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Fango
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Location: Wellers
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| Natral wrote: | | What a lovely day to ride to work! I pity the fools sitting in the their cars around the bays. I did expect to see more riders though... |
You really so wonder what the motorists are thinking as they go nowhere and the bikes all zip by going down (for example) Glenmore Street. I've been passing the same motorists in the same traffic jams for years. I guess they think something along the lines of 'Easy enough going downhill but I bet he hates the uphill on the way home"... if only they knew... hahahaha! 
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DrewBroadley
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Joined: Feb 11, 2008
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Location: Wellington/Manawatu
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| Posted: Thu 25/Sep/08 9:24am Post subject: |
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| Natral wrote: | | What a lovely day to ride to work! I pity the fools sitting in the their cars around the bays. I did expect to see more riders though... |
So did I, though I did see the odd person who was obviously hurting after not riding for a LOOONNNGGG time.
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Radler
Joined: Mar 25, 2008
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Location: Wellington
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| Posted: Thu 25/Sep/08 9:26am Post subject: |
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I agree. We need good public transport and quality comes at a price.
Cycling up Karori Rd I stopped counting after passing the 300st car in the line  . This just shows how little people care about the environment and their own health (not to forget about my own).
If we at least want to look like we are worried about climate change  we should support public transport and the supreme two-wheeled alternative.
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sifter
Moving forward
Joined: Nov 13, 2003
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Location: Wellington
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| Posted: Thu 25/Sep/08 9:28am Post subject: |
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| Radler wrote: | I agree. We need good public transport and quality comes at a price.
Cycling up Karori Rd I stopped counting after passing the 300st car in the line . This just shows how little people care about the environment and their own health (not to forget about my own).
If we at least want to look like we are worried about climate change we should support public transport and the supreme two-wheeled alternative. |
welcome to vorb Radler. Awesome username 
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BrokenKonaRider
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Joined: Aug 02, 2005
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Location: In your garden
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| Posted: Thu 25/Sep/08 9:45am Post subject: |
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Tonnes more walkers out this morning, but seemingly the same number of cyclists. Traffic wasn't as packed as I expected, comign from Island Bay way. Really nice to not have the thundering buses roaring past our house from before danw - felt like a Sunday
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Hilary
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Joined: Dec 18, 2003
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Location: Wellington, NZ
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| Posted: Thu 25/Sep/08 9:58am Post subject: |
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I agree. We need good public transport and quality comes at a price.
Cycling up Karori Rd I stopped counting after passing the 300st car in the line . This just shows how little people care about the environment and their own health (not to forget about my own).
If we at least want to look like we are worried about climate change we should support public transport and the supreme two-wheeled alternative.
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Guten tag Radler, I thought you hated buses (or is it just the drivers) 
I've found riding to work strangely satisfying the last 2 days..
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sifter
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Joined: Nov 13, 2003
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Location: Wellington
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| Posted: Thu 25/Sep/08 10:01am Post subject: |
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| Hilary wrote: | | Quote: |
I agree. We need good public transport and quality comes at a price.
Cycling up Karori Rd I stopped counting after passing the 300st car in the line . This just shows how little people care about the environment and their own health (not to forget about my own).
If we at least want to look like we are worried about climate change we should support public transport and the supreme two-wheeled alternative.
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Guten tag Radler, I thought you hated buses (or is it just the drivers)
I've found riding to work strangely satisfying the last 2 days.. |
this morning was sweet! But, it may have been more to do with it being my first t-shirtt ride for a while...
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nostromo
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| Posted: Thu 25/Sep/08 10:10am Post subject: |
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Why do you dratered morons seem to think that paying the bus drivers low wages is going to improve cyclist safety? If you ask me, higher wages + better conditions = happier bus drivers + more competition for bus driver jobs = better quality applicants = safer roads for cyclists. |
Absolutely, natural law. Sounds like the Wgtn drivers get ripped off big time in comparison to the Auckland and ChCh pay rates.
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Tugboat
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Joined: Mar 28, 2006
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| Posted: Thu 25/Sep/08 10:20am Post subject: |
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| sifter wrote: |
this morning was sweet! But, it may have been more to do with it being my first t-shirtt ride for a while... |
Oh yeah... it's spring time. 
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Radler
Joined: Mar 25, 2008
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Location: Wellington
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| Posted: Thu 25/Sep/08 10:24am Post subject: |
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| Hilary wrote: | | Quote: |
I agree. We need good public transport and quality comes at a price.
Cycling up Karori Rd I stopped counting after passing the 300st car in the line . This just shows how little people care about the environment and their own health (not to forget about my own).
If we at least want to look like we are worried about climate change we should support public transport and the supreme two-wheeled alternative.
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Guten tag Radler, I thought you hated buses (or is it just the drivers)
I've found riding to work strangely satisfying the last 2 days.. |
I get mad if they thunder past me with no more than a few centimeters between my handlebar and their left indicator  . But that wouldn't be so much a problem, if there where no cars parked on the road taking up a lot of space.
The soaring oil prices will hopefully solve that soon .
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psychavoc
Ph.D. (Vorbology)
Joined: Jul 17, 2003
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Location: Welly-town
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| Posted: Thu 25/Sep/08 10:39am Post subject: |
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Mmmm Radler  One would be great on a day like today!
I decided to follow in Mono's footsteps and get some singletrack in on the way to work this morning. Up the St Albans 4wd, down Lazy Fern, up Salvation and down Scout Hall Mmmm singletracky goodness I might even head out for a ride after work on the way home too!
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Tugboat
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Location: Beside the pie warmer.
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| Posted: Thu 25/Sep/08 11:04am Post subject: |
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[quote="psychavoc"] Mmmm Radler One would be great on a day like today!
Actually on that note... Summer Ale launches at the Tasting Room today. It's usually gratis for an hour or so till about 6pm.
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psychavoc
Ph.D. (Vorbology)
Joined: Jul 17, 2003
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Location: Welly-town
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| Posted: Thu 25/Sep/08 1:20pm Post subject: |
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Heh. Reading the comments on Stuff is pretty entertaining  http://www.stuff.co.nz/4705197a11.html
| Quote: | An average driver is on a salary of just over $40,000?? I think that is a fair salary for what they do - they don't need any specialist skills or qualifications.
They should just shut up and drive |
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michael
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Location: Christchurch
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| Posted: Thu 25/Sep/08 2:27pm Post subject: |
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$12.72 an hour... I used to earn more at MacDonalds.
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psychavoc
Ph.D. (Vorbology)
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| Posted: Thu 25/Sep/08 2:50pm Post subject: |
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I earned way less working in retail 
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