Nearly fell off - laughing...

**slofox** · 23rd March 2009, 10:44

Took a wee pootle yesterday am through Arapuni Road (nice road) and returned north up the west bank of the Waikato River.
Came alongside Lake Karapiro where there is major road reconstruction happening (for some months now). In front of me was a little old Honda Civic driven by a blonde, ponytailed person of apparently female persuasion...
Off to our right was the road roller working on the parking area just off the road. In the middle of where he was working was embedded, in a little pile of gravel, a waratah standard - probably marking the middle of the work section. It was about in line with the left hand edge of the road.
Civic driver decides to turn right into the parking area. I imagine she was watching the roller (good thing to avoid in a little old Civic). She blasted across the road and drove straight into the upright Waratah...BOOM! Then hastily backed up looking flustered even from the back view I had...if she had been a cat she would have been washing furiously...The roller driver was almost falling out of his cab and I just about lost the bike in the gravel I was laughing so loud...poor girl. How embarrassing!!!

**jaymzw** · 23rd March 2009, 10:52

Originally Posted by slofox

Took a wee pootle yesterday am through Arapuni Road (nice road) and returned north up the west bank of the Waikato River.
Came alongside Lake Karapiro where there is major road reconstruction happening (for some months now). In front of me was a little old Honda Civic driven by a blonde, ponytailed person of apparently female persuasion...
Off to our right was the road roller working on the parking area just off the road. In the middle of where he was working was embedded, in a little pile of gravel, a waratah standard - probably marking the middle of the work section. It was about in line with the left hand edge of the road.
Civic driver decides to turn right into the parking area. I imagine she was watching the roller (good thing to avoid in a little old Civic). She blasted across the road and drove straight into the upright Waratah...BOOM! Then hastily backed up looking flustered even from the back view I had...if she had been a cat she would have been washing furiously...The roller driver was almost falling out of his cab and I just about lost the bike in the gravel I was laughing so loud...poor girl. How embarrassing!!!

Sounds hilarious!!!!!

P.S Whats a Waratah????

**Trumpess** · 23rd March 2009, 10:54

Ohhh no! How embarrasing!!

**MSTRS:Me** · 23rd March 2009, 10:56

Originally Posted by jaymzw

P.S Whats a Waratah????

A band that sings on the inter-island ferry...

**xwhatsit** · 23rd March 2009, 10:58

Originally Posted by jaymzw

P.S Whats a Waratah????

**jaymzw** · 23rd March 2009, 11:00

Originally Posted by MSTRS

A band that sings on the inter-island ferry...

Gotcha!

I can see how that could be embarrasing!

Slofox is in Hamilton and the inter-islander goes between the cook strait!

How odd. They must have been lost???

EDIT: Thanks XWHATSIT

**slofox** · 23rd March 2009, 11:00

Originally Posted by jaymzw

P.S Whats a Waratah????

It's a steel fence standard thingy...

What made it worse was that it was the only hazard in sight for about 100 metres...

If you'd aimed at it ya probably woulda missed...

Thanks xwhatsit - that shows it perfectly...

**xwhatsit** · 23rd March 2009, 11:09

Originally Posted by slofox

Thanks xwhatsit - that shows it perfectly...

I'm very familiar with them. Why?

Well, how wide is a Honda Civic? Not that wide? Well, how about compared to a bicycle?

When I was in Intermediate school I rode my nice shiny 21-speed into such a post. Smack in the middle. Ripped my toenail off

**MSTRS:Me** · 23rd March 2009, 11:10

Was she 'sitting her entrance exam'?

**Burtha** · 23rd March 2009, 11:18

wot an dipshit! blondes definately have it worse .... poor things

**slofox** · 23rd March 2009, 11:19

Originally Posted by MSTRS

Was she 'sitting her entrance exam'?

If she was, she failed........

**Big Dave** · 23rd March 2009, 12:37

I assume the name comes from the Waratah flower - state emblem of NSW.
The flower head sits on a long stem - ?

but they are not known as Waratahs in Aus. First time I've heard it.
Star picket, star dropper, wire picket - never a Waratah.

**Ocean1** · 23rd March 2009, 12:48

Originally Posted by Big Dave

they are not known as Waratahs in Aus.

They'd been around for fookin' ages before I heard them called that here too.

**slofox** · 23rd March 2009, 12:50

Originally Posted by Big Dave

I assume the name comes from the Waratah flower - state emblem of NSW.
The flower head sits on a long stem - ?

but they are not known as Waratahs in Aus. First time I've heard it.
Star picket, star dropper, wire picket - never a Waratah.

I've only ever heard 'em called "waratahs"...but whatever you call it, she hit it...