Chch Anzac Day Fundraiser, Banks Pen

Elmo · Post by **Elmo** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 8:02 pm

Some pics here, I didnt get a chance to get many 'recovery' ones.

Elmo · Post by **Elmo** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 8:05 pm

Jerry wrote:Alrighty.....we've set the bar....lets pencil this fundraiser trip idea thingy in for next ANZAC day...

Here here!! I agree. With a little planning, and notice, Im sure it could become a big thing.

Elmo · Post by **Elmo** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 8:08 pm

Oh, who (out of the FOUR people that came) wants to do the trip report? (that way we can ad pic links there)

wopass · Post by **wopass** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 8:11 pm

so how much money did you raise for the ANZAC's ?

looks like you had good weather for it :wink:

Jerry · Post by **Jerry** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 8:11 pm

The person that gets stuck and/or breaks down usually does that...... :lol:

...Was that a Disco stuck in the pics??? :roll:

Elmo · Post by **Elmo** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 8:16 pm

We got $65 here in chch, bit poor really, but hey, its something. There are a few others that have offered a donation so that will grow. If anyone else is keen to give a donation, see myself or Jerry, we will collect the money, and hand it in in a week or so. (we can give an account number if you would like to ad to the donations that way)

Jerry · Post by **Jerry** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 8:20 pm

Easier still get Mike to add a donation option to the ORE store, I can put our donations into the kitty and it can be from all of ORE

Taz · Post by **Taz** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 9:07 pm

Jerry wrote:So who's collecting his $20 donation if he's sitting at home drinking beer all day and falling asleep on the couch instead

Haha, no one was keen for that. I went down a river instead

Was my first trip out and i got a nice scratch down the side to remember it by

Furgus · Post by **Furgus** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 10:14 pm

Jerry wrote:Easier still get Mike to add a donation option to the ORE store

Easier for you maybe but not Mike!!!!!!!!!!!!

kiwipete · Post by **kiwipete** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 10:17 pm

Elmo wrote:Oh, who (out of the FOUR people that came) wants to do the trip report? (that way we can ad pic links there)

Thats not the roadside near the cheese factory you fellas are rippin up is it?

Oops no it aint there, hmmm lemmie think a bit here................. One lane bridge........

Jezza · Post by **Jezza** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 10:34 pm

great day

some more photos, hope they aren't to big

towing a atv and trailer out of the pea shingle, which was loaded with three boulders :roll:

PR · Post by PR » Thu Apr 26, 2007 12:43 am

Looks like you had fun

Elmo · Post by **Elmo** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 7:29 am

Pete, the pic of Phil crossing the ditch is outside the toilets at the reserve/camping grounds at Purau bay.

By the way people, the back road/track bypassing Diamond harbour is just that, a gravel road, but before you reach the end, there is a track on the right. It LOOKS like a walking track, but it IS wide enough for trucks. As we came out the other end, from under some LOW trees, the guys building a house to the left looked at us like "WTF?!?!?! Where did they come from???" hehhhe

albundy · Post by **albundy** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 8:09 am

I hope you guys are sticking to legal roads, and that photo playing in the ditch is not good PR. Show some respsect, we have enough shit to deal with access and the public image of ORE without you guys making us all look like environmental vandals. Just looking at that photot tells me you shouldn't be there. Think about where you are going to drive, the implications of it if you do so, and what it will do to our site.
Al

hosehustler · Post by **hosehustler** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 3:24 pm

Hi Elmo,
Well done on your fundraising trip :thumleft: , $65.00 will make a difference, and I would have attended had I not been hard out on an engine rebuild.
Looks like you guys had a good day and a good time, especially on the gravel :mrgreen:

But I have to add as the Canterbury rep.........
At the moment we are trying to avoid the 'spotlight' and as Al has rightly pointed out the photo you have put up to view is clearly 4x4 vandalism, ORE association is being linked to these antics ans I would also add this was not an association trip, it's just not acceptable to do it and then post it for the world to see :evil:

Please edit your post, and don't be surprised if we ALL get some flak

Also don't be surprised if the persons who are responsible for the damage are contacted by the necessary authorities and dealt with accordingly :!:

It has to stop, have your fun guys but in the approprite places :thumbdown:

Get with it guys

Mike I think it's time for a moderator of photo's before they are uploaded for viewing

Post by **mike** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 4:09 pm

Mike I think it's time for a moderator of photo's before they are uploaded for viewing

It's not possible, and I'm not spending the time putting this functionality in as I'm currently in the process of rebuilding the whole site in a new system, it would be like modifying leaf spring hangers just before ripping the whole lot out to go coils :scratch:

As for moderation, i could remove the offending photo but this then does nothing to deter others from doing it but on the other hand reduces flak for offroadexpress. Peer judgment in the open forum on these issues is far more constructive than people discouraging from behind the scenes as there is nothing to educate the next lot that do it.

To be honest I would rather offroadexpress get flak and these people educated by peers than a clean slate for offroadexpress and continuous damage being done by potential unknowns if we restricted such postings. It is the association that needs to distance it self from these, which it has. Of course if these people are part of the association then there should be consequences.

Just my thoughts.

I have locked this thread now to serve as a reminder.

Mike