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05-07-2022, 02:59 PM
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Maybe a view from the other side, I have a mechanic up the road from my work who has filled the street with "his" cars. Obviously they are not all customers cars waiting servicing , probably part of a car yard somewhere nearby getting quick repairs to be flipped asap. His workshop wouldn't be more than 250sq mt and only has 2 parking spaces on site.
However one Sunday a neighbour and I counted 46 cars that were parked in the street on both sides over a distance of 200m while no staff were working in any of the neighbouring factories. I have to place witches hats on the kerb the night before to stop anything being parked there if I'm expecting a semi to deliver to me the next day. That's because workers from factories near the mechanic cannot park on the street and park 150m away in front of our factories. I've had cars parked outside my place for months on end and as long as the rego is paid it's legal..ask the mech to move it and they ignore you....it happened once too many times and I walked in one day and said my forklift has a capacity of 2.5 tonnes, how much does the Subaru parked 20cm over the edge of my driveway weigh? One bad egg ruins the whole dozen. |
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05-07-2022, 07:03 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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That's like the male version of the crazy cat lady. Trying not to be that guy here...
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05-07-2022, 07:09 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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On little point about the 'sunset' / end of era thing. I got taught surfboard manufacture, by a few older guys who really knew their stuff. Throughout the 2000s I got to see the effect of imports shut down so many of the legendary local manufacturers, and that hurt to see. Craftsmen who spent their working life building beautiful and functional equipment got pinched by $350 short boards coming from overseas with lightweight glassing.
In more recent years there's been a resurgence of the old ways and old boards (the big 9'6" ones, easy float) with all the beautiful tinted resins and gloss finishes. To put it in car terms, imagine if half the drivers on the road - all the young beautiful ones taking up driving - went back to 1970 ZD Fairlanes with Autolite 2100s on 302s. Then post where they parked on instagram. That's what has happened in surfing. Covid turbocharged this, and domestic manufacturers have been run off their feet. The 'sunset' industry is back, in a big way! So never say never.
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