Nearly fell off - laughing...

[slofox]

Took a wee pootle yesterday am through Arapuni Road (nice road) and returned north up the west bank of the Waikato River.
Came alongside Lake Karapiro where there is major road reconstruction happening (for some months now). In front of me was a little old Honda Civic driven by a blonde, ponytailed person of apparently female persuasion...
Off to our right was the road roller working on the parking area just off the road. In the middle of where he was working was embedded, in a little pile of gravel, a waratah standard - probably marking the middle of the work section. It was about in line with the left hand edge of the road.
Civic driver decides to turn right into the parking area. I imagine she was watching the roller (good thing to avoid in a little old Civic). She blasted across the road and drove straight into the upright Waratah...BOOM! Then hastily backed up looking flustered even from the back view I had...if she had been a cat she would have been washing furiously...The roller driver was almost falling out of his cab and I just about lost the bike in the gravel I was laughing so loud...poor girl. How embarrassing!!! :clap::rofl::clap::rofl::clap::rofl:

[jaymzw]

Took a wee pootle yesterday am through Arapuni Road (nice road) and returned north up the west bank of the Waikato River.
Came alongside Lake Karapiro where there is major road reconstruction happening (for some months now). In front of me was a little old Honda Civic driven by a blonde, ponytailed person of apparently female persuasion...
Off to our right was the road roller working on the parking area just off the road. In the middle of where he was working was embedded, in a little pile of gravel, a waratah standard - probably marking the middle of the work section. It was about in line with the left hand edge of the road.
Civic driver decides to turn right into the parking area. I imagine she was watching the roller (good thing to avoid in a little old Civic). She blasted across the road and drove straight into the upright Waratah...BOOM! Then hastily backed up looking flustered even from the back view I had...if she had been a cat she would have been washing furiously...The roller driver was almost falling out of his cab and I just about lost the bike in the gravel I was laughing so loud...poor girl. How embarrassing!!! :clap::rofl::clap::rofl::clap::rofl:

Sounds hilarious!!!!!









P.S Whats a Waratah???? :dodge::buggerd:

[Trumpess]

Ohhh no! How embarrasing!!

[MSTRS]

P.S Whats a Waratah???? :dodge::buggerd:

A band that sings on the inter-island ferry...

[xwhatsit]

P.S Whats a Waratah???? :dodge::buggerd:
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[jaymzw]

A band that sings on the inter-island ferry...

Gotcha!

I can see how that could be embarrasing!

Slofox is in Hamilton and the inter-islander goes between the cook strait!

How odd. They must have been lost???

EDIT: Thanks XWHATSIT

[slofox]

P.S Whats a Waratah???? :dodge::buggerd:

It's a steel fence standard thingy...

What made it worse was that it was the only hazard in sight for about 100 metres...:Oops: If you'd aimed at it ya probably woulda missed...:(


Thanks xwhatsit - that shows it perfectly...

[xwhatsit]

Thanks xwhatsit - that shows it perfectly...
I'm very familiar with them. Why?

Well, how wide is a Honda Civic? Not that wide? Well, how about compared to a bicycle?

When I was in Intermediate school I rode my nice shiny 21-speed into such a post. Smack in the middle. Ripped my toenail off :no:

[MSTRS]

Was she 'sitting her entrance exam'?
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[Burtha]

:lol: wot an dipshit! blondes definately have it worse .... poor things
:dodge: :laugh:

[slofox]

Was she 'sitting her entrance exam'?


If she was, she failed........

[Big Dave]

I assume the name comes from the Waratah flower - state emblem of NSW.
The flower head sits on a long stem - ?


but they are not known as Waratahs in Aus. First time I've heard it.
Star picket, star dropper, wire picket - never a Waratah.

[Ocean1]

they are not known as Waratahs in Aus.

They'd been around for fookin' ages before I heard them called that here too.

[slofox]

I assume the name comes from the Waratah flower - state emblem of NSW.
The flower head sits on a long stem - ?


but they are not known as Waratahs in Aus. First time I've heard it.
Star picket, star dropper, wire picket - never a Waratah.

I've only ever heard 'em called "waratahs"...but whatever you call it, she hit it...

[Big Dave]

Maybe they are like Possums.
Feral Stakes.

[popa griffin]

:lol: wot an dipshit! blondes definately have it worse .... poor things
:dodge: :laugh:

Its a not "an" :msn-wink:

[samgab]

lol at the mind image of a cat furiously washing...
It cracks me up when a cat does something clumsy, and gets obviously embarrassed as hell -- especially when people laugh at them.
They try to act all nonchalant like: "Yeah, I totally meant to do that..."

[samgab]

Its a not "an" :msn-wink:

It's "It's "a" not "an".", not "Its a not "an".". ;)

[slofox]

lol at the mind image of a cat furiously cleaning...
It cracks me up when a cat does something clumsy, and gets obviously embarressed as hell -- especially when people laugh at them.
They try to act all nonchalant like: "Yeah, I totally meant to do that..."

Have you read Jennie by Paul Gallico - explains it all...

[samgab]

Have you read Jennie by Paul Gallico - explains it all...

No, I haven't yet, but I will. I'll request it from the library. :)
There's a classic youtube vid of a cat trying to jump onto a computer printer, but lands on the paper sticking out the front, which collapses...
Hilarity ensues.
Can't embed link cos I'm at work :(

[AD345]

I'm very familiar with them. Why?

Well, how wide is a Honda Civic? Not that wide? Well, how about compared to a bicycle?

When I was in Intermediate school I rode my nice shiny 21-speed into such a post. Smack in the middle. Ripped my toenail off :no:

My (blonde) sister might relate. We used to ride our bikes on the local school's tennis courts. During the winter there would be no nets up.

one day she was out there pootling around, tarmac area 3 courts wide and long, not a single thing else.....

...apart from one pole used to hold a net up.

You can imagine the rest.

Took out 3 teeth - poor wee thing


Laugh? I nearly peed myself

[Kemet]

I assume the name comes from the Waratah flower - state emblem of NSW.
The flower head sits on a long stem - ?


but they are not known as Waratahs in Aus. First time I've heard it.
Star picket, star dropper, wire picket - never a Waratah.

I've wondered why they call those steel posts 'waratahs'.


I still wonder... :killingme:





Laugh? I nearly peed myself

Oh you are so mean!!!......:spanking:

You should have been nice to her:laugh:

oops that :laugh: slipped out....

[Big Dave]

I've wondered why they call those steel posts 'waratahs'.
I still wonder... :killingme:

Weird huh. Maybe because Kiwis like whacking 'em with a big hammer.

Take that Campese...thump....etc