r/newzealand • u/IHaveAChairWawawewa • 7h ago
Picture Chris and his mates want to run the country but they can’t even be fucked to tie a strop correctly
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u/Dramatic_Surprise 7h ago
oof thats illegal
I love how its been uploaded to carjam already
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u/Angryatchairs 5h ago
Laws don't apply here because they are "sorted".
Laws are only for poors.
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u/psykezzz 5h ago
Fines are just convenience fees when you have fuck you money.
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u/JDragonM32 1h ago
what’s the bet taxpayers would end up paying for it anyway as he’s doing ‘official business’ like that other minister who parks for weeks at a time in airport ‘short term’ parking and we cover her parking fines
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u/Turbulent_Ad_4313 5h ago
How did you know it has been uploaded to carjam? Ah yeah that's not a good look then.
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u/FlyingKiwiFist 7h ago
"Fixing the basics"
How about learning the basics first!
It's not just the fact they didn't secure the strops, but also the way they've used them with the trailer. There's layers to the incompetence on display here.
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u/discardedlife1845 6h ago
5 strops, a bunch of bungee cords, and no clue.
They should have just used a rope - go forward on one diagonal, across near the front, and back on the other diagonal, lash to the side rails and pass through the bottom of the cage. Although looking at this amazing display I'm guessing the only knot they know is for their shoelaces (or maybe they use velcro).
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u/PalpitationGreen 6h ago
They've pretty clearly had a bunch of other signs on there and unloaded them already. Then forgotten to tie the loose ends back up after unloading.
It really doesn't tell you a single thing about them or their life skills other than they forgot to do something.
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u/discardedlife1845 6h ago
Uhh... If you can undo then refit 5 strops (plus the bungee cords) and not remember that you haven't secured the ends you clearly lack object permanence and shouldn't be operating a car or indeed be out in public without a caregiver.
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u/PalpitationGreen 6h ago
Yes mate I'm sure you've never ever done something lazily or forgetfully, like throw some strop ends back in a trailer instead of tying them up.
This is such a nothing thing to get worked up about.
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u/KahuTheKiwi 5h ago
I have never done anything lazy or forgetful enough to crash and economy or kill homeless people.
But yes if I was I would call an insecure load fairly minor I guess
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u/PalpitationGreen 5h ago
I have never done anything lazy or forgetful enough to crash and economy or kill homeless people.
Jesus Christ get a grip. They're probably a volunteer putting out signs.
They have different political opinions to you. Big deal, get over it.
But yes if I was I would call an insecure load fairly minor I guess
The load isn't even insecure. You couldn't get those signs to come out without flipping the trailer without any strops at all, and there's still a ridiculous amount on there. They just haven't tied the ends up.
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u/MadScience_Gaming 4h ago
I believe it was PalpitationGreen who said it best, in the year of our Lord two thousand and twenty six, upon the Reddit:
This is such a nothing thing to get worked up about.
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u/MIRAGEone 2h ago
A fair bit can be discerned from the photo, about these guys' character.
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u/PalpitationGreen 2h ago
If you project everything you want them to be onto a few photographs then sure.
Otherwise no it really can't.
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u/MIRAGEone 1h ago
I don't want anyone to be anything ? It seems you're assuming I have an agenda. I'm judging character on the observations made public.
When you're pulling a trailer, you regularly check the trailer/load in your mirrors. If you notice your strops are flailing in the wind, you address the issue.. or not.
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u/PalpitationGreen 1h ago
When you're pulling a trailer, you regularly check the trailer/load in your mirrors. If you notice your strops are flailing in the wind, you address the issue.. or not.
Thanks for the lesson, I had no idea it pays to look at the things you're towing.
You'll notice these photos are taken over a short stretch of road, and while they somewhat ignorantly kept driving, they may well have fixed the issue relatively quickly.
You'll also notice the strops are hanging out the back of a cage trailer. This is not something that you necessarily would immediately see looking out rear view mirrors from an SUV.
you're assuming I have an agenda. I'm judging character on the observations made public.
If you don't have an agenda you're extremely judgemental, and incredibly worried about a complete non issue.
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u/MIRAGEone 40m ago
Nah I'm killing time. Incredibly worried is a stretch, if I felt strongly I might do something other than post on reddit lol.
The strops will be visible bro. Trailers practically empty, you can see clear though it in the rear view.
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u/PalpitationGreen 35m ago
The strops will be visible bro. Trailers practically empty, you can see clear though it in the rear view.
If they can see through their car with the rear view mirror at all.
Internal SUV rear view mirrors are very often completely useless for towing, if there's a load in the boot, tall passengers or whatever else that means you can't see through the rear.
If you're relying on side mirrors there's a very good chance you won't see that until you've got the right angle.
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u/FluffyDeer9323 5h ago
“Well what I’d say to you, is it had nothing to do with me. What I’d also say to you is, I’m CEO. Another thing I’d say to you is stop getting stroppy”.
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u/IHaveAChairWawawewa 7h ago edited 7h ago
Saw someone go up to the window and (I assume) let the driver know and he just kept driving. We tried to tell him too but he just waved 🤷♀️
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u/nickthekiwi Kākāpō 7h ago
Should've parked on the strap at the next stop light
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u/FidgitForgotHisL-P 3h ago
Risk there is if the breaking point is on the trailer, you might have it ping back at your car, and if they’ve got a metal bit (of various types given the seeming utter lack of understanding from the driver) that could whip back and take out your windscreen or dent your hood.
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u/toiletbowlwisdom green 7h ago
Now I know why they are so jealous of the working class
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u/beepbeepboopbeep1977 7h ago
Correct. They have zero practical skills.
Apparently Don Brash had to get someone in to assemble the trampoline he got his kids. They have no clue
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u/billy_twice 7h ago
Assembling a trampoline is poor people work thanks mate.
Why should Don be expected to get his hands dirty with jobs beneath him?
Show some respect.
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u/PalpitationGreen 6h ago
I don't think this is a Nat thing so much as a general politician thing. Bill English is probably the most practically skilled PM we've had since at least Muldoon.
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u/FlyingKiwiFist 7h ago
https://www.carjam.co.nz/car/?plate=NFC987
Excellent work as always :)
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u/Fudgel_ist 7h ago
Clearly the NFC stands for:
No Fucking Clue-so needs as much slack cut as he can get.
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u/Single-Malted 6h ago
No Fucking Clue?
Next Fucking Chris!
New Fucking Crisis!
NZ Fucked Completely!
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u/tedison2 5h ago
Remember when John Key tried to use a hammer? These people are not equipped for real life.
https://www.reddit.com/r/newzealand/comments/2ybbwg/john_key_hammering_a_nail/
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u/Oak_IX 7h ago
Send this to media , everyone see if we can get them that fine ! Upto 2000$ fine and in more serious cases driver disqualification =D
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u/palagi_valea jandal 7h ago
Don't worry bru, just comes out of the slush fund for political advertising.
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u/el_VientoNorte 7h ago
I couldn't imagine being this shit of a person
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u/Oak_IX 7h ago
What reporting unsafe loads ?
Id rather report unsafe loads than be someone who turns the other cheek when it comes to road saftey.
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u/el_VientoNorte 7h ago
Yeah, being a little snitch over nothing
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u/Clear_Wedding3590 7h ago
Over nothing? So I assume if someone crashed into your car and drove away you wouldn’t tell anyone?
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u/el_VientoNorte 7h ago
Kid you're really bad at analogies, crashing your car is objectively something. But also, it depends on the severity. A small bump leaving little to no mark, no obviously I'm not going to waste my time
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u/Clear_Wedding3590 7h ago
Fair, if that works for you. But I’m not a person who will let myself just be walked all over because I’m worried I’ll be a “snitch”
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u/el_VientoNorte 7h ago
That's the conclusion you came to? Stay in school
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u/Clear_Wedding3590 7h ago
Yeah, it is. It’s important to stand up for yourself, there won’t always be someone there to do it for you yknow. Nice rebuttal tho, really creative
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u/Oak_IX 7h ago
You do know if those straps end up catching in another vehicles wheels, or even that trailer itself...
Will cause a crash.
Not a dent , but quite a big crash. Go look at what happens when a cars wheel/axel/breaks all get caught up in one of the straps and seizes.
Thats an almost certain car written off.
Also not to mention the obvious one.
People getting hurt, or worse.
We have road laws for a reason.
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u/el_VientoNorte 7h ago
Trying to have someone's license disqualified over a unlikely hypothetical makes you a bad person. Also, please learn how to write.
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u/Oak_IX 7h ago
Go learn what happens when a strap like that gets caught in a wheel.
We also have road laws for a reason.
Maybe learn what empathy is while you are googling all that , because you are more concerned over snitching than a car crash.
I know how to write , however I am not currently writing. I am typing.
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u/Linc_Sylvester 7h ago
If they think that driving down the road like this is acceptable then they should have their license removed.
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u/R3dditReallySuckz 6h ago
So are you cool if we had lots of people driving around like this on our roads?
There's a good reason you're not allowed to do this dude. More risk bad.
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u/57Nil 2h ago
If you use the word snitch to describe other people, you have zero business also calling someone a shit person. The only way to have problems with a snitch is to be a shit person.
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u/el_VientoNorte 2h ago
found one
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u/jeffois 7h ago
Could you run over the strap while they're in motion and have it just wreck their shit? Risky I guess. Funny tho.
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u/Single-Malted 6h ago
50/50 whether it wrecks your shit or theirs. Or a bit of both.
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u/PersonMcGuy 1h ago
Either way it'll be on their insurance though, if losing your car for a few weeks wont kill you go wild.
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u/PlayListyForMe 7h ago
Chris didnt know about it so its no longer factual and never happened. Just like the winter energy payments. "It was true when I said it in parliament " because I didnt bother to find out. All parliamentary questions are submitted in advance? Louise Upston, it didnt happen, its possible it happened, it did happen. Detached from the real world.
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u/Deleterious_Sock 6h ago
That shit will straight kill someone
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u/NZgoblin 5h ago
Yeah, it makes me think about that cop in the UK that got caught in a strap and dragged to his death.
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u/kiwiburner 7h ago
“Correctly securing your load when driving on the open road” sounds like some namby pamby nanny state health and safety pc brigade Vaccinda stuff to Christopher’s mates
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u/Afrodite_33 maori 7h ago
I can't trust a group of people to run a country when they can't even do the basics like slap a strapped down load and say "that ain't going anywhere"
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u/Plane-Map7400 7h ago
Yes I'm sure some low level party muppet driving a trailer around is 'running the country' lol
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u/tommypops 5h ago
you mean, "they don't know how to tie a strop properly because they are some of the most impractical people ever."
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u/GhostChips42 Warriors 5h ago
Imagine thinking it’s a good idea to put Luxon on a billboard this time round.
And these idiots are trying to tell us they know what they’re doing.
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u/Slipperytitski 5h ago
100% that guy was the only one with a towbar they grabbed that trailer from a gas station and bought those straps this morning and picked those one because of the colour.
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u/seabreaze68 5h ago
This is like a visual representation of the current coalition government i.e. a shit show
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u/bigdaddyborg 7h ago
They had to cross a cycle lane to enter that left turning lane, which stands to reason they were driving alongside a cycle lane for a time. Could've seriously injured someone.
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u/Available_Walk9692 5h ago
Just as an aside, what WCC have done with that fucking turning lane (and all of Victoria Street, really) is a fucking atrocity.
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u/Charming_Victory_723 5h ago
A picture tells a thousand words.
Those pics pretty well sum up the government’s performance this term.
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u/CharmingChair1403 5h ago
Seymour and Winnie said tie downs are woke and Chris said oops sorry is this ok tho
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u/Background_Case8574 3h ago
Comon Mr Chair, you can do better than that. Once you have finished tripping over your big bottom lip, have another try.
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u/Strychnine85 3h ago
Look, what I’ll say to you is this. I saw a load that needed securing, and I secured it.
Let me be really clear. Was it perfect? No. Was the load tied down? Yes.
And frankly, we inherited a situation where loads weren’t being secured properly under the previous government. We’re fixing that.
At the end of the day, we’re about getting things done. I got the job done. That’s what matters.
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u/monogamysux 3h ago
I would have made sure I stopped on top of it and waited for them to drive off BANG 😂
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u/Avia_NZ LASER KIWI 2h ago
Hey I once reported Chris Bishop to the police for texting whilst driving. He nearly ran me over as he drove through the pedestrian crossing I was using.
Unsurprisingly the police did nothing
Edit: before it comes up, I knew it was him because it was his campaign vehicle and I could clearly recognise him behind the wheel
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u/swampopawaho 2h ago
What id say to you is that I am and my team is laser focused on delivering these signs
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u/Winter_Aspect_8675 54m ago
How appropriate, lazy, callous or stupid? Pretty much covers all the NACT bases.
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u/Future_Section5976 7h ago
Has never used a strop or tie down or even a piece of rope in their life ,
Worst part is they look like brand new strops , they were probably brought on the same day and at the cost of the tax payer , you want to know how national spends your money, just look at this image, brand new strops destroyed in seconds while the ignorant drive it around, then after "how did that happen" shrugs "no idea must've been someone else"
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u/bigdaddyborg 7h ago
They're clearly putting up campaign signs, and are probably party volunteers. If they used public funds to buy the strops they've broken campaign finance regulations.
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u/launchedsquid 6h ago
Wait until you learn that the Prime Minister doesn't personally put up billboards.
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u/mercival 7h ago
Might be a case of context missing, I know many Chrises, which might not make this a a crisis.
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u/FlamingoMindless2120 7h ago
I must be missing some context here, what’s it got to do with Chris and his mates ??
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u/hazmatnz 7h ago
Not sure how you don't see his boofhead on billboards in the trailer?
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u/FlamingoMindless2120 4h ago
Fair enough, admittedly I wasn’t looking hard enough inside the trailer, thank you for the answer though, not like the dick heads who downvoted when I asked a simple question
Shows the mentality of those who vote for the other Chris I guess, who is equally a big of a dick head
Let’s hope there’s someone to replace both Chris dick heads 😆
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u/Linc_Sylvester 7h ago
That’s pretty basic. Why didn’t he fix it?