Disabled People Don’t Drive Sports Cars, evidently
In 2011 I wrote this piece for an ABC website and unfortunately some recent events have proved that it’s still relevant today. I’m reposting a slightly modified version here to…
Browsing: Motoring
The day I held up The Rolling Stones
Let me be clear from the outset I don’t mean ‘held up’; as in ‘bang’, ‘bang’, I mean ‘held up’ as in the dictionary definition of … ‘to impede ones…
When is a manicure not a manicure? (Marketing to Men)
Sex Sells, or so the saying goes, but how do you sell to the sexes? More specifically, how do you market to men? Wandering around Perth CBD last week I…
This vehicle has been reported
For several weeks now I’ve driven passed an abandoned van parked outside a beautiful old church in the leafy suburb of Mount Lawley. At first I thought it might be…
How to get your man to counselling/Fords new 4wd 4 seater mobile counselling service
Last week this sight left me pondering many things … Fords new mobile counselling convertible © The Ponder RoomMaybe its the new ‘counselling on the go’ service, specially designed for…
Signs you’ve stumbled into a motorbike show (Perth Motorbike and Scooter Show 2013)
There are several ways to know that you’ve stumbled into the Perth Motorbike and Scooter Show, but one stands out above all the rest …© The Ponder Room: Perth Motorbike and Scooter Show…
Australian Citizenship rules for the birds
Two new Australian citizens entered the world on Australia Day. They’ve been read the rules ….© The Ponder RoomWillie Wagtails may be small in size but they’re expert taggers so…
Signs you’ve been on a committee too long (Perth’s traffic woes)
Years ago Perths traffic was made up of a smattering of surfboard laden green and white Holden cars weaving their way to Scarborough Beach. Occasionally merging amongst them were utes…
The truth about soft top cars
Prior to getting my drivers licence I dreamt of owning a sports car, usually a red or green MG, maybe you did too. Being female any notions of mechanical unreliability…
Annual Easter Car Conga Line: Word of Warning
As half the population evacuates metropolitan Perth, and tags onto the Easter car conga line to the south west, I thought I’d give this gentle reminder …Many years ago I spent three years driving…
Finally a see through Stig (Top Gear Live Australia Part 4)
And to finish off … for anyone who wanted a peak inside Stig … © The Ponder Room
Essential ingredients for a good game of soccer (Top Gear Live Australia Part 3)
A ball … © The Ponder Roomplayers© The Ponder Room © The Ponder Roomgooooaaallll© The Ponder Roomand an argument with the ref if you don’t win© The Ponder Roomyep, nothing…
Flamethrower envy (Top Gear Live Australia Part 2)
First hand evidence of why BBQ lighting needs to be supervised this Christmas (as suggested in the previous post) … it’s a boy thing.© The Ponder Room © The Ponder…
Why socks wont cut it this year (Top Gear Australia Part 1)
This weekend had me pondering whether across Australia men will declare Christmas 2011 ‘the most disappointing Christmas ever’. Here’s my reasoning … On Thursday night the Burswood Dome, or ‘Bouncy…
Monks versus HG Monaro (motoring)
Taking a break from Byron Bay for a moment…For the past six months there’s been a monotonous deep guttural tone bleeding out across my suburb. It starts at 10am and…
You know you’re in Byron Bay when…..(part 3)
© The Ponder Room You notice a preponderance of bumper stickers offering alternatives to war and healing. Pulling up next to the Fear Doctor I read the good doctors promise of …‘all fears and phobias eliminated’. Transfixed I pondered ……
Would you or wouldn’t you? (Byron Bay)
Over the past ten days my brain reached pondering capacity. If I’m honest the red warning light started flashing around day four, but like any good addict I ignored it…
What constitutes a child? (Motoring)
According to anyone born before the 1990’s it’s something to do with sugar, spice, slugs, snails or puppy dog tails if I remember correctly. I’m not sure if this would…
