Rants & Raves: Tired of tyre-marking tyrants

Have parking wardens at the Warehouse gone too far? Photo / File

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Rant
On visiting The Warehouse at Manukau, I hopped out of my car and before I had even closed the door the parking warden was there marking my tyre. I said, "This is totally unacceptable to mark tyres before I have even left my car", so I rubbed the chalk mark off and he rechalked it and called me an idiot. Come on, Warehouse, do you want customers or not? Get your parking wardens under control because I am not the only one who is complaining about your staff.

Jude

Rave
A huge thank-you to the lovely people who live on Williamson Ave in Grey Lynn who helped us out when we were involved in a car accident on Monday evening. Thanks for looking after us and making sure we were all okay. Your kindness is appreciated! So glad no one was injured.

Clare

Rant
To the disrespectful drivers who use the cemetery in Otahuhu as a short cut during the rush hour in the mornings: you should be ashamed of yourselves.

Neil

Rave
A big thank-you to the competitors of New Zealand Arm Wrestling at The Flying Moa restaurant/bar in Mt Wellington on Saturday night. After watching them wrestle for a few hours, my 8-year-old daughter Rebekah went up and asked for a match, to which they duly agreed, not once but twice. Needless to say she won! This made her day; the smile and jumps for joy said it all. Well done, guys.

Thanks a million. You made a shy girl very happy and proud.

Lee

Rant
No wonder tourist drivers get confused. BMW ads on New Zealand television show cars driving on the right-hand side of the roads, like in Europe.

Diana

Rave
What a pleasant surprise I had when the flapping on my windscreen revealed a reminder notice, not a ticket.

Michelle E