Manawatu Rant n Rave

[bogan]

fookin 'ell

I can't even have a stab at what sort of car that was, musta been fair humming along!

[ducatilover]

fookin 'ell

I can't even have a stab at what sort of car that was, musta been fair humming along!

Late model 'Vette, at that rate of knots I'd say a ZR-1

[banditrider]

Nah, it was probably a proper car...or two Connies in close formation...

[ducatilover]

Nah, it was probably a proper car...or two Connies in close formation...

Connies? Nah a fleet of ZX14s.

Here be the 'vette http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZqLsHwH68E

[bogan]

Yeh too small for a connie or two, and the camera car didn't get thrown about by the wash that is typical of the massive connie.

[yod]

Jeebus-h-christ-on-a-crutch he wasn't buggering around.

[bogan]

Just about done with the benching on the gorge.

[banditrider]

Still don't know why they don't push a whopping great culvert through the slip and leave all the crap on top.

[bogan]

Still don't know why they don't push a whopping great culvert through the slip and leave all the crap on top.

You're thinking too small, just get a bunch of convicts, give em pick axes, chain gang a tunnel through the range just south of the gorge. Get the fuckers to find and return my laptop while they're at it.

Trouble with the culvert approach, is there's crap on top, and probably crap underneath, big rain could shift the lot. Wonder where the road etc has all got to, my money is on it not being anywhere near where it should be, if it's found at all.

[ducatilover]

Explosives.

Destroy a 100m wide area, put road in.

Done.

Or tunnel.

Gimmie a spade, I'll show then nancy boys.

[banditrider]

You're thinking too small, just get a bunch of convicts, give em pick axes, chain gang a tunnel through the range just south of the gorge. Get the fuckers to find and return my laptop while they're at it.

I like it - especially the use of convicts. That way they could work on it 24/7 regardless of weather. Only problem would be possibly losing some valuable pick axes if there was another slip...

[bogan]

I like it - especially the use of convicts. That way they could work on it 24/7 regardless of weather. Only problem would be possibly losing some valuable pick axes if there was another slip...

Nah pick axes are pretty hardy, just send in more convicts to dig the equipment out.

The other option is robots, but they deserve a bit more respect and better working conditions, so I think convicts are a better option.

[banditrider]

Can we top this gentlemen: http://chzgifs.files.wordpress.com/2...udi-arabia.gif

[banditrider]

Honda breaking into the home handy-man market...

[bogan]

Dear Tararua Infracon, there seems to be some confusion as to the meaning of 'road works' signage. I understand you have very few engineers on staff, so I'll be happy to correct this misunderstanding, for free.
You seem to be using these signs to proclaim that the road is working, and any appearance to the contrary should be ignored. Giant potholes? no, no, they're fine, the road works, can't you read? 3km stretch of gravel road containing aforementioned potholes that has been unchanged for months? That's fine too, we put signs up at the beginning informing all road users that the road does work.
Unfortunately that is not how 'road works' signs should be used, instead, they let motorists know that the road is being worked on, and to watch out for moving machinery and people. I know this sounds like a novel concept, to actually do some work, and improve the roads; but sometimes novel concepts are pretty effective.
I don't like to tell others how to do their jobs, but I think the rearrangement of my spleen and pancreas has affected my thinking a little. Hell, after the bumps experienced, I wouldn't be surprised if my spleen had swapped places with my brain.
I also realise that Rome wasn't built in a day, and these things take time; but lets face it, if you guys were contracted to build Rome, we would still be waiting.
Speaking of which, you have received the updated road building techniques? We no longer just need cobblestones for horse drawn carriages. In fact, cars (or horseless carriages) are now capable of over 100kmhr, and require asphalt (look it up) for a smooth and safe ride.

Yours sincerely,
a 'steel horse' bound road user