helicopter bitch!

[Big Dave]

>>>Busy bigwig uses rescue helicopter to fetch passport

25.02.06
By Anne Beston

When the former National Party president Michelle Boag left her passport at home before an international flight yesterday, she did the obvious thing - called the Westpac rescue helicopter to fetch it for her. <<<


Obviously what I was thinking it would be used for when I was sticking my hand in my pocket to buy a badge and make a donation on all the helicopter runs I've been on.
I bet she wouldn't have paid $4 grand for it if the media hadn't locked on.

Thats's farked.

[MSTRS]

Rescue in all it's forms!! Did she end up 'donating'??

[crashe]

Oi that just aint on....

Hope they make her pay the bill for the use of the helicopter...

[Finn]

Well that's the last time I make a donation to their Trust. Mind you, your prime minister is much worse. She should be in prison for the money she's wasted.

[Sniper]

Thats just ridiculous. Should make her fork out for it.

[Big Dave]

it says later in the article that she paid for it - my guess is only when sprung.

[MSTRS]

it says later in the article that she paid for it - my guess is only when sprung.
Oh well - that's OK then, (not)

[Ixion]

I don't think it's such a biggie myself. She paid (before there was any hint of publicity) $4000 for the trip, which is apparently the full recovery rate. And it was a condition of the chairman of the trust (or some such bod) agreeing that if a call came in for the chopper it would respond to the call, and too bad about her passport. As the pilot said, it could respond just as well from the air as from the pad.

Can't really see anyone's the worse off, myself. Need to beware of tall poppy syndrome in such cases.

[Scorpygirl]

I read the Herald article this morning and it made me fume big time. :angry:

Even if she did pay who the hell does she thinks she is!!! Just cause she set up some foundation to help out the Rescue Helicopter! I bet the Auckland Ulysses President couldn't do the same thing even if we have helped to raise thousands of dollars over the years.

Since when has going to get a passport been essential rescue work! :oi-grr:

It makes me spew!!! :puke:

.... end of rave.

[Big Dave]

Can't really see anyone's the worse off, myself. Need to beware of tall poppy syndrome in such cases.

No - it's inappropriate. paid for or not.
many of us contribute to a service to be used for our rescue. if it was 'donations to a charity running an errand service' would you attend the run?
What if it was needed out west at the same time?

tis farked.

[scumdog]

Steady people, 'tis a media beat-up again - next thing they'll be saying cops watch porn on their computers.

[Big Dave]

Steady people, 'tis a media beat-up again - next thing they'll be saying cops watch porn on their computers.

sigh, you're completely missing the point too - we're just implying you're a wanker.

[Lou Girardin]

I'm with Ixion. But the sheer arrogance of her does piss me off.
She'll be one of the first against the wall.
Goddamn Boaguns.

[scumdog]

sigh, you're completely missing the point too - we're just implying you're a wanker.

No implying needed, everybody (self included) KNOWS I am.:msn-wink: :bleh:

Kinda sets an easy low standard for everybody else to exceed and feel good about themselves!:rofl: :rofl:

[Ixion]

Hey, if they go ahead and put those computers in the plodmobiles, you'll have something to do when parked up wathing traffic!

And the GOOD thing about that is if the said parked plods are busily engaged in , uh, "essential work related activity" on the computers (well, the Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993 is a law, and part of police work is looking for breaches of law is it not? So it seems logical that police need to check out anything that could breach the aforesaid Act) , they will hopefully be too engrossed to notice me blatting past .

[marty]

i don't see a problem. i guarantee $4k wouldn't have been the break-even price, and why not call your mate to get out of the shit? maybe she could have called the police/deodar to do a fast run (imagine how THAT would have gone down), or her mum (hmm - she can drive fast).

the rescue chopper is a private venture, sure it runs on donations, but the running costs at about $2000/hr, isn't it better to have them employed at $4000/hr instead of sitting around drinking lattes?

what a bunch of stone-throwing whinging yet rule breaking dorks there are on here.

[Big Dave]

what a bunch of stone-throwing whinging yet rule breaking dorks there are on here.

my problem is that this purpose is not what I contributed money, effort and column centimeters for.

(not to mention why someone in such an influential/powerful position couldn't have their shit together enough to have their passport with them?)

I pay my dues and taxes and sleep real easy at night, thank you.

[MSTRS]

the rescue chopper is a private venture, sure it runs on donations, but the running costs at about $2000/hr, isn't it better to have them employed at $4000/hr instead of sitting around drinking lattes?

what a bunch of stone-throwing whinging yet rule breaking dorks there are on here.
I doubt that the chopper crew would do the same if one of us waved $4000 at them for this purpose.....abuse of power methinks and utterly typical of pollies and their cronies

[Big Dave]

not to mention a good debating topic.

[scumdog]

not to mention a good debating topic.

Or shit-stir, depending on how you look at it:whistle:

[Big Dave]

Or shit-stir, depending on how you look at it:whistle:

like you'd know. i was just impressed I got a double meaning in the thread title.

I just told my mrs your free range bacon gag.
she laughed too.

[marty]

I doubt that the chopper crew would do the same if one of us waved $4000 at them for this purpose.....abuse of power methinks and utterly typical of pollies and their cronies

until you try it you won't know. and i doubt whether the crew had a say in it. the article says that the CEO was involved, so i would think that boag called her, asked what the chances were, and was given the answer that she hoped. abuse? i don't think so. i think it's more of a use of opportunity, and a further contribution to the coffers.

each to their own opinion.

[scumdog]

Thats fucked. Where does she live?? Waiheke? Where did they land? Suppose they put it down to a "training excercise". And the crew would have nothing to do with it, they just get told.

Sort of like the Po-lice were told to when taking Helen to the airport????:msn-wink:

[Korea]

She should have sent for an R1 equipped KBer~!
...Oh alright then; OR anyone with a Suzuki (if it makes you happy...)

[Big Dave]

i think it's more of a use of opportunity, and a further contribution to the coffers.



OK - I will buy some of that.

it could have been presented better - or she should have maybe done like the rest of us and simply made a donation.

[Ixion]

She should have sent for an R1 equipped KBer~!
...Oh alright then; OR anyone with a Suzuki (if it makes you happy...)

Uh, Waiheke is an Island. With no bridges. Might have to be a Wheezehound I think.

[Pixie]

Me too
I wanna be self righteous

[Al]

Michelle Boag is in OZ "talking to potential donors...", so she is on a fund raising mission for the Trust.
Geez, such a hulabaloo over such a minor incident!
As was said before, the helicopter was not on a rescue mission at the time and she did pay $4000 for the "favour".

Al

[SPman]

Typical tall poppy syndrome harold bitching media beatup - christ this country is full of winjas! Never let the facts get in the way of a good moan----especially if you can go off half cocked with minimal information! I've got no beef with it and how it was done...

although - she is an arrogant bitch............

[thealmightytaco]

She paid, no one died, Big Dave stirred some shit, with a ruddy great spoon, drew attention so we keep a sharp eye on the shameless hussy, it's all good. I know I'm gonna sleep alright.