Peter Sharpe agrees with Tyre man

Peter Sharpe
Peter Sharpe said...
G'day Pepp,I agree whole-heartedly with this vein of reason. Of course the motor vehicle is a luxury and running one is fast becoming a luxury fewer people can afford.I'm reminded of a former National Party Candidate for Island Bay, back in the 1970s.Everyone laughed at his campaign cry of "Bring back the Trams!!"Apart from having the audacity to run against Labour's Frank O'Flynn in an horrendously safe seat, this man took to the soap box - literally!On the Hustings he could be seen and heard campaigning on street corners, shopping areas and just about anywhere he could plant his box & deliver his message.Everyone said he was mad, with his catch-cry of "Bring back the Trams".If only dear old Saul Goldsmith was alive today, how vindicated he would feel.I for one miss the likes of Saul.There are too many people branded eccentric (if they have money) or plain Mad (if they don't).These 'Societal Mad-men' as they have been branded often turn out to be visionaries and bang-on-the-money when it comes to predicting the future.I know full well the current gaggle of City Councillors will be branded too... but you don't endorse profanity, so I'll keep that to myself.