Posts by Che Tibby
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but our one adventure in antique buying incolved the owner offering, if we would wait until the weekend, to drop our item off on his way to an auction
read: "he liked the look of you".
but assuming he was above board, that's exactly the kind of customer service you need. not, "i need a parking space 30cm from my front door, so customers can fall out of their suv and land in a pair of boat shoes".
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Antiques aren't something one carries home on the bus. I'm not sure of the final outcome, which I believe still hasn't been decided, but the point is that there are certainly some types of retailer who absolutely require that their customers be able to get moderately convenient access by motorcar.
i didn't say you shouldn't have parking nearby, or loading zones. but no store owner has exclusive rights to the public carriageway outside their shop.
if you're dependent of people buying large or delicate objects, then have one of your staff help them get it to the person's vehicle. that way you get to sell object and service, which is a guaranteed return customer.
frankly, i'd rather see a carriageway dedicated to getting more people into the city, as opposed to convenience for a much smaller number of potential shoppers. ie. more, is good
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Yes, behold my, er, stinging contribution.
i'm planning to pirate your ideas and build on them.
one of the city's main concerns is short-term parking for shoppers. which is an issue captured by commercial rate-payers.
but these people are idiots. they're premising their ability to attract shoppers on parking, which is premised on shoppers noticing their business as they drive past at 50km/hr.
seriously... wtf?
but, if they're premising their shoppers on foot traffic, then how they get into the city shouldn't matter. good public transport is as effective as paying through the nose for parking!
</saving remainder of outraged incomprehension for public submission>
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I heard something about development plans for my beloved Newtown, any truth to that?
my reading is cursory (planning to do some research over the weekend), but it looks like they want residental intensification around the newtown area.
but... the aren't willing to substantial improve the quality or type of public transport available. instead they just want more diesel buses and better parking for private transport.
my argument that surely trolleys (which are greener, and more quiet) would be better wasn't flying.
the entire plan seems to be a dogs breakfast. the planners at the council need to sort their shit out.
i'm planning a series of outraged blogs. hopefully i can hook into the blog swarm poneke and stephen judd seem to be getting closer to.
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a virtual train - a bus with dedicated road space and a reliable schedule
that's what the corridor plan is thinking.
not particularly green. but... at least the laneway could be converted over to light rail.
mind you, it's likely to be more costly. the current airport-city bus is twice as expensive as other buses travelling near the same route.
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If only we had Wellington's foresight in establishing a proper train network all those years ago ...
it doesn't run to the airport. and the current council has absolutely no interest in it ever doing so.
it's all cars round here, mate.
i'd encourage anyone in wellington who's curious/perplexed by the council's unwillingness to give us an expanded/decent rail network to write in with a submission on the latest corridor plans.
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$70 is pricey, but it seems most fares to the airport are that expensive.
we caught a shuttle bus a couple of weekends ago and that cost us $50 for two people... so much for economy.
if i'm ever in auckland for work i just hire a car. the daily rate, including petrol and parking, is far cheaper than any other option.
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glad to have you along RB. been wanting to return the hospitality of that '05 christmas party for a fair while now.
will try to get the recipe for that pork belly up on object dart </plugging my own site. heh> sometime soonish, along with kerry's request for how to clean squid (of course)
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What about electric scooters though?
hills. the nemesis of electric scooters. just. not. enough. grunt.
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best quote someone told me about oil?
"we didn't move out of the stone age because we ran out of rocks"
and d, d, d.
1965 HD Holden Special
and
muscle car
shouldn't be used in the same thought... beautiful, classic car, but muscle it is not.