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SPRATTY SAYS 17-02-2007
Here we are at the tail end of Summer, it didn’t seem anywhere near as tropical as last year or am I becoming acclimatised? Valentines Day came and went, for next year please note my address is 117 Fitzroy Street, anything of emotional value would be greatly appreciated, subject to Mrs Spratty’s approval of course.
On the home front CC girl seems to be in three places at once, crossing and recrossing the region in a social frenzy that seems endless. Keeping track of her 170 odd close cyber buddies is hard work also; she seems up to the task and seems to be travelling remarkably well. What is helpful I’ve noticed on the odd occasion when I have gained access to the internet at home is that, after getting over the initial shock, most of the pop up messages that appear looking for CC girl display a picture of themselves to ensure recognition and a code name to avoid it... anything to do a parents head in I guess.
On the footballing front, our immigrant accountant from the deep South has been unable to withstand the siren call of the sherrin and has started training with the Tigers. I suppose familiarity becomes pretty special when you are a long way from home, the good news is though his eligibility for a plethora of rugby options remains intact.
Talking rugby , just when I thought I was blending nicely into the back of the pack at training, until the demonic Dr Powell introduced a little more body contact than usual, I suddenly felt the urge to assist in administration, especially after a few hits from the U19 Kamikaze pilots. Seriously the boys are working well, and are in good shape for a big year.
On the work front things have been pretty busy. The Service Department are finally coming to the end of the holiday break down work which seems to have been at a higher volume this year. Don’t get me wrong we get paid to fix broken cars but prevention is far better than cure, we would much rather maintain healthy cars. To be fair not too many tow-ins belong to locals, the vast majority are in transit and are the cause of an unscheduled visit to the Clarence. So it’s not all bad.
On the sales front Tom Freebody is having a well earned break, which means you are more than likely to run into me if you visit us. If you do, be nice as it’s been a while. And don’t ask any hard questions. Although I have discovered the last of the 4x4 couriers are incredibly cheap
Finally with the busy summer trading period we have traded some absolute crackerjack cars, but be quick because they disappear quickly, Clarence car buyers have a canny eye for quality and value.
Happy motoring,
Spratty