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I saw something odd the other day!
« on: March 24, 2014, 04:49:14 PM »
Can't seem to find a thread for odd things we've seen. If there is, then happy for it to be merged.
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I saw something odd the other day!
« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2014, 04:52:56 PM »
So the other day I see a guy riding a quad bike along my footpath. Why odd?

Well it was registered for road use?

Tried to get a pic, but He wasn't stopping and by the time I realsed, he was gone.

The quad was definitely registered with number plate, rider had a helmet on, and there was a flashing orange light on a pole stucking up from the back of the seat.

What else? Well he was riding on the footpath not the road (and no, not delivering letters!)

Then finally today the mystery was solved.



Clearly a survey or scanning vehicle to show council where footpath anomalies needed grinding.....
2nd crew of grinders at work today.
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Re: I saw something odd the other day!
« Reply #2 on: March 24, 2014, 05:30:30 PM »
From your topic heading, I thought you might have bumped into my father in law......
I was worried someone had let him out again!
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Re: I saw something odd the other day!
« Reply #3 on: March 24, 2014, 05:48:03 PM »

Quote from: briann532 on March 24, 2014, 05:30:30 PM
From your topic heading, I thought you might have bumped into my father in law......
I was worried someone had let him out again!
was he the one on the quad or the grinder?
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Re: I saw something odd the other day!
« Reply #4 on: March 24, 2014, 05:58:33 PM »
I saw a couple of quads like that once, decked out with front/rear and side cameras, GPS and a satellite. Etc.. The kitchen sink may have been on it somewhere too...
I spoke to the drivers. They were for footpath maintenance.
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Re: I saw something odd the other day!
« Reply #5 on: March 24, 2014, 06:16:46 PM »
what? they put concrete on the footpaths where you are from?  You must live in a flash area!!!
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Re: I saw something odd the other day!
« Reply #6 on: March 24, 2014, 06:48:12 PM »
Plenty of quads with primary producer rego but didn't think they could be full rego'd. But councils seem to be able to do what ever they want!

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Re: I saw something odd the other day!
« Reply #7 on: March 24, 2014, 07:45:49 PM »
Tried and tried to get an answer from the then RTA as to why I couldnt get a quad full road registered,  I must have been a bit of a pain,  as the head of the technical department on the phone down Sydney way just yelled " Ya Just can't, thats why "  and promptly hung up on me.
Rather rude for a public servant I thought, dont think he appreciated the call back to tell him so . ;D
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Re: I saw something odd the other day!
« Reply #8 on: March 24, 2014, 09:14:24 PM »
Quote from: edz on March 24, 2014, 07:45:49 PM
Tried and tried to get an answer from the then RTA as to why I couldnt get a quad full road registered,  I must have been a bit of a pain,  as the head of the technical department on the phone down Sydney way just yelled " Ya Just can't, thats why "  and promptly hung up on me.
Rather rude for a public servant I thought, dont think he appreciated the call back to tell him so . ;D


Don't know why it was so hard for the RTA man?

Seems easy enough in Vic - http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/Home/Registration/WhatHasToBeRegistered/OtherVehiclesvesselsAndRegistrationIssues/Specialworkvehicles.htm

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Re: I saw something odd the other day!
« Reply #9 on: March 25, 2014, 06:38:18 AM »
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Re: I saw something odd the other day!
« Reply #10 on: March 25, 2014, 09:14:13 PM »
So, to bring this back on topic....

The other night I saw something that I have never seen before. I'm not sure that it is common. I saw a rainbow at night!  :o

We had a shower come through around 4am and with an almost full moon coming through a break in the cloud there was a full rainbow. It was an eerie grey rather than the full colour spectrum you'd see in the day.

Amazing!
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Re: I saw something odd the other day!
« Reply #11 on: March 25, 2014, 09:24:13 PM »

Quote from: maurerless on March 25, 2014, 09:14:13 PM
So, to bring this back on topic....

The other night I saw something that I have never seen before. I'm not sure that it is common. I saw a rainbow at night!  :o

We had a shower come through around 4am and with an almost full moon coming through a break in the cloud there was a full rainbow. It was an eerie grey rather than the full colour spectrum you'd see in the day.

Amazing!
man, that would have awesome to see.
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Re: I saw something odd the other day!
« Reply #12 on: March 25, 2014, 09:24:30 PM »
That's cool
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Re: I saw something odd the other day!
« Reply #13 on: March 25, 2014, 09:33:35 PM »
I was gunna say  :worthles: but would be pretty hard to capture at night.
But while I'm on the subject  :worthles:  ;D

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Re: I saw something odd the other day!
« Reply #14 on: March 25, 2014, 09:52:26 PM »
Quote from: Black Diamond on March 25, 2014, 09:33:35 PM
I was gunna say  :worthles: but would be pretty hard to capture at night.
But while I'm on the subject  :worthles:  ;D

BD :cheers:

I agree that  :worthles:
But it was 4.30am. i was lucky to even have seen it, let alone find a camera and take a photo in low light conditions!
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Re: I saw something odd the other day!
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Re: I saw something odd the other day!
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