This concerns everyone

**maxworldbiker** · 4th December 2007, 14:46

To those who participated today, geographics irrelevant, good on you. Like I think I said (???) I feel bloody stupid and frustrated for not noticing this in enough time to go up there. Wasn't having a go at anyone, so no real need for a defensive displaced boot to the head from anyone who for whatever reason feels motivated to defend themselves. Why not make it less about yourself and the brownie point you feel justified to apply for here, and acknowledge instead that we ALL need to get off our arses and throw our weight behind issues that stand to affect us all. Disorganised me included.

**adamh** · 4th December 2007, 14:52

Todays ride was good but we coulda had alot more people.... We had an alright turnout (more than 18 btw :P). But all went well and it was very well organised.

**maxworldbiker** · 4th December 2007, 15:03

That's brilliant to hear, that it went well! Is there anything being organised in the south island about this issue, and if so, does anyone have time to give me the heads up on it? A lot of my time is being gobbled up with organising something else of potential benefit for kiwis at large, and I don't have as much time as I wish I had, to wade through the event stuff in here to find out. Maybe protest events of this and similar kinds could be colour coded or flagged differently somehow, here on the forum, to make them more readily distinct from the fun and charity events, which could also maybe be coded separately to help browsers work out what they want to take part in? There's so much on here, and its fantastic that there is, but it's all a bit overwhelming for those who maybe don't have a lot of time to surf thru. Just a thought...

**HTFU** · 4th December 2007, 15:19

Originally Posted by DMNTD

Oh I do concur young fella...all went well but still feel annoyed at their rep.
Wanted a wee chat with him tbh

Did you what.

Don't know if you realised but you had clinched fists etc for a bit there. I thought you were about to go him.

He did come across as a bit of a cock-sucker who oozed arrogance and very little compassion. I'm sure he had a dollar sign tattooed on his forehead.

**DMNTD:Me** · 4th December 2007, 15:26

Originally Posted by Robignevil

Did you what.

Don't know if you realised but you had clinched fists etc for a bit there. I thought you were about to go him.

He did come across as a bit of a cock-sucker who oozed arrogance and very little compassion. I'm sure he had a dollar sign tattooed on his forehead.

LOL...nah I didn't realise mate!!
I have serious issues with feeling "fobbed off".
IMHO nothing was really said...I felt like there was a politician spouting BS to try make us feel better

**HTFU** · 4th December 2007, 15:37

Originally Posted by DMNTD

LOL...nah I didn't realise mate!!
I have serious issues with feeling "fobbed off".
IMHO nothing was really said...I felt like there was a politician spouting BS to try make us feel better

Agree one hundy. I didn't really listen to him. He made it easy to feel pissed off, didn't help that I was watching to see if you were about to launch an attack. I was relieved and gutted at the same time when you folded your arms from the clenched fists, wonder if they got that on film

**Holy Roller** · 4th December 2007, 16:23

Stopped off at the Rotovegas bike shops on the way home to drop off the Whakatane Ulysses Charity Ride Flyer only to discover that no one had dropped off petition forms to any of them

c'mon the Bay lets get behind this

They now have the forms so for those who like to write to the papers one can advise that the bike shops have the forms to sign at the end of your speel.

**yungatart** · 4th December 2007, 16:26

Originally Posted by maxworldbiker

That's brilliant to hear, that it went well! Is there anything being organised in the south island about this issue, and if so, does anyone have time to give me the heads up on it? A lot of my time is being gobbled up with organising something else of potential benefit for kiwis at large, and I don't have as much time as I wish I had, to wade through the event stuff in here to find out. Maybe protest events of this and similar kinds could be colour coded or flagged differently somehow, here on the forum, to make them more readily distinct from the fun and charity events, which could also maybe be coded separately to help browsers work out what they want to take part in? There's so much on here, and its fantastic that there is, but it's all a bit overwhelming for those who maybe don't have a lot of time to surf thru. Just a thought...

All these threads are located in the Cheesecutter forum, to make it easy to access them.
As for anything being organised in the South Island, nothing that I know of.
It is up to a South Islander to organise something.
Those who organised the Taupo ride are all busy people. We have jobs or are self employed (read 80+ hrs p/w), a lot of us have families, and loads of other committments....it is called prioiritising for important things.

**ElCoyote** · 4th December 2007, 18:52

(He did come across as a bit of a cock-sucker who oozed arrogance and very little compassion).

That's why he has the job.......................so he fits in