Someone has gravelled my drive!

[Cold]

dmulally said:

Anyway, here are some pics of it in action:

This is the content I came here for.

[ferrisbueller]

Cold said:

dmulally said:

Anyway, here are some pics of it in action:

This is the content I came here for.

I feel partially fulfilled.

[Mikebentley]

FFS can’t we get Big Al to block his IP address or something? Comes on here planting the seeds of a discussion then refuses to play along. World class flouncing even by NZ standards and they’ve got Rob Dicksoreson down there.

[poo at Paul's]

Buzz84 said:

a former workmate had some caravan dwelling traveling tarmac laying people knock on the door asking if he wanted his drive redoing. he entertained them and asked for a price. the price was quite high and his drive wasnt really in that bad a state so he said no.

the next day he came home to find his drive was now a crater, while he was at work they arrived and told his wife that he had agreed to the work. seeing as he has no drive and they obviously knew where he lived, he felt coerced into letting them finish and pay them.

If this was in Hertfordshire about 20 years ago, that was my then boss! He got called home from work and exactly this was happening. They even made veiled threats about nasty stuff happening to his company Alfa 156!

[caziques]

The new gravel starts at the front wheels of the van. Extra points if you can identify the model. The wheels are from an early Leaf.

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From the other end

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Still none the wiser as to who or why.

The gravel is standard in New Zealand, and is how I would have done it - after filling in all the potholes.

Edited by caziques on Thursday 29th October 21:46

[Johnnytheboy]

Nissan NV 200.

[Mikebentley]

That’s alright for free.

[marksx]

Do you have 'itinerant scrap traders' in NZ?

[sherman]

Johnnytheboy said:

Nissan NV 200.

Leaf wheels. Is it the electric version?

[PurpleTurtle]

Do you get ‘gentlemen of the road’ in NZ turning up asking for payment for unordered drive gravelling?

The old, ‘I’ve got this bit of spare tarmac on the back of the wagon and could see it needed doing’ schtick, followed by demanding money with implied menaces?

[dmulally]

PurpleTurtle said:

Do you get ‘gentlemen of the road’ in NZ turning up asking for payment for unordered drive gravelling?

The old, ‘I’ve got this bit of spare tarmac on the back of the wagon and could see it needed doing’ schtick, followed by demanding money with implied menaces?

Good lord no. NZ has too big of a hunting community for that sort of nonsense.

If we are getting ripped off it is by local councils.

https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1809/S00357/chri...

[Ambleton]

Are there any new "potholes" lying beneath the surface that are big enough for a large suitcase?

[Johnnytheboy]

sherman said:

Johnnytheboy said:

Nissan NV 200.

Leaf wheels. Is it the electric version?

Ooh, extra points for you if correct!

[eein]

Ambleton said:

Are there any new "potholes" lying beneath the surface that are big enough for a large suitcase?

In my experience the driveway drainage will be better if you don't put the bodies in a suitcase, just straight in the pothole then gravel on top.

[Monkeylegend]

The vans a Vivaro.

And the drive is very tidy fly tipping.

[ferrisbueller]

That's an impressive driveway.

[MrBarry123]

Monkeylegend said:

The vans a Vivaro.

And the drive is very tidy fly tipping.

Yes, surely?

[Flibble]

Either wrong address, or they couldn't find the right one and just said, "shall we tip it here mate?"

[netherfield]

Flibble said:

Either wrong address, or they couldn't find the right one and just said, "shall we tip it here mate?"

But they didn't just tip it, they spread it as well.

[Origin Unknown]

dmulally said:

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