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SPRATTY SAYS 06-01-2007
If there was any kind of dry spell in the Clarence, it’s pretty safe to say the drought has definitely broken. Watching all that rain tumbling down makes you think about the folks who are running out of water and beginning to eye ours with some degree of envy. One water saving idea I would commend to our friends up north, was to take turns playing under each others sprinklers, a neighbourly and more social approach to conservation; Mrs Spratty doesn’t like the idea of middle aged folks in their underwear cavorting around our front yard, lucky I guess we’re not the ones running out of water.
In a state of rain fuelled reason I reckon I would trade some of our water for health care, in particular aged facilities, a bridge and a few other necessities particularly down river where a burgeoning population is putting real pressure on resources. Our water seems to be a trump card perhaps it’s worth putting a price on it, I mean if you don’t ask you don’t get. Anyway what could be so bad about becoming the Water Sheiks of the Clarence?
While on the topic of the water, over the break spent a few hours downriver ensuring the safety of the local fish population. My catch and release program seems to attract samples around the size of a postage stamp, a sensational few hours nonetheless. The only damper on the most unathletic of sporting events was having a breathalyser shoved in my face by a polite young man in a police uniform while asking to inspect the impressive wad of licenses and regos required to dangle a line these days, I must say it pretty much destroyed the moment. The knowledge that other polite young men in police uniforms from out of town were roaming the river bank boat ramps simultaneously checking regos on boat trailers did not aid the ‘getting away from it all’ sensation.
CC girl is on ‘leave’ at the moment, down at the beach with arrangements and her return subject to constant negotiation and change without notice. While we naturally harbour the usual concerns for our little un, as any parent knows, it’s pretty handy having the house to yourselves for a few days. Once I ducked and weaved my way through the list on the fridge, mainly by providing phone numbers, Mrs Spratty and I have been sampling the serenity at the Ponderosa.
On the workfront Ford and Hyundai have turned up the wick with some great offers. In particular Ford has performed major surgery on new Ranger and Territory pricing, as well as useful fine tuning of Focus and Falcon programs. Hyundai are offering a 24 hour test drive on selected models and continue to offer a compelling value and quality proposition.
Finally we are starting to cook with gas, literally our inventory of kits and expertise has improved dramatically over the past few weeks. Contact Fiona or Brian for a chat. Why not think about a no-cost conversion with a vehicle purchase?
Happy motoring,
Spratty