The price for pulling throwing sickies

[What?]

(however if he is paying for your education perhaps you need to question whether he is joking around or trying to put you over a barrel.)

Reckon you've hit the nail right on the head Big Dog. It reads like the boss is having a bit of fun with the young feller, who doesn't quite see the joke (no offence if I've got that wrong), whilst actually offering some good advice (i.e. do a skills course).

[Coldkiwi]

Reckon you've hit the nail right on the head Big Dog. It reads like the boss is having a bit of fun with the young feller, who doesn't quite see the joke (no offence if I've got that wrong), whilst actually offering some good advice (i.e. do a skills course).

I'm glad at least TWO people have grabbed the right end of the stick. What andrew hasn't made particularly clear is that our boss (we work in the same office) is a great one for winding people up for purely entertainment purposes. (as you well know andrew... peer reviewing your dad for the MD ring a bell?)
He is genuinely concerned for andrew's safety (but possibly can't quite bring himself to say so in such humble words... he's a queenslander) and instead is demanding andrew learn to look after himself through training, with the 'company owns your bike' line being used to make it happen.

p.s. have you booked the damn course yet andrew??

[mangell6]

" peer reviewing your dad for the MD ring a bell?) "



"he's a queenslander"

That would make him close to being a NZ'r as any Aussie ( OI! OI! OI! ) :bigthumb:

Mike

[Marmoot]

I'd hate people who mess up with me riding as well.
But, just for a perspective, if he is paying for your tuition fee, there must be a give'n'take situation in the relationship, wouldn't it?
I mean, surely you can't just not care about his feeling while he is trying to do you something good?
I understand that riding is a basic right you have, but in this case you are accepting something from him and you might as well give something back (your ear and time, for example).
B'sides, basic handling skill can be very useful and might just save your life someday. Especially seeing you already have an accident, there is surely something wrong with your riding skill albeit however small it might be, unless it was a "sorry I didn't see you" thing.

Make a distance for a while and try to look at the problem without feeling offended about your riding rights for once. Imagine you are a father talking to a stuborn riding son. You might find it pretty different.

[Kwaka-Kid]

Well i see it the same way as CK, and if not anyways, its probably never worth kicking up a fuss about, or at least for some... i like to keep a low profile at work and just come in, sit on KB for 8 hours, oh crap.. erm, work for 8 hours, and then go home, take most flak from boss's etc as jokes... Dont know if it will/does work for you, but i seen many people here in such a big place give the big "Up yours boss, That aint my job, or thats my business" hmm, okay in this case its a little hard to find a perfectly relative example sorta thing, and yours does seem rather outside the workplace sorta thing, but i feel you should just do the course, i mean, in my mind a) its money well spent, even just for a cheap one, and the bonus is its kissin the boss's ass, now i get heaps of flak for this from my fellow workers, just for stayin back another 10mins, or doing stuff outside of my usual duties, however who is the one given time off in real short notice during prime Anual leave time for racing? and requested rostered shifts..well it sure as hell aint the moaners always complaining why they get the shit shifts and about the boss's etc. Oh and i also have an alterrior motive on keeping a low profile-then nobody really knows what i do/have been doing in this new hospital the last 6 months, i.e sitting on KB etc heh heh heh..

[Andrew]

Looks like I'll have to be especially nice to my boss now! Where to begin!!

My throttle cable came loose yesterday on a ride to Mangawhai. I tried to fix it and even got the AA involved. The best the AA could come up with was to put the bike in storage until I could find a replacement plastic throttle sleeve.

CK didn't have the passenger seat on the back of his GSXR. BB didn't have any passenger seat foot pegs. Affman didn't have a license which could take passengers. Both my parents were on holiday and out of town for the day. The only way I could get home was to get hold of my boss who has a holiday batch 15mins away. That was the absolute last option for me, seeing my boss while I'm at the peak of my holiday .

I didn't exactly enjoy the ride back home. Although I am very grateful to him for picking me up at the drop of a hat. When Rosco (my boss) rescued me at Mangawhai he was in a good mood. However that didn't last long cos the traffic was banked up from North of Puhoi all the way to Orewa.

We were stuck in this gridlock traffic for a good hour. If anybody knows Rosco, then they'll be able to confirm that he gets effected my road rage easily. This just turned him ape shit and being in the car I had nowhere to run. We must have gone past at least 3 crashes, and each time we passed a crash scene he kept drumming into me the importance of going on a handling skills course.

I was extrememly grateful for my boss to come and rescue me. When asked how I could really say thankyou for taking me back he replied. - "Make sure you get booked back into that course, and do it now!!"

That was just a really ironic day. The last person I wanted to see in the whole world took me back home that day. Yet among all he seems to be most concerend about my welfare, even more so than my olds!!

Thanks CK, BB, and Affman for your support that day - you guys were great. A special thanks also to BB and CK for offering to take me back up to Mangawhai now that I have the replacement part.

I learned two imortant lessons that day:

1) Some people have funny ways of showing that they care and actually care a lot more than you think.

2) Kiwibiker's look after each other!

[James Deuce]

Good Stuff! And good on the KBers for sticking with you, though I couldn't imagine anyone who participates here leaving ANYONE in the lurch.

Rosco sounds like a "character"

The AA are absolutely bloody hopeless in my book. I used to be a member, but when the refused to come to two bike callouts for me, and one car callout for my wife, I canned my membership.

The bike ones were both flat tyres and all I was asking for was for someone to bring out a can of sealant. The car one my wife had the central locking lock the door as she closed it with the keys in the ignition and the engine running. I had to leave work and perform the sacred rite of entry to a vehicle with only bent #8 fencing wire.

I got a survey form in the mail from the AA and got a very surprised call from the Wellington GM who insisted that those things couldn't possibly have happened. Nothing like a willing suspension of belief by the stupid to instill confidence. I don't whether it was that or that he was calling me a liar that ticked me off the most.

Bet you anything you like that Rosco is tickled pink that you felt you could call him when you needed help.

Happy New Year.

Jim2

[MikeL]

Andrew
Sorry to hear about your troubles. It must be pretty unusual to have 3 other bikes on a trip and not one able to take a pillion. Pity I didn't know about your ride - there would have been plenty of room on the back of the GSX.
As for your boss insisting on a skills course - why not do the next Track Time at Pukekohe (1st Feb)?? Rosco could probably even be persuaded to pay for it... :bigthumb:

[Coldkiwi]

hehe, if only mike! Ross is generous but not stupid!

[Kwaka-Kid]

bugger andrew, and why didnt you tell me? i talked to FF about it and was gunna ring you, only to realise i didnt have nobodys numbers!! :@if i hada come on vfr we cuda doubled, or if i hada come on the GS1000 it carries a spare throttle cable, a whole workshop of tools, and other misc bits like 8x spark plugs, some caps, erm, yeah the list goes on, that baby is made to be worked on every hour of riding :P

[Hitcher]

Don't knock advanced handling skills courses. I have yet to meet a biker who knows it all (although there are a lot who think they do) or couldn't ride better. At best a refresher will sharpen your basic skills -- high-speed braking is always good fun in a controlled environment. You'll also learn lots of stuff from the other bikers on the course. It's my personal objective to do one of these courses every couple of years just to keep the axe sharp.
If my boss was prepared to pay for an advanced riding skills course I'd jump at the opportunity.

[wkid_one]

CK didn't have the passenger seat on the back of his GSXR. BB didn't have any passenger seat foot pegs. Affman didn't have a license which could take passengers. Both my parents were on holiday and out of town for the day. The only way I could get home was to get hold of my boss who has a holiday batch 15mins away. That was the absolute last option for me, seeing my boss while I'm at the peak of my holiday .

:

Ummm.... I would have risked the license with Affman - odds are you could have talked a cop out of that one given the extenuating circumstances and fact you were being responsible.

[BlueR1]

I agree with Wkid one on this topic, your boss is your boss not your personal manager, although on the other hand its nice to have a boss that cares if you live or die! If I was you I think Id tell him you are happy to do the riding course on the condition that he organises and pays for it, that way both of yous win, You do the course at no cost or hassel to you while also getting him off your back at the same time, and who knows mabbe one day down the track you might be grateful of the extra skills?
Bad luck about having to call your boss out I too would have taken the risk and tried to talk the cop around if it had come to that, mind you I was riding around on a 900ss and a R1 since having a Learners licence,

[Wellyman]

Hey everbody just a little reminder to try and not use the language on the site because younger members and family may view this website and don't wish to see offensive language written everwhere! But apart from that keep posting !

[wkid_one]

I agree with Wkid one on this topic,

Jeez (NB: tamed down as per NZ CFR's post)- this seems to be a trend - what is happening to me if people are agreeing with my posts. This is like the 4th time someone has said that..........