Thread: Another example of Australian decency

Thanks for posting - nice things do still happen!

My view is that if I find something I just don't use any more, provided someone is prepared to pay the postage they can have it. In your case it was easy to just include another item in the package.

I'd rather someone got some use and enjoyment out of an item than have it sitting in my shed gathering dust.....

Originally Posted by Mr Brush

nice things do still happen!

You'll find we also take a perverse pride in fixing up (aka bodging) old broken stuff to keep it going, rather than just throwing it out and buying a shiny new one.....

The more creative the fix ("hmm....paper clips, epoxy and old washers - I like it"), the greater the admiration from your peers. Doesn't matter if it took many hours to achieve, the point is you've beaten the manufacturer's built-in obsolescence, and saved a few $$$ in the process.

"Bush engineering" involves looking around your junk pile and thinking "what can I make out of this that'll do the job?", rather than just making a shopping list of new parts and trotting off to the nearest hardware store.

Rob

It is always good to hear such stories as it isnormally only the despicable and disgraceful that receive air (or space in this instance) time.

It is particularly pleasing that Australia is the recipient of such good will. However, you may be a little harsh on your compatriots I draw your attention to the Ebay seller in the States who refunded the total cost of the saw and only charged me postage. This was partly because I had entered in to correspondence with him well before the finish of the sale. He said that he did this as I was the only person who expressed any interest in the saw. i know you have seen it before, but here is the link. Post #72.

The Simonds Saw Story

Such people do exist. You should know: You are one of them .

Regards
Paul

Hi Rob,
Yes it works both ways. A couple of years ago I bought a corner brace on eBay from a gent in the USA and he chucked in a Decateur Coffin Co screwdriver free of charge. He apologised because his dog had chewed the handle a bit. I thought at the time that it was very generous on his part, he reckoned there was spare room in the box, with no increase in the shipping fee.
Cheers,
Geoff.

Yes, a very nice gesture. Oh, and get rid of the cat. We're not all that nice.

Yes, there are good people everywhere, but my opinion is that Australia has a higher per-capita rate of decent people than does America, the major reason that I post here.

It's cats (3), not cat. Despite the fact that we have two dogs I can tell you that the offending fur was 100% derived from scheming devil cats.

I think it is important to differentiate between the characteristics of a country and of individuals. We can frequently look at a country's heads of state and jump to the conclusion all the subjects are the same, particularly in apparently democratic countries. The truth is that they often don't have a majority and in some instances this might be a long way from the fact.

In Australia we have battled to find a clear majority in government in recent times. My understanding of the US is that less 40% of the eligible population vote. This must mean that to gain a majority you only have to win over 20% of the people. The head of state represents only one fifth of the nation.

So often nationalistic pride seems to get in the way. I can think of a major European nation that has always seemed antagonistic on a national level and yet on an individual basis the people are delightful. I don't want to mention names, but I do love those hand stitched rasps.

However I guess we are more simpatico to some people than others. It is heart warming to hear that Australia is at the good end of the list.

Regards
Paul

I know Paul, I'm speaking from personal experience. I don't have any nationalist ideals. The people of a society are however in many ways reflections of it and I can see that Australia is, at least in my limited experience, a decent place.

The saw people are the nicest

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Originally Posted by Bushmiller

I think it is important to differentiate between the characteristics of a country and of individuals. We can frequently look at a country's heads of state and jump to the conclusion all the subjects are the same, particularly in apparently democratic countries. The truth is that they often don't have a majority and in some instances this might be a long way from the fact.

In Australia we have battled to find a clear majority in government in recent times. My understanding of the US is that less 40% of the eligible population vote. This must mean that to gain a majority you only have to win over 20% of the people. The head of state represents only one fifth of the nation.

So often nationalistic pride seems to get in the way. I can think of a major European nation that has always seemed antagonistic on a national level and yet on an individual basis the people are delightful. I don't want to mention names, but I do love those hand stitched rasps.

However I guess we are more simpatico to some people than others. It is heart warming to hear that Australia is at the good end of the list.

Regards
Paul

Very nicely put Paul

Cheers Matt


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