Supply and demand, my arse.

**The_Dover** · 28th April 2006, 14:02

Look at these profiteering cunts.

Bollocks they raise their prices cos of the situation in the Middle East and the barrel price going up. Just like fuckin BP whose profits always seem to increase.

Fuckin tea leaves

**Jonty** · 28th April 2006, 14:06

I bet if you traced the ultimate shareholding of Exxon you'll find some quite happy politicians.

**Lou Girardin** · 28th April 2006, 14:38

I thought this was going to be a thread about Dover hocking his hips on K Rd.

**Squeak the Rat** · 28th April 2006, 14:57

So did I, but I was wondering where the demand side came in......

**GR81** · 28th April 2006, 15:03

mongrels!

**Qkchk:Me** · 28th April 2006, 15:10

Cant just blame the Petrol companies - the bloody NZ Govt is raping us as well. You would think they make enough $ out of us in RUCs/Regos let alone their ever increasing profit share they take from the petrol as tax!

**limbimtimwim** · 28th April 2006, 15:25

http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtri...097222224.html

I saw something funny while riding into the metropolis of Tauranga over easter weekend.

It was a sign reminding drivers about cyclists. "One metre bubble" and all that.

Someone had spray painted on the sign "Pay RUCS then you dildos".

I LOLed.

**pritch** · 28th April 2006, 15:55

Originally Posted by Qkchk

You would think they make enough $ out of us in RUCs/Regos let alone their ever increasing profit share they take from the petrol as tax!

This is approaching a sensitive area.

The rest of the country is being taxed extra on their fuel to pay for the spectacular ineptitude of the successive Councils elected by similarly somnambulant Auckland voters.

The rest of the country should get a reduction in road tax, Auckland should get an increase!

**Lou Girardin** · 28th April 2006, 16:22

Originally Posted by pritch008

The rest of the country should get a reduction in road tax, Auckland should get an increase!

Your getting 12% of our fuel excise as it is. That's 12% of 1 million peoples gas guzzlers ('coz we're all rich up here) fuel bill. I tell you what, we'll keep all ours and you keep all yours.

**Qkchk:Me** · 28th April 2006, 16:28

Originally Posted by Lou Girardin

Your getting 12% of our fuel excise as it is. That's 12% of 1 million peoples gas guzzlers ('coz we're all rich up here) fuel bill. I tell you what, we'll keep all ours and you keep all yours.

Too bloody right............... I'm sure you'll have plenty of cars down south to pay for all those lovely roads.

**Fooman** · 28th April 2006, 16:37

Originally Posted by limbimtimwim

I saw something funny while riding into the metropolis of Tauranga over easter weekend.

It was a sign reminding drivers about cyclists. "One metre bubble" and all that.

Someone had spray painted on the sign "Pay RUCS then you dildos".

I LOLed.

This argument against cyclist's use of the road really pisses me off.

I pedal to work every now and then, and I pay road user charges, via rego on my car[1]. Yet I don't get a discount for the rego on my car when I do pedal in to work - less congestion and less damage to the road would suggest that I should! Never mind that the rates I pay to the local council also goes towards roading and cycleways/tracks.

Would the wankers[2] who complain about cyclists prefer it if I was in front of them in my car instead?

FM

[1] The motorbike is a) not road legal and b) doesn't have an engine in it at the moment anyway...

[2] No doubt the same wankers who go through 30 km/h road works at 100 km/h, not realising the damage they are doing to the structure of the roading, and their car, and other car's windshields/bikers helmets/lights. Ignorant knuckledragging troglodytes (present company excluded).

**The_Dover** · 28th April 2006, 16:41

I have no problem with cyclists using the road.

If they obey the road code.

Not like all the lycra wearing haemorhoid smugglers I see running red lights, nearly hitting pedestrians, putting other road users in danger.

Not to mention looking ridiculous in lycra.

**limbimtimwim** · 28th April 2006, 16:51

Originally Posted by Fooman

This argument against cyclist's use of the road really pisses me off.

Oh, I wasn't argueing against cyclists uses of the roads. I just found the way the observation was put topical and slightly amusing.

Having said that

ARE YOU A CAR OR A PEDESTRIAN? MAKE UP YOUR MIND YOU HYPROCRATES! WHY DO YOU RUN A RED LIGHT WHEN I CAN'T? WHY DO I NEED A LICENCE AND YOU DON'T MISTER CYCLIST? MAKE UP YOUR FUCKING MIND!! PAY RUCS YOU DILDOS!!

Thankyou.

**Squeak the Rat** · 28th April 2006, 17:04

Originally Posted by limbimtimwim

WHY DO YOU RUN A RED LIGHT WHEN I CAN'T? WHY DO I NEED A LICENCE AND YOU DON'T MISTER CYCLIST? MAKE UP YOUR FUCKING MIND!! PAY RUCS YOU DILDOS!!

Ahhh, the old let's get pissed off at bikers bc they can lane split and we can't argument eh? No, wait we're the bikers.... damn...

**limbimtimwim** · 28th April 2006, 17:07

Originally Posted by Squeak the Rat

Ahhh, the old let's get pissed off at bikers bc they can lane split and we can't argument eh? No, wait we're the bikers.... damn...

I wasn't being serious. Honest. But some people do feel that way. I really don't have a problem with cyclists. Good on them I say, doing less damage than us to the planet. Sometimes I see that smiling too, so there has to be something good about it.