1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,480 Speaker 1: I got a message from a listener by the name 2 00:00:02,640 --> 00:00:05,040 Speaker 1: of Kate earlier this morning, and I'll just read it 3 00:00:05,080 --> 00:00:08,440 Speaker 1: out for you. It said, Hi, Katie, can you please 4 00:00:08,480 --> 00:00:11,400 Speaker 1: put an urgent message out to listeners from Durak and 5 00:00:11,720 --> 00:00:16,280 Speaker 1: Driver to look out for a silver Everest mobility scooter. 6 00:00:16,680 --> 00:00:19,160 Speaker 1: We bought it as a Christmas present from my elderly dad. 7 00:00:19,480 --> 00:00:22,400 Speaker 1: Gave it to him brand new yesterday and it was 8 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:25,880 Speaker 1: stolen from our house last night. His old one doesn't 9 00:00:25,920 --> 00:00:30,280 Speaker 1: go the scooter in his well. The scooter is his legs, 10 00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:33,680 Speaker 1: it's his independence. It was cited at about four o'clock 11 00:00:33,800 --> 00:00:35,960 Speaker 1: in the morning now I believe it was this morning 12 00:00:36,159 --> 00:00:38,120 Speaker 1: near the golf club. But joining me on the line 13 00:00:38,200 --> 00:00:41,239 Speaker 1: right now is Kate. Good morning to you. 14 00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:43,879 Speaker 2: Kate Mine, Katie. 15 00:00:43,880 --> 00:00:46,120 Speaker 3: How are you, oh mate? Better than you by the 16 00:00:46,159 --> 00:00:47,839 Speaker 3: sounds of it, tell me what happened. 17 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:52,440 Speaker 2: I'm got it. Dad just drove from Alice Springs up 18 00:00:52,479 --> 00:00:55,080 Speaker 2: to stay with us for Christmas. He drove the whole 19 00:00:55,080 --> 00:00:57,160 Speaker 2: way all by himself. He can't even get out a car, 20 00:00:57,600 --> 00:01:02,360 Speaker 2: and I'm we surprised him with scooter, brand new, shiny one. 21 00:01:03,280 --> 00:01:06,319 Speaker 2: He tested it out yesterday and then last night he 22 00:01:06,360 --> 00:01:10,000 Speaker 2: happened to leave the key in it. Of course, it's 23 00:01:10,040 --> 00:01:12,040 Speaker 2: gone this morning and it's been on joy rides all 24 00:01:12,080 --> 00:01:16,480 Speaker 2: through Jirat golf course. It's been siders, witnesses have seen 25 00:01:16,480 --> 00:01:21,720 Speaker 2: a Caucasian adult male, it's not kids. And we've had 26 00:01:21,720 --> 00:01:28,240 Speaker 2: the police around. We've got yeah, oh, no idea where 27 00:01:28,240 --> 00:01:30,360 Speaker 2: it is. We've been driving around looking all morning and 28 00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:32,280 Speaker 2: dad can't walk and. 29 00:01:33,040 --> 00:01:39,399 Speaker 1: This is disgraceful, honestly. Oh, Kate, I bet you are. 30 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:42,319 Speaker 1: I bet you devastated. You know, things like this are 31 00:01:42,360 --> 00:01:45,640 Speaker 1: not cheap for a start, but by the sounds of it, 32 00:01:46,040 --> 00:01:49,160 Speaker 1: beautiful gifts for you to give to your dad. 33 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:53,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, we're just about to go over to Lake our 34 00:01:53,760 --> 00:01:56,240 Speaker 2: golf for Christmas, and that was going to be an 35 00:01:56,280 --> 00:01:59,040 Speaker 2: independence so he could tool around and do what he 36 00:01:59,080 --> 00:02:01,960 Speaker 2: wanted to do, you know, with ourseul pushing him in 37 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:06,240 Speaker 2: a wheelchair. Yeah. So it is literally brand new and 38 00:02:06,600 --> 00:02:09,239 Speaker 2: it's an Everest. The brand is, you know, good brand. 39 00:02:10,200 --> 00:02:15,200 Speaker 2: We own a disability support company here in Duract and 40 00:02:15,240 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 2: our participants are quite well known to everybody and it's 41 00:02:18,520 --> 00:02:20,639 Speaker 2: just such a sad thing that this has happened. I 42 00:02:20,680 --> 00:02:23,120 Speaker 2: can see where they are sitting on the seat or 43 00:02:23,120 --> 00:02:27,280 Speaker 2: the empty bottles where they were, and they've taken a 44 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:29,200 Speaker 2: couple of bikes as well. So he's had a gang 45 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:33,400 Speaker 2: with him and he's headed off to wherever he is 46 00:02:33,480 --> 00:02:40,040 Speaker 2: right now. So if anybody sees an Everest scooter ling around, 47 00:02:40,080 --> 00:02:42,040 Speaker 2: I actually I don't think we're going to find it abandoned. 48 00:02:42,600 --> 00:02:44,440 Speaker 2: It's a little bit more strategic than that, I think. 49 00:02:44,480 --> 00:02:46,079 Speaker 2: I don't think it's just kids trying to get home. 50 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:49,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, right, Kate, talk me through what it sort of 51 00:02:49,560 --> 00:02:50,000 Speaker 3: looks like. 52 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:52,360 Speaker 1: Just describe it for us, because is it, you know, 53 00:02:52,480 --> 00:02:54,880 Speaker 1: like you said, what's at you know, you say, a 54 00:02:54,960 --> 00:02:58,079 Speaker 1: my ability scooter For somebody like me who's got no idea, 55 00:02:58,320 --> 00:02:59,400 Speaker 1: what exactly is that? 56 00:02:59,639 --> 00:03:00,480 Speaker 3: What's it look like? 57 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:03,239 Speaker 2: Okay, so I've put a picture up on the drac 58 00:03:03,480 --> 00:03:04,959 Speaker 2: Facebook page. 59 00:03:05,720 --> 00:03:06,200 Speaker 1: It is. 60 00:03:06,360 --> 00:03:09,280 Speaker 2: You can google Everest Mobility scooter and see a picture. 61 00:03:09,280 --> 00:03:12,200 Speaker 2: It's silver, it's got four wheels. It's a big, huge, solid, 62 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:16,600 Speaker 2: top of the line one and with a basket on 63 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:22,200 Speaker 2: the front and mirrors, and it's all from top Gun Mobility. 64 00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:26,120 Speaker 2: The badge on it so's Top Gun Mobility, and it's 65 00:03:27,360 --> 00:03:31,960 Speaker 2: brand's name is Everest. It's silver and so shiny, so 66 00:03:32,120 --> 00:03:34,679 Speaker 2: new brand new. I just put the plastic off it. 67 00:03:34,920 --> 00:03:37,280 Speaker 1: And Kate, I'm just looking at them now. You know 68 00:03:37,400 --> 00:03:39,160 Speaker 1: they're not cheap, that's for sure. 69 00:03:40,120 --> 00:03:46,040 Speaker 2: Mate, six grand ah, six grand I can't just go 70 00:03:46,120 --> 00:03:47,040 Speaker 2: on by him another one. 71 00:03:47,720 --> 00:03:52,880 Speaker 1: Oh, Kate, I'm so sorry, Mate. I feel like I'm 72 00:03:52,960 --> 00:03:57,520 Speaker 1: bloody crying. I know how important dads are. I lost 73 00:03:57,600 --> 00:04:00,560 Speaker 1: my dad and I know how bloody important are And 74 00:04:01,440 --> 00:04:04,080 Speaker 1: you must be an incredible woman looking after your dad 75 00:04:04,320 --> 00:04:07,280 Speaker 1: in that way and buying him a great gift, and 76 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:09,840 Speaker 1: clearly you wanted him to be able to have his 77 00:04:09,960 --> 00:04:13,960 Speaker 1: independence over Christmas. It does not get any lower than 78 00:04:14,040 --> 00:04:18,800 Speaker 1: stealing a mobility scooter. And I really hope that you know, 79 00:04:19,080 --> 00:04:21,640 Speaker 1: we can, we can end the week with a good 80 00:04:21,720 --> 00:04:24,000 Speaker 1: news story this week by getting it back for you. 81 00:04:25,200 --> 00:04:27,640 Speaker 2: So do I because when the vernacular and the automatic 82 00:04:27,720 --> 00:04:30,800 Speaker 2: response I made it's just kids, just you know, it'll 83 00:04:30,839 --> 00:04:32,720 Speaker 2: be kids. They're just trying to get high, and you'll 84 00:04:32,720 --> 00:04:35,120 Speaker 2: find it in an alley fromwhere it's like, no, we're 85 00:04:35,200 --> 00:04:41,400 Speaker 2: so desantitized, so desansitized to it. And this wasn't just 86 00:04:41,600 --> 00:04:45,400 Speaker 2: kids at all, and you know, got a little bit 87 00:04:45,440 --> 00:04:47,200 Speaker 2: more behind it than just kids mucking around. 88 00:04:48,560 --> 00:04:52,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's spot on and it's atrocious. Honestly, whoever's taken 89 00:04:52,440 --> 00:04:55,920 Speaker 1: the bloody scooter bring it back, like, get it back. 90 00:04:56,120 --> 00:04:59,000 Speaker 1: It is not fair you've taken you know, a man 91 00:04:59,120 --> 00:05:02,120 Speaker 1: scooter who actually he needs it. It's not funny, it's 92 00:05:02,160 --> 00:05:04,680 Speaker 1: not a good joke. It's it is time for it 93 00:05:04,760 --> 00:05:07,440 Speaker 1: to come back. It's Christmas time and you've worked really 94 00:05:07,560 --> 00:05:09,400 Speaker 1: hard to be able to get that for your dad, 95 00:05:09,480 --> 00:05:12,400 Speaker 1: you and your partner. I just think it's horrid that 96 00:05:12,560 --> 00:05:13,480 Speaker 1: somebody would do that. 97 00:05:14,880 --> 00:05:17,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, thanks Cattie, thanks for your tom no worries. 98 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:19,160 Speaker 3: Let us see what we can do to try and 99 00:05:19,240 --> 00:05:19,839 Speaker 3: help you, Kate. 100 00:05:20,640 --> 00:05:21,000 Speaker 2: We will. 101 00:05:21,240 --> 00:05:24,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, we'll keep in contact with you. You too. I 102 00:05:24,279 --> 00:05:26,600 Speaker 3: really hope we can get this thing back. Thanks Kate, 103 00:05:26,640 --> 00:05:29,360 Speaker 3: We'll talk to you sooner. Thank you.