July 12, 2024 • 6 mins
Last month saw Northlanders cut off from the power grid due to a fallen pylon.
Kevin Milne has been keeping an eye on the coverage this week, and finds Transpower’s statement about why the pylon fell rather humorous.
He thinks their "It's unprecedented that so many nuts were removed at once" will be remembered like the Kiwi classic, "You have to blow on the pie."
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Speaker 1 (00:07):
You're listening to the Saturday Morning with Jack Team podcast
from News Talk ZEDB.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
Kevin Meln is here with us. Held to Kevin Jack.
Speaker 3 (00:17):
I'm also quite obsessed about the whole Biden issue, and
of course it's interesting from somebody of my age because
I'm only six years behind him and.
Speaker 4 (00:28):
You've got your edge though, Kevin, You're you're sharp as attack, come.
Speaker 3 (00:31):
On, sort of becoming news Talks ZBS.
Speaker 4 (00:35):
Biden really well, you know, I mean, the thing is,
the thing is, it's not actually anything to do with
his age. It's not that he's too old to be
president necessarily. It's just that he clearly has some issues
that might be caused by, you know, but by his
relatively advanced age when it comes to coherence and when
it comes to communication and when it comes to being
(00:56):
really sharp and unfortunately a big part of being president
requires you to be coherent and to be a really
good communicator.
Speaker 3 (01:03):
It's not yea, I think it also, you know, just
have to watch some walk across a stage. He's having
a lot of difficate he just with his movement. Yeah
and yeah and yeah.
Speaker 4 (01:16):
So it's so so I reckon that it'll be decided
in the next couple of weeks. Basically, like, if they're
going to do it, it has to be before the convention,
and and now that this NATO thing is over, Yeah,
I still think he will be forced out.
Speaker 2 (01:30):
But I'm you know, I'm history showing I'm a terrible,
terrible at predicting these things. So who knows?
Speaker 3 (01:36):
Can I confirm with you? Yeah, because it's not clear
to me. Can he be thrown out? Does he have to?
Speaker 4 (01:44):
Is?
Speaker 3 (01:45):
Can he be checked out?
Speaker 4 (01:46):
He can't really at the moment. No, But but if
I mean basically, once it is all confirmed at the convention,
which is next month, then he's one hundred percent locked in,
but he can effectively be forced out. So at the moment,
he's got delegates around the country who who support him,
but he can. But basically, the way way to get
(02:07):
him out will be for some senior people whom he
respects to go and have a conversation with him and say, look,
you've lost the you've lost the support of all of
your colleagues, and actually, you know, I'm sorry you got
to go. And I think there will be it, But
if it does happen, it's gonna be very very intriguing.
Speaker 2 (02:22):
Hey, before we kick off.
Speaker 4 (02:23):
Kevin, we just got to check because this time last
week you were debating whether or not to watch the
All Backs or whether or not to go to a play.
Speaker 2 (02:30):
What did you decide in the end.
Speaker 3 (02:32):
Well, my daughter went to the play, and I feel
very I feel a bit shabby about that, really, wow,
because I could have watched the game later on in
the evening. Yeah, but uh, and now I probably won't
get to see the play.
Speaker 2 (02:48):
Yeah. Well, relevant you learn, Kevin.
Speaker 4 (02:50):
Yeah, And anyway you have, you have been enjoying something
else this week. Transpowers explanation about how that pylon fell over.
Speaker 3 (02:59):
Up North, there's something about that so amusing. I enjoyed
seeing on the newsless week a repeat of the transfer
response as to why the pylon fell over. I acknowledge
that the incident caused havoc, and that's why it was
being replayed on one news because one of the companies
(03:20):
was saying they lost millions out of the whole thing.
But Transpower's response makes me smile for some reason every
time I watch it. Transpewer's investigation into why the pylon
fell over seemed to reveal that the nuts bolting three
of the four legs of the pylon to the ground
had been removed at the same time by people working
(03:43):
on it. This would seem ill advised. At the very least.
Trans spokesperson couldn't believe it. Quote it's unprecedented and inconceivable
that so many nuts were removed at once. She followed
us up with we've appointed an external party to undertake
(04:05):
a full investigation into the cause of the fallen tower. Now,
I'd have thought Transparer already had their answer. If you
take off too many nuts holding a pile one up,
it is going to fall over. Jacket Jack. It reminds
me of the great John clarkskit about the front falling
off the oil.
Speaker 2 (04:25):
Did you think yeah fell off?
Speaker 3 (04:28):
Yeah, I reckon. Too many nuts removed at once to
get an award for simplicity in corporate communications. My lads
in London thought it was a crack up. It's in
that same category as the COT's advice for the vella
he picked up at three in the morning. You're buying
a pie at the BP service station. You what you
(04:50):
must always do. It's been in the warming dwell for
about twelve hours. It'll be thermal nuclear You must always
blow on the pie. Save the communities together. Remember that
one day, I certainly do. Yeah, and I think it
was on one of those crop shows. Yeah, it's same
(05:11):
sort of thing, just classic sort of explanations for things
and classic key week quotes. Yeah. So I just thend
by saying that we're talking safe communities together. Listeners. Never
remove jimminy nuts of a nylon pylon at the same time.
(05:31):
It'll fall over.
Speaker 2 (05:33):
It certainly will.
Speaker 4 (05:34):
And we don't need independent investigation costing, however, only tens.
Speaker 2 (05:39):
Of thousands of dollars to work that out. Yeah.
Speaker 3 (05:41):
I think you take all the nuts, well three.
Speaker 2 (05:44):
Of those legs and see you later. Yeah.
Speaker 4 (05:46):
Yeah, a little bit of a breeze and away she goes, yeah, yeah, yeah. Hey,
thank you so much, Kevin Well said, and I hope
you can enjoy the game this evening without feeling guilty
about missing a play at the same time. Twenty three
minutes past nine on News Talks EDB.
Speaker 1 (06:01):
For more from Saturday Morning with Jack Team, Listen live
to News Talks dB from nine am Saturday, or follow
the podcast on iHeartRadio.
You're listening to the Saturday Morning with Jack Team podcast
from News Talk ZEDB.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
Kevin Meln is here with us. Held to Kevin Jack.
Speaker 3 (00:17):
I'm also quite obsessed about the whole Biden issue, and
of course it's interesting from somebody of my age because
I'm only six years behind him and.
Speaker 4 (00:28):
You've got your edge though, Kevin, You're you're sharp as attack, come.
Speaker 3 (00:31):
On, sort of becoming news Talks ZBS.
Speaker 4 (00:35):
Biden really well, you know, I mean, the thing is,
the thing is, it's not actually anything to do with
his age. It's not that he's too old to be
president necessarily. It's just that he clearly has some issues
that might be caused by, you know, but by his
relatively advanced age when it comes to coherence and when
it comes to communication and when it comes to being
(00:56):
really sharp and unfortunately a big part of being president
requires you to be coherent and to be a really
good communicator.
Speaker 3 (01:03):
It's not yea, I think it also, you know, just
have to watch some walk across a stage. He's having
a lot of difficate he just with his movement. Yeah
and yeah and yeah.
Speaker 4 (01:16):
So it's so so I reckon that it'll be decided
in the next couple of weeks. Basically, like, if they're
going to do it, it has to be before the convention,
and and now that this NATO thing is over, Yeah,
I still think he will be forced out.
Speaker 2 (01:30):
But I'm you know, I'm history showing I'm a terrible,
terrible at predicting these things. So who knows?
Speaker 3 (01:36):
Can I confirm with you? Yeah, because it's not clear
to me. Can he be thrown out? Does he have to?
Speaker 4 (01:44):
Is?
Speaker 3 (01:45):
Can he be checked out?
Speaker 4 (01:46):
He can't really at the moment. No, But but if
I mean basically, once it is all confirmed at the convention,
which is next month, then he's one hundred percent locked in,
but he can effectively be forced out. So at the moment,
he's got delegates around the country who who support him,
but he can. But basically, the way way to get
(02:07):
him out will be for some senior people whom he
respects to go and have a conversation with him and say, look,
you've lost the you've lost the support of all of
your colleagues, and actually, you know, I'm sorry you got
to go. And I think there will be it, But
if it does happen, it's gonna be very very intriguing.
Speaker 2 (02:22):
Hey, before we kick off.
Speaker 4 (02:23):
Kevin, we just got to check because this time last
week you were debating whether or not to watch the
All Backs or whether or not to go to a play.
Speaker 2 (02:30):
What did you decide in the end.
Speaker 3 (02:32):
Well, my daughter went to the play, and I feel
very I feel a bit shabby about that, really, wow,
because I could have watched the game later on in
the evening. Yeah, but uh, and now I probably won't
get to see the play.
Speaker 2 (02:48):
Yeah. Well, relevant you learn, Kevin.
Speaker 4 (02:50):
Yeah, And anyway you have, you have been enjoying something
else this week. Transpowers explanation about how that pylon fell over.
Speaker 3 (02:59):
Up North, there's something about that so amusing. I enjoyed
seeing on the newsless week a repeat of the transfer
response as to why the pylon fell over. I acknowledge
that the incident caused havoc, and that's why it was
being replayed on one news because one of the companies
(03:20):
was saying they lost millions out of the whole thing.
But Transpower's response makes me smile for some reason every
time I watch it. Transpewer's investigation into why the pylon
fell over seemed to reveal that the nuts bolting three
of the four legs of the pylon to the ground
had been removed at the same time by people working
(03:43):
on it. This would seem ill advised. At the very least.
Trans spokesperson couldn't believe it. Quote it's unprecedented and inconceivable
that so many nuts were removed at once. She followed
us up with we've appointed an external party to undertake
(04:05):
a full investigation into the cause of the fallen tower. Now,
I'd have thought Transparer already had their answer. If you
take off too many nuts holding a pile one up,
it is going to fall over. Jacket Jack. It reminds
me of the great John clarkskit about the front falling
off the oil.
Speaker 2 (04:25):
Did you think yeah fell off?
Speaker 3 (04:28):
Yeah, I reckon. Too many nuts removed at once to
get an award for simplicity in corporate communications. My lads
in London thought it was a crack up. It's in
that same category as the COT's advice for the vella
he picked up at three in the morning. You're buying
a pie at the BP service station. You what you
(04:50):
must always do. It's been in the warming dwell for
about twelve hours. It'll be thermal nuclear You must always
blow on the pie. Save the communities together. Remember that
one day, I certainly do. Yeah, and I think it
was on one of those crop shows. Yeah, it's same
(05:11):
sort of thing, just classic sort of explanations for things
and classic key week quotes. Yeah. So I just thend
by saying that we're talking safe communities together. Listeners. Never
remove jimminy nuts of a nylon pylon at the same time.
(05:31):
It'll fall over.
Speaker 2 (05:33):
It certainly will.
Speaker 4 (05:34):
And we don't need independent investigation costing, however, only tens.
Speaker 2 (05:39):
Of thousands of dollars to work that out. Yeah.
Speaker 3 (05:41):
I think you take all the nuts, well three.
Speaker 2 (05:44):
Of those legs and see you later. Yeah.
Speaker 4 (05:46):
Yeah, a little bit of a breeze and away she goes, yeah, yeah, yeah. Hey,
thank you so much, Kevin Well said, and I hope
you can enjoy the game this evening without feeling guilty
about missing a play at the same time. Twenty three
minutes past nine on News Talks EDB.
Speaker 1 (06:01):
For more from Saturday Morning with Jack Team, Listen live
to News Talks dB from nine am Saturday, or follow
the podcast on iHeartRadio.
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