don't have a dishwasher. Yeah, right. What? No, they've never had one. That's so old school.

Never had one. Wow. They do the dishes, oh, they do the, they've never had one. That's so old school. Never had one. Wow. They do the dishes. Oh, they do the dishes together most nights. Right. Oh, that's pretty cute. That's pretty cute. With a tea towel that's only just holding on.

Yep, you betcha. Then your mum whips your dad and it gets all sexy. He wouldn't stand for a heavy grumpy if he got whipped, I imagine. He would not like that. And he wouldn't dare whip her. She'd smack him in the face. No, I just don't get one. So the main...

His flinchers decided he doesn't... You've never lived with one. Now, the main reason I believe, and this would be interesting to check with people listening, if someone can confirm this or not, Sade wants all black appliances. So you want black dish drawers. You want black dish washers.

She found black dish drawers and I think that was the main attraction. Correct me if I'm wrong, but if I got a standard dishwasher with a steel front, could I get that black powder coated? Why don't you get a black dishwasher? I don't know. I haven't looked for them. They exist. Okay. You just get a black dishwasher. I'm just going to get a black dishwasher. A big flap. Yeah, because I'm a big fan. I hate the They exist Huh Okay Yeah

You just get a black dishwasher I'm just gonna get a black dishwasher A big flap Yeah because I'm a big fan I hate the big flap It's what I'm used to The big flap is so No

I also don't know Why we're so passionate About our dishwashers I know But I just hate dish drawers Do you know what always I know

Do you know what Annoyed me the most Is that Fletch was like I hate them And he's never actually owned one So then I felt like I had to stand up for dish drawers. Yeah. I don't know why.

I don't really care. But I just felt like the dish drawers were being marginalized by someone who's never had experience with dish drawers. Yeah, you saw prejudice and you wanted to stomp it out. Yeah. I won't have it. Oh, your dad's messaged. What's he said?

There is no whipping when doing the dishes. No. In capitals no maybe you should try it Ian no whipping Megan I don't know

no because one of them would whip too hard and then they get shitty and then my parents would get divorced and it's all your fault oh my god we are 77 days away

from Christmas lots of reports creeping in we'll give you the latest penetration reading next we're just on distro. Someone said they got a distro after being sold the distro lifestyle and their big plates didn't fit. Yeah, see?

You can't put that. We've got big plates. How big are your plates? They're massive plates. We'll check that before you. Like his areoles. Huge. No.

Big areoles. Dinner plates. Dinner plates. Absolutely not. No. No, no, no, no. Dinner plates. Dinner plates. Absolutely not. No. Ho, ho. Ooh, it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Ho, ho, ho, ho.

77 days, 16 hours and 39 minutes until Christmas. Whee! I heard someone having a good whinge in Mitre 10 yesterday. You know when you walk into Mitre 10 Mega and there's someone there like, good morning or hello how are you? Yep. And you're like hi and I guess if you've got an immediate question they're who you deal with. Yeah. Or they were getting

a barrel from a baby boomer about having Christmas decorations out to them. Not on my day. This didn't happen on my day. Why have you got this out? Why have you got this out? Why have you got this out? I've been telling people they need to be buying Christmas again. Earlier every year, it's absolutely ridiculous. I, myself, I love Christmas.

People always forget the reason for Christmas. Our Lord. And I was just like, I am on the trot. I have heard enough. I'm out of here. Can I decide? I don't know if you got sent this one. Cameron Ransfield sent this from Bunnings and Shirley.

Oh, yeah, Bunnings. That's all going, Bunnings and Shirley. Oh, yeah, Bunnings. That's all going, Bunnings and Shirley. Bunnings has fully stepped up their game. Remember last time we were talking about someone worked for Bunnings and they got the pallets of Christmas decorations. Somebody else messaged in. They worked for the freight logistics company in charge of Christmas decorations for Bunnings,

and that was only the tip of the iceberg. They said they get that and then they really step it up next month. The thing with icebergs is you see the bit above the surface, but there's lots more underneath. Titanic taught us that. So much more.

Titanic. Yeah. So much more. Yeah. Don't try to just do a jump over it. Yeah. You'll sink your cruise liner. But it's not Bunnings this week who have single-handedly had a massive impact on Christmas penetration levels.

It's farmers. Oh, okay. Farmers have stepped into the Christmas foray, and they have said, We're here. We're farmers, and we're going to smash them Christmas in your eye holes. They've started their targeted Facebook advertising. It's a wonderful time of year for Farmers Christmas Shop, as it is now live experience our extensive range of Christmas decor,

stockings, lights, and much more online and in stores with a link to it. Jess? Sometimes they start with a sale for last year's. Is that what's her name? Decorations from last year? Can't confirm that Megan, but I can confirm Jess in, uh,

Lambton Quay in Wellington, full-blown Santa bear display. Oh, really? At the Farmers. One of those big,

where they have like a big cage. Yep. And it's just full of Santa bears. That's a big marker for Christmas penetration. Santa bears. Santa bears.

Huge marker for Santa. Iconic. For Christmas penetration. Santa bears. Santa bears. Huge marker for Santa. Iconic. For Christmas penetration. Iconic, yeah. Indeed. Indeed. Also, somebody else said that their local farmers has really stepped up. They even had little Santas, the dancing Santas that play the Christmas tunes at the same time.

So that's a massive one as well. But away from farmers, if we look elsewhere, can confirm that the Christmas sections in the UK is taking shape. This is from Ash, who's currently in the UK. Christmas mince tarts have also popped up this week. I think I'm ready for a mince tart. And not just called mince tarts, Christmas mince tarts.

Mince tarts have been on the shelf for a little while, but they just, they say mince tarts, Christmas mince tarts. Mince tarts have been on the shelf for a little while, but they just, they say mince tarts or holiday mince tarts. These are literally, say, Christmas mince tarts. And it's not just Christmas mince tarts. Countdown's got theirs out. Have they? Yep, and they've already got them for $1.70. $1.70?

You eat so many over Christmas, and you're like, I don't want to eat them ever again. And then it gets to now, and you're like, I could go. And then you find yourself eating them you're like, I could go. And then you find yourself eating them anyway. Let's not forget Ross Boss sent out the email asking us to pick our favourite weekend for a Christmas party. Yeah. And from Ashurst, that's just out of Palmerston North there, Ashurst Discounter.

Yep. They said it's a massive sign in Ashurst because we've got our first window painting. You know in small towns how they paint on the windows? It says seasons greetings. It's too soon. That's retro that kind of sign writing. I would say a two season old Coca-Cola poster

from a couple of summers ago. Okay. So I mean you've got your farmers you've got your window painting. Yep. Everything's happening so let's have a look. Donner and Blitzen start stretching those legs. Christmas penetration is at 69%. Nice. It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas.

Hasn't it been a wonderful podcast so far? And it's all thanks to Spark, our primary sponsor. Do you love free data? Then you will love the Spark data stack. More data every month that you stay. Hey, guys, let's get back into that podcast. I got a wee sneak preview of Hustlers last night. This is the Constance Wu, Cardi B, Lizzo in it for a bit as well.

Dame Helen Mirren. Yeah. She could have. She totally could have. So it's not actually about the movie they want to talk about, but good movie. But was it good? It was good?

Yes. It's based on a true story and it's actually, it's a serious, I kind of thought it was going to be lots of fun and pole dancing. Yeah, right. But it's a serious story. IMDb, like Rotten Tomatoes and stuff, it's up there. Yeah.

Like it's 80%, 70, 80%. Also, Jennifer Lopez. What? Because she's 50, right? Like, close. No, she is. Yeah, 50. I know, nuts.

If you look like that when you're 50, you'd be absolutely stoked. She doesn't wear much in the start of the movie. And I'm just like, wow. Like, good on you, girl. I just, I can't, yeah, wow. Everyone was saying it at the start as well. She probably doesn't eat lots of cheese and biscuits and stuff, I'd imagine. Nah.

Yeah, do I want to give up cheese and biscuits? I don't know. Not really. I don't need to look that good on a pole. Megan. So maybe aside. When I got there, it was packed. We were a little bit late.

So I had to sit right at the front. And there were still other people coming in. And I was sitting on the end of the row, but there was a gap in the middle of the row. You know how some people like to leave a buffer? Yeah. If I'm early-ish to a movie, I'll leave two seats

because nobody's going to be there alone, are they? Maybe they will be, but... Yeah, see, that's quite curious. Leave two because then someone can come in and move there. Yeah, right. And then once like a movie starts getting packed, I would move over and be like, oh. Kind of everyone shuffle.

Everyone needs to like shuffle in to get everyone in. That's if there's no seating, otherwise you need to sit where you're supposed and be like, oh. Kind of everyone's shuffled. Everyone needs to shuffle in to get everyone in. That's if there's no seating, otherwise you need to sit where you're supposed to be seated. So there was a gap in the middle of the row. Now, very late into it, in fact, I think the movie had just begun, two girls came down, right down to the front and were looking for seats.

They'd come together, like mates, and they were looking for seats. So there was one seat in the middle of our row and there was one seat in the front row, so separate from each other. They made the choice at that point, they were like, okay, the movie's started, don't want to be

interrupting people. They were like, okay, I'll see you after the movie. We'll sit separately, sat in the front row and then sat in the middle of our row. There was a seat next to me. So this seat in the middle of our row. Yeah. There was a seat next to me. So this seat in the middle is still free. Right. I was like.

Always. Always shuffle down. Always shuffle down for the seats. So I leaned down to the middle of the row and I was like to these two women who had left the buffer seat. I was like, hi guys. Do you want to just shuffle down so those two can maybe sit together? They saw that they'd come together.

Now, just a side note, I was wearing this fluffy jacket, not real fur, faux fur, a little bit obnoxious, but I was like, it's very hustlers, so I looked a little bit obnoxious maybe. But I was very polite and I was like, hey guys, do you maybe want to shuffle down? Then they can sit together. Not a big deal. They were in the middle of the row shuffling over. I would describe that delivery as a hushed, pleasant

whisper. Yeah. Not a passive-aggressive or in any way. And they would have gone from the middle of the row to maybe more in the middle. It was one seat across. So better seats. Better views. Better view. And one of the women kind of paused and looked over at me and said, actually, I'm okay where I am.

I'm okay in the seats I'm in. What was, now, on the other side of the buffer seat, who was sitting there? Who was sat there? What kind of individual? There was two of them, so they were friends sitting together. No, but who would have this person been sitting next to? I don't know.

Another female. Okay. I don't know. Like, not anyone that looked awful to sit next to or obnoxious in any way. Okay, yeah, right. They weren't eating like that. No. But I didn't know where to go to from there.

So what did she kind of look you up and down? Yeah, in my obnoxious jacket, faux fur jacket. And then said, no, I'm fine. I'm okay where I am, actually. And the girl beside me was like, oh, my God, thank you so much. I'm so embarrassed. I was like, eat your popcorn really loudly. That's when you should have moved back to the woman who wouldn't move

and quoted French Renaissance poet Ludacris and said, move, bitch. Get out of the way. Get out of the way, bitch. Get out of the way. Yeah, I would have whispered her, like, quite an insulting couple of words, I think. Well, had the movie not started, I probably would have, like,

quoted another Renaissance poet, Lizzo, and, like, thrown down a bit more. But see, I'm also torn because they're coming to the movie late. Oh, yeah. Now, that's up there, isn't it? Because you've got your comfy spot. But we don't know why they're late. You don't know. We don't know what their story is.

They might have had. Yeah, but I'm just saying. I might have had a real time. If the movie's starting and then people are asking to be shuffling around because they're late. Yeah, but it's not, it's maybe 10 seconds of inconvenience for you to make someone else's time much more pleasant. She literally had to move across. Yeah. Yeah.

I would have moved across. Who was it that wouldn't move? Did you know it? No. Oh, we could cancel her because are we still doing that? Yeah, we are cancelling people. It seems the fear. That is inconvenient.

It seems fear that she should lose her job and ability to pay. Livelihood. Livelihood. Bankruptor. Yeah. Because she wouldn't move. That's the cancelling culture we live in. Actually, I think death threats are on the cards here.

Yes, yes, yes. You stupid bitch, you wouldn't move. I'm going to kill you. That sort of stuff. I don't even know the woman who missed out on the seat beside her friend, but I'm willing to kill someone for her. Yeah. That sort of crazy high-level cancellation.

That does seem fair. Warranted. Yeah. That's perfectly fair and warranted. Yeah, yeah. Fletch, Vaughan and Megan. The podcast. ZM.

So, my dad texted me yesterday at 11.30am. Mm-hmm. He obviously, he likes to go for a Nelson, a walk around the airport. It's like a nice walk. He likes to watch the planes. Like you, Fletch. Like really interested. I mean, I like planes,

but I don't go to an airport and watch them land. Okay, I totally, if I was your dad, I'd, you know, I love your parents' view of the airport.

I'm always just like, here, you can see planes land. I'm just like, oh, there's the plane coming in. It's like, yeah. And if I lived near the airport, I probably would go for a walk around.

Yeah. Sure. So he did that yesterday and something, I probably would go for a walk around. Yeah. Sure. So he did that yesterday and something tickled his fancy when he was walking around the airport. So much so, he needed answers. Yeah. And clearly I was the person that was going to give him the answers. Yeah. So a text from my dad at 11.32am.

I'm at the airport and a private jet has just left. Do you know who the young lady is with the two large dogs? And he took a pap's photo? He took three photos. Through the wire. It's like he's a paparazzi. It's like he's TMZ. But he didn't quite figure out how to zoom in.

So it's like from very far away. Okay. Yeah. So he wanted me to find out. I guess he thought it was a celebrity. And he's like, you'll definitely know who's leaving Nelson with these two big dogs. Oh, he wants the hot goss. Yeah.

You see that private jet? That's Tom Cruise. That's what he wants to be able to say to people that it's his mates. Yeah. Yeah, okay. So I actually did find out it wasn't a celebrity. Because I saw you put this on your photo and that got me excited because I was like, well, what celebrity's in town?

And we could get the scoop on this. Yeah. Who's in Nelson? Like, could get the scoop on this. Yeah. Who's in Nelson? Like, that's big news for Nelson. Yeah. That's the Lib and a private jet. But yeah, I just think it was some wealthy person. Oh, so you did find out?

I did find out. Oh, okay, right. I found out a lot of detail, actually. You can send it on to Dad. But I was just like, it's amazing that he comes to me with that kind of question and just expects me to know. Just drop everything and find out. But parents of their generation,

if they didn't like stay up to date with computers when they were happening, as a lot of our parents didn't, or they might know how to use them, but they don't really know how to get some information. Like, it blows my dad's mind when I show him that flight tracker app on your phone that shows you where the planes are.

He's like, how? How does it know? How? You can literally get everything online. Yeah. So much information. And I guess that does blow their mind. And it's easier for them to ask us than to try to work out how to do it themselves.

Yeah. Just Google it. No, I can ask Megan. Yeah. At least it was an interesting question as opposed to like, is this email legit? Am I being scammed? Like, how do I get Netflix on the TV? Hey, but we've always said that parents are always allowed to ask about scams. No question.

No hassle. Yeah. No judgment. No. Always ask. I haven't been asked about a scam. The last question I got from mum was about Elton John. What night are we going to Elton John?

That was my main one. Right. The main question. My last question worked out for herself because I've definitely emailed it. She's gone into WhatsApp for mum. The last question from her was what time's your flight landing? But she's very savvy. If she wants to know something, she'll get it online.

She'll sort it out? She's on to it, yeah. She'll sort it out? All right. The question before that from my dad was, what do you want? Mum can't text, Westlife is on Sky. What?

Westlife is on Sky. Is there more of a boomer sentence than Westlife is on Sky? As in the band? Yeah, she loves, she was obviously watching some kind of Westlife thing. And you tried to ring them and she, oh right, okay. Well, what about this morning

we take some, open your phone and however you communicate with your parents. Yep. What was the last question they asked? What was the last question

you had from your parents? Oh, yeah. Bonus points if it's like tech related. Or grandparents. Or grandparents, yeah. What was the last text? The last question. We'll do

the last question because it might not have been a might have just been a statement. You know old people like to do good. Full stop. Yeah. Okay. Full stop. Okay. Full stop. Yeah. What was the last question you had on text? You can text us 9696 or give us a call 0800-DARZATM now.

Right now we're asking you to delve into your inbox and tell us the last message you got from your parents or grandparents. They love asking a question. Hundreds of responses. Oh, yes. Here are some text messages. Can you watch Netflix on the computer? Yes.

Somebody else got a text from their dad saying, why does my YouTube do this? And didn't tell them what? Just assumed they'd be able to see it How come you're up so late? Aren't you tired? How old is your sister? You should know mum

Mum texted me last night saying Hello, interesting documentary on the Mouldie channel. Rodents of unusual sizes. Have you seen this? Mums do love to recommend a doco, don't they? Yeah. Yeah, they do. Can you Google for me?

I have to email a priest. Do I call him father or what? Why don't they Google? I don't know. What's your building called? That's a text from Dad. Yeah. Abby, what's the last text from your parents?

So my dad texts me asking if I was going to overcook my vegetables again. What, just out of the blue? No, so I invited them round. I was going to cook them a roast. Well, I did cook them a roast dinner. And before they came over, my dad said, you're not going to overcook the vegetables again, are you? So I guess...

Ouch. I'm going to take back that invite, Dad. You can stay at home. Yeah, exactly. Invite rescinded. Thanks, Abby. Ash, last text that you got. My grandma, who's in her late 70s,

text me at the weekend asking how to get DVDs out of the DVD player. Oh! Oh, bless. But grandma doesn't own a DVD player. So what was she trying to open? She had them stuck, like, under the skybox, in between the TV cabinet and the skybox. What, you've been trying to insert them into the gap?

She got them in under. I just couldn't get it out. That's the way you bought them. Bless Ash. Thanks for your call. Some other text messages. Dad messaged me saying, those units selling next door and across the street from Nana's,

are they on Trade Me? Okay. Mum emailed me to ask if the phones on Wish were any good. She they on Trade Me? Okay. Mum emailed me to ask if the phones on Wish were any good. She was seeing them on her Facebook. Probably not, Mum.

Where in the world are you right now? Said Dad. Which was really weird because I'm in New Zealand. I was in New Zealand. Yeah, for sure. I refuse to use

this bloody banking app. Can you get me some cash out on the way over? Mum doesn't know how to use Trade Me, so she just says, can you send me the link on Trade Me? So she wants me to find it, copy the link, send it to her. That's lazy though, I think. Mum asked me randomly, what day is your rubbish day? Do you want three egg-laying chickens in a coop?

Your grandmother's admitted they're too much for her to handle. What's your generation's thoughts on toweling bibs? Toweling bibs? That's bibs for a baby But made of like Towel Towel Toweling Do you not do those now? What are

What did you have for your kids? Yeah Kind of maybe like A backing on it So that when they drop it It doesn't soak through Onto the clothes Like a plastic

Like a plastic backing Yeah okay right Okay Why can't I see your face? Aren't we FaceTiming? They weren't even FaceTiming their parents at the time Just messaging them to let them know My mum texted me asking if my partner would wear a flamingo t-shirt if she got him one

And dad messaged me asking if I had marshmallows at my house. Because I'm not coming over if you don't have marshmallows. I don't know, does he need marshmallows? Does he want marshmallows? Is it a general inquiry as to their generational thoughts on marshmallows? ZM's Fletch, Vaughan and Megan, the podcast. Am I a bad person? Okay, we've had some correspondence from someone

who would like to know if they're a bad person. They would like to remain anonymous, but they have given details of the situation they're in. It's a toughie. This one's real tough. Yeah. Okay. Am I a bad person?

So basically, I'm 25 years old. My dad is a single dad, and I'm his only daughter. We're from a medium-sized New Zealand city. I moved to Australia by myself almost three years ago and the whole time I felt so guilty for leaving my dad. We have a great relationship and I feel so bad for being so far away as I can only visit him every six months at most. Right.

He's quite a shy person so he doesn't have a lot of close friends in his city and has a fear of flying, so he can't visit me. I feel like I'm all he has. I decided to move home a few months ago. There wasn't any good reason for me to be in Australia and my dad got sick for a bit. It made me realise he is more important.

My dad is so happy I've moved back home, he doesn't realise it's anything to do with him, but since being back, I've realised I don't want to live in this city. I don't know what to do. Am I a bad person for moving away from my dad? Recap. Only child, single dad, dad sick?

Yep. Does it still sound like dad's sick? He might have been sick then Sick for a bit A bit Okay Moves home Dad stoked

Person born in medium sized New Zealand city Or doesn't want to live there Wants to leave Is that a bad person? But dad's Dad's aren't going to be expecting you to No Give up everything

and put your life on hold to hang out. But if she knows that it's making him happy, though, he's not going to make her stay, but, like, it would definitely upset him if she moved away. But maybe moving away from medium-sized New Zealand town or city to a big city, you're going to be a lot closer than Australia. You can visit more. You can even drive a few hours.

He could drive, maybe. Well, yeah, exactly. But then she's got the guilt. Could she help dad get into a hobby or something before she goes and help him make a few friends? I don't know if you can just get old mates into a hobby.

Cycling. Cycling. Get them on a bike. Like here, dad. They're going for hours at a time. It might make some new friends doing it. He might wear those shorts around you. Well, you won't be around to see it.

Clipping up his shoes, yeah. Hmm. It's a tough one because she shouldn't have to put her life on hold. No. And he wouldn't, surely wouldn't want her to. And being a parent is about putting people,

you know, realising that you need to put people ahead of yourself. So surely he understands that. But no one wants to, like, hurt their parents. Yeah, but then there are those parents you hear, like, mine aren't them, thankfully, but those super needy parents who guilt their kids

into coming to visit them. Well, not even coming to visit them, just about doing everything they want to do. Right, Yeah. I don't envy that, Sid. I don't think she's a bad person for wanting to live her life. Yeah. This is where we want to hear from you,

and she obviously does as well because she needs some help in this situation. 0800 dials at M or 9696 to text in. Is she a bad person? For moving away from her dad. And have you been in this situation? Yeah. Where, you know, you've been out of town from your family. Maybe you have been guilted for not going back enough.

I don't know. What does she do? She'll end up resenting her dad if she stays, right? Yeah. Would that be fair? Because you know how people are like, oh, I'm with Stephen, but Stephen didn't want to travel, but I'm just going to go and do my OE, and when I get back, if it's all good, we'll get back together or whatever.

But if I stay, I'm just going to resent him because he didn't want to do it, but I did. Yeah. And they never end up staying together. No, they don't. Because she got into a little bit of a, should we say a hot Portuguese pickle? We've all been in a hot Portuguese pickle.

Haven't we? Haven't we? Haven't we just? All right. 0800-DARLS-IT-M. 9696 to text. Is she a bad person? What should she do?

Give us a call. Am I a bad person? So a quick recap. If you didn't hear our Am I a bad person today. I'm 25 years old. My dad is a single dad. I'm his only daughter. We live in a medium New Zealand city. She moved to Australia for a bit.

Her dad got sick. It sounds like he's better now. But since she's moved back home into this medium sized New Zealand city, she's realised she isn't happy. She wants to move away. But is she a bad person from moving away from her dad? So she'd feel quite guilty.

And he's very happy that she's moved home, but doesn't know that she moved home for him. So have you been in this situation and what do you think? Is she a bad person? Rebecca, what do you think? I think that she is partially a bad person. You only get one dad and you've only got that chance once.

I think she should stay there and take care of him after he spent many years taking care of her. But it doesn't sound like he's still sick. No, it doesn't matter though. If he's lonely and doesn't have many friends or family, then if she's moving back over to Australia, she's essentially just leaving him by himself. Yeah, but she's also miserable by the sounds of it.

I would be too. Yeah. So you're just saying she's going to sacrifice all your happiness? Pardon? To stay with Dad. You'd sacrifice your happiness to stay with Dad? Yeah, what if my Dad was still alive? Yeah.

Well, okay. See, maybe also it's coming from a different place because maybe you don't have your dad, so you're thinking, hey, you would have done it differently if you did still have him. But then that's good advice. Yeah, it is good advice. Yeah, because like you say, you only have one dad.

Yeah, and you don't know what you've got until you don't have it. Yeah, exactly. And I'd do anything to be in that position. Yeah, right. Yeah, good call. Rebecca, thank you so much for your call. We'll go to Cherie. What do you think?

Is she a bad person? No, I don't think she is. I've been in a similar situation. My mum became unwell and got cancer and she lost her eyesight. So for the last six years, I've sort of helped look after her and I take her out and I take her shopping. But just recent, like a year or so ago, I met somebody because I'd been on my own and I'm thinking of and I take her shopping. But just recent, like a year or so ago, I met somebody because I'd been on my own

and I'm thinking of moving to where he lives. It's not a different country. It's just a different city. It's not far away. It's only like a 40-minute drive. But I was a bit like her and I've still got that guilt of, oh my God, I'm leaving my mum.

Is she going to be okay? And even my partner sort of said to me, you know, is your mum going to be all right with you not being there constantly for her? But I sort of said, look, I've given her six years of my life. It's my turn to have a little bit of happiness. Like at the end of the day, her dad's not unwell anymore. He is a growing man.

He's got to sort of let his daughter go and live her life now. Like she can still be there as in phone calls or come to visit. Yeah. But she can't sacrifice her life forever for him. And I don't think he would want to if he knew that she wasn't happy. Yeah, yeah. And my mum was like that. She was like, I get that it's sad.

I'm not going to have you around as much, but I want you to be happy. Yeah. That's what you need to do. Yeah. Yeah, not going to have you around as much, but I want you to be happy. Yeah, right. That's what you need to do, yeah. Yeah, she needs to have a talk to him. Yeah, she does. Because she's kind of assuming and guessing what he's thinking maybe a little bit. Yeah. Yeah, and I think if she sort of said, look, I'm feeling guilty.

I know that you love having me here, but I'm not happy. I'd really like to move. It doesn't mean I'm moving far away. But, yeah, I think if she spoke to him I think she'd probably get the response that she's actually looking for

yeah okay yeah you can go like I'm happy for you I want you to have your life for sure Sheree nicely said

thank you so much thanks Sheree some text messages somebody said they were in a similar circumstance and they introduced their dad to Tinder

problem solved dad didn't want them around sold them out with Netflix and Tinder and then Similar circumstance, they introduced their dad to Tinder. Problem solved. Dad didn't want them around. Sort them out with Netflix and Tinder and then... And then, yeah. And Uber Eats. Yeah. Shazam.

And then you can visit every six months. It'll just Skype in the meantime. Yeah, it'll take a while to get them sorted on. There's three different apps there. Oh, yeah, that's a lot of work. That's a lot of app training, but they could totally do it. Somebody said that they're in a very very similar situation. For

them it's a cultural case. They've got a very clingy Asian mother. Okay. So they and she's on her own as well and she said that she knows she's going to be moving in two years, so she started prepping her mum already. Right. Saying I am leaving. Yep.

And the countdown's happening, and once I leave, I'll call you every two days, and we're still going to do it, but you've got to be, that's got to be processed by the time I come to leave. But even just hearing you say that, like, you're, that's, you're speaking to a grown woman. That's, you know, your mum. Yeah, yeah.

Oh, yeah, but. You missed the eye. Get a grip. No, well, everyone's... People have different family dynamics, Fletch. Some people really like to hang out with their families. But mum should be okay with that. And what's more amazing is mum's like that,

but the daughter is level-headed. Because, you know, you learn from your parents or your behavioural stuff. For sure. Yeah. So, no, most people are saying learn from your parents all your behavioural stuff. For sure. Yeah. So, no, most people are saying not a bad person. Not a bad person. Not at all a bad person.

I think she needs to sit down with him and say, look, this is how I'm feeling and then go from there. Somebody said, a lot of people are asking, could Dad move with her? But then... Apparently he has a job. There was like a little bit at the bottom. He has a job where he can't leave the area.

Oh, he can't leave. Oh, right, okay. And he's scared of flying. He has a job where he can't leave the area. Oh, he can't leave. Yeah. Oh, right. Okay. And he's scared of flying too. He's scared. He doesn't like flying. That rule set out.

Right. Stand put. Flesh, Vaughan and Megan. The podcast. ZM. Living amongst some renovations at the moment. Painting going on. New flooring having to go down.

Means we're not living in the house. We're outside. You're in the garage. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. We've house. We're outside. You're in the garage. Yeah. Yeah, okay. We've got a little room outside but we've got a caravan for kitchen-y kind of stuff

if the weather's no good and for a table so we're all split all over the place. It's like New Year's, isn't it? It's like your camping at Whangamata.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. We're at the lake. But nobody's like screaming and like there's no noise which is good because I don't want that. You don't wake up in the morning and all your stuff's gone. And then there's just like a whole lot of beer cans taped together

because someone's building a wizard staff. Yeah. The funnel's not hanging off the washing line. Yeah. The washing line arm isn't bent down. There's not like towels everywhere. So almost like camping. But thankfully not.

But one thing I did, somebody, so on Sunday night, I hooked up the washing machine to the outside sink okay now I got a little bit I call it hillbilly plumbing I got a little bit excited about it

yeah so the laundry sink that we've had is one of those tubs that you have in your laundry oh yeah that's out of here that's gone

that's yesterday's news but I was like that's better than the sink in the garage so yesterday I ripped out the sink in the garage and put in the sink from the laundry in the garage. She's a big job. She's a big job. She's a big job.

Because I hadn't really thought about when the water goes out the plug hole, would that match? Spoiler alert, it didn't. God, this stressed me out. Look, I just, no. It was a mess And there was leakage And oh my god It was

This is because Somebody told me Because I said You might not know this But the washing machine Connection on the back Just fits a hose connection Okay

Like a garden hose Somebody messaged me saying If you think that's rad Your dishwasher does too So I was immediately like This is fantastic news We can put the dishwasher in the garage as well and not have to wash our dishes by hand for the month

or two months that we're living outside. So why don't we do that? That makes good sense to me. So I dragged the dishwasher out there yesterday and I've got it sitting there too. Now, here's my first problem. I don't have the

connection to make the dishwasher fit. This is just stressing me out. Why don't you get an Airbnb or something? Or just use paper plates and not tell anyone. That's a good idea. And plastic forks. And plastic forks. Or just wash your dishes in a bucket or in the sink.

Like, so much messing around. I shan't be told and I shan't give up. What I needed, though, I've got that problem. That's something I can buy. What I needed, though, was the connection to fit onto the bottom of the sink to go down into the drainage part. Oh, yeah. Now, that is a very new fitting.

Well, not a new fitting, but a new one and a very, very old fitting. Like, the sink that I tore off is so old. It was made in England. Now, when do you think sinks were last made in England? Probably in the 1800 I don't know. Are they not still made in England? Probably in the 1800s. Ages ago.

Ages ago. Okay. I don't have an actual historical date. I can just say ages ago. So I went down to this plumbing shop by our house. Yeah. It's Chester's. Have you ever seen a Chester's?

And you're like, what goes on in there? No, I don't know. Well, yesterday I went into a Chester's. Okay, right. And there's all these people and they sniff you out. Right. Like, if you don't try

to act cool, like, you know, kind of know what you're looking for. Right. Anyway, I was looking for ages and I couldn't find anything.

And so this guy comes over, he's like, can I give you a hand? And I was like, well, this is the story and I told him, he's like, I love a project.

And I was like, me too. Love's a challenge. Anyway, we were searching high and low for a long time. Anyway, after a while, I said, look, don't worry about it.

It's obviously not going to work. And he looked at me. Yeah. And, like, seriously, we had a soul connection eye to eye. And he said, I'm not giving up on you that easy. Oh, my God. I would have just been like, this guy is such a punish. I need to go on my break now.

I know. Barry will look after you. And that gave me a second wind. Oh, God. So I said. Did you guys hold hands? It sounds like he's flirting. Did you guys kiss behind the showers? We did not kiss. We will look after you. And that gave me a second wind. Oh, God. So I said. Did you guys hold hands? It sounds like he's flirting. Did you guys kiss behind the showers?

We did not kiss. We did not hold hands. We were too busy trying to find. Yeah, I'm just trying to spice this boring story up. So about plumbing. Did you kiss him? I'm not going to give up on you that easy. And it gave me a second wind.

And so I said, what do you think about this? And I put an option forward. And he's like, we've almost cracked it. And it was like, I was Tom Hanks in the Da Vinci Code and he was another person in the Da Vinci Code. I've never seen the Da Vinci Code. And we solved the Da Vinci Code. Oh, you solved it?

Yeah. Oh, that's good to know. And I was like, this is going to cost me a fortune. And then you kissed. But it didn't. When did you kiss? And then I kissed him. Yes. And he kissed me back But it didn't. When did you kiss? And then I kissed him. Yes.

And he kissed me back. Brilliant. Okay, right. And now someone at Chester's is in trouble for kissing the customers. So now, shucks, I've got another plumbing problem that needs to be solved. I might have to go back today. Yuck, why'd you make this creepy? You made this real creepy. No, no matter what we

kissed, I'm going back for another kiss. I wasn't talking about anything. No, that's on you. That's on you. I said I made it like we kissed. I'm going back for another kiss. I wasn't talking about anything. No, see, that's on you. That's on you. I said I had another plumbing problem. I need to go back for some more parts. Right, okay. So what's the moral of your story?

You've got a boyfriend at Chester's. Is that the story here? Never give up. Oh, never give up on people. On plumbing or getting a boyfriend at Chester's. Hot. Hot. Hot play. Ladies, I'm saying if you're having trouble, like, forget the apps.

Go into Chester's and say you've got these problems. You've done well. Gay dudes have no problem hooking up. How do you know? Because I went there and I was, like, hooking up with a dude. They just don't Okay I know ZM's Fletch, Vaughan and Megan The podcast

This number may have changed in a couple of days But this website Says 143 TV shows will be ended Or cancelled 2018-19 season After that season. I thought

it's ruthless. So I'm just looking at this list. Red is cancelled. I think we'll cover cancelled. Everything else you can just consider will be renewed if it's a show you're watching. Although some like 13 Reasons have been renewed and cancelled. Yeah, and Dear White People has been renewed for the fourth season but also

told that is their final season. Right. Which I like because that gives them a chance to wrap things up because have you ever watched a show and it's been cancelled

and they haven't got a chance to wrap everything up? Yes, Santa Clarita Diet. I can't believe they cancelled that. They've done an absolute cliffhanger and then it's just cancelled.

I feel they'll come back to that though. They better. It's so funny. It was so stupid but it was so funny. So good. Yeah.

So cancelled-wise, you've got a TV show called, on Netflix, Glow has been renewed and cancelled. That was the Glamour Ladies of Wrestling. That's been renewed and cancelled. Ross Boss likes that. He does love that show. Surprising. But at least you've got one more season.

The 100. I've never seen that, but a lot of people are into that Yeah so that's been renewed and cancelled So it's 7th season will be it's final season Okay The Affair which was the Showtime show That's been cancelled But that's also given a chance to wrap up

After what I only ever thought it was getting 5 seasons Right Other shows that have been cancelled. Arrow, which was a superhero one, that's been cancelled after its eighth and final season, given a chance to wrap it up. Ballers, that was the Rock Johnson, that's been

cancelled. Big Bang Theory, that's cancelled. That's been known, that's just in this round. BoJack Horseman on Netflix has been cancelled. Broad City cancelled, but we knew that, right right that's no big surprise there I know

I'm upset Man in the High Castle they said that's got that's on Amazon that's got one more season and then that's been cancelled Well should I stop watching that because I've watched

the first two episodes Well I don't know if they're getting a chance to like wrap it up completely I hope so I remember they announced at the start of the year

Criminal Minds lots of people love Criminal Minds 15th and final season. I know, I love that. 15! I think 15 seasons is probably enough. Yeah, it's probably had enough.

Empire has been cancelled, Megan. Oh, yeah, Jussie Smollett. Oh, yeah, do you reckon? Yeah, he kind of put a damper on things. That whole thing was... He kind of put a damper on things. A situation, wasn't it? Jussie, you've ruined this show.

Jussie. Jussie. I it? Jessie, you've ruined this show. Jessie. Jessie. Jessie, I'm sorry. Fuller House has been cancelled. Do you know how many seasons that's had? Four? After its fifth season is when it gets cancelled. Yeah. Did it need that many?

People love that. Why? Arguably. Big Bang Theory people, you're all weird. Oh, don't tarnish them with a Big Bang Theory brush. It's a terrible show. I mean, one of the highest rating't tarnish them with a big bang, Terry. It's a terrible show. I mean, one of the highest-rated shows on television for years, but sure.

Shows that I know nothing, obviously. And two and a half men. Homeland's Gone. Do we know Homeland's Gone? Yeah, we knew. House of Cards has definitely been cancelled. That last season was a bit weird one. Again, you got your Jussie Smalls situation there,

but it was a Kevin Spacey situation. Jussie Smalls. What did I call him? Smalls. Jussie Smalls situation there, but it was a Kevin Spacey situation. Smallette. Jussie Smallette. What did I call him? Smalls. Jussie Smalls. Interesting take on the name. Eye Zombie.

That's gone. Did you cover 13 Reasons? No, I haven't got up to the numbers one yet. I've been going through alphabetically, but they're getting one sign. There's so many cancelled. It's basically a giant list, yeah. Bojack Horseman, did you mention that? Yeah, yeah, Bojack Horseman's gone.

That's gone. Lethal Weapon, I didn't that? Yeah, yeah, Bojack Horseman's gone. That's gone. Lethal Weapon, I didn't even know that that had three seasons, but that's gone. So that's probably why it's gone, is that we're not familiar with it still going. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s gone, so that's a Marvel, that's the one thing in the Marvel Universe I've decided to not keep going.

Modern Family's gone. Did you know that it's on its 11th and final season. Mr. Robot, I'm guessing that just became... Oh, I just love him. Quite expensive to keep around him now. I know, you've got a big crush on him, haven't you? Good Lord, it really tickles me. We're getting Narcos Mexico season two.

But they're not cancelling that out. No, no, no, no, that's just... I wanted to give you some good news amongst all the bad news, and I know you very much like that. I know, Megan, have you watched. That's just bad. I wanted to give you some good news amongst all the bad news. And I know you very much like that. I know. Megan, have you watched Outlander? No. Hotties?

The ladies love a little Outlander. Hotties. Are there hotties in there? Hotties. Unusual. I think it's like Game of Thrones. You remember when Game of Thrones started and everyone was like, oh, so there's dragons and swords and it's like medieval.

And everyone was like, not for me. And then it turned out it was. I think Outlander's like that. Right. Is it based on the car? Was. I think Outlander's like that. Right. So is it based on the car? Was the Ford Outlander? Is there an Outlander? A vehicle that's called an Outlander?

This is the Outback. That's the Subaru Outback. Outlander. Vehicle. I thought it was a vehicle, but no, maybe it's just a TV show. No, I think it's just a TV show. Although, that's a great name for a vehicle. No, it's a Mitsubishi Outlander. Yeah, it's a a TV show. No, I think it's just a TV show. Although, that's a great name for a vehicle. No, it's a Mitsubishi Outlander.

Yeah, it's a Mitsubishi. It's a SUV born. It's a SUV. Mitsubishi SUV. Look here. Not for me. It's not for you? Not for me.

Pass. Don't be a Mitsubishi snob. Why are you a Mitsubishi snob? No, no, it's just not for me. I'm sure people really like it. It's not for me. I mean, it's not Mahindra, but it's not for me. The Netflix show isn't about a Mitsubishi Outlander. It is. It goes back in really like it. It's not for me. I mean, there's no Mahindra, but it's not for me. The Netflix show isn't about

a Mitsubishi Outlander. It is. It goes back in time to Scotland. Okay, good. Lovely. Rick and Morty back. Only getting five episodes of Rick and Morty in November. And Taika Waititi is in there. Taika Waititi and Jermaine Clement are in an episode as well, which is good. Alright, 90 minutes of non-stop jams

are next. Did you cover 13 Reasons? God, Nana, we said it four times. We said it's getting renewed and cancelled. Okay, I was just checking. There's one more season left. The Umbrella Academy's getting another one as well. You're the only person I know that liked that. Shake your face, it was fantastic.

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