Census

StankApe

I put down "singlespeeder" under religion. Will Johnny send the black helicopters?
I also had a rant where it said how many vehicles at the residence, not counting motorcycles. Arse.
Also...gave commute mode as cycle.
How'd you all go?

SpiderJ

My wife filled it in and put me down as cycling, so I had to ride in the p!ssing rain, I would have anyway, but it's not the point!!!

climbo

nice one Ape ! I should have thought of that one...

Spider - pissing rain? and what, a balmy 20 degrees?

StankApe

Coulda been today's pissing hail...

SpiderJ

Maybe a touch lower, but yeah, pretty much spot on! Beats the old commute in the UK I used to undertake!

izzythedan

I did it online, so I didn't have the option to put down a rant.

The fact that motorcycles and scooters don't seem to be considered legitimate motorised transport pissed me off. I use my Vespa to get everywhere. Don't own a car.

While I'm at it, what's up with this bloody LPG subsidy?! How about chucking at bit of "free" money at bicycles and motorbikes!

cyclist2

Johnnys scratching his head thinking, a 'singlespeeder' is that a new type of drug addict?
Car ownners are getting truck loads money to fit LPG to there cars, wheres ours to buy a more efficinet bike? on the other hand when all is done and dusted the price of LPG will increase ---- SUCKERS!

matagi

Yeah, one who only needs a single shot of speed.

cyclist2

ya dream'n

cyclist2

yeah if your gonna have one, make it a Good one

alwaysmiling

I am unemployed and use my bike to to go places. No question on the census ask if I use my bicycle as my main transport.

What percentage of people who commuted by bicycle to work on census day, rode to work today?

Why does John Howard not offer money to cyclists to improve their bike or get a new bike? Riding a bike is much healthier then sitting in a car that uses petrol or LPG.

SpiderJ

I ride to work most days, my rule is to get the bus one Friday every two weeks, that at least gets me a day out of the saddle as I ride every other day of the week (I hate the bus though and end up staring out the window at the riders going faster than us on the adjacent bikepath!). Not only that I'm training Tuesday and Thursday so covering more kms.

No doubt if they start giving us rebates they'd also start charging us rego - just a cynical thought!!!!

enzed

It's the 17th of August, and my unit's census form is still on the side-table.
No-one's come to collect it yet.
What's the point in filling it out when the form doesn't get collected.
BTW In my unit, the answers were cycling & public transport.

matagi

Well we didn't get our form until the morning of the census, so I reckon it won't be collected for another week yet. According to the ABS website, collection will continue until August 28th, so I wouldn't get too excited about the fact that it hasn't been collected yet.