Thank you Papakura / Pukekohe police
Discussion
1.00am Sunday we were all woken up by the all-too-familiar 'oonce-oonce' of a very loud and bassy car stereo followed by much girly giggling and shouting. Shortly after we got the wheelspins and 'tooosh' of daft dump-valves. Then the racing began.....
Some time shortly after this my eldest daughter woke up and, unusually for her, was scared by all the commotion outside our gate. Jane and I went down stairs to investigate thinking it was just a boy racer passing by who couldn't resist the gravel-covered lay-by. Before too long the whole of the road was lined with a varied assortment of noisy jap-crap and dozens and dozens of p*ssed teenagers. After a couple of burn-outs, smashed bottles, shouting and a race we decided it was time to call the police - 1.30am.
By the time we'd called the police for the second time and waited without any joy for someone to turn up the little t
ts had had enough it was 2.30am. There was a traffic jam down our road as all the cars poured out. I lost count after 60 of them, but it took over 10 minutes for them to all drive past! In all there must have been between 100-200 people leaving behind their rubbish for my neighbours and I to clear up.
It was all very frustrating as there's nothing I could do. If I'd gone out there and told them to off, i'd have gotten some abuse at best, set upon at worst but more likely a few smashed windows when we least expected it. I even chased away two little slappers peeing in our driveway!
It really bugs me that the police didn't bother turning up or even contacting us. They're more than happy to ping people driving at 110kph down the motorway in perfect conditions but don't bother coming out when there's a well organised full-on race going on down a public road - two abreast into blind corners!
Obviously they would of had sentries posted at each end and would have scattered at the first sign of the old bill but that's all I really wanted so that my kids could go to sleep!
Some time shortly after this my eldest daughter woke up and, unusually for her, was scared by all the commotion outside our gate. Jane and I went down stairs to investigate thinking it was just a boy racer passing by who couldn't resist the gravel-covered lay-by. Before too long the whole of the road was lined with a varied assortment of noisy jap-crap and dozens and dozens of p*ssed teenagers. After a couple of burn-outs, smashed bottles, shouting and a race we decided it was time to call the police - 1.30am.
By the time we'd called the police for the second time and waited without any joy for someone to turn up the little t
ts had had enough it was 2.30am. There was a traffic jam down our road as all the cars poured out. I lost count after 60 of them, but it took over 10 minutes for them to all drive past! In all there must have been between 100-200 people leaving behind their rubbish for my neighbours and I to clear up. It was all very frustrating as there's nothing I could do. If I'd gone out there and told them to
off, i'd have gotten some abuse at best, set upon at worst but more likely a few smashed windows when we least expected it. I even chased away two little slappers peeing in our driveway! It really bugs me that the police didn't bother turning up or even contacting us. They're more than happy to ping people driving at 110kph down the motorway in perfect conditions but don't bother coming out when there's a well organised full-on race going on down a public road - two abreast into blind corners!
Obviously they would of had sentries posted at each end and would have scattered at the first sign of the old bill but that's all I really wanted so that my kids could go to sleep!
Unfortunately because we are in a rural area and our house is behind some trees I would have had to go out on the road to video them and/or note down some number plates. There were literally dozens of them standing around on both sides of the road including just outside my gate. Basically I didn't want to draw attention to our house as I've got my wife and kids safety to worry about and my girls bedroom would be the nearest to the road (i.e. first to get hit in a stone attack). However, when people came onto the property that was different again and I've never seen two teenage girls move so fast, especially as they had their knickers around their ankles! Mind you, judging by the look of them, I suspect their undergarments were frequently used as ankle warmers!
If it had been one or two of them I would have got mr chainsaw and mr axe out and gone for a quiet word ;-)
I used to have a Black Widow sling-shot in the UK - a ball bearing from one of those babies would go through anything - perhaps I should check out the availability in NZ just in case they decide on doing it again.
If it had been one or two of them I would have got mr chainsaw and mr axe out and gone for a quiet word ;-)
I used to have a Black Widow sling-shot in the UK - a ball bearing from one of those babies would go through anything - perhaps I should check out the availability in NZ just in case they decide on doing it again.
Yeah, thought of the nail thing too but what about innocent passers-by? I'd hate for someone not associated with the 'event' to become a victim.
The annoying thing is a few of them were doing the 'bounce-off-the-rev-limiter-and-look-at-all-the-tyre-smoke' thing and those damn Japanese engines just take the abuse and then produce the goods for a quick race! I was praying for a big loud bang and a stranded car - they wouldn't of found much on their return I can tell you.
The irony of having a WRX, a VR4 and a TVR (I only buy cars with 3 letter acronyms - got a BMW too!) parked on our drive at the time was not wasted on me either! I did think about getting on my ride-on lawn mower and sidling-up to them and offering them a race. ;-)
The annoying thing is a few of them were doing the 'bounce-off-the-rev-limiter-and-look-at-all-the-tyre-smoke' thing and those damn Japanese engines just take the abuse and then produce the goods for a quick race! I was praying for a big loud bang and a stranded car - they wouldn't of found much on their return I can tell you.
The irony of having a WRX, a VR4 and a TVR (I only buy cars with 3 letter acronyms - got a BMW too!) parked on our drive at the time was not wasted on me either! I did think about getting on my ride-on lawn mower and sidling-up to them and offering them a race. ;-)
Guess who turned up at 2.00am Sunday morning again? A complete bunch of idiots trying the same thing two weeks on the trot. Anyway, after last week we got straight on the phone and complained to the police. I made it very clear that I would defend my property aggressively this time and they turned up, lights flashing within 10minutes before the backwards-cap-brigade even had the chance to run one race! Given how quickly they'd assembled I was amazed at the number of cars again - must have been at least 40-50!
Hopefully that's the last we'll see of them. I'm not completely unsympathetic to their cause mind. For instance, I'd be completely happy if the local council closed our road for a weekend and let then tear up and down at a civilised hour, and cleaned the place up afterwards. Hell, I'd be outside in my deckchair with a few scoups watching the event!
I think it's about time the government tried to find a solution to the problem instead of shifting it from one area to the next.
Hopefully that's the last we'll see of them. I'm not completely unsympathetic to their cause mind. For instance, I'd be completely happy if the local council closed our road for a weekend and let then tear up and down at a civilised hour, and cleaned the place up afterwards. Hell, I'd be outside in my deckchair with a few scoups watching the event!
I think it's about time the government tried to find a solution to the problem instead of shifting it from one area to the next.
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