The $600 an hour weedeater

As taxes and rates go up, Bob Clarkson finds out that it is costing $600 an hour to operate a weed-eater on a state highway.

The vigilant Bob was driving from Te Maunga to Welcome Bay on SH29 when he saw someone operating a weedeater clearing grass around power poles that were seven metres back from the curbside. Following the weedeater were two safety cone trucks and in front of it was a safety sign truck.

A few phone calls established safety cone trucks were $1500 per day, a sign truck $1200 per day. a weedeater operator costs $600 per day and you get a total of $4,800 a day or $600 per hour plus GST to operate a weedeater!!

Bob also points out that there is probably more danger of a car hitting one of the three trucks than there is of one hitting the weedeater operator!