Thread: Mission Impossible

Originally Posted by Ace

The RTA here in NSW re just as bad, the worst thing is only a handful open on a saturday and Lithgow aint one of them, Bathurst does, and while im at it why the hell dont post offices open on a saturday, i know people cant post anything, well they can it just wont go anywhere but people need the post office to bank, pay bills etc and alot of people work during the week. Ok bitch session over, back to you numpty.

Are some of them open on a Saturday now? When I lived down there it was public service hours only, 9 to 5 Monday to Friday.

There are relatively few official post offices these days, most are "Licenced Post Offices" with owner/operators. These can be bought and sold. When a friend was looking to buy himself a job as employers dont want to know a 55y.o. man with a limp, he found that offices that don't open on Saturday were priced at a premium over 6 day offices.

And, back in the sixties, I drove an unregistered car from Sydney to Brisbane on a "Permit to drive Unregistered Vehicle" issued at Five Dock motor registry, (obtaining this was in itself was a exercise in bureaucratic induced frustration) which was carefully explained to me as being only good in NSW and I should get a Qld. permit at the first available location over the border. I left Sydney Friday evening and went to Wallangarra police station Saturday morning for the permit. I was told with the usual good manners and tact of a Qld. copper in those days that that sort of paperwork was issued in office hours, 9-5 Monday to Friday. He also informed that I had better not drive that car as it was unregistered and he would issue a fine if I was seen to do so. He begrudgingly allowed me to drive to the pub, all of 200 yards, to get a room for the weekend. Sunday morning, hung over, and waiting for the bar to open, I saw and heard the police car start up and head off to the west flat out with lights flashing and noise makers on. I hopped in the car and took off north for Stanthorpe, Warwick, and home.

How have you gone with your rego. Have you got her on the road yet. Keen to know..

we have a QT agency up here in the local council office, walk in with blue slip from local wrench, 2 office girls walk out and check the numbers match and hey presto, registered.No queues, no waiting. There are some good points to living in the sticks.