Adventure riding & the recession

[Paladin]

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Hang in there guys, this recession ain't over yet......

Yep, the independent analyst financial newsletters i am plugged into reckon at least 18 months more of this and they reckon the worst is yet to come! These guys are generally VERY accurate and way ahead of the game versus what people get to hear in mainstream media and on Bubblevision TV(CNBC/Bloomberg)!

Tighten the purse strings, pay off debt, and if you DO have spare dosh then put some into physical gold bullion coins to protect your wealth!

[junkmanjoe]

what could i do tomorrow.........

nothing sleep in and watch tv...

have fun at work ladies.

im on the doll now......

[Ruralman]

As if Fonterra's (our biggest exporter) projected payout of $4.55 isn't bad enough, it was calculated before the US govt (wankers) announced they are reinstating their export subsidies.
Hang in there guys, this recession ain't over yet......

Make friends with sheep and beef farmers Struan - our lamb prices are bloody close to $40 per head more than last year and all indications at this stage are that will hold at that level (barring a significant rise in the $NZ) next year and beyond.
Wool is still a basket case but the stirrings are there that if it all goes well will see wool rise to be a more valuable commodity over the next few years.
If I didn't have all the extra debt associated with a recent separation then I would be more worried about tax implications than anything else right now!!

[junkmanjoe]

well 3 more shops closed and closeing down.

micro plumming. masterton.

andersons meats masterton.

carters timber yard Graytown.

more people looking for work.

on the 16 week restart package, getting my tax back i guess.

so got a bit off time to find a decent job now.
and 16 free weeks of rideing....

but i guess i better update a few licences.
so im in a better postion to get that great one off job.

[buggsubique]

OK, so here's what we'z gonna do:

We need Nordie to hack skynet (aka Google) and divert all internerd searches for "courier" to a new website we're (ie CooneyR - he seems savvy enough ) gonna set up which will offer nationwide services for motorcycle couriers.

We'll have the DB1k SBC riders servicing the cities, the plated trailbikes doing the regions & rural routes and the bigger bikes doing the long legs.

We'll get trade rates on gas & parts for the mother company, passed on to us all who are contracted for our diligent and timely riding services.

Anyone who is currently employed can chuck their job and give it to an unemployed pleb so you can earn a gazzilion dollars a year doing what we love doing.

Adv riders saving the NZ economy - now fly my pretties!

[junkmanjoe]

ya know thats not a dumb idea.

[cooneyr]

OK, so here's what we'z gonna do:

We need Nordie to hack skynet (aka Google) and divert all internerd searches for "courier" to a new website we're (ie CooneyR - he seems savvy enough ) gonna set up which will offer nationwide services for motorcycle couriers.....

I'm not sure about me being internet (HTML) savy. I've just spent 2 hours trying solve problems to get the latest Points of Interest up for the DB1k. Turns out that Google really doesn't like the Irish (Cooney is Irish by the way) cause my problem was that is really didn't like the apostrophe in O'Connell. Two hours to figure out that I had to delete a damn '

I like the idea of a courier business though. I get the impression they exist in Dorkland but nowhere else in NZ.

Cheers R

[junkmanjoe]

whos in business with the know of how to set one up.
it is doable, i guess.
could pass the pacile on top of the tuckers, to welly rider.

make up a set of metal panniers to keep packets , papers dry and not squashed.
may be a dorky big top box on the dr.....GPS street maping for speedy delivery....my tank would last me a week running around town.
beef up the shocks to carry extra weight, and go for it.
what we call our selfs....

[NordieBoy]

what we call our selfs....

Fcukin Couriers.

As in...

"Just call the Fuckin Couriers"...

[buggsubique]

yeah I'm in the game of money, aka bringing out the worst in people. Manage a little building business. my biggest doubt is the volume required to make it viable - won't get rich carrying an envelope from palmy to wellies - but one bike carrying heaps will, you know what I mean. Hence divert all google searches to us...and maybe the odd phishing / virus attack on Courier post etc for a bit of extra referral .

But yeah have a look around wellies Joe - is there a M/C courier? be ideal to have one linking the cities - ie Hutt, Porirua and CBD. bikelists will have the cbd sewn up but I'm sure "Wellington M/C Couriers" would be pretty popular filling that gap between the cities, splitting peak traffic lanes etc , including overnight between Wellington and the Wairarapa.

Dunno if I'm serious here or not, but hey, jsut chucking ideas out into the ether!

[bart]

Bullshit, was a word that sprung to mind. Buuuuuuut. I have heard of instances where hospitals pay taxis horrendous money to transport blood etc in emergency situations. The company I work for sometimes has urgent courier deliveries on weekends between factories, which costs $$$.

If you could tap into some of that action, and be on call 24 hours, 7 days, who knows. Big problem is being limited to small packages.

[junkmanjoe]

hmmm blood runs to welly and palmy sounds good.

[JATZ]

Big problem is being limited to small packages.

Get a Goldwing with trailer........

Seriosly though, it's an interesting idea, perhaps, under the umbrella of courier post specialising in rural deliveries. and small runs.
Gravel roads, contact with farmers in out of the way places with farm tracks that need exploring

[Padmei]

Ireckon you guys should buy some DR650s & start up a bike rental company - seriously! There are a lot of enquiries on Adv rider for bike rental companies that don't cost a fortune & guided tours... who knows?

[Eddieb]

Once upon a time in a land far far away.....

The company (Square Moves) had contracts with all the London hospitals and labs. We had twice daily blood runs from hospitals all over London to pick up blood, and samples of other things, and take them to the labs. Then pick up the results of the previous runs tests from the lab and take them back to the hospitals.

We're talking 8 or 10 hospitals here though.