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Thread ID: 135335 2013-10-22 05:20:00 Windscreen cleaner at intersections. mzee (3324) PC World Chat
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1356806 2013-10-22 18:20:00 Perhaps they should all be lining up at WINZ instead?

Instead?

They probably do as well :groan:
WalOne (4202)
1356807 2013-10-22 19:32:00 My car has windscreen washing built in, if washing is needed it's just a flick of a lever for the front or a button push to deal with the back. Given that most cars have this, it seems motorists would have to be tired in the extreme to have contractors do the job, and hazard prone to arrive at an intersection with a dirty screen.
Of course, if these layabouts called themselves consultants, the council would pay the $100 / hr and patronising the "service" would be compulsory. Think how many orange signs and cones Metla's industry could deploy for this - oh the joy of it all. (The cyclists might moan a bit, but they're pretty good at that anyway.) ;)
R2x1 (4628)
1356808 2013-10-22 21:49:00 ...

Perhaps they should all be lining up at WINZ instead?

They probably are already WINZ 'customers'. :D
bk T (215)
1356809 2013-10-23 01:56:00 They probably are already WINZ 'customers'. :D

Yes....lump them all into the bludger/scammer category without actually knowing that.
It's not hard....you say no and they generally leave you alone.

Once or twice I had my window washed anyway but hey, I didn't pay them so it all works out.
pctek (84)
1356810 2013-10-23 02:10:00 They mostly are though smarty pants...

I stopped with a friend a few times, got out and had a chat with them, even helped them once or twice (Ugh hated that, felt so wrong). Every single one was just using it to supplement their benefit income, of the 5 (I think) unique times I did it (Spoke with maybe 11-12 people all up coz they always do it in pairs).

My friend stuck around and kept chatting with them one day, cops showed up, $50 fine each... They'd made over $400 already that Saturday afternoon and carried on for another hour or so. He split the "earnings" with my friend and he took home a casual $150 after paying the fine.

Not bad for a couple hours easy cash work in the sun really :-/
Chilling_Silence (9)
1356811 2013-10-23 17:09:00 Every single one was just using it to supplement their benefit income,

Well being shown all over TV now, that might not go down too well with WINZ.....
pctek (84)
1356812 2013-10-24 03:45:00 The scum are using the money to buy alcohol cigarettes and drugs. When ever I see them I abuse them and the cowards are too scared to have a go. prefect (6291)
1356813 2013-10-24 22:21:00 The scum are using the money to buy alcohol cigarettes and drugs. You know that how? Greg (193)
1356814 2013-10-24 22:52:00 This is the advice given by the feldpolizei about these scum
www.stuff.co.nz
prefect (6291)
1356815 2013-10-24 22:56:00 That's strange - I don't seem to be able to find the bit in that article that says

"The scum are using the money to buy alcohol cigarettes and drugs"
bevy121 (117)
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