From: D Walford on
On 30/07/2010 6:58 AM, Marts wrote:
> D Walford wrote...
>
>>> And given that most of them live in or around Melbourne, there is absolutely no
>>> need for such gas guzzlers.
>>
>> Are you an American?
>
> Nope.
>
>> What's with this "gas guzzling" bullshit.
>
> It's an expression.
>
An American one that makes little sense here.

>> Why, they are no different from the majority of the population who have
>> families.
>
> Except that they have perks, pay for by the taxpayers which the rest of us can
> only dream of having.

It costs less to give them a car than to increase their salaries, Govt
buy cars a lot cheaper than us and they also pay no tax so when they
sell the cars they often get back almost what they paid.
Pollies get paid a lot less than what most of them could be earning in
private enterprise so if they didn't get any "perks" we would end up
with an even bigger bunch of idiots in the job than we have now.
Even the Prime Minister isn't as highly paid as many CEO's, if they were
paid any less we could end with a uneducated bogans running the country.
>
>> Its as silly as saying that the family down the road shouldn't be
>> allowed to drive a big Commodore or Falcon.
>
> I can't see the relevance of this analogy. The family down the road has to pay
> full price on the ownership and operating costs of the family car.
>
>> The reason they have Falcons/Terrys and Commodores is they are locally
>> made and pollies should be supporting the local car industry.
>
> What other models are locally made?
>
> Personally I'd like to see them all take public transport.


Then you would complain that they are doing even less work, a car with a
driver can easily be a mobile office for the passenger so they can
continue working whilst travelling which they could hardly do on a bus
or a train.

Force them onto it
> for a month. Maybe then the long suffering PT commuters might see something done
> to improve it.

Could easily be improved as long as you and everyone else is willing to
fund it with increased fares and other tax increases.
For fares to fully pay the cost of operating the public transport system
they would have to be a lot higher than what they are now but no one is
willing to pay.


Daryl
From: Fraser Johnston on

"Noddy" <me(a)home.com> wrote in message
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> "Kev" <kevcat(a)optunet.com.au> wrote in message
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>
>> I had to catch a lift to work many years ago with a pommy guy driving a HJ
>> wagon
>> his driving was totally fucked
>> on-off-on the accelerator
>> and it wasn't a gradual thing either, felt like constant gear changing in a
>> manual(this was a traumatic)
>> and to make it worse, during that time he had to get a new engine because
>> the old one died for some reason. So with brand new rebuild 202 off he goes
>> on-off-on-off
>> HMMMM
>
> I've found the number of people who drive exactly like that to be staggering.

A mate of mine drives like that. So badly that he made a friend carsick on a
12k drive. She got out of the car and puked in his front yard. And she hadn't
even had a drink.

Fraser



From: Noddy on

"Kev" <kevcat(a)optunet.com.au> wrote in message
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> Lastly, Buses, the ride changes dramatically depending on where you sit.
> The middle of the bus being the best, the very rear the worst(though lots
> of fun when you're a kid, on a 1950s built bus on very second grade roads)

That pretty much sums it up nicely. The *size* of the vehicle itself is
largely irrelevant: It's how it's configured that makes all the difference.

Ozliar's totally ridiculous theory that a large car will always be a more
enjoyable long distance drive than a smaller one is bizarre. My Rodeo has
the same wheelbase as a Ford Fairlane, but hands up all those who think it'd
be a more comfortable long distance cruiser than my old lady's Getz?

Jeez, don't all rush me at once now... :)

--
Regards,
Noddy.


From: Dre on
Fraser Johnston wrote:
> "Noddy" <me(a)home.com> wrote in message
> news:4c5009d7$0$12394$c30e37c6(a)exi-reader.telstra.net...
>>
>> "Kev" <kevcat(a)optunet.com.au> wrote in message
>> news:4c4eea17$0$1985$afc38c87(a)news.optusnet.com.au...
>>
>>> I had to catch a lift to work many years ago with a pommy guy
>>> driving a HJ wagon
>>> his driving was totally fucked
>>> on-off-on the accelerator
>>> and it wasn't a gradual thing either, felt like constant gear
>>> changing in a manual(this was a traumatic)
>>> and to make it worse, during that time he had to get a new engine
>>> because the old one died for some reason. So with brand new rebuild
>>> 202 off he goes on-off-on-off
>>> HMMMM
>>
>> I've found the number of people who drive exactly like that to be
>> staggering.
>
> A mate of mine drives like that. So badly that he made a friend
> carsick on a 12k drive. She got out of the car and puked in his
> front yard. And she hadn't even had a drink.
>
> Fraser

I have to admit, I tend to do that sometimes when I'm driving my V8 ute, but
I purely do it so I can hear the pops and cracks from the exhaust :) I do
it very subtely though cause I dont want to look like an idiot in traffic,
hehe!

Cheers Dre


From: Noddy on

"Dre" <andreas.bailly(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
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> I have to admit, I tend to do that sometimes when I'm driving my V8 ute,
> but I purely do it so I can hear the pops and cracks from the exhaust :)
> I do it very subtely though cause I dont want to look like an idiot in
> traffic, hehe!

I'm betting your V8 ute isn't equipped with a 750 double pumper fitted with
50cc pumps, otherwise you'd need to carry your own tanker on a trailer
behind you :)

--
Regards,
Noddy.


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