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Newsmaker: Don Bayliss

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22 Aug, 2014 05:27 AM2 mins to read

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This week's Newsmaker is Don Bayliss who made a miracle recovery after suffering extensive burns in a petrol explosion. Mr Bayliss owns a clothing store in Te Puke and was burnt when he drove his 4x4 away from the store when it was engulfed in a fireball.

1 Describe yourself in three words

Very, very, lucky.

2 Tell us something about yourself people wouldn't know or would be surprised by.

I once won a Tauranga to Villa yacht race and I used to fly a microlight.

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3 Apart from owning a store, what are you best known for in Te Puke?

An explosive experience ...

4 What was your dream job growing up?

To own a clothing store.

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5 If you could meet anyone in the world, alive or dead, who would it be and why?

Keith Richards( Rolling Stones ) because he makes me look good.

6 What would your wife's most frequent complaint about you be?

"What have you done now Donald?!"

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7 If you could solve one problem in the Bay of Plenty, what would it be?

Get rid of $2 shops.

8 What do you think is the Bay of Plenty's best kept secret?

Papamoa Beach.

9 What is the most important advice you've ever received?

When you're really, really drunk, people can still see you.

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10 What is the strangest request you've had from a customer?

An odd pair of shoes - size 9 left and a size 11 right. I actually had one in stock!

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