HENDERSON TRADIE FIRES UP SAUSAGE SIZZLE ON ROOF OF HILUX, INSISTS IT'S "WAY MORE STABLE THAN IT LOOKS"
The Hilux is parked outside a Lincoln Road job site. The hotplate is on the cab. WorkSafe has been notified.
A Henderson builder has set up a working sausage sizzle on the roof of his ute, citing "smoko logistics" and "the fucking wind down at ground level".
The Hilux, parked outside a half-finished townhouse development on Lincoln Road, is currently hosting a portable gas hotplate and a chilly bin of Hellers precooked. A roll of Budget white bread sits on the roof racks. The operator, Dazza Whitiora, said the setup had been running since Tuesday and was "going off, mate".
"Site's a shitfight. Scaffies are in, sparkies are in, and the boss won't shout a feed. So I thought, righto — elevated kitchen. Above the dust. Above the bloody clipboard cunt from council."
A neighbour across the road, Mereana Toleafoa, said she'd watched four blokes climb onto the tray to get a snag. One of them "went arse over" but kept hold of his sausage. "The dog from number 38 has eaten three so far. Dazza's charging the dog. I don't know how."
A WorkSafe spokesperson said they were "aware of the situation". Cooking on a vehicle was "not explicitly covered" by current guidance but was "strongly discouraged". Asked if anyone would be inspecting, the spokesperson said someone would be down "Tuesday". They did not specify which Tuesday.
Dazza has since added a hand-written sign reading SNAGS $3 CASH ONLY NO EFTPOS DON'T ASK. As of Thursday lunchtime he had moved the operation to a second ute. The Hilux, he said, "smelled like onions forever now".
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Reader Letters
Trev_Hornby
Dazza's a good cunt though. If anyone can cook sausages on a ute, it's him. Keeps the boys fed and the site morale up.
Margaret_F
I remember when smokos used to just be a sandwich and a flask of tea. These days it's like a carnival. Elevated kitchens, next thing it'll be a bloody bouncy castle.
roger_wiremu_32
I was there. Got a snag for lunch and it was pretty bloody good. Honestly, it sounds dodgy but it was stable as. Dazza knows his stuff.
Linda_Massey_Mum
This wouldn't have been an issue if the council sorted these regulations out. Everything's in a 'grey area' until someone falls off a ute!
dog_from_38
Lol, good on the dog. That's a smart one right there, getting free snags.
BarryBishopdale
I don't know why people are freaking out. You could do the same thing under the council gazebo at a school fair or something. Just because it's on a ute doesn't mean it's suddenly dangerous!
Mereana_Toleafoa
That dog got more snags than anyone on site. If you can charge a dog for eating your sausages, maybe you're onto something!