Dominion Road

[iYRe]

Shining like a strip
Cut from a sheet metal plate
'Cos its just been raining..

also a really great place to meet other motorcyclists.
I was herding sports bikes along the bus lane last week (makes a change from herding scooters), when a gentleman of not great mirror looking skills waiting until the first two bikes went past, then pulled into the lefthand (bus) lane, cutting off the bike in front of me (and me, although, I see him moving apparently a long time before anyone else..).

The lights went red, and we all stopped... surrounding the poor chap in the car.
Guy in front turns around and glares at the car driver, points at his mirrors, then the driver, mirrors, driver, etc.. in an entirely intimidating manner.
Guy in front of me points at the guy in the car, then at his mirrors, the guys mirrors, the bikes mirrors, and back at the guy in the car repeatedly, in an even more intimidating manner.

I was laughing my head off, because a: it was hilarious, b: the guy was pooing himself, c: there was 5 of us, and d: it was hilarious.
I'm guessing he was paranoid in his mirror use after that..

[Voltaire]

:lol:
I use Dominion Road regularly on the scooter and bike but treat it with great care for the reasons mentioned in your post.
Especially when the traffic stops on an intersection and someone 'waves' a car across.....you can't easily see them or them us.
From one end of Dom road to the other takes me 15 minutes.....but now I prefer Sandringham road/Mt Albert/ Mays/ Richardson as less traffic and lights.

[Maha]

It that about half down Dominion Road?

[iYRe]

It can be a bit nerve wracking some times, but I find on the ZRX that I am sitting mostly high enough to see over the cars.

Its only 6km.. it only takes me about 18mins on my push bike..

I've got a bit of footage here - dont think there is any bicycle footage though:
http://velokiwi.co.nz/video/

this is my route:
https://maps.google.co.nz/maps/ms?msid=210483668959553803259.0004c7e8b543d49b536e c&msa=0

[iYRe]

Maha,

The top end around view rd..

[Virago]

It that about half down Dominion Road?

I know that spot. You've got to test your footing.

[Scouse]

Maha,

The top end around view rd..cripticaly challenged eh

[nodrog]

have you seen DMNTD there yet? hes the slim fellow wearing a fluro vest, usually under a ZX14.

[Laava]

It that about half down Dominion Road?
Half way up, half way down I'm sure you know the rest Mark!

[iYRe]

cripticaly challenged eh
Obviously..


have you seen DMNTD there yet? hes the slim fellow wearing a fluro vest, usually under a ZX14.

cant say I have.. but then I wasnt looking..


I know that spot. You've got to test your footing.

Eh?

[iYRe]

oh crap.. just realised I was out-muttonbirded..

well.. I blame a hard day in the oriface.

[Virago]

I know that spot. You've got to test your footing.


Eh?

Like you were up 10,000 feet...?

Were you heading south with one of your friends?

[iYRe]

Like you were up 10,000 feet...?

yeah yeah.. in a half way house, halfway down.. dominion road!

Next to pressure man by the Feelers, it's my favorite nz song.. Followed up closely by "The General Electric" by Shihad.

(well, apart from ones I have played in/written, etc :P)

[Madness]

well.. I blame a hard day in the oriface.

Like your head's above the clouds bro?

[iYRe]

Like your head's above the clouds bro?

its getting better now,,, when I rest my head on the windowsill..

[Madness]

If you watch the city you might see the antennas in the hills. :niceone:

[iYRe]

If you watch the city you might see the antennas in the hills. :niceone:


I felt no sense of loss, More like a mountain climber, Looking back having made it across...

[Virago]

...Guy in front turns around and glares at the car driver, points at his mirrors, then the driver, mirrors, driver, etc.. in an entirely intimidating manner...

Back on topic...

Did he find it in him to forgive?

[iYRe]

Back on topic...

Did he find it in him to forgive?

I expect not.. :P

[Berries]

You're the one that I want.






OOh ooh ooh.

[haydes55]

Back on topic...


I politely told a lady off on sunday arvo.

Coming up to a 2 lane round about she was coming from the opposite direction, no indicators. I saw her front wheels turning right :facepalm: So I stopped and waited.... Turns out she did a complete U-turn with no indicators on a busy 60km/h 2 lane round about.:angry: Best part was the lights down the road turned red so I pulled up to the drivers window and knocked on it (she looked confused and surprised haha). Told her "Use your indicators next time if you don't want to cause a crash".

She just had a dumb look on her face then the lights went green. She looked like a bit of a mong, hope she indicates from now on.

[Swoop]

the slim fellow wearing a fluro vest, usually under a ZX14.Huh?
The vest is under the '14?
Or Dumpty is under the '14?
:scratch:

[Old Steve]

It that about half down Dominion Road?

Yeah Maha, that's near the half way house, half way down Dominion Road! (Now reading through the thread, I see someone else has filled in the lyrics)

Geez, you're showing your age :rockon:

[iYRe]

my 14 year old neice was trying to extol the virtues of pink floyd to me the other day, since she had "discovered" them...

Good music never ages..

[Old Steve]

Ah, they had the Dance Exponents playing Victoria last night on C4. A very young Jordan Luck up front.

Yeah, my son asks me how I know the words when I sing along to any of the cover versions that are on the charts these days. Though, I took him to a Jordan Luck concert at the Mount over New Year, heard someone beside me singing away, turned around and found out that my 19 year old son knew all the words. He likes Jimmy Barnes too, we sing "The last plane out of Sydney's almost gone " together when it's on the radio.

Didn't it the Muttonbirds, who did "Dominion Road", also do the original "Anchor Me"?

[iYRe]

its always the way...

The cold Chisel song, Khe Sahn?

Never really been a big fan of Chisel.. although, Bow River is a great driving song (or riding..)

[Old Steve]

Never really been a big fan of Chisel..

Yeah, I much prefer Jimmy Barnes on his own. Mainly because I've been to a number of his concerts here at the Mount or up at Coroglen, and I'm just an old rocker too. One concert here at the Mount, he had his three daughters as the first act for about an hour, his brother-in-law Diesel for the second act for about an hour, then did an hour himself with Diesel and his daughters as backing. Half way through his set he said he had an old friend who wanted to do a song with him and on walked Tim Finn with his guitar under his arm, they did their song and then Tim just walked off. Marvellous.

[iYRe]

yeah.. he's pretty cool...

when I was a bit younger (like 20 yrs ago lol), a band I was in made a video out at Karekare falls out by Piha. We got told off because the production company didnt pay for the rights, and "Crowded House were filming there the next day and had paid a fortune for the license.." Hindsight being 20/20 - we should have come back the next day and started filming before CH got there.. In the hope that we might get discovered by Neil Finn.. (although.. they might have been too pissed off - knowing our luck)

[Maha]

Ah, they had the Dance Exponents playing Victoria last night on C4. A very young Jordan Luck up front.

Yeah, my son asks me how I know the words when I sing along to any of the cover versions that are on the charts these days. Though, I took him to a Jordan Luck concert at the Mount over New Year, heard someone beside me singing away, turned around and found out that my 19 year old son knew all the words. He likes Jimmy Barnes too, we sing "The last plane out of Sydney's almost gone " together when it's on the radio.

Didn't it the Muttonbirds, who did "Dominion Road", also do the original "Anchor Me"?

Is it the last plane or the last train?

[iYRe]

Is it the last plane or the last train?

its Plane.. according to the fav lyric engine :P


I left my heart to the zappers round Khe SanhAnd my soul was sold with my cigarettes to the blackmarket man
I've had the Vietnam cold turkey
From the ocean to the Silver City
And it's only other vets could understand
About the long forgotten dockside guarantees
How there were no V-day heroes in 1973
How we sailed into Sydney Harbour
I saw an old friend but couldn't kiss her
And she was lined, and I was home to a lucky land
She was like so many more from that time on
Their lives were all so empty, until they found their chosen one
And their legs were often open
But their minds were always closed
And their hearts were held in fast suburban chains
And the legal pads were yellow, hours long, paypacket lean
And the telex writers clattered where the gunships once had been
But the car parks made me jumpy
And I never stopped the dreams
Or the growing need for speed and novacaine
So I worked across the country from end to end
[ From: http://www.metrolyrics.com/khe-sanh-lyrics-cold-chisel.html ]
Tried to find a place to settle down,
Where my mixed up life could mend
Held a job on an oil-rig
Flying choppers when I could
But the nightlife nearly drove me round the bend
And I've travelled round the world from year to year
And each one found me aimless, one more year the worse for wear
And I've been back to South East Asia
You know the answer sure ain't there
But I'm drifting north, to check things out again
You know the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone
Only seven flying hours, and I'll be landing in Hong Kong
There ain't nothing like the kisses
From a jaded Chinese princess
I'm gonna hit some Hong Kong mattress all night long
Well the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone
Yeah the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone
And it's really got me worried
I'm goin' nowhere and I'm in a hurry
And the last plane out of Sydney's almost gone
(Repeat twice)

[Maha]

Absolute proof I am not a know it all...:shifty:

[Old Steve]

Is it the last plane or the last train?

Plane because he's flying seven hours back to Hong Kong.