Lending equipment
Submitted: Friday, Oct 17, 2003 at 16:37
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Member - Ross
Hi all
A query on your general thoughts on the ethics of offering the use of your recovery equipment to others.
If it gets destroyed in the process I would have thought the honourable thing to do would be to offer to replace same.
On a recent trip to Fraser we came upon a tour bus on a back track
well and truly stuck on a fallen tree. Of course we offered our assistance .. doesn't everyone?
Eventually the driver decided to take us up on our offer and in the process managed to destroy an almost new exhaust jack. His only response was to nonchalantly suggest we take it up with the office.
This we did on our return via email and even included a few photos. That was a few weeks ago and to date we have heard jack bleep from them.
At this stage the company shall remain nameless but the photos are there to tell the storey.
Surely the moral of this is not to stand back, shrug your shoulders and say ... too bad mate.Rosco
Reply By: chopper - Friday, Oct 17, 2003 at 17:07
Friday, Oct 17, 2003 at 17:07
Don't go crook at the driver, those guys earn their money, they have ridiculous timetables, and get paid very little.
If it's the company i'm thinking about, try talking to someone in the service area, as in, in the bus yards. You'll find that he two 'Island based' companies will be pretty good.
If it was one of the buses that come out of Noosa or the sunshine coast then you can just kiss it goodbye.
Good luck
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Reply By: Truckster (Vic) - Friday, Oct 17, 2003 at 17:13
Friday, Oct 17, 2003 at 17:13
I agree Dont lend. If someone screws your $80 snatch strap, Im betting they dont have $80 in their wallet to replace yours when they are in the bush
Everyone should have the bare essentials.. if they dont drink their beer.
Call the company, dont email them. If that fails, then proudly spread their name, photos, etc across the internet, and post them URLs showing them how fast the word can spread. Or maybe threaten them with this first... then do it.. might get you somewhere.
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Reply By: Member - Alex B - Friday, Oct 17, 2003 at 18:43
Friday, Oct 17, 2003 at 18:43
G'day
Ross,
As suggested ..Call the company and ask for the owner, then explain how you saved his bloke and the clients day and that all you would like is gear replaced. If he tells you to get stuffed say “
well that’s a real shame because I have an appointment with a journo form the local paper…which I was going to cancel, had you been forthcoming with the money, but know I going to meet with them and do an article on the ethics’ of tourism operators complete with photos, the story and your final comment, and there’s an Occupational Health & Safety angel they want to cover about tour operators sending employees and clients out without the right safety equipment.
Then say “
well what’s it’s going to be –cash or cheque?”
And if they still say no – Ring the paper ..they’ll love it!!
Cheers
Alex
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Reply By: Member - Ross - Friday, Oct 17, 2003 at 22:19
Friday, Oct 17, 2003 at 22:19
Thanks one and all for your interesting and varied responses.
I believe, in consideration of the foregoing that further pursuit of the matter would be a fruitless exercise and as I think it was the old bard said... vexatious to the soul.
Suffice to say I am of the opinion the "company" concerned (with green and
orange livery) are nought but a bunch ofbleeps and not worth my further aggravation and angst.
Unfortunately I will, in the future, avoid offering my assistance to all buses, notwithstanding the comments about the drivers which I fully understand.
That should not be taken to include hapless poor lost souls such as myself who, for reasons not known to themselves are unable to proceed in a forward motion. Especially those with an unusual bumper sticker displaying a map of Oz.Rosco
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Follow Up By: Member - Ross - Friday, Oct 17, 2003 at 22:22
Friday, Oct 17, 2003 at 22:22
I see the system has some kind of filter ... take "ofbleeps" to read ar***olesRosco
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