Brian Holden photographed this vehicle in Rotorua. "If spotted, the passenger would have a difficult job convincing the traffic officer that he was wearing a seatbelt," he says.
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Hundreds of Argentines have sent money to a taxi driver who found a bag with US$32,500 in cash in
his cab and returned it to the elderly couple who left it behind. The donations started after a website was set up in honour of Santiago Gori in the coastal city of La Plata, calling for gestures of gratitude for what is seen as an extraordinary act of honesty. So far, the equivalent of US$14,580 has been donated.
(Source: BBC News)
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Al writes: "I thought I'd seen the height of laziness when watching the driver of a Porsche SUV in Auckland come out of his driveway, make a quick stop at the dairy no more than 30m up the road, and then turn around and head back down his driveway. But this was surpassed by the same driver only five minutes later, this time appearing in the same shiny SUV with his recycling bin in tow. Once unhooked at the street, it was a quick u-turn and back down the driveway."
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After the picture of the lunch from a Polish hospital, here's what Auckland City Hospital calls Irish stew, from a reader's brief stay in December. "We thought it looked like something else and rushed up the road to get sushi."
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David writes: "The biggest loyalty-card con is surely Fly Buys. Shopping for groceries over a whole year, I accumulated enough for a nose- hair trimmer but then found that as I was at 13 months, the points had expired. The points expire quicker than you can use them. It is time retailers gave up this con and lowered their prices instead."
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A reader says a radio interviewer last week asked his 85-year-old guest: "So, you have lived your whole life in Ohau?" His reply? "Not yet". Sharp as a tack.
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Ian swears a TVNZ website headline at the weekend read: "Napier gunman may be dead or alive."
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Tournament Parking manager James Brown has alternatives for the many Sideswipe readers who complained about the steep fee rise at Wilson's Carlaw Park in Parnell. "They can cancel their parking with Wilson and sign up with Tournament at either our neighbouring Clear car park for $89 + GST or our Hubbard car park for $120 + GST a month. Plus we will throw in a $20 petrol voucher and a week's free parking. Plus they can feel good about parking with a Kiwi-owned business as opposed to Wilson, where any profits go to Hong Kong."
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Farmers wants to clarify the Farmers Loyalty Club comment in Sideswipe: "This is a Farmers Finance Card, a loyalty programme owned and operated by Fisher & Paykel Finance. It is not a 'Farmers' (the retail stores) loyalty programme as implied."
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View today's Herald cartoon
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Today's Webpick: Air New Zealand CEO Rob Fyfe appears naked and body-painted in the airline’s new TV ad. Too little or too much? Watch ithere.
These are the very best online videos from Ana's online magazine Spare Room.
