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We saw the first one of these we have come across yesterday as we left Whangarei heading home. Waved him no, and he left us alone. All good.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11445063
"He said the income was not great, and he would take any job paying at least $23 an hour, but it was enough to put food on the table."
$23 an hour is pretty good money for unskilled work, given the minimum wage is $14.75 per hour.
Wonder if he pays tax?
ahh. Threads of irrelevancy.
A little disappointed you didnt stop in for a cuppa and a stabbing, though.
Knew a guy who took home a couple hundy in a day doing it, consistently.
nodrog
8th May 2015, 09:12
ahh. Threads of irrelevancy.
A little disappointed you didnt stop in for a cuppa and a stabbing, though.
Knew a guy who took home a couple hundy in a day doing it, consistently.
Whatever, he would have taken it straight to his dealers house instead of home.
Its all good, I feed his kids at school.
A little disappointed you didnt stop in for a cuppa and a stabbing, though.
There is always next time sweetie. Just a tad occupied working and contributing to the tax fund you so freely draw from :sunny:
oldrider
8th May 2015, 09:59
I got attacked by an angry window washer the other day - in Otematata for goodness sake!
I was trying to read my paper and she was getting in the way making shadows that made reading difficult! :whistle:
Whatever, he would have taken it straight to his dealers house instead of home.
Its all good, I feed his kids at school.
yeah. there was quite a bit of that.
still. pretty good money, work outdoors and get a tan and smoke weed all day, really, what more to life??
There is always next time sweetie. Just a tad occupied working and contributing to the tax fund you so freely draw from :sunny:
good point. about time aunty winz bought me another motorbike i reckon. big gay al will be stoked, i'll be sure to put it on fuelly for him.
Voltaire
8th May 2015, 12:07
Wonder if he pays tax?
Yeah. IRD needs to clamp down on this as Google, Facebook and the others are far too hard as they are lawyered up:lol:
Smifffy
8th May 2015, 14:25
The last window washer that wouldn't take no for an answer was pretty quick to leap out of the way when I nudged the car forward. He can't have had much weed at that stage.
I realised afterwards that I could have seriously hurt him and I felt bad. But not for long.
I think they've been by-lawed off that patch now.
Reckless
8th May 2015, 15:16
MOM $23 bucks aint bad At least they are out there doing something for their $$$
On the other hand I never get mine done? I dont want the handwash they get outa the local public toilet and mix up spread all over my screen.
Smifffy
8th May 2015, 15:44
MOM $23 bucks aint bad At least they are out there doing something for their $$$
On the other hand I never get mine done? I dont want the handwash they get outa the local public toilet and mix up spread all over my screen.
Yeah this. I wouldn't mind actually if they did a decent job, but it usually makes it worse. Even more annoying when you've just done it yourself at a "service" station.
Ender EnZed
8th May 2015, 16:14
Window-washer Luke, 29, cleans car windscreens because he can't find another job to feed his three children.
He has worked the intersection of Great South Road and Cavendish Drive "most days" for eight years
He said he had a girl aged 6, a boy aged 4 and a 10-month-old baby daughter.
Checks out. :rolleyes:
He was not on a benefit. "To get on a benefit you have to apply for about 20 jobs. They make it so difficult," he said.
20 job applications in 8 years sure is an outrageous expectation.
Wonder if he pays tax?
I don't.
$23 an hour is pretty good money for unskilled work
As an after tax/ untaxed rate it's well above average in plenty of industries. I doubt he's doing anything like 40 hours a week.
Smifffy
8th May 2015, 16:50
Well, good on him I say. As I said earlier I'm not in the market for his skills and would be unlikely to use his service. As long as he isn't using stand-over tactics like some of them do, I kind of admire his entrepreneurial spirit, if he would rather do that than join the regular workforce I don't blame him.
mossy1200
8th May 2015, 17:02
The grubby early 20s guys that do it near my place look like they smoke it straight after but at least there not steeling my stuff instead. They arnt pushy just wave them away and they move on to the next car.
Was on the bike at a big intersection a couple of weeks ago and one offered to wash my visor for me. I declined and rode off laughing.
Washing the car windows is small time sooner or later one of em will realise that the purchase of a small hand gun will net them far greater reward which in turn will offer up a market for some clever cunt to develop some big arse gas fuelled system exiting just below drivers door to smoke em:Punk:be fucking awesome really and at least something to watch at those annoying red light delays.
Washing the car windows is small time sooner or later one of em will realise that the purchase of a small hand gun will net them far greater reward which in turn will offer up a market for some clever cunt to develop some big arse gas fuelled system exiting just below drivers door to smoke em:Punk:be fucking awesome really and at least something to watch at those annoying red light delays.
Been to South Africa lately? have we...
Gremlin
8th May 2015, 19:41
Been to South Africa lately? have we...
Doubt it... they just use gun ports.
Doubt it... they just use gun ports.
and if you get caught on the street, a burning rubber necktie :whocares:
enviromentally friendly way of getting rid of old tyres:corn:
and if you get caught on the street, a burning rubber necktie :whocares:
enviromentally friendly way of getting rid of old tyres:corn:
You would need fucking big tyres here.
Gremlin
8th May 2015, 19:50
and if you get caught on the street, a burning rubber necktie :whocares:
Reminded me of Kentucky Fried Staggie (sp)
You would need fucking big tyres here.
thats why we have so many trucks..... plenty of tyres mate.
hard to get lighters, not many smokers left. 5 quit smoking at work in the last few months.
Reminded me of Kentucky Fried Staggie (sp)
What crispy burnt batter on the outside and warm juicy meat on the inside? :innocent:
Gremlin
8th May 2015, 19:58
What crispy burnt batter on the outside and warm juicy meat on the inside? :innocent:
Don't think I've ever heard of a gangster described as juicy meat? :eek:
Don't think I've ever heard of a gangster described as juicy meat? :eek:
just add another tyre and let them cook for half an hour longer. If the fire goes out add another half litre of kero and about 1/2 kg of salt.
which in turn will offer up a market for some clever cunt to develop some big arse gas fuelled system exiting just below drivers door to smoke em:.
Yep. Seen footage of such a car in South Africa many years ago. Flames right around both sides. Awesome!
Ender EnZed
8th May 2015, 22:31
Yep. Seen footage of such a car in South Africa many years ago. Flames right around both sides. Awesome!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDrzMGdYWZc
ellipsis
8th May 2015, 22:42
...i'm waiting for someone to wash my windscreen...where are they...useless cunts...
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