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Crikey!
That experience left me all shaky!
I don't know if my heart can take shocks like that!

Seriously though; the bus is making progress, albeit rather slowly, there has been the long...

Changed plans?

Ummmm . . . no.

I'm a gabby / mouthy sort of fella.

But that has me speechless.

I don't know what to say.

It's still the same; I've not changed it in nearly seventy years!


What date?
What anniversary?

That's it!
Thanks for that.

I note it's from the movie 'Hatari',not 'Daktari' as I called it.
There is a reason for that; it's called 'senile decay'.
:eek: :LOL: :LOL:
I do remember now that...

:LOL: :LOL: :LOL:
You've got it!
That's pretty well exactly what I had envisaged.
With perhaps a few signature bars of 'Baby Elephant Walk' from Daktari.

As an aside; Matt Donaldson told me...

Thought I'd better update this thread a wee bit . . . we headed to Thames 3rd November to check out progress; the stanchions for anchoring the seat belts are being installed, and they too require...

Yep, that's about how I feel Uncle Bob!
:D :D :D :D

Its been a saga.

Whip: the interior is being done by Mathew Donaldson of TraNZtech using a Duralite module system, a laminated foam would be...

The bus is now in Thames having the interior fitted.
It is registered, (to me too! Someone pulled some strings there, dunno who yet...) has a Certificate of Fitness, (even though the speedo is not...

Cool!
I'm pleased it worked.

Things have moved really fast since Fair Go became involved.
We'll very shortly be able to pick it up and take it to get the interior fitted.
Unfortunately, because...

The phones went mad at the end of the programme, with all the comments positive.
It's a good feeling to know that so many people are on your side.
I don't know if this link will work overseas, but...

True that.
And NZTA persisted me off greatly.

Because I know there's some fella sitting out there who looks down and says: "Look at him! He thinks things are going smoothly. Here's a handful of spanners thrown in the works!"

Kaching!

Many thanks for the kind words people.
You lot have been privy to this virtually from its inception; so are aware of the frustrations we've had to endure at the hands of the 'grey men'.
Still; nil...

Been a bit busy the last day or four, haven't had time to spend on the pooter.

Karen MacArthur is the #1 of NZTA Hamilton, and is responsible for all of the Waikato region.
Ian Baggett is c.e.o....

Wednesday 4th September.

McMillin rang at 8:10. Everything should be ticked off by NZTA by Friday, CoF on Monday, possibly registered too.

Matt Donaldson rang 9:15.. I told him that if the bus...

Or a celebratory rum or three!!!
(Even four wouldn't hurt . . . would it?)

Whip: the painters I had lined up are not yet aware that the bus could (potentially) be about three months away, so I'm...

You're right on the money there mate!
If we'd scratch-built a chassis with 6 x 2 box section it could have been classified as a light vehicle.
(Under 3.5 tonnes and with a dispensation to 4.8...

Double post . . . dunno how . . .

Phone call at 3:10 pm.
Usually at this time of day I'm up in my shed, but today I wasn't; so I took the call.
"Noel McMillin here, Land Transport have finally okayed your bus."
Well!
I'm actually...

This is a quote from the (closed) Mavericks' website, posted by a fellow Maverick who has been involved in the bus since the germ of an idea was planted six years or so ago.
He was commenting on the...

We actually had three weddings booked in, two prior to our trip, and our #2 boy's after.
We did the first of the prior weddings two weeks back, and the second has been cancelled . . . I didn't ask...

Phone rang at 5:10 pm yesterday: "Mark Crysell here from Fair Go. We want to do the story on your bus."
So the wheels are turning...perhaps slowly...but inevitably . . .

He said it will be three...

Crikey!
You're on the ball there Roger!
I hadn't had a chance to search for it myself yet . . . and you've already found it!

Yep, that's it; after the show has aired (dunno when that will be, as...

Charlie: you most probably can.
I'm pretty sure TVNZ put their programmes on their website after they've been aired.
I'm not too sure of the procedure, but will make enquiries.

You've got it Robin.

We were in Pirongia for an engagement party Saturday, so stayed over in the Waikato Sunday, and went to see Land Transport 1st thing today, (Monday,) arriving unannounced, and...