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About four years ago, she started searching for a way to bring her childhood dream to fruition. I just think you've got to be on the ball. Overview Reviews Located Nearby, shingle creek collectables.

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Why you would choice to right here at the top of the passing line to converge emergency services at an entrance of a business trading on a busy day, the road was very busy yesterday , at one stage blocking it, creating a 4 lane highway. Impossible for some to even enter or exit safely. I went and spoke to a driver after one car had no where to go when she turned in and was backing out on the road, no one was assisting her and I said " you are going to cause an accident here". Customers were very confused some even opting to exit down the No Exit When I started this business it was not straight forward, jumping all the hoops and a big part of it was having to do a roading plan for everyone to enter and exit the best safest way possible. I have spent a small fortune expanding and clearing the parking area and Entrance ways to make it safe. Directly across the road is a big turnaround area and at the bottom of the hill a big gravel pit area, both not putting my customers and road users at risk. I thought it was just stupidity and so did all of my customers, after all the emergency was not here but it sure could of been!! I should explain that the bottom photo is looking thought the hut window in the top photo How cool is this!!

Shingle creek collectables

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. From driving trucks to selling collectables, Marlene Graham has had an interesting career path. John Lewis finds out how it led to creating her ''happy place'' in the former Shingle Creek pub. She says her memory of some things is a bit dusty, but she recalls with clarity, the day her grandfather gave her a couple of old shearing machine oiling cans, and she remembered being intrigued by them. Since that day, the year-old has been collecting oil cans along with a few shipping container loads of other little collectable ''knick-knacks'' and ''bits and bobs''. She recently opened her own store, called Shingle Creek Collectables, in the historic old Shingle Creek Pub, a few minutes north of Roxburgh.

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Since that day, the year-old has been collecting oil cans along with a few shipping container loads of other little collectable ''knick-knacks'' and ''bits and bobs''. In fact, in a strange way, the sharp turn off course she took when she took up truck driving was what helped her to realise her ambition. Skip to main content. You might think it's a far-reaching step, going from a shop floor to the cab of a big rig. Ms Graham says there has been a real resurgence in antique stores and garage sales in recent years, which is closely aligned with a growth in the popularity of collecting. Looking back, Ms Graham says the road to finding the perfect store for her collectables was a long and winding one. She got a job as a ticket writer for Para Rubber - basically creating advertising signs and shop displays. Shingle Creek Collectables owner Marlene Graham outside her store with the Mainfreight truck she drives. An Arnotts truck biscuit tin. Add a Comment Login or register to post comments. It set off a chain reaction. Dealing with council over resource consent issues was challenging at times, but she says it wasn't anything that couldn't be sorted by using some language she had learned as a truck driver over the years. That was what inspired her to go the whole hog and set up her own business, where the public could buy, sell, trade and ''wangle'' anything collectable.

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Located Nearby Nearby Attractions. Travel Guides. She chased the dream pretty hard when she first left school. It set off a chain reaction. I also had to go to Christchurch once a week to visit our reps. Skip to main content. There's huge parking, it's all wooden and it's rustic on the inside. In between having a family, she became the purchasing officer for Whitcoulls in Invercargill for 16 years, and then worked in marketing and retail for a small Southland company which manufactured tandem trailers. Even though Ms Graham has been a truck driver for almost half of her life, her love of retail and antique collectables has always bubbled away beneath the surface. Recommended Attractions at Popular Destinations Bangkok attraction near me Tokyo attraction near me Manila attraction near me Hong Kong attraction near me Seoul attraction near me Taipei attraction near me Los Angeles attraction near me Shanghai attraction near me Kuala Lumpur attraction near me New York attraction near me Singapore attraction near me Shenzhen attraction near me Osaka attraction near me London attraction near me Guangzhou attraction near me San Francisco attraction near me Macau attraction near me Beijing attraction near me Bali attraction near me Phuket attraction near me Jakarta attraction near me Ho Chi Minh City attraction near me Paris attraction near me Orlando attraction near me Chiang Mai attraction near me Cebu attraction near me Toronto attraction near me Dubai attraction near me Chicago attraction near me Fukuoka attraction near me. Looking back, Ms Graham says the road to finding the perfect store for her collectables was a long and winding one. Dealing with council over resource consent issues was challenging at times, but she says it wasn't anything that couldn't be sorted by using some language she had learned as a truck driver over the years.