On the backs of elephants and turtles

[Rick Lowe]

time always seems to bugger off far to quickly .

That, sir, is one of the universal rules of life!!!  I think we could all do with a few more hours in the day, at some point in our lives.

Sage, Sir, Sage.
Although I always seem to be needing more... Organisation? That's for Peasants, Man!

[Wardukw]

time always seems to bugger off far to quickly .

That, sir, is one of the universal rules of life!!!  I think we could all do with a few more hours in the day, at some point in our lives.

Sage, Sir, Sage.
Although I always seem to be needing more... Organisation? That's for Peasants, Man!

  Rick  ..trouble is with the work i do at the camp time here is very arse weird..i call it the Tapu time table..Tapu is where i live  but its so slow here and man i mean slow..its like something which absolutely has to be done today no matter what can wait till next week  and when i go to Auckland time moves 10 times faster and having lived in Auckland for many yrs my time seems all screwed up    and i hate Auckland so cant wait to get out of there which seems to take ages ..its freakin weird dude 

[Rick Lowe]

  Rick  ..trouble is with the work i do at the camp time here is very arse weird..i call it the Tapu time table..Tapu is where i live  but its so slow here and man i mean slow..its like something which absolutely has to be done today no matter what can wait till next week  and when i go to Auckland time moves 10 times faster and having lived in Auckland for many yrs my time seems all screwed up    and i hate Auckland so cant wait to get out of there which seems to take ages ..its freakin weird dude 

Funny how elastic ASAP can be, sometimes... 

Yeah, I'm not a fan of driving in Auckland; though it's usually easier when I have a navigator and I'm not pulling over every 30 seconds to check the map... 

[zenrat]

We have a friend in Aukland. Not seen her for 22 years but are planning a visit (Covid stopped us in 2020).
Thanks to your descriptions i'm looking forward to it even more now.   

[Wardukw]

Damn funny thing Rick ..here at the camp i did the same thing for a mate when he had to go to Auckland  ..he'd normally just say you drive 
Oh Fred mate it gets even better than that..used to work in a place called Parnell..its at the bottom of Auckland city and used to live in a place called Manurewa..their about 20 ks apart..finshed work and 2 hrs later i was home  ..Auckland traffic is sweet  and it dont matter if ya go by road or motorway..its the same..they call Auckland the city of sails..it should be called the city of traffic lights.

[Rick Lowe]

Damn funny thing Rick ..here at the camp i did the same thing for a mate when he had to go to Auckland  ..he'd normally just say you drive 
Oh Fred mate it gets even better than that..used to work in a place called Parnell..its at the bottom of Auckland city and used to live in a place called Manurewa..their about 20 ks apart..finshed work and 2 hrs later i was home  ..Auckland traffic is sweet  and it dont matter if ya go by road or motorway..its the same..they call Auckland the city of sails..it should be called the city of traffic lights.

Ah yes, the State Highway One Parking Lot (with 'thanks' to the M25 for the "inspiration")

I remember travelling back to South Auckland from the city, and if we weren't on the motorway by 1530, the trip to Drury would take 50+ mins...

[Wardukw]

Damn funny thing Rick ..here at the camp i did the same thing for a mate when he had to go to Auckland  ..he'd normally just say you drive 
Oh Fred mate it gets even better than that..used to work in a place called Parnell..its at the bottom of Auckland city and used to live in a place called Manurewa..their about 20 ks apart..finshed work and 2 hrs later i was home  ..Auckland traffic is sweet  and it dont matter if ya go by road or motorway..its the same..they call Auckland the city of sails..it should be called the city of traffic lights.

Ah yes, the State Highway One Parking Lot (with 'thanks' to the M25 for the "inspiration")

I remember travelling back to South Auckland from the city, and if we weren't on the motorway by 1530, the trip to Drury would take 50+ mins...

50+ mins is a pipe dream now mate..its a minimum of a hr 20 now and its bot 1530 anymore..it starts at 13 or 1400 and that depends on no prangs..if there is one all bets are off..theres many times i wished i still rode bikes  ..traffic ? What traffic 
When i head home ive got to drive thru all that and sometimes its like that all the way to the Bombay Hills off ramp and then..its all good..ya know i can drive from home all the way to Hamilton with out going thru a single set of traffic lights 

[NARSES2]

Went and bought myself a copy of Good Omen's for the train journey home Tuesday. Must be the third copy I'll now have 

[PR19_Kit]

Sure, but you've read the other ones..... 

[Rheged]

Funny how elastic ASAP can be, sometimes... 

Cecil Northcote Parkinson  (remember  "Parkinson's Law" ?)  explained that the answer "In due course"  was  infinitely elastic in Civil Service terms.     In due course  meant a few years in terms of a major building project, a few days if answering an urgent memo,  a few hours  in terms of a train journey, a few minutes in tea making terms and a few seconds to a drowning man.

[Rick Lowe]

Funny how elastic ASAP can be, sometimes... 

Cecil Northcote Parkinson  (remember  "Parkinson's Law" ?)  explained that the answer "In due course"  was  infinitely elastic in Civil Service terms.     In due course  meant a few years in terms of a major building project, a few days if answering an urgent memo,  a few hours  in terms of a train journey, a few minutes in tea making terms and a few seconds to a drowning man.

50+ mins is a pipe dream now mate..its a minimum of a hr 20 now and its bot 1530 anymore..it starts at 13 or 1400 and that depends on no prangs..if there is one all bets are off..

Yikes! And I'm thinking of heading up there in a while... welp, best plan on a lot of transit time, then. Get some good tunes or a good book to while away the time...
Thanks for the heads up. 

[Wardukw]

Your most welcome matey   
Time wise if ya manage to hit say Drury at around 10am your gonna have a pretty smooth ride..its not bad now around that time and as for leaving..the earlier the better..after 3pm it turns into a freaking nightmare..no kidding it has taken me on a occasion over an hr to travel 10kms .
As for tunes..i use a 4gig USB stick fully loaded with metal  ..really relaxes me 

[Old Wombat]

This is Phill; 

https://www.youtube.com/embed/d1Sgp7QOpdo

[Rick Lowe]

Your most welcome matey   
Time wise if ya manage to hit say Drury at around 10am your gonna have a pretty smooth ride..its not bad now around that time and as for leaving..the earlier the better..after 3pm it turns into a freaking nightmare..no kidding it has taken me on a occasion over an hr to travel 10kms .
As for tunes..i use a 4gig USB stick fully loaded with metal  ..really relaxes me 

I'm old school and use CDs... Still, when I need to change one, it gives me a good excuse to stop and have a bite to waken up again.

I usually reach Drury/Papakura about ten, and that's where I have accommodation, so no having to navigate Auk at Peak Times... 

[Wardukw]

This is Phill; 

https://www.youtube.com/embed/d1Sgp7QOpdo

Hahahahaha oh you absolutely nailed that Guy  and yip thats me all right 

Rick your timing is pretty good..10am is the sweet spot..work traffic is gone and nobody is going yet.
When i head to AK i normally get off at Drury and cruise to Mt Wellington to Hobbycity as they open at 9.30 ..traffic is pretty good then too.
Cd's??? Ya know ive heard of those somewhere..think it was on the history channel ..yeah it was..they were talking about anicent technology 
Oh i cant give you any crap there ..ive still got some myself ..honestly I dont know where they are 
The USB makes life so good..ive got like 60 CD's on this one stick.