I feel sick..

**Wolf** · 19th September 2005, 08:41

Originally Posted by Lou Girardin

It's till preferable to having a party with 39% of the vote, yet winning more seats and gaining power. As we had several times under FPP.

And the neat way they could use their position as govt to change electorate boundaries to improve their chances of staying in power - really great that one, let's "stack the deck" in our favour.

Face it, no matter who gets in, there are going to be those who don't want the govt - and under both MMP and FPP, that has included times when most New Zealanders don't want that govt.

**RiderInBlack** · 19th September 2005, 10:54

Yes it is nice to live in a National Strong Hold and actually have my vote count for something. No way would I want to go back to FPP.

**Pixie** · 19th September 2005, 11:24

Yes,it's given me projectile diarrhoea

**pyrocam** · 19th September 2005, 11:32

damnit
my destiny church vote didnt get them into power.

apart from that.
my plan of getting greens and helen to hang around for a bit longer has worked out nicely.

my work here is done
*beam me up scotty*

**Pixie** · 19th September 2005, 11:35

Originally Posted by parsley

I was wandering around St Luke's this afternoon nursing my hangover when I nearly walked into Helen Clarke. Don't know what she was going there - no cameras, one security guy with her. She stopped to chat with a few people but that was about it.

I was surprised she was out and about - she looked absolutely knackered. Far older than she normally does on TV and photos, but maybe that's the real life affect.

Actually, I was kind of annoyed I didn't step up to talk to her. I was wearing my leather jacket and carrying my crash helmet, so I wanted to ask her why I just got the paperwork for my cage and bike registration and the cage is cheaper than the bike ($200 versus $250 for the year)! How the hell does that work? Surely bikes are cheaper in every way? Less road damage, less space on the road, less parking required, less fuel used, less cost to the health service because of fewer injuries?

Doubt it would have changed anything, but it would have been interesting to hear her response.

Hopefully,the stress of trying to keep all the wankers in coalition will give the hag cancer and she'll die :spudwave:

**Pixie** · 19th September 2005, 11:38

[QUOTE=Lou Girardin]

Originally Posted by TonyB

Two things
[list=1][*]Shouldn't our politicians be sitting with their heads in their hands in shame realising that we don't like EITHER main party enough to give them even 50% of the vote? Neither one can claim a clear victory or a undeniable mandate from the people.
QUOTE]

It's still preferable to having a party with 39% of the vote, yet winning more seats and gaining power. As we had several times under FPP.

Nothing is preferable to giving any power to arseholes like the hippies

**John** · 19th September 2005, 11:41

cant believe the ignorance of some people...

**merv** · 19th September 2005, 13:01

Originally Posted by parsley

I just got the paperwork for my cage and bike registration and the cage is cheaper than the bike ($200 versus $250 for the year)! How the hell does that work? Surely bikes are cheaper in every way? Less road damage, less space on the road, less parking required, less fuel used, less cost to the health service because of fewer injuries?

Fewer injuries, yeah right!! The ACC levy is high because too many bikers are injured on a per number of bikes on the road basis.

**John** · 19th September 2005, 13:03

Originally Posted by merv

Fewer injuries, yeah right!! The ACC levy is high because too many bikers are injured on a per number of bikes on the road basis.

remebering that these injuries are such as slight grazes and such.. (in most cases)

**Wolf** · 19th September 2005, 13:33

Originally Posted by John

remebering that these injuries are such as slight grazes and such.. (in most cases)

Yeah, I'm regretting going to the A&E with just grazed skin (just in case I'd done other damage I wasn't aware of) and filling out ACC forms. I was young and naive at the time and I didn't realise the bastards were going to use the data against us.

**Phurrball** · 19th September 2005, 13:35

Originally Posted by LiasTZ

Anyone else feeling physically ill at the thought of having Labour and the greens in power again?

I am

I wasn't quite finished digesting that meal...any faster through the digestive tract would make myself and many others quite queasy...especially if it was replaced with a sugar-coated, but nonetheless bilious offering

Cheer up LiasTZ, it's only a three year tummy-upset, you'll be right! (pardon the pun

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**MSTRS:Me** · 19th September 2005, 13:38

Originally Posted by Wolf

Yeah, I'm regretting going to the A&E with just grazed skin (just in case I'd done other damage I wasn't aware of) and filling out ACC forms. I was young and naive at the time and I didn't realise the bastards were going to use the data against us.

A lesson we'd all do well to remember & pass on to virgin/undamaged riders