House sharing and car pooling
May 20th 2008, 5:41 pm
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House sharing and car pooling
I am sitting in my 'living in sin' house in Rashidiya, waiting for an inspector to call. Whatsmore, I gave a mate a lift home from work and am having a G&T to calm my nerves. I've lost count of how many laws I am breaking right now.
May 20th 2008, 5:43 pm
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Re: House sharing and car pooling
do you have a maid? thats another one
May 20th 2008, 5:45 pm
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just saw that on the news, i didn't know it was illegal to give colleagues a lift home, they'll all have to f*****g walk tomorrow
May 20th 2008, 5:46 pm
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Re: House sharing and car pooling
you forgot giving someone the "finger"
um what else?
um what else?
May 20th 2008, 5:56 pm
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Re: House sharing and car pooling
Was your car clean enough to be on the road?
May 20th 2008, 6:16 pm
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May 21st 2008, 4:34 am
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Re: House sharing and car pooling
there was a Echo doing 40KPH in the fast lane yesterday so i undertook him, and waived my flip flop at the driver...
lock me up...
lock me up...
May 21st 2008, 6:31 am
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Re: House sharing and car pooling
I wasnt aware that you couldnt give lifts to work mates?
People do it all the time!!! Surely thats not the law???
Who are you allowed to let in your car then???
People do it all the time!!! Surely thats not the law???
Who are you allowed to let in your car then???
May 21st 2008, 6:43 am
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Re: House sharing and car pooling
I understand they mean well - I certainly don't like the guys that stop and try and convince you get in their cars (remember what your mum taught you), but as ill-thought-out and entirely unenforcable laws go, this takes the biscuit.
The 103.8 nightline show was full of people laughing outloud at the stupidity of all this last night, until some RTA bloke rang in a said that obviously it would not work out like that. But rules is rules and it does annoy me how they make laws so draconian and then decide in each case how sternly to enforce them - effectively making individual coppers prosecution and judge.
May 21st 2008, 6:53 am
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May 21st 2008, 7:03 am
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Re: House sharing and car pooling
You can let anyone in, but you have to register your vehicle with the RTA first, then register the name of the people you want to take with you, wait for the Police to do background checks, wait for the RTA to send you your certificate and then away you go.
I understand they mean well - I certainly don't like the guys that stop and try and convince you get in their cars (remember what your mum taught you), but as ill-thought-out and entirely unenforcable laws go, this takes the biscuit.
The 103.8 nightline show was full of people laughing outloud at the stupidity of all this last night, until some RTA bloke rang in a said that obviously it would not work out like that. But rules is rules and it does annoy me how they make laws so draconian and then decide in each case how sternly to enforce them - effectively making individual coppers prosecution and judge.
I understand they mean well - I certainly don't like the guys that stop and try and convince you get in their cars (remember what your mum taught you), but as ill-thought-out and entirely unenforcable laws go, this takes the biscuit.
The 103.8 nightline show was full of people laughing outloud at the stupidity of all this last night, until some RTA bloke rang in a said that obviously it would not work out like that. But rules is rules and it does annoy me how they make laws so draconian and then decide in each case how sternly to enforce them - effectively making individual coppers prosecution and judge.
May 21st 2008, 7:15 am
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Re: House sharing and car pooling
There are plenty of little known rules and regulations to worry about over here. No cycling in public parks is one crazy one. The maid hiring business is another. Tinted glass on windows too...must not block more than 30% sunlight in...using mobile phones while driving...cigarette smoking in public...peeing at the side of the road...kissing your wife and kids in public...playing football on the beach...fishing without a licence...its endless.
May 21st 2008, 7:20 am
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The car sharing rule is designed to eliminate unlicensed taxis. The "real" ones are bad enough, can you imagine the carnage if we had a load of unlicensed and unregulated ones running about? I really don't think the RTA would be that interested if you give your mates a lift home from work a couple of nights a week.
May 21st 2008, 7:23 am
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Re: House sharing and car pooling
There are plenty of little known rules and regulations to worry about over here. No cycling in public parks is one crazy one. The maid hiring business is another. Tinted glass on windows too...must not block more than 30% sunlight in...using mobile phones while driving...cigarette smoking in public...peeing at the side of the road...kissing your wife and kids in public...playing football on the beach...fishing without a licence...its endless.
May 21st 2008, 7:32 am
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Re: House sharing and car pooling
well I hope the news abt villa shares is a load of bollox. really can't be bothered with moving. not quite yet anyway