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Postby sergei » Thu Feb 18, 2010 8:40 am

headshotnz wrote:I hate it when theres some body doing 70 in a temp 70 on the motorway, its completely unnecessary.


Are you sarcastic? Trolling?
My sarcasm detector is malfunctioning sometimes....
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Postby solitaire » Thu Feb 18, 2010 8:43 am

sergei wrote:
headshotnz wrote:I hate it when theres some body doing 70 in a temp 70 on the motorway, its completely unnecessary.


Are you sarcastic? Trolling?
My sarcasm detector is malfunctioning sometimes....
If it is, mine is on the fritz too... :lol:
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Postby MrOizo » Thu Feb 18, 2010 10:32 am

With working on the motorways quite a bit i get really pissed off with people not obeying the speed restrictions and the related signage - they are there for a reason.

With people not working on the roads when you go through it - did you think maybe thery are having a break :)

I have taken a few mates out working with me and they are shocked how dangerous it is out there - People are stupid - thats it!

Another thing with motorway time restrictions - you try build a road with a 8 hour (9pm - 5am) window. I bet you guys will be the first to moan when you join the rush hour in the morning and start whinging that the road works are taking too long.

snwtoy wrote:Nothing personal, but I'm glad they stopped you. I'm sick of people speeding through the 70 section as if the posted limit doesn't apply to them. Cops should patrol that section of motorway a lot more often, there's a shedload of money to be made in fines though there.

Malcolm wrote:Tell me about it. I have a policy of not slowing down for roadworks if the roadworks only consist of roadworks signs and cones at the side of the road.


And I hope you're next :twisted:
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Postby shihad » Thu Feb 18, 2010 12:45 pm

MrOizo wrote:I have taken a few mates out working with me and they are shocked how dangerous it is out there - People are stupid - thats it!


amen brother theres nothing fun about having cars drive past you at 70-80km an hour 2metres away from you while trying to work. i have found in general woman (and old people male or female) who stuff up in road works simply are confused and dont know what to do so they panic and go down wrong lane etc men just speed and cut lanes etc because they dont give a *&^% and they think they know better.

Malcolm wrote:Tell me about it. I have a policy of not slowing down for roadworks if the roadworks only consist of roadworks signs and cones at the side of the road.

99 out of 100 times you will be fine.... good luck for the hundreth time when you drive a 100km through that site and their working there....

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Postby cat007 » Thu Feb 18, 2010 2:26 pm

Mr.Phreak wrote:Most hire purchase agreements come with an admin fee :wink:


Because there is actual human (albeit often a little 'slow') input involved...
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Postby cat007 » Thu Feb 18, 2010 2:29 pm

MrOizo wrote:With people not working on the roads when you go through it - did you think maybe thery are having a break :)


sh*t I'm in the wrong job. I only get a morning tea, hour for lunch and then a afternoon break. Wish I could have as many as they do!

MrOizo wrote:Another thing with motorway time restrictions - you try build a road with a 8 hour (9pm - 5am) window. I bet you guys will be the first to moan when you join the rush hour in the morning and start whinging that the road works are taking too long.


Not seen the episode 1 of season 9 of top gear? Those muppets were able to do a weeks work in 24 hours....
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Postby 1I1 » Thu Feb 18, 2010 3:30 pm

cat007 wrote:Not seen the episode 1 of season 9 of top gear? Those muppets were able to do a weeks work in 24 hours....


Yeah but how many people were working on it?! :lol:
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Postby Adydas » Thu Feb 18, 2010 7:27 pm

and with what budget...
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Postby GX61 Mark II » Thu Feb 18, 2010 7:30 pm

cat007 wrote:
BZG|Bling wrote:Cat007 If you're talking from experience maybe you should pay your fines when they are due *shock horror* :wink:


Through the 'NZ Police' you have to make a lump sum payment. Through the 'courts' you can pay it off weekly :wink:


and about 3 posts back you were asking why they charge an extra $30 for....

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Postby cat007 » Thu Feb 18, 2010 9:08 pm

GX61 Mark II wrote:
and about 3 posts back you were asking why they charge an extra $30 for....


I think you need to explain why paying it off over time has any relation to the $30 'court costs'?
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Postby S T E A L T H » Thu Feb 18, 2010 9:36 pm

There's no way that bit of road could have been realistically re-sealed in 24 hours.
After all we are in NZ, where labour and OSH regulations demand that there's triple the required staffing to each job, and each labourer spends 80% of their time leaning on his shovel, aimlessly standing around scratching his nuts, discussing last nights league match and making that all-important decision whether its gonna be a steak and cheese or mince pie for the next break...all on $23/hour.

mind you this hasn't got much to do with that bit where the OP got busted. You'd have to be trying pretty damn hard to hit any roadworkers there...like drive over a 2m high concrete wall for a start.
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Postby Mr Revhead » Thu Feb 18, 2010 10:28 pm

cat007 wrote:
GX61 Mark II wrote:
and about 3 posts back you were asking why they charge an extra $30 for....


I think you need to explain why paying it off over time has any relation to the $30 'court costs'?


Because to get to the point of paying it off, it has to go to the collections department. As soon as it does that, you can talk to them about paying it off, and it also incurs extra fees.
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Postby Sick Puppy » Fri Feb 19, 2010 12:36 am

Warren wrote:anyone want buy a 2000 Caldina GT-T Manual haha

How much? :D
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Postby Warren » Fri Feb 19, 2010 9:05 am

Sick Puppy wrote:
Warren wrote:anyone want buy a 2000 Caldina GT-T Manual haha

How much? :D


How much you got :P hehe
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Postby GX61 Mark II » Fri Feb 19, 2010 8:46 pm

cat007 wrote:
GX61 Mark II wrote:
and about 3 posts back you were asking why they charge an extra $30 for....


I think you need to explain why paying it off over time has any relation to the $30 'court costs'?


because the court administers the whole process of you paying it off. It could possibly cost the courts (tax payers) more than $30 for the entire process.

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Postby Miss_S » Mon Feb 22, 2010 11:17 am

Warren wrote:
Sick Puppy wrote:
Warren wrote:anyone want buy a 2000 Caldina GT-T Manual haha

How much? :D


How much you got :P hehe
I'm still thinking about selling it, not sure yet.
Maybe if I get a nice offer, then who knows.



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