When chips are down racism rears its ugly head
A fast food worker writes: "Today at around 2pm a gentleman ordered large fries at the Manukau Mall McDonald's. He was upset that we took another order before handing out his fries and was saying that he wondered how it was ever possible that NZ would allow 'people like us' in the country (I am an Indian South African). After giving him a telling off for being racist, he was embarrassed and left without taking his change. So if he's reading this, I say come get your money sir and learn to live with others irrespective of their skin colour, race, culture and nationality. After all, the great Nelson Mandela said, we are the Rainbow Nation."
What smashing lipstick
The teeth brushing on the motorway this week reminds me of a distracted driver incident ... "When I was once the front vehicle in a nose to tail accident and upon getting out to inspect damage and swap insurance details I was confronted by an irate woman with lipstick mashed into the corner of her mouth and hot coffee spilled in her lap. Somehow it was my fault for slowing down for the pedestrian on the zebra crossing."
Parental advisory gone mad
Legal nonsense? "The Auckland Transport website says, 'if you are under the age of 18, you must only use the AT Public Transport Website or any Related Services with the consent of your parent or guardian, who must accept these terms and conditions on your behalf.' This means any kid under 18 trying to find bus times, without the permission of their parent or guardian, is not allowed to use the website. Can anyone explain?"
Berm trap for council
