Friday Night Rants?

[pete376403]

It is all down to what is acceptable, urban speeds, rural speeds, the road toll etc etc etc. We all have different opinions on that and therefore we will never all agree. For arguments sake I'll say 30km/h around schools when children are actually present, 50km/h in urban areas, 70km/h in semi rural areas, and 120km/h on rural roads. Except Chch where everything should be 20km/h to make dangerous more moronated.

Unfortunately even with a change in government the same people are there at the MOT and the NZTA so nothing much will change.

There is a day-care centre across the road from me, this street being a fairly long, straight one that is part of the rat-race that is used to bypass the main road through Upper Hutt. I did ask the council about speed bumps, response was their testing showed the mean speed along here didn't justify the expense. I've kept that letter so I can send it to the local paper if a kid ever gets clipped.

Also Simeon has said the open road speed restrictions are going to be relaxed.


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[Berries]

Also Simeon has said the open road speed restrictions are going to be relaxed.

He probably even believes it himself but someone will have a word with him and that idea will quietly get dropped.

[F5 Dave]

Am I my brother's keeper?

(Age old question).

Up my hill road in the car, around the hairpin, - I take a good motorcycle line - and easily gap the following cars. I then progressively slow more and more for the next predominately left hand corners where I can't see around them . Perhaps someone has had to stop? or more likely there is a Dad in lycra puffing the pedals around.

Then the road gets tighter and I'm doing 30kph at best. Yet all of a sudden, these other guys are up my chuff, clearly far better (clairvoyant) drivers than me.
Sigh.

[onearmedbandit]

He probably even believes it himself but someone will have a word with him and that idea will quietly get dropped.

https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/...mit-reductions

If so then they should stop shouting about it at the moment.

[Grumph]

If so then they should stop shouting about it at the moment.

There's rather a lot they should stop shouting about atm.

From cancer drugs to the people in trade delegations.

They appear to have excellent aiming skills, having shot themselves in both feet frequently.

[Berries]

As part of consultation on the draft rule, the Government is seeking feedback from New Zealanders on enabling speed limits of up to 120km/h on Roads of National Significance that are built and maintained to safely accommodate that speed.

Upping the speed limit on a handful of motorway standard roads, most of which won't even be built by the time the next election comes around, is a bit different to relaxing the open road speed limit. Lets not get our hopes up.

[Dean]

On a boys trip in Melbourne, 2am in 'Club Ret' off hardware lane last Friday night.

Dancing away to hits from the 90's, girls either side, many beers deep.

I glance to my left and a chap approaches with eagle eyes staring right at me.

Like i'm a piece of eye fillet at the local butchers.

He puts his hand on my shoulder and asks me to 'go to the toilets' and...well...give him the time of his life...

By time of his life I mean he wanted to be stuffed like a Christmas turkey...

At first I thought it was just banter (typical kiwi) so I replied with a wink and a smile.

He then swings his hips a little too close to comfort towards me but again, typical kiwi, I figure its just banter.

So I poke my tongue out and give him a little alpha male hump thrust from behind on the dance floor.

He immediately headed for the toilets, turns back and sternly pointed his finger directing me to the toilet.

I go there for a laugh, i'm well out of my mind and having fun.

I reach the toilet and say to him "what do you want mate?"

He then turns around in the middle of the toilet block and drops his jocks and turns away from me.

I got angry and raised a commotion, swearing above my lungs at him.

Security came in and kicked me out but didn't kick HIM OUT!

Man I was so livid and felt SO harassed!!

While i'm sobbing like a sad sack on the kerb outside at 4am while the bar closes and there goes the girls I was talking too...

I have the nickname "ladies night", I wont go into the details, but always attract unwanted male attention.

Well that was my rant of the day!

[Drew]

On a boys trip in Melbourne, 2am in 'Club Ret' off hardware lane last Friday night.

Dancing away to hits from the 90's, girls either side, many beers deep.

I glance to my left and a chap approaches with eagle eyes staring right at me.

Like i'm a piece of eye fillet at the local butchers.

He puts his hand on my shoulder and asks me to 'go to the toilets' and...well...give him the time of his life...

By time of his life I mean he wanted to be stuffed like a Christmas turkey...

At first I thought it was just banter (typical kiwi) so I replied with a wink and a smile.

He then swings his hips a little too close to comfort towards me but again, typical kiwi, I figure its just banter.

So I poke my tongue out and give him a little alpha male hump thrust from behind on the dance floor.

He immediately headed for the toilets, turns back and sternly pointed his finger directing me to the toilet.

I go there for a laugh, i'm well out of my mind and having fun.

I reach the toilet and say to him "what do you want mate?"

He then turns around in the middle of the toilet block and drops his jocks and turns away from me.

I got angry and raised a commotion, swearing above my lungs at him.

Security came in and kicked me out but didn't kick HIM OUT!

Man I was so livid and felt SO harassed!!

While i'm sobbing like a sad sack on the kerb outside at 4am while the bar closes and there goes the girls I was talking too...

I have the nickname "ladies night", I wont go into the details, but always attract unwanted male attention.

Well that was my rant of the day!

Man, this is a sub par rant.

You intimated interest, then went apeshit at a dude after following him to the toilets.

You are the fuckwit in that yarn.

[pete376403]

Not my rant (I wish I could rant at this level but...) Is this what nearly all have become? Anyway, Boris Mihailovic on getting old

https://borismihailovic.com/youve-forgotten-havent-you/

[F5 Dave]

Meh, he can go and get fucked.

I don't need some self elected puritan telling me what is fun and what nirvana I must seek to achieve his moksha, or whatever spiritual plain of ego stroking he believes he and only he has risen to.

I've been on my first ride of any distance this year. About 10km on a deserted 3km long gravel road. I went slow and smiled a lot. I drove an hour each way to do it.

[R650R]

I 100% agree with Dave on that one. That has to be one of the worst ragebait poor pieces of writing I’ve read in a long time.
Even criminals evolve over time so if a hooligan wants to moderate their behaviour so they are on the planet longer to do fun/dumb stuff that’s cool. It’s the spirit of human evolution.
I think Boris prob only rides to Starbucks to tell people they’ve bought the wrong brand tyres and riding gear.
Funny I was watching the latest MaxWrist dumbness this morning and thinking back to the dumb highspeed antics of youth that I got away with…. I’d do it all again just not now lol

[Kickaha]

Meh, he can go and get fucked.

Agreed, he sounds like a right fucking knob

[Berries]

Can go and get fucked.

[sugilite:Me]

So, I visited the Mainland last week, and everything was fine and dandy. After rolling off the bluebridge 2:30am sailing at around 6am - I started wanting food. By the time we started seeing eateries start to open we were up around Kaikoura. Started looking for a standard no frills bakery, which seemed like a rare breed in the South Island. I quickly learned if it had the word "Cafe" next to bakery, they were looking to make millions off rich tourists. Looks to me like they wanted their riches in one bloody transaction too!

After eventually finding a "just bakery" I go to buy my much beloved steak n cheese pies, I notice no prices, odd. Turns out they fucking want $8 for a freaking pie! Disgusted, I went on my way. Turns out this seemed to be the going price from Picton To Invercargill, and no listed prices was a common occurrence as well. Bastards!

Back in the warm bosom of the $5.50 steak n cheese bakery pie North Island, I now have had time to reflect after the seismic bombshell of South Island $8 pie thuggery. I'm thinking, South Islanders, you can keep your bloody snow capped pristine mountains, smooth in comparison motorcycle friendly, heavy traffic free roads, friendly easy going people and superior lifestyle living. Because as I navigate my way out of a pothole I fell into some time earlier in the week sporting blown fork seals and 2 dented rims - I know that awaiting me in the next north island town, no matter the size - there will be a surly asian faced baker with a fucking tasty $5.50 pie waiting for me with an option of a raspberry donut that I wont need to sell the wifes kidneys for in order to bloody purchase!

$8 pies??? FUCK RIGHT OFF!

[Kickaha]

I go to buy my much beloved steak n cheese pies

Serves you fucking right for wanting one of those abominations with cheese in it, cheese has no place in fucking pies