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SPRATTY SAYS 03-03-2007
Autumn has arrived along with Mrs Spratty’s wedding anniversary. Don’t know why but she’s hung around for 22 years, could only put it down to either hygiene or cooking, anyway, so if I forget to mark the occasion in any other way at least she’s made the press.
Also on the home front the Linda Gaye has finally disappeared to a lucky fella in Harvey Bay, my prevarications about the sale were apparently overruled in my absence whilst in Sydney last week. The upside is I now have a pretty good case to take to the Domestic Toy Commissioner for replacements to my diversionary apparatus collection.
Hadn’t been to Steak and Kidney for a while, it didn’t take long to work out why. Getting yelled at by folks in strange clobber who don’t speak real good English, long stints going nowhere in the car, but most of all at Mrs Spratty will attest I’m not the world’s best queuer.
Security at most venues has also been stepped up quite a bit since I was last down there, at one Car Auction I went to, it was like going through security at the airport, with metal detectors, blokes with those wand things and a crew of CIA looking dudes with walkie talkies monitoring.. Well… I guess suspicious characters like me. It was good to get out of there.
For the record there were a few beers and a few chin wags with blokes in the car game in Sydney, but it was fully tax deductible and of enormous benefit to all concerned. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.
Just a note on the upcoming state election, I’m not one of those clever political types, however I am a little disappointed that with all the big budget election promises being thrown about that the poor old motorist appears to have been totally forgotten. Fair dinkum, we should have highways paved in gold for all the money that pours into the government coffers from every aspect of the automotive experience. It really would be nice to see the automotive fiscal tide turn a little.
On the work front, I’ve had to cancel all shore leave as there has been an out break of pregnancies and subsequently little people. Congratulations to the Mackay, Sidorenko, Saunder and Norrie families for successfully snubbing family planning procedures.
Finally the foraging around down South did yield a few precious automotive gems. They have started to arrive and disappear just as quickly, so be quick for the pick of the crop. When coupled with some highly attractive offers from Ford and Hyundai, there is plenty to look at here at Mighty River.
Looking forward to catching up with you soon.
Happy motoring,
Spratty