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  <&>Wellington Corpus of Spoken New Zealand English Version One</&>
  <&>Copyright 1998 School of Linguistics & Applied Language Studies</&>
  <&>Victoria University of Wellington</&>

  <&>side one</&>
  <&>3:24</&>
  

  <WSC#DPC235:0005:DR>
      he tuned it up when i first bought it

  <WSC#DPC235:0010:DR>
      he tuned it up and put it in a kill switch as well

  <WSC#DPC235:0015:IV>
      <drawls>oh</drawls> did he <{><[>oh</[> yeah

  <WSC#DPC235:0020:DR>
      <[>yeah</[></{>

  <WSC#DPC235:0025:DR>
      <unclear>word</unclear> <?>just fix it</?>

  <WSC#DPC235:0030:IV>
      yeah

  <WSC#DPC235:0035:DR>
      i don't know er er how effective it would be if someone tried to
      steal it

  <WSC#DPC235:0040:IV>
      yeah

  <WSC#DPC235:0045:DR>
      um you know how <.>th</.> how the switch is under the dashboard

  <WSC#DPC235:0050:IV>
      yeah yeah that cuts everything <{1><[1>out yes</[1> oh well if
      er <,> an <{2><[2>amateur</[2> perhaps er he wouldn't <?>stumble</?>
      er <{3><[3><?>over</?></[3> it but um if it was a <{4><[4>professional</[4>

  <WSC#DPC235:0055:DR>
      <[1>yeah yeah</[1></{1>

  <WSC#DPC235:0060:DR>
      <[2><?>i mean</?></[2></{2>

  <WSC#DPC235:0065:DR>
      <[3>yeah</[3></{3>

  <WSC#DPC235:0070:DR>
      <[4>it was a pro</[4></{4> yeah yeah

  <WSC#DPC235:0075:DR>
      but <{><[>i mean</[> what's pro going after

  <WSC#DPC235:0080:IV>
      <[>yeah</[></{>

  <WSC#DPC235:0085:IV>
      yeah

  <WSC#DPC235:0090:DR>
      a nineteen seventy nine <{><[>corolla <?>i mean</?></[>
      <&>4:00</&> it just gets a bit stupid

  <WSC#DPC235:0095:IV>
      <[>yeah yeah they <.>wouldn't</.></[></{>

  <WSC#DPC235:0100:IV>
      <O>laughs</O>

  <WSC#DPC235:0105:DR>
      <laughs>yeah</laughs> <{><[><O>laughs</O> well <.>it's</.> what
      i want to</[> stop is like apparently <.>they</.> cos corollas
      are really easy to break into

  <WSC#DPC235:0110:IV>
      <[>they wouldn't go <.>for</.> <?>something <.>like</.></?></[></{>

  <WSC#DPC235:0115:IV>
      <?><.>y</.></?> oh yes <latch>

  <WSC#DPC235:0120:DR>
      so i don't <.>people</.> er

  <WSC#DPC235:0125:IV>
      yeah

  <WSC#DPC235:0130:DR>
      <.>l</.> lot of them <?>will</?> apparently just jump in and
      have a joy ride around town in it and then dump it <{1><[1>somewhere
      <.>and</.> yeah</[1>

  <WSC#DPC235:0135:DR>
      so that'll stop

  <WSC#DPC235:0140:DR>
      that that'll cut that <{2><[2><?>out</?></[2>

  <WSC#DPC235:0145:IV>
      <[1>and dump them yeah</[1></{1>

  <WSC#DPC235:0150:IV>
      <[2>that's</[2></{2> right

  <WSC#DPC235:0155:IV>
      a lot of them they smash them up before <.>they</.> er <latch>

  <WSC#DPC235:0160:DR>
      yeah <{><[>they do all sorts of</[> stuff to it yeah

  <WSC#DPC235:0165:IV>
      <[><?>they</?> <unclear>word</unclear></[></{>

  <WSC#DPC235:0170:IV>
      yeah <?>that's right</?>

  <WSC#DPC235:0175:DR>
      <softly>i mean it's <,> pretty bad</softly>

  <WSC#DPC235:0180:IV>
      right

  <WSC#DPC235:0185:DR>
      cos i mean they <.>even</.> they've got street gangs round in
      cuba mall now

  <WSC#DPC235:0190:IV>
      yes <{><[>yeah</[>

  <WSC#DPC235:0195:DR>
      <[>for</[></{> crying out <{1><[1>loud</[1> <unclear>word</unclear>
      <{2><[2><unclear>word</unclear></[2>

  <WSC#DPC235:0200:IV>
      <[1>yes</[1></{1>

  <WSC#DPC235:0205:IV>
      <[2>oh it's</[2></{2> getting bad

  <WSC#DPC235:0210:IV>
      it's <.>really</.> <{><[>they've got to do something</[>

  <WSC#DPC235:0215:DR>
      <[>i mean you can't even walk</[></{> <laughs>through cuba <{><[>mall
      now</laughs></[> all those people man

  <WSC#DPC235:0220:IV>
      <[>no</[></{>

  <WSC#DPC235:0225:IV>
      yeah

  <WSC#DPC235:0230:DR>
      they steal your bloody <.>sh</.> doc martens shoes and <latch>

  <WSC#DPC235:0235:IV>
      right <latch>

  <WSC#DPC235:0240:DR>
      <.>wh</.> whatever you've got on <?><.>it's</.></?>

  <WSC#DPC235:0245:IV>
      mm

  <WSC#DPC235:0250:DR>
      pretty bad <.>but</.> <latch>

  <WSC#DPC235:0255:IV>
      right <&>5:00</&>

  <WSC#DPC235:0260:DR>
      they won't be stealing the corolla <laughs>anyway so</laughs>
      <{1><[1><O>laughs</O></[1> yeah

  <WSC#DPC235:0265:DR>
      <?>they</?> <{2><[2><unclear>word</unclear></[2>

  <WSC#DPC235:0270:IV>
      <[1>yeah yeah</[1></{1>

  <WSC#DPC235:0275:IV>
      <[2>and</[2></{2> how much did it cost you this time to get <{><[>the</[>
      warrant

  <WSC#DPC235:0280:DR>
      <[><O>tut</O></[></{>

  <WSC#DPC235:0285:DR>
      <O>tut</O>

  <WSC#DPC235:0290:IV>
      did you have to spend a lot of money or <latch>

  <WSC#DPC235:0295:DR>
      <?>well yeah</?> two <.>hundred</.> yeah <.>i</.> two hundred
      and nine bucks for the new tyres that i needed

  <WSC#DPC235:0300:IV>
      oh <.>the</.>

  <WSC#DPC235:0305:DR>
      yeah <unclear>word</unclear> <latch>

  <WSC#DPC235:0310:IV>
      how many tyres

  <WSC#DPC235:0315:DR>
      three

  <WSC#DPC235:0320:IV>
      three tyres yeah

  <WSC#DPC235:0325:DR>
      yeah but they paint them eh like don't they put a coating or
      something over them

  <WSC#DPC235:0330:IV>
      oh yeah they put er tyre paint on them <{><[>yeah</[>

  <WSC#DPC235:0335:DR>
      <[>yeah</[></{> because like <O>laughs</O> it was only three but
      it <.>looks</.> all of them look new

  <WSC#DPC235:0340:IV>
      <drawls>yes</drawls> yes <latch>

  <WSC#DPC235:0345:DR>
      so they've painted them over eh

  <WSC#DPC235:0350:IV>
      right

  <WSC#DPC235:0355:DR>
      yeah

  <WSC#DPC235:0360:IV>
      like the car dealers they do the same <{1><[1>thing</[1>

  <WSC#DPC235:0365:IV>
      they just <{2><[2>paint the tyres

  <WSC#DPC235:0370:IV>
      they look nice <?>and then <.>after</.></?> yeah yeah</[2>

  <WSC#DPC235:0375:DR>
      <[1>yeah</[1></{1>

  <WSC#DPC235:0380:DR>
      <[2><O>laughs</O> <laughs>yeah</laughs> nah yeah</[2></{2>

  <WSC#DPC235:0385:DR>
      so i was just wondering cos um

  <WSC#DPC235:0390:IV>
      <?>mm</?>

  <WSC#DPC235:0395:DR>
      cos yeah they all look like they're new <latch>

  <WSC#DPC235:0400:IV>
      yeah <latch>

  <WSC#DPC235:0405:DR>
      yeah

  <WSC#DPC235:0410:IV>
      yeah

  <WSC#DPC235:0415:DR>
      so i suppose <?>they've gone and put <.>like</.></?>

  <WSC#DPC235:0420:DR>
      i mean it only took them fifteen minutes as well eh and they
      were <.>really</.>

  <WSC#DPC235:0425:IV>
      yeah

  <WSC#DPC235:0430:DR>
      quick

  <WSC#DPC235:0435:IV>
      did he balance the wheels

  <WSC#DPC235:0440:DR>
      um i don't know um <?>i don't think so</?>

  <WSC#DPC235:0445:IV>
      <?>right</?>

  <WSC#DPC235:0450:DR>
      <.>he</.> <.>he's</.> um he's supposed to be the cheapest in
      town

  <WSC#DPC235:0455:IV>
      yeah but they normally balance the wheels too cos er if you
      don't balance them <drawls><&>6:00</&> er</drawls> you get a
      shimmy er when you go over a certain speed on the <{><[>road</[>

  <WSC#DPC235:0460:DR>
      <[><?>oh</[></{> heck <{><[>yeah</?></[>

  <WSC#DPC235:0465:IV>
      <[>you know</[></{> through <.>the</.> through the steering
      wheel

  <WSC#DPC235:0470:IV>
      the steering wheel starts you <.>know</.>

  <WSC#DPC235:0475:DR>
      <O>laughs</O> <{><[><?>yeah</?></[>

  <WSC#DPC235:0480:IV>
      <[>shaking</[></{> and er

  <WSC#DPC235:0485:DR>
      mm mm

  <WSC#DPC235:0490:IV>
      did he say <.>he</.> did he charge you for a wheel balancing or
      did he say he was going to balance your wheels

  <WSC#DPC235:0495:DR>
      <?>no</?> i don't think he said anything about that

  <WSC#DPC235:0500:DR>
      <{><[>maybe</[> he did

  <WSC#DPC235:0505:DR>
      i've got the little papers and that <unclear>word</unclear>

  <WSC#DPC235:0510:DR>
      i'll have to have a look cos he gave me <?>this</?> booklet

  <WSC#DPC235:0515:IV>
      <[><?>no?</?></[></{>

  <WSC#DPC235:0520:IV>
      yeah

  <WSC#DPC235:0525:DR>
      <?>he <.>said</.> he said the</?> <unclear>word</unclear> <?>are
      all done and <{><[>all</[> that</?>

  <WSC#DPC235:0530:IV>
      <[>mm</[></{>

  <WSC#DPC235:0535:IV>
      MM

  <WSC#DPC235:0540:DR>
      <?>but</?> two hundred and nine well i'm told that's quite a
      good price

  <WSC#DPC235:0545:IV>
      yeah

  <WSC#DPC235:0550:DR>
      so <latch>

  <WSC#DPC235:0555:IV>
      have you driven the car over sixty ks <{><[><?>do <.>you</.></?></[>

  <WSC#DPC235:0560:DR>
      <[><drawls>yeah</drawls></[></{> i've got it up to about a
      hundred <.>and</.>

  <WSC#DPC235:0565:IV>
      and it seems to be all right <.>no</.>

  <WSC#DPC235:0570:DR>
      oh yeah oh <.>well</.> nah well <{1><[1><?>i mean considering</?></[1>
      the tyres were bald remember <.>and</.> <{2><[2>um</[2> yeah <?><.>there's</.></?>
      <,> yeah <latch>

  <WSC#DPC235:0575:IV>
      <[1><?>nah it's

  <WSC#DPC235:0580:IV>
      <.>not</.></?></[1></{1>

  <WSC#DPC235:0585:IV>
      <[2>yeah</[2></{2>

  <WSC#DPC235:0590:IV>
      but since you've got the new tyres have you <{><[>tried it</[>

  <WSC#DPC235:0595:DR>
      <[>oh i</[></{> haven't gone over a hundred no i haven't been on
      the motorway in it <{><[><?>but yeah</?> you know</[>

  <WSC#DPC235:0600:DR>
      i've got it up to about sixty or <laughs>seventy</laughs>

  <WSC#DPC235:0605:IV>
      <[>oh yeah yeah yeah</[></{> <&>7:00</&>

  <WSC#DPC235:0610:IV>
      right <latch>

  <WSC#DPC235:0615:DR>
      you know just going down <?>some pedestrian street and stuff</?>
      <latch>

  <WSC#DPC235:0620:IV>
      oh yeah

  <WSC#DPC235:0625:DR>
      <{><[><.>otherwise</.></[>

  <WSC#DPC235:0630:IV>
      <[>but if</[></{> <.>you</.> if you go er say <.>sixty</.>

  <WSC#DPC235:0635:DR>
      <?>it starts <{><[>to</?> <unclear>word</unclear></[>

  <WSC#DPC235:0640:IV>
      <[><drawls>er</drawls></[></{> <.>sh</.> if she's <.>not</.> the
      wheels are not balanced properly er she'll start shimmering you
      know <.>she'll</.> the steering <?>wheel'll</?> start to <,>
      sort of <?><.>a</.></?>

  <WSC#DPC235:0645:DR>
      wiggle <{><[>yeah</[>

  <WSC#DPC235:0650:IV>
      <[>wiggle</[></{> a bit so er <latch>

  <WSC#DPC235:0655:DR>
      well yeah <.>next</.> <latch>

  <WSC#DPC235:0660:IV>
      if that happens well you know what the problem is <{><[><?>mm</?></[>

  <WSC#DPC235:0665:DR>
      <[>yeah</[></{> well next time i go on the motorway i'll just
      try that out

  <WSC#DPC235:0670:IV>
      yeah <latch>

  <WSC#DPC235:0675:DR>
      <?><.>but</.></?> <,,><&>3</&> i don't know <.>i</.> don't think
      <?>i'll have any problems</?>

  <WSC#DPC235:0680:IV>
      even if you take her out the back of the airport you know on the
      <.>stretch</.> on <.>the</.>

  <WSC#DPC235:0685:DR>
      OH <.>Y</.> oh yeah well yeah <{1><[1>of course</[1> i've been
      along there yeah <.>so</.> nah yeah <{2><[2><?>that's all right</?>
      yeah</[2>

  <WSC#DPC235:0690:IV>
      <[1><unclear>word</unclear></[1></{1>

  <WSC#DPC235:0695:IV>
      <[2>oh so it must be</[2></{2> all right then <latch>

  <WSC#DPC235:0700:DR>
      yeah

  <WSC#DPC235:0705:IV>
      oh right

  <WSC#DPC235:0710:DR>
      yeah i forgot about that <?>place</?>

  <WSC#DPC235:0715:IV>
      yeah <latch>

  <WSC#DPC235:0720:DR>
      what IS the limit around there is it a hundred or is <.>it</.>

  <WSC#DPC235:0725:IV>
      oh i think it's <drawls>um</drawls> <,,> speed limit around
      there it's seventy isn't it <.>or</.> <latch>

  <WSC#DPC235:0730:DR>
      mm <latch> whatever

  <WSC#DPC235:0735:DR>
      cos everyone just burns <{><[>it round there</[>

  <WSC#DPC235:0740:IV>
      <[>oh i know</[></{> yeah <{><[>everybody <.>goes</.> yeah</[>
      <&>8:00</&>

  <WSC#DPC235:0745:DR>
      <[>but i <.>mean</.> <O>laughs</O> but it's</[></{> um

  <WSC#DPC235:0750:IV>
      mm <latch>

  <WSC#DPC235:0755:DR>
      i <.>didn't</.> can't see any signs that say <.>like</.>

  <WSC#DPC235:0760:IV>
      no no <latch>

  <WSC#DPC235:0765:DR>
      <?><.>s</.></?> a hundred or <.>l</.> <{><[>limited</[> speed
      zone or <?>whatever</?>

  <WSC#DPC235:0770:IV>
      <[>yeah</[></{>

  <WSC#DPC235:0775:IV>
      that's right

  <WSC#DPC235:0780:DR>
      but <{><[>er</[>

  <WSC#DPC235:0785:IV>
      <[>and</[></{> that's the only um straight stretch er

  <WSC#DPC235:0790:DR>
      <laughs>yeah</laughs>

  <WSC#DPC235:0795:IV>
      around er you <.>know</.>

  <WSC#DPC235:0800:DR>
      wellington <latch>

  <WSC#DPC235:0805:IV>
      around wellington really

  <WSC#DPC235:0810:DR>
      <?>there's nothing else</?>

  <WSC#DPC235:0815:IV>
      <?>nah</?> unless you go out on the motorway <.>but</.>

  <WSC#DPC235:0820:DR>
      <?>well yeah</?>

  <WSC#DPC235:0825:IV>
      just in town yeah yeah that's the only place

  <WSC#DPC235:0830:DR>
      yeah

  <WSC#DPC235:0835:IV>
      oh right <{><[><.>so</.></[>

  <WSC#DPC235:0840:DR>
      <[><.>would</.></[></{> would all the mechanics like sort of
      test it

  <WSC#DPC235:0845:IV>
      yeah <.>they</.> <.>they</.> they test the cars around there

  <WSC#DPC235:0850:DR>
      yeah around <{><[>there</[> would they go

  <WSC#DPC235:0855:IV>
      <[><.>or</.></[></{>

  <WSC#DPC235:0860:IV>
      yeah mm

  <WSC#DPC235:0865:DR>
      mm

  <WSC#DPC235:0870:IV>
      when they have any problems with <?>that</?> you know the
      steering <{><[>and that</[> sort of thing

  <WSC#DPC235:0875:DR>
      <[>yeah</[></{>

  <WSC#DPC235:0880:DR>
      <?>mm</?>

  <WSC#DPC235:0885:IV>
      they go around there <,,><&>3</&>

  <WSC#DPC235:0890:IV>
      yeah and well how's the er overheating problem

  <WSC#DPC235:0895:IV>
      have you fixed that

  <WSC#DPC235:0900:DR>
      yep got the old radiator um er <,> put in um a reconditioned one

  <WSC#DPC235:0905:IV>
      oh reconditioned <{><[>your radiator</[>

  <WSC#DPC235:0910:DR>
      <[><?>i think it <.>was</.></?></[></{> <.>w</.> it was quite a
      good place

  <WSC#DPC235:0915:DR>
      there was aNOTHER young guy <&>9:00</&> <.>that</.> <.>th</.>
      this guy and he was like um and he was quite good er

  <WSC#DPC235:0920:IV>
      <?>when did you go after <{><[>that</?></[>

  <WSC#DPC235:0925:DR>
      <[><unclear>word</unclear></[></{> yeah it was around the basin
      reserve er <{><[><.>capital</.></[> <.>they</.> they've got <.>that</.>
      <latch>

  <WSC#DPC235:0930:IV>
      <[><drawls>oh</drawls></[></{>

  <WSC#DPC235:0935:IV>
      in dublin street is it

  <WSC#DPC235:0940:DR>
      <laughs>YEAH</laughs> YEAH that's the one right at the end

  <WSC#DPC235:0945:IV>
      right at the end

  <WSC#DPC235:0950:DR>
      yeah

  <WSC#DPC235:0955:IV>
      oh that's where jack went

  <WSC#DPC235:0960:DR>
      OH <{><[><laughs>is</laughs> it yeah</[>

  <WSC#DPC235:0965:IV>
      <[><?>mm</?> yeah</[></{>

  <WSC#DPC235:0970:DR>
      yeah <latch>

  <WSC#DPC235:0975:IV>
      yeah <latch>

  <WSC#DPC235:0980:DR>
      yeah <.>and</.> and they weren't bad <.>i</.> i thought they
      were <.>quite</.> <?>i <.>think</.> how <.>much</.></?> <&>snaps
      fingers</&>

  <WSC#DPC235:0985:DR>
      that was another hundred bucks

  <WSC#DPC235:0990:IV>
      yeah

  <WSC#DPC235:0995:DR>
      er but <,> i suppose that's <.>not</.> <latch>

  <WSC#DPC235:1000:IV>
      that's good

  <WSC#DPC235:1005:DR>
      yeah and he did it <.>in</.> <&>snaps fingers</&> like you know

  <WSC#DPC235:1010:DR>
      i <{1><[1>watched</[1> him as well so that's quite good

  <WSC#DPC235:1015:DR>
      so next time i'll probably be able to do it myself

  <WSC#DPC235:1020:DR>
      <{2><[2>i was just a bit unsure you see</[2> about the um

  <WSC#DPC235:1025:IV>
      <[1>mm</[1></{1>

  <WSC#DPC235:1030:IV>
      <[2><drawls>right</drawls></[2></{2>

  <WSC#DPC235:1035:IV>
      soldering and that

  <WSC#DPC235:1040:DR>
      no <.>the</.> <,> <.>after</.> once you've filled it up with
      water again <latch>

  <WSC#DPC235:1045:IV>
      yeah <latch>

  <WSC#DPC235:1050:DR>
      you have to rev the engine or get the <.>air</.> <latch>

  <WSC#DPC235:1055:IV>
      oh <{><[><.>they</.></[>

  <WSC#DPC235:1060:DR>
      <[>air</[></{> gaps that's <{><[>it is it?</[> yeah

  <WSC#DPC235:1065:IV>
      <[>that's right</[></{>

  <WSC#DPC235:1070:IV>
      yeah

  <WSC#DPC235:1075:DR>
      so you <{><[><?><.>drive</.></?> yeah</[> and i thought well you
      know i'll <.>probably</.> i won't be able to do that

  <WSC#DPC235:1080:DR>
      and also FINDING a radiator <?>it'd <.>be</.></?>

  <WSC#DPC235:1085:IV>
      <[>air bubbles there</[></{>

  <WSC#DPC235:1090:IV>
      oh yes cos you've got to get a new <?>core</?> put in
      <&>10:00</&>

  <WSC#DPC235:1095:DR>
      yeah see <.>so</.> <latch>

  <WSC#DPC235:1100:IV>
      <drawls><?>so</?></drawls> <{><[>you know</[>

  <WSC#DPC235:1105:DR>
      <[>that's <.>just</.></[></{> <.>just</.> may as well just take
      it in

  <WSC#DPC235:1110:IV>
      OH yes <latch>

  <WSC#DPC235:1115:DR>
      yeah <{><[><?>i <.>mean</.></?> and he's <.>got</.></[> <?>got</?>
      special <.>y</.> you know those <?>ratchet things</?> <?>no what
      are <.>they</.></?>

  <WSC#DPC235:1120:IV>
      <[>yeah and <?>have they <.>got</.></?></[></{>

  <WSC#DPC235:1125:IV>
      <.>y</.> yeah

  <WSC#DPC235:1130:DR>
      i don't know <latch>

  <WSC#DPC235:1135:IV>
      <?>CRANK</?> <{><[><?>got the <.>crank</.> the radiator</?></[>

  <WSC#DPC235:1140:DR>
      <[>yeah it goes <?><.>make</.></?> you know <.>you</.></[></{>
      you screw it up and <.>it's</.>

  <WSC#DPC235:1145:IV>
      OH yeah tension wrench <{><[><?>tension</?> <unclear>word</unclear></[>

  <WSC#DPC235:1150:DR>
      <[><?>you see <.>they're</.></?></[></{> they're he had <{><[>one</[>

  <WSC#DPC235:1155:IV>
      <[>when they</[></{> get the right tension it <.>cl</.> sort of
      clicks <{><[>yeah</[>

  <WSC#DPC235:1160:DR>
      <[><.>he</.> he</[></{> had like a special one that was <latch>

  <WSC#DPC235:1165:IV>
      right <latch>

  <WSC#DPC235:1170:DR>
      really long so they <.>could</.> he could reach down and <.>just</.>

  <WSC#DPC235:1175:IV>
      yeah

  <WSC#DPC235:1180:DR>
      <?>he</?> dropped it a few times in the engine and lost it <.>but</.>
      <O>voc</O> <{><[><O>laughs</O></[>

  <WSC#DPC235:1185:DR>
      he's looking around the engine <laughs>for it</laughs> <latch>

  <WSC#DPC235:1190:IV>
      <[>did he</[></{> <O>laughs</O>

  <WSC#DPC235:1195:DR>
      and then it dropped <.>right</.> oh it was quite funny

  <WSC#DPC235:1200:DR>
      but yeah he was um

  <WSC#DPC235:1205:IV>
      oh well <latch>

  <WSC#DPC235:1210:DR>
      nah that was excellent

  <WSC#DPC235:1215:DR>
      yeah so it's not overheating any more

  <WSC#DPC235:1220:IV>
      right <{><[>so <?>yeah</?></[> so you got another problem sorted
      out <,>

  <WSC#DPC235:1225:DR>
      <[><?>luckily</?></[></{>

  <WSC#DPC235:1230:DR>
      yeah well <{><[><?><softly>i mean it's</softly></?></[> no good
      <unclear>word</unclear> so i'm <.>not</.>

  <WSC#DPC235:1235:IV>
      <[><O>voc</O></[></{>

  <WSC#DPC235:1240:IV>
      did i tell you the problems we had when we went to er perth

  <WSC#DPC235:1245:IV>
      we got <{><[><?>this rental car</?></[> out <latch> <&>11:00</&>

  <WSC#DPC235:1250:DR>
      <[>OH</[></{>

  <WSC#DPC235:1255:DR>
      oh <O>laughs</O> <?>yeah</?> <unclear>word</unclear> <{1><[1><?>was
      <.>it</.></[1> was that it um</?> broke down or something like
      that <{2><[2>yeah</[2>

  <WSC#DPC235:1260:IV>
      <[1>YEAH</[1></{1>

  <WSC#DPC235:1265:IV>
      <[2><drawls>yeah</drawls></[2></{2> it broke down in <.>the</.>
      in the <{><[>wop wops a way away from <,> civilisation <O>voc</O></[>
      <latch>

  <WSC#DPC235:1270:DR>
      <[><O>laughs</O></[></{>

  <WSC#DPC235:1275:DR>
      <.>what</.> what kind of car was it er

  <WSC#DPC235:1280:IV>
      it was a corolla <{><[>pretty late model</[>

  <WSC#DPC235:1285:DR>
      <[>OH NO</[></{> OH goodness yeah <latch>

  <WSC#DPC235:1290:IV>
      but <.>the</.> the motor just seized up and just went bang and
      that was it

  <WSC#DPC235:1295:DR>
      was it the heat was it

  <WSC#DPC235:1300:IV>
      <.>n</.> <drawls>no</drawls> er something er came adrift inside
      the motor <{><[>the <?>conglom</?></[> i would say <latch>

  <WSC#DPC235:1305:DR>
      <[><O>laughs</O></[></{>

  <WSC#DPC235:1310:DR>
      <laughs>oh no</laughs> <latch>

  <WSC#DPC235:1315:IV>
      cos everything <{><[>locked up</[> you know <latch>

  <WSC#DPC235:1320:DR>
      <[><O>laughs</O></[></{> <drawls>oh and</drawls>

  <WSC#DPC235:1325:IV>
      YEAH and er you know <.>i</.> over there <.>d</.> it's miles <{><[>and
      miles</[> <.>of</.> <latch>

  <WSC#DPC235:1330:DR>
      <[>yeah</[></{>

  <WSC#DPC235:1335:DR>
      just desert <{><[>yeah</[>

  <WSC#DPC235:1340:IV>
      <[><.>of</.></[></{> you know straight road <.>and</.> <latch>

  <WSC#DPC235:1345:DR>
      <groans>oh no</groans>

  <WSC#DPC235:1350:IV>
      nothing

  <WSC#DPC235:1355:IV>
      and er these two people we were just lucky they stopped and <.>they</.>
      you know they <{><[>asked us</[> <.>were</.> you know if we
      could er they could help us

  <WSC#DPC235:1360:IV>
      and er then they went down to the um first town oh it was a few
      miles away <&>12:00</&> and they sent a breakdown truck to tow
      us in

  <WSC#DPC235:1365:IV>
      and he just <.>happen</.> happened to be er a kiwi guy

  <WSC#DPC235:1370:DR>
      <[><unclear>word</unclear></[></{>

  <WSC#DPC235:1375:DR>
      <?><drawls>OH</drawls></?> <latch>

  <WSC#DPC235:1380:IV>
      <?>the <.>bloke</.></?> YEAH <{1><[1>the bloke</[1> from the
      service station <{2><[2>he was from</[2> invercargill

  <WSC#DPC235:1385:DR>
      <[1><?>OH</?></[1></{1>

  <WSC#DPC235:1390:DR>
      <[2>what a coincidence</[2></{2>

  <WSC#DPC235:1395:DR>
      OH MAN <{><[><unclear>word</unclear></[>

  <WSC#DPC235:1400:IV>
      <[>YEAH</[></{> we were lucky

  <WSC#DPC235:1405:IV>
      and er <{><[>anyway</[> he towed us in

  <WSC#DPC235:1410:DR>
      <[>yeah</[></{>

  <WSC#DPC235:1415:DR>
      yeah

  <WSC#DPC235:1420:IV>
      and we left the car there with him cos he was the agent <drawls><.>for</.></drawls>
      <{><[>for the er</[>

  <WSC#DPC235:1425:DR>
      <[>was it avis was</[></{> it

  <WSC#DPC235:1430:IV>
      <.>y</.> no it was um <&>name of company</&> <,> rental car <{><[>in</[>
      perth

  <WSC#DPC235:1435:DR>
      <[>mm</[></{>

  <WSC#DPC235:1440:DR>
      yeah

  <WSC#DPC235:1445:IV>
      but i wouldn't go back to them again <{><[><.>cos</.></[>

  <WSC#DPC235:1450:DR>
      <[><?>yeah</[></{> they must <.>have</.></?> <latch>

  <WSC#DPC235:1455:IV>
      NO they didn't <.>help</.> they were not very helpful at all
      really

  <WSC#DPC235:1460:DR>
      weren't <.>th</.> they didn't do anything <{><[>did they</[>

  <WSC#DPC235:1465:IV>
      <[>NO</[></{> they said well it's up to you now it's up to you

  <WSC#DPC235:1470:IV>
      you know you can make your own way <{1><[1>back</[1> to perth so
      we <{2><[2>had to <.>pay</.></[2>

  <WSC#DPC235:1475:DR>
      <[1><?>oh that sucks</?></[1></{1>

  <WSC#DPC235:1480:DR>
      <[2>they should have</[2></{2> sent <?>you another car</?>
      <latch>

  <WSC#DPC235:1485:IV>
      yeah i know anybody <.>e</.> most of the other er rental cars
      they <?>do <.>the</.></?> send somebody or another car you know

  <WSC#DPC235:1490:DR>
      <.>wh</.> what um what year corolla was it <&>13:00</&>

  <WSC#DPC235:1495:IV>
      <drawls>um eighty</drawls> eight or eighty nine

  <WSC#DPC235:1500:IV>
      it was fairly late <latch>

  <WSC#DPC235:1505:DR>
      and it <{1><[1>and</[1> it just blew up like <{2><[2>that</[2>

  <WSC#DPC235:1510:IV>
      <[1>mm</[1></{1>

  <WSC#DPC235:1515:IV>
      <[2>just</[2></{2> yeah we were just driving and you know on
      this straight straight road <latch>

  <WSC#DPC235:1520:DR>
      mm <{><[><O>laughs</O></[>

  <WSC#DPC235:1525:IV>
      <[>the next thing</[></{> we know <{1><[1>it just</[1> went BANG
      <{2><[2>and</[2> just <.>skid</.> everything rocked you know
      <latch>

  <WSC#DPC235:1530:DR>
      <[1><?>it</?> <unclear>word</unclear></[1></{1>

  <WSC#DPC235:1535:DR>
      <[2>yeah</[2></{2>

  <WSC#DPC235:1540:DR>
      oh the breaks as well?

  <WSC#DPC235:1545:IV>
      well <{1><[1>the motor</[1> lock cos the the you know <{2><[2><unclear>word</unclear></[2>

  <WSC#DPC235:1550:DR>
      <[1><drawls>oh</drawls></[1></{1>

  <WSC#DPC235:1555:DR>
      <[2>oh i see</[2></{2> what you mean yeah <{><[>yeah</[>

  <WSC#DPC235:1560:IV>
      <[>yeah</[></{> it just <,> nothing nah just locked up <drawls>man</drawls>
      we were stranded there

  <WSC#DPC235:1565:DR>
      and did <drawls>you</drawls> realise what was wrong with it like
      i mean once you looked at it

  <WSC#DPC235:1570:IV>
      well er i suspected you know <{1><[1>that some</[1> thing came
      adrift inside the motor <{2><[2>and</[2> locked everything up

  <WSC#DPC235:1575:IV>
      <{3><[3>but er there was nothing</[3> you can do

  <WSC#DPC235:1580:DR>
      <[1><unclear>word</unclear></[1></{1>

  <WSC#DPC235:1585:DR>
      <[2><?>was it</?></[2></{2>

  <WSC#DPC235:1590:DR>
      <[3>yeah <,> <?>it was impossible</?></[3></{3> <&>13:35</&>
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