"As long as I didn't get up, [the bread rolls] didn't come up."
But there's hope for those offended by the stench of a neighbour's sickbag. Reader AB, whose grim story involved three hours of bumpily circling a dust storm near Melbourne, has a solid recommendation.
"My friends and I used my strawberry Chapstick, smearing it under our noses to get away from the smell. Worked like a charm, amazingly."
Slash and bubbles
The launch of Sofitel's luxury hotel on the waterfront brought one of the world's great grog traditions to these shores: opening a champagne bottle with the back of your sabre.
Napoleon's cavalry perfected the art of whipping the back of the blade along the length of the bottle, sending the cork - and the glass from the tip of the bottle - soaring through the air. It's not a million miles away from the technique your dad and uncles once displayed with a fish slice and a 750ml brown bottle of beer.
Sofitel's bar Sabrage celebrates the technique and gives you a chance to try it for yourself.
Welcome back
It's a small blip on the radar, but yesterday's reopening of the Christchurch Museum is the sort of tiny step upon which the Canterbury tourism industry will build its post-quake recovery.