Horowhenua-Palmy Local Protest Action

**bogan** · 18th December 2009, 14:15

Originally Posted by StoneY

Good luck tomorro twam Horo

Bloody welly weather has canned our event, no point having all our bikes lying on the sides due to gale force winds and no one there to rant at (for same reasons)

Represent!

yeh may need some luck!, weather forecast here seems to be worse every time I check it, so Ill stop checking it

**Beemer** · 18th December 2009, 15:29

Originally Posted by bogan

i get where you are coming from, but this time its not about bikers, its about educating the public that this affects them as well. This close to xmas it is also a great opportunity. Next year the average citizen will have paid an extra (200 or over i think?) to the government in unessesary levies, xmas is one time where money is tight, so people may be more receptive to such a message. And with many family gatherings and time off etc hopefuly people will research whats going on, and discus with others, to get the message out there.

The trouble is, I get where you are coming from too - but I still disagree with this type of protest action even if it's *only* taking up one side of the road.

We own six bikes and three cars, my husband works for an employer and I'm self-employed, so I am well aware that everything we do will incur extra ACC levies. I'd be just as pissed off if a car club did the same thing, parking a pile of hot rods in the same place. Or if a group of self-employed people marched up the centre of the road, disrupting traffic. I guess what I'm saying is that something like the bikoi was kick-ass (apologies in advance to Hitcher, kick-arse doesn't quite have the same ring to it) and really brought the message home - but taking up parks at one of the busiest times of the year isn't going to win you many friends. I think you'd find the same response if you did it at your local supermarket on a weekend too - but that could be classed as private property (some are) and you could be likely to be told to piss off.

Good luck to you if you think this is the right way to go about it, but I will be very interested to see what kind of response you get from the general public tomorrow. No doubt the Standard will run something on it so you'll get publicity either way.

**Pegasus** · 18th December 2009, 17:08

Originally Posted by chanceyy

Hard to say John, I should be able to get a print run done at work this morn,
Will get them to you in morn

Originally Posted by bogan

yip
sounds good, will run off some at massey as well

I got some printed off today also.

**Pegasus** · 19th December 2009, 10:17

Well done to all those who turned up. I had no negative feed back at all (unless you want to count the guy who wanted to debate the Treaty of Waitangi). I think we all did ourselves proud, and got the message out there to Joe Public that it is not just us that is affected.

**Leviticus** · 19th December 2009, 10:53

Big up yourselves to all those who went. Sorry I couldn't make it as planned, but bike is in bits a moment.

Well done

**bogan** · 19th December 2009, 11:04

was a pretty succesful day, no xmas agro, majority were prepared to listen (or pretended to do so!), 110 signatures gathered, 250 + however many sandra bought over flyers handed out

**ynot slow** · 19th December 2009, 11:37

Originally Posted by Pegasus

Well done to all those who turned up. I had no negative feed back at all (unless you want to count the guy who wanted to debate the Treaty of Waitangi).

Yeah friggin born again natives,worse than christians.Be good if the wank listened.

**Pegasus** · 19th December 2009, 11:45

Originally Posted by bogan

was a pretty succesful day, no xmas agro, majority were prepared to listen (or pretended to do so!), 110 signatures gathered, 250 + however many sandra bought over flyers handed out

Not bad for the 14 or 15 of us that turned up.

Edit: Sorry, Not meant as a dig at those who didn't, or had to work etc. Just meant that a lot was achieved by a few.

**cowboyz** · 19th December 2009, 16:10

shame I had to run off to work... survived the day though, new day tomorrow

**chanceyy** · 19th December 2009, 16:50

Originally Posted by Pegasus

Well done to all those who turned up. I had no negative feed back at all (unless you want to count the guy who wanted to debate the Treaty of Waitangi). I think we all did ourselves proud, and got the message out there to Joe Public that it is not just us that is affected.

Awesome work guys, glad the weather held off for you .. be good to have the feedback at the next meeting with wot worked & wot didn't

ps at least my freezer is now looking healthy

Originally Posted by bogan

was a pretty succesful day, no xmas agro, majority were prepared to listen (or pretended to do so!), 110 signatures gathered, 250 + however many sandra bought over flyers handed out

hundy or so flyers so thats excellent .. bardy well done

**Little Smurf** · 19th December 2009, 16:55

Originally Posted by Pegasus

Well done to all those who turned up. I had no negative feed back at all (unless you want to count the guy who wanted to debate the Treaty of Waitangi). I think we all did ourselves proud, and got the message out there to Joe Public that it is not just us that is affected.

Yeah it was all pretty positive stuff had people lining up to sign which was fantastic.

Originally Posted by bogan

was a pretty succesful day, no xmas agro, majority were prepared to listen (or pretended to do so!), 110 signatures gathered, 250 + however many sandra bought over flyers handed out

That's great and you are right even tho it was Xmas people were feeling pretty good no one told us that we shouldn't be there and the support that we recieived was great.

Originally Posted by ynot slow

Yeah friggin born again natives,worse than christians.Be good if the wank listened.

aha tosser

anyhoo you always get one

All n all a mighty fine morning the response from the public was fantastic, I guess it was the way I was smiling

**Meanie** · 19th December 2009, 21:21

Well done everyone. My appologies for not attending, I was coming but had to sort work stuff out that was urgent. Sounds like it was all worth while

**kevie** · 20th December 2009, 09:04

I hear it was a good day, and well recieved by the public

Sorry I wasnt there... end up sitting in A&E for the morning with a hip injury.

**sammcj** · 20th December 2009, 09:51

Originally Posted by bogan

updated the flyer, probably add some more websites to it if anyone knows any good ones that aren't too biker oriented.

Any idea of numbers for these things? I can probably do about 50 (black and whites) here....

nice

any chance of the source photoshop / whatever file?