These dam cyclists!!

[gemmerbal]

also pre Zuma where anyone in contempt of his law is a possible assassination target

 

 

I do remember one or two quite outlandish conspiracy theories around the Hansie incident.

 

Something to the extent of the bookies sabotaging the plane in an attempt to prevent him from spilling the beans on more of them...

 

Luckily this was in the pre-Facebook era where rumours and hearsay didn't spread like wild fire

[Robbie Stewart]

Rwy 29 Depend who you flying with they can do a gnss app and landing

 

oops, my bad...  

 

Fanks

 

_{(I knew when typing it I had something wrong)}

[Robbie Stewart]

That's what they told Hansie as well 

 

Sad day. I remember the morning like it was yesterday. Very low cloud cover. Quiet outside in the early morning. Hearing the bang as the plane hit. Thinking nothing of it as I left for PE. Later the day my boet in PE telling me "It's bad about Hansie, hey". The penny dropping.

 

I saw Hansie about 2 weeks prior in the queue at Nedbank in town.

[Christofison]

The dam is getting the wall lifted to cater for the growing need of the town. When I lived in George (since 1980) the dam was never a problem in terms of water shortages. The first time there was a problem was in 2008, and then already there were calls to increase the wall height to alleviate drought related issues, but as always, the municipality decided to ignore the problem the moment it started raining again in around 2009. I left in 2013. I am glad they have begun lifting the wall at last.

 

Still, cyclists all mountain users should know better than to go venture in a place they KNOW they don't belong. I am still not buying the whole thing of him not being close to the wall construction site. If the guy fell either side of the wall, an ambulance could get there without needing a road to be specially built. Either from Stander Street side, or from Saasveld side. The medical rescue crew would in either case not need to walk more than say 50 meters either way.

 

I am calling BS on the whole "this is being reported incorrectly" story by the "victim".

I tried driving a car from NMMU to the dam a few weeks ago. There are such huge drainage ditches through the roads that I gave up and drove to Pepsi Pools instead.

[Wayne pudding Mol]

Strange how that never ended up with quite as many wild theories as Gavin Watson or Brett Kebble

Simple answer DJR, pre social media, before people could make up fact and publish it

[mazambaan]

Eish, try not go onto sites in contravention of signage. I'm in construction and imagine the bunfight about P&G payment if work was effectively stopped by a 3rd party ("construction mafia" come to mind). Controlling access is silly sometimes; we have local people, cows and goats regularly on site and not much can realistically be done.

 

But maybe more seriously there could be insurance and liability issues that extend beyond construction from such accidents. MTB outriding through the Tongaat Hulett sugar cane pretty much ground to a halt pre EMBA due to, rumour has it, a quad bike vs tractor accident where the quad biker became litigious. My guess (a little more actually) is that many of SA's (KZN anyway) main MRB races and stage races rely on the good casual nature (and maybe not too much information getting to head office) of local land owners and their representatives and even the environmental authorities. Please don't rock this boat (i.e. don't be a ****).

[Pure Savage]

Simple answer DJR, pre social media, before people could make up fact and publish it

Pre social media journalists just did that.

[dave303e]

Eish, try not go onto sites in contravention of signage. I'm in construction and imagine the bunfight about P&G payment if work was effectively stopped by a 3rd party ("construction mafia" come to mind). Controlling access is silly sometimes; we have local people, cows and goats regularly on site and not much can realistically be done.

 

But maybe more seriously there could be insurance and liability issues that extend beyond construction from such accidents. MTB outriding through the Tongaat Hulett sugar cane pretty much ground to a halt pre EMBA due to, rumour has it, a quad bike vs tractor accident where the quad biker became litigious. My guess (a little more actually) is that many of SA's (KZN anyway) main MRB races and stage races rely on the good casual nature (and maybe not too much information getting to head office) of local land owners and their representatives and even the environmental authorities. Please don't rock this boat (i.e. don't be a ****).

 

 

eish eish eish, don't even go mentioning the s***storm between sugar farmers and motorised vehicles

[DJR]

Pre social media journalists just did that.

And soccer moms 

[Swany05]

Came here thinking the thread was about Cyclists from the Vaal, I am disappoint 

[ABrooks]

 

WHILE on the case with the GEORGE TRAILS

Please read the following: 

 

19 September 2019: Controlled fires planned for Garden Route Dam Area

Please note the George Municipality Fire Department will be conducting controlled burns around the Garden Route Dam as part of fuel reduction and veld fire management activities ON FRIDAY 20 September 2019, as per the attached graphic BLOCK 1 & 2. These activities are weather and wind direction dependent and further updates will be put out tomorrow should there be any amendments.

The George Municipality assures the public of its ongoing commitment to fire safety management and thank the affected public in advance for their patience during the controlled burn activities above their homes.

Issued George Municipality

 

 

That is super close to the houses, I know they know what they are doing, but after Knysna fires, I would be super stressed it I lived so close to Block 1&2. 

[Twaatie]

 

 

That is super close to the houses, I know they know what they are doing, but after Knysna fires, I would be super stressed it I lived so close to Block 1&2.

I would too. Since controlled burns you only do during the winter months.

[Kranswurm]

Pre social media journalists just did that.

 

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