Awful tirade

Friday night - October 21 - I was witness to an appalling display of arrogance, rudeness and lack of self control by a local high profile real estate agent. Picture a John McEnroe/Donald Trump morph. Said person and his family pulled up into the Mobility Parking carpark outside Polpetta and strolled towards the restaurant door. The car had no mobility parking sticker.

Two women dining outside asked the group if they realised that they had parked in a mobility car park. At which point, the man lost the plot totally, ranting and raving, showering the women in spit and expletives as he recounted his family’s medical history and telling them that he had not ONE, but TWO mobility stickers... in his other car. He stormed off inside and continued his tirade and abuse through the glass – creating a thoroughly unpleasant atmosphere for the patrons of this popular crowded restaurant.

Not content to let it go, said man, stormed outside, roared that ‘‘You have really p****d me off!’’ and continued his tirade. His wife, obviously feeling the embarrassment of her husband’s outburst, and being caught abusing the parking privilege, moved the car.

I don’t care if he is a regular customer? Tips well?

If he was dining at a bigger establishment, 100 metres down the road, manned by security, he would have been escorted from the premises for his disruptive and obscene behaviour. His family may have health issues but, the Mobility Parking Scheme clearly states: Your responsibilities. If you have a mobility parking permit, there are some responsibilities and rules you need to follow: Displaying your permit. Your permit must be clearly displayed on the inside of the vehicle windscreen, or on the dashboard while you are parked. If you do not have your card with you, or it is not clearly visible in the windscreen, you cannot use a mobility parking space, or make use of the concessions. You could be liable for a fine of $150. Tricia Gillbanks New Plymouth

Wonderful people

Thank you to all these wonderful, helpful, and caring people we have in New Plymouth.

On Thursday afternoon my husband collapsed in town near the library.

Thank you to the very kind man who rang for the ambulance and returned his books as this was my only way of knowing his whereabouts.

Thanks also to the librarian who helped me and the taxi driver who did not want the fare.

Lastly a big thank you too, to the staff of A&E and Ward 4B. All were informative and caring and went about their work with sunny demeanours even though at times it is anything but.

Please accept this as a personal thank you to all concerned. An appreciative wife New Plymouth

Disappointing trip

There has been so much talk about the Len Lye facility, I took the opportunity to visit recently and was very, very disappointed, to me it didn’t have any attraction.

No doubt it has some attraction to overseas visitors to put some money on the plate.

I put $2 on the plate to buy an ice cream for the girl behind the counter. Robert Wilson New Plymouth

Trilogy retired

The Taranaki Daily News report on October 18 regarding Trilogy (A Flip and Two Twisters) is incorrect.

The original work has been retired, and the replacement work was removed from the Govett Brewster Art Gallery last year, at the time it was being commissioned, as its performance did not match Len Lye’s intentions.

This new work is driven by the same mechanical drive system.

This dramatic kinetic sculpture has been deliberately designed to be unpredictable in its performance and it is now performing as Len Lye desired.

We have installed slightly stronger electric motors on the Twisters so that the performance finale with quadruple harmonics may be more consistently achieved. John B. Matthews New Plymouth