Operation Mataki - SH75 to Akaroa

[rastuscat]

you missed the most important part... don't worry I added it in for you

Welcome back Skoober. I've missed you tewwibwy.

[Drew]

I'll take the warning. Thanks Drew.

Don't worry, I had a bail-out-route sorted.

Someone asked at what speed someone should not stop. Around the Snake Pit (my office) the first thing people say is that they can't believe he stopped.

Hey, is this thread keeping me off the road? Drew, are you simply trying to keep me off SH75?

I've rumbled you Drew, see ya, I'm off to Motukarara.

I call you cunts 'snakes' too, so I get the reference.

I am only half joking about this by the way, the health and safety shit I have to go through says that what you did, warrants a written warning and a retraining seminar on responsible work place crap.

Too many things could have gone wrong, the safest option was to try and get his attention from an out of his way vantage.

Hitting a cop at 178 km's will be as bad as hitting a dog at that speed.

Those things are thick skinned. Especially if they're wearing a stab-proof vest ...

I've hit birds at those speeds, a pig would kill you.

[Motobutch]

Also dealt with a variety of cage drivers. Including a bunch of "car enthusiasts" who we're on an Old School Toyota Crooz. Knobs.

Spread the love, don't worry.

I saw those fuckwits go through Halswell, abusing people out the window and generally being quality young achievers. The notion that they got nicked further on down the road just made my night. Nice one.

[Kickaha]

I call you cunts 'snakes' too, so I get the reference.

It's not a reference often used though except by those with a few years on them

First time I ever saw the term used a a reference for the Traffic cops was a short story I read at school by Philip Mincher called "A kind of Madness" which dealt with a motorcycle cop chasing a car and the aftermath

Would have been a good 20 years after that before I heard it used in real life

[FJRider]

I've hit birds at those speeds, a pig would kill you.

It wouldn't do the pig much good either ... (2nd mouse gets the bacon)

[Drew]

It's not a reference often used though except by those with a few years on them

First time I ever saw the term used a a reference for the Traffic cops was a short story I read at school by Philip Mincher called "A kind of Madness" which dealt with a motorcycle cop chasing a car and the aftermath

Would have been a good 20 years after that before I heard it used in real life

Got a pommy mate, 'jimbo600' who introduced us to the term.

[scumdog]

here's my problem with your assertion. the word MAY.
i submit that anyone who has the nuts to pilot an iron horse at that speed is probably not the kind who drives into things while not paying attention]

Mwahaha, there are graves all over NZ occupied by people that thought that kind of thing - up until point of impact & 'life extinct'.

It can happen so easily - cop-car over the rise doing a U-turn and 'neck minnit'...

[rastuscat]

I call you cunts 'snakes' too, so I get the reference.

I am only half joking about this by the way, the health and safety shit I have to go through says that what you did, warrants a written warning and a retraining seminar on responsible work place crap.

Too many things could have gone wrong, the safest option was to try and get his attention from an out of his way vantage.

I've hit birds at those speeds, a pig would kill you.

The guy had a video camera on his tank, and apparently he videoed the entire thing. Along with a lot of the other mad things he had done before I stopped him.

I spoke to him today, he's promised to cut the bit about our chance encounter and send it to me. If I can manage it I will show you how it all panned out. I'm hoping I didn't look too much like a dick.

It's the world we live in, nearly every interaction we have has the potential to end up on Utube.

Luckily I did it pretty well, or so he tells me.

[rastuscat]

I am only half joking about this by the way, the health and safety shit I have to go through says that what you did, warrants a written warning and a retraining seminar on responsible work place crap..

I was there, he was there. We are the only two qualified to comment on the safety of it.

It was safe.

[Drew]

I was there, he was there. We are the only two qualified to comment on the safety of it.

It was safe.

I'll take your word for it.

[gsxr]

The guy had a video camera on his tank, and apparently he videoed the entire thing. Along with a lot of the other mad things he had done before I stopped him.

I spoke to him today, he's promised to cut the bit about our chance encounter and send it to me. If I can manage it I will show you how it all panned out. I'm hoping I didn't look too much like a dick.

It's the world we live in, nearly every interaction we have has the potential to end up on Utube.

Luckily I did it pretty well, or so he tells me.

Chance encounter ???
Is he editing out the bit where he bent over for you ????.
He obviously liked it if he admits you did it pretty well.
Bet he cant wait for the 28 days to end so he can have another "chance encounter "

[Oakie]

Chance encounter ???
Is he editing out the bit where he bent over for you ????.
He obviously liked it if he admits you did it pretty well.
Bet he cant wait for the 28 days to end so he can have another "chance encounter "

You aren't suggesting that RC had an experience with a donut of a different kind?

[scumdog]

I'll take your word for it.

I'm sure r.c will be relieved to know that...

[Drew]

I'm sure r.c will be relieved to know that...

You aren't using the correct sarcasm font a-hole!

[GrayWolf]

here's my problem with your assertion. the word MAY.
i submit that anyone who has the nuts to pilot an iron horse at that speed is probably not the kind who drives into things while not paying attention. and that the woman driving the family car would probably have been to blame in that crash.
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and I submit you are either unbelievably nieve, or a complete dumbarse. I would suggest that MOST 'iron horse' riders doing 170+ in the described manner/location type, do have 'NUTS'; and no effin brains!