Posts Tagged ‘Fullers’

I am pleased to see Fullers don’t put a silly little tsunami ahead of profits. A friend on the 8:15 from Auckland to Waiheke tells me that Fullers waited until the ferry had departed before advising passengers of the tsunami and the beach races were postponed. Good one lads.

So Fullers have finally conceded that the Quickcat is in fact the Slow Dog and can’t do the run in the touted 35 minutes. Tell a story often enough and people will believe it. Instead of beefing up the horsepower,  or simply opening the throttle, Fullers have decided that in order for the punters meet their connecting bus and trains, wait for it,  the 7:20 will become the 7:15 from early October. Trust Fullers to be on the cutting edge of progress.

So while Mr Hudson is blaming the stench that permeated the Superflyte on a broken fan can he please explain why it is necessary to pump out the sewerage tanks on the Quickcat as the passengers depart the 7:20. If anyone has Doug Hudson’s mobile number we would like it so we can text hum every time we have to pass through that vomit inducing stench.

Doug Hudson reported a failed fan on the Superflyte caused a sewerage stink through the cabin. Is Doug forgetting he has no fans.

The Quickcat returned to service from routine maintenance, during which we were forced to suffer the  Vomit Comet, sporting smart new air conditioner units that proceeded to piddle on it’s passengers. A slight oversight in design it appears, but instead of shutting it down until a solution is reaches Fullers staff have taken to placing paper plates with Wet Seat written on them to warn passengers.

Another last minute text message from Fullers announcing the Superflyte will be off for the next 4 days for planned maintenance. Sorry Fullers, no one plans that kind of maintenance on a Sunday the day before. I think it is time to come clean and admit that your fleet is old and now extremely unreliable.

It was with some amusement, well okay, it was seriously funny, to see the newly installed Air Conditioner units on the Quick Cat (or is that ickcat) piddle all over passengers last Thursday. I am guessing a line will be added to the operation manual that the Air Conditioning must only run in flat conditions. It was certainly worth putting up with the Jet Raider.

Watching the C4FF (Campaign for Fair Fares) crew setting up their $44 food stand protest on Wednesday I couldn’t help thinking that Fullers have been hoisted by their own petard. Holding the prices down over the years has done no-one any favours. If Fullers had done regular and progressive fare increases over the years I am sure no-one would have batted an eyelid.

While the Cynic was riding the third boat out this morning he overheard a paasenger telling the following story.

” I went to get my monthly pass and a beer from the cafeteria on board - the guy serving said he would put the monthly pass transaction through first. Transaction completed he then pointed out that the beer was less that the $5 minimum credit card transaction and would he like to buy some nuts with that!”  

For once in my life words fail me!!