Still trucking
The hot news in Greymouth today, leading the venerable Evening Express, is how residents of Kumara (a town, not a root crop) are up in arms at losing their mobile phone coverage.
Apparently Telecom brought in a phone site for the local race meet and the Coast to Coast. One farmer promptly went out and got himself a prepay phone, thinking it might come in useful. The only problem was Telecom packed up their coverage after the Coast to Coast and went home. The farmer (quoting from memory here) said:
"Now I have to go right down the back paddock to send a text message. I'm feeling a bit ripped off."
Ah, the joys of international travel.
I have also discovered that Picton is a great place to get off a ferry, but after four days with your car stuck in a garage, well, it begins to pall. I don't now how many Interislanders I saw come and go, come and go, come and go...
The West Coast has changed a lot since I was last here, circa 1978, but the backpackers haven't. They're still young and smelly and cheap. I've even seen a few hippy-mobiles around. You know the thing, campervans made out of wood.
Anyway, I'm off to buy a Neil Young tape.
Apparently Telecom brought in a phone site for the local race meet and the Coast to Coast. One farmer promptly went out and got himself a prepay phone, thinking it might come in useful. The only problem was Telecom packed up their coverage after the Coast to Coast and went home. The farmer (quoting from memory here) said:
"Now I have to go right down the back paddock to send a text message. I'm feeling a bit ripped off."
Ah, the joys of international travel.
I have also discovered that Picton is a great place to get off a ferry, but after four days with your car stuck in a garage, well, it begins to pall. I don't now how many Interislanders I saw come and go, come and go, come and go...
The West Coast has changed a lot since I was last here, circa 1978, but the backpackers haven't. They're still young and smelly and cheap. I've even seen a few hippy-mobiles around. You know the thing, campervans made out of wood.
Anyway, I'm off to buy a Neil Young tape.
posted by Rob O'Neill at 1:33 PM
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We had something similar here on Waiheke Island. During last weekend's Wine Festival Vodafone set up a temp base station - it even showed up as "Wine Festival" on your phone, which was kinda cool. But come Monday it had all gone and we're back to marginal coverage.
Indian givers.
Hey, do places still sell tapes? Or is that just the South Island?
'After the Goldrush', obviously.
Let's not even think of 'Everybody Knows this is Nowhere'.
Picked on in Picton, eh? Just wait for Shag Point.
"Long may she run"
A week later and the car's still stuffed. Damn, might have to stay here a bit longer ...
Shag Point here I come, so to speak.
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