Selwyn Times: September 13, 2016

SELWYN TIMES Tuesday September 13 2016 15
News
Fire truck rolls out
the fun factor
• By Margot Taylor
BROADFIELD resident
Nigel Hope says he could
have bought a jet ski but
instead his fun vehicle
purchase was a former
Dunedin Fire Service
Mack snorkel.
The 1982 red and white
fire engine rolled back into
Dunedin recently for the
Special Rigs for Special
Kids rally.
The five-hour jaunt
from Mr Hope’s shed in
Broadfield to its former
home city was by no
means the biggest journey
the Mack had been on, he
said.
“A few years ago, we
took it to a truck event in
Brisbane. It went on a ship
via Japan to get there,” Mr
Hope said.
“I think the guy that
bought it before me was
going to use it for hedge
pruning, but like all good
ideas it didn’t last.’’
The vehicle tow-truck
business owner said he
could not resist buying
the vehicle when he saw it
New entrants
UP, UP, UP: Nigel Hope, of Christchurch,
demonstrating his former Dunedin Fire Service
Mack snorkel at the recent Special Rigs for Special
Kids rally in Dunedin.
PHOTO: ODT/GREGOR RICHARDSON ​
advertised nine years ago.
“It’s a fun vehicle. Some
people buy jet skis, I
bought a fire truck.’’
In its “retirement’’, the
truck and the 16.5m snorkel
proved popular for “all
kinds of events’’.
“It was used to take the
guys from work on Saturday
morning down to the
Lucy Miller (left) joined
her sister Sophie as a new
pupil at Clearview Primary
School.
pub for lunch because we
could all fit in it.
“It’s also been used to
take kids to school balls.
“The hotel wanted me to
use it to clean windows,’’
he said.
It was even used to help
put out a serious fire in his
neighbour’s paddock.
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