Brass Monkey dilemma

[CookMySock]

my "lets do something about it" was a genuine offer to start a group to, er, DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT ! wtf with stupid remarks ? do it yerself then.

DB

[dutchman49]

Sorry mate, 5 days riding in the South Island had left me a bit stuffed and intolerant. Ya get that at my age. After having just reviewed my comment, i see whst you mean. Frankv

[sinfull]

my "lets do something about it" was a genuine offer to start a group to, er, DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT ! wtf with stupid remarks ? do it yerself then.

DB

Can't see a hell of a lot you could do about most litter on the road !
local bouroughs have awareness programs going on to secure ya load on the way to tip and there are penilties for insecure loads if seen by a coppa !
Truck tyres ie retreads peeling off, 9 out of ten truckies would pull over and have the tyre replaced, ok ok 5 out of ten ! So you'd think if they stopped they'd move it off the road ! Can see alot of the rubber peeling at night so it gets missed by the driver till he checks the rig next !
Shit ?? Well shit happens ! Still see a lot of stock trucks with a pipe hanging out the rear ! Have they changed regulations so they have to have storage tanks now or something ?

[PrincessBandit]

Can't see a hell of a lot you could do about most litter on the road !

True. The person 'responsible' for the brick was most likely completely unaware of it's destination on the road. I know that doesn't change the end result of a bike hitting it but as road users we all know there's potentially all kinds of crap strewn in our path. Small things are often more subtly dangerous as they're much harder to spot, especially if visibility is poor.
What really gets my knickers in a twist regarding the litter problem is seeing a car load of people (kids and adults responsible for this) throwing their rubbish out the window of the car; often takeaway leftovers/boxes/bags. The attitude is treating the environment like a big rubbish bin rather than the small inconvenience of having to wait until they get home or to the nearest township to put it in a bin. Heaven forbid they might have rubbish sitting in their car for a while! Unfortunately the people I'd like to rant at the most over this would just give me the finger and tell me to f**k off (if not beat the shit out of me for daring to mention it).
Great to hear that the paperwork side of things seems to be running so smoothly and that the rider was not seriously injured. We're with Vero too and hope not to be in a situation where we need to put in a claim form!

[oldrider]

my "lets do something about it" was a genuine offer to start a group.DB

There already is an active group now, it's called BRONZ!

The only problem is that they probably don't get enough support from the people who need their help.

There are posts and directions to their Webb site on KB somewhere. Cheers John.

[martybabe]

lol Marty, any excuse to get that in


ps: seriously impressive timing to all involved

Oh no it isn't

Mate you guys should live in the Naki region at the moment,the gypsy shifts are on,that is when the local farming community shifts farms,usually lock,stock and kitchen sink.We can get the farmer doing the old time honoured droving along to the farm,if in close proximity.As you would expect the odd bit of shite,mind you from here on it is not so bad,and with the rain it washes away quickly.

You can't blame the truck for all the effluent,sure they have tanks,but there isn't many dumps,and or they don't have the time to empty(at this time),between loads.The cookies could help by putting the animals on a no feed regime the night before,so they are empty when picked up,means they crap on the concrete of the yards or races by the loading area.

To say the truckers are busy is an understatement,when the exodus of cows and cookies shifting to Southland from here,I knew of a driver doing 3 trips to the ferry in Wellington in one day,each trip took about 7-8 hrs,he would load in Hawera go to Wgtn & return,load & return,the last trip another guy loaded and he left after catching 2hr rest whilst the truck was fuelled,and stock loaded,took some magic work on his logbook,but he had 4 days off on his return.

Ya got that right, It's a positive shit fest on the back roads.

True. The person 'responsible' for the brick was most likely completely unaware of it's destination on the road. I know that doesn't change the end result of a bike hitting it but as road users we all know there's potentially all kinds of crap strewn in our path. Small things are often more subtly dangerous as they're much harder to spot, especially if visibility is poor.
What really gets my knickers in a twist regarding the litter problem is seeing a car load of people (kids and adults responsible for this) throwing their rubbish out the window of the car; often takeaway leftovers/boxes/bags. The attitude is treating the environment like a big rubbish bin rather than the small inconvenience of having to wait until they get home or to the nearest township to put it in a bin. Heaven forbid they might have rubbish sitting in their car for a while! Unfortunately the people I'd like to rant at the most over this would just give me the finger and tell me to f**k off (if not beat the shit out of me for daring to mention it).
Great to hear that the paperwork side of things seems to be running so smoothly and that the rider was not seriously injured. We're with Vero too and hope not to be in a situation where we need to put in a claim form!

So true, I thought it was just a British disease, with the exception of those that try to kill me, nothing pisses me off more on the road, such a beautiful country, I'd hate to see it go the way of Britain, Just one big rubbish tip and your quite right if ya bring it to their attention, Ya get treated like you've done summat wrong, I just overtake these days and gesture rather naughtily, and a lot of good that does eh.

[sinfull]

Heaven forbid they might have rubbish sitting in their car for a while!

It might be just be me but i got that, Wont toss it out the window buzz going on, but does it pile up lol ! No respect for cars and it aint till someone complains about the lack of footroom, or it starts spilling out when someone exits do i have a cleanout ! (into a bin of course ! Usually a council one lol)
Thinking about it, it must be near 3 years since i owned this white deisel slug, lol Off white now cause it aint ever been washed (oil, water, tyres and brakes is all that gets looked at)

[Evo1132]

Sooooooo.... Did ya'all love the monkey or wot? Must hav been the warmest brass monkey eva. Yeah to the Bronz club, me a memba, allllll good.