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rickg37 Oct 8th 2006 6:02 pm

What Have We Done
 
:scared:
Just for the last couple of weeks Mrs Gregory & I have been in a warm fuzzy zone, blue stickers and passports back in our possession, removals booked, employment sorted and looking at sorting out the little things like banks etc
Then!! 17 year old son discovers driving age and tells 14 year old daughter so I have had to put up with them both surfing and planning their freedom just a simple matter of passing a couple of tests then away they go in a car provided of course by their loving parents :eek:

And the even think they will have a say in what the family car will be !!! so now it has to be bright Orange with yellow seats, it will look awful but at least they will come nowhere near it :D

lardyl Oct 8th 2006 6:18 pm

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Originally Posted by rickg37
:scared:
Just for the last couple of weeks Mrs Gregory & I have been in a warm fuzzy zone, blue stickers and passports back in our possession, removals booked, employment sorted and looking at sorting out the little things like banks etc
Then!! 17 year old son discovers driving age and tells 14 year old daughter so I have had to put up with them both surfing and planning their freedom just a simple matter of passing a couple of tests then away they go in a car provided of course by their loving parents :eek:

And the even think they will have a say in what the family car will be !!! so now it has to be bright Orange with yellow seats, it will look awful but at least they will come nowhere near it :D

thank god ours are both under 5 !!!!!! :scared: :D

Genesis Oct 8th 2006 10:57 pm

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Originally Posted by lardyl
thank god ours are both under 5 !!!!!! :scared: :D


Don't speak too soon..they'll be lowering the driving age to 6 soon!! :scared: I'll have three of 'em all wanting a ride!!!!!!! :D

lardyl Oct 8th 2006 11:25 pm

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Originally Posted by Genesis
Don't speak too soon..they'll be lowering the driving age to 6 soon!! :scared: I'll have three of 'em all wanting a ride!!!!!!! :D

mmm.......never mind all those Massey students....... :scared: :eek: :scared:

Markk Oct 9th 2006 7:16 am

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Originally Posted by Genesis
Don't speak too soon..they'll be lowering the driving age to 6 soon!! :scared: I'll have three of 'em all wanting a ride!!!!!!! :D

They should raise the driving age to 65. You'll see what I mean when you get here!!!! :eek:

Genesis Oct 9th 2006 7:29 am

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Originally Posted by Markk
They should raise the driving age to 65. You'll see what I mean when you get here!!!! :eek:


65?? :scared: Are you stark raving mad Mark?? :eek: :D Should be raised to 95. :D

That'd free up the roads and stop us importing too much overly priced gas. In one fowl swoop it would reducing congestion, road casualties...and more over the balance of payments..we are somewhat in the red methinks.

lardyl Oct 9th 2006 10:53 am

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Originally Posted by Genesis
and more over the balance of payments..we are somewhat in the red methinks.

blimey is Dennis Healey in charge of the NZ piggy bank - haven't heard "balance of payments" for quite a while.... :scared: :eek: :scared:
maybe I should be bringing gold bars out with me........ (if I ever get a job :confused: :( )

thebears Oct 9th 2006 11:52 am

Re: What Have We Done
 

Originally Posted by Genesis
Don't speak too soon..they'll be lowering the driving age to 6 soon!!

Making most of the current drivers legal :D

rickg37 Oct 9th 2006 5:24 pm

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We now both have visions of competing with adolescents in a daily version of road race 2000 so it may be finally time to look at a 4x4 for the added protection of course :D

Genesis Oct 9th 2006 6:37 pm

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[QUOTE=lardyl]blimey is Dennis Healey in charge of the NZ piggy bank - haven't heard "balance of payments" for quite a while....###




Alas I am afraid that comment above merely shows my advanced years! :scared:

They say gold is the best in these fiscally volitile days...BUT, it would bugger up yer baggage allowance!!!!! :p

lardyl Oct 9th 2006 7:42 pm

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Originally Posted by Genesis
[Alas I am afraid that comment above merely shows my advanced years! :scared: They say gold is the best in these fiscally volitile days...BUT, it would bugger up yer baggage allowance!!!!! :p

bet those efficious so-and-sos at the customs service would find it even if I placed it carefully where the sun don't shine......probably have a sniffer dog for "precious metals" :D :beer: - just got the wine out and have a hangover/exhaustion still from the weekend..... :beer:


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