AT: Any truth to the rumour that one of your mates did a bit of ballroom dancing last week?
TA: What are you talking about?
AT: Details are a bit sketchy but it all happened at the Camperdown saleyard. I think one of the district's leading buyers might have did a bit of ballroom dancing - some people might call it shadow boxing - with another bloke. People who witnessed the incident reckon they would pay money for another episode. It was supposed to be like something out of comedy capers.
TA: Ray Greaves and his son-in-law Andrew Templeton had a bit of bonding time when they made a recent trip to Brisbane.
AT: As you know, Tim, family is one of the most important things. Great to see the boys getting on so well. What happened?
TA: Apparently, Andrew's son Alastair, who plays cricket out at West Warrnambool has just turned 18. The family started looking around for a first car for him. A car was found on e-Bay which Ray and Andrew thought would suit young Alastair. Ray and Andrew got cheap one-way tickets up to Brisbane as they thought they would be driving the car back to Warrnambool. But when they got to Brisbane and looked at the car they came to the conclusion it was no good. They went back to the airport to catch the next flight back to Melbourne but they found there were no seats on the next couple of flights. In the end they had to pay $500 each to fly back to Melbourne.
AT: This cheap Brisbane car venture seems to have gotten very expensive.
TA: Wait on it gets better. Ray and Andrew were watching the time closely as they had to catch the last Melbourne to Warrnambool train which left Melbourne at 5.08pm. Unfortunately an accident on the Tullarmarine Freeway meant the boys missed the last train to Warrnambool so they thought they would catch a train from Spencer Street to Geelong and get Andrew's wife to come to Geelong to pick them up. They caught the train to Geelong but Andrew's wife had other commitments so the two blokes booked a motel room in Geelong for the night. Not only was it a very costly exercise but Ray was very tired when he got home - apparently Andrew is a champion snorer and Ray hadn't got any sleep.
AT: I suppose you'll be rubbing shoulders with all the big wheels at the Port Fairy Folk Festival this weekend.
TA: The festival is a magnificent event. Full credit to the committee and the volunteers for all the work they put in. I'm sure it will be another big success for not only Port Fairy but many others who benefit from the weekend. Speaking of Port Fairy, it looks like the town is closer to getting a branch of the Bendigo Community Bank. Your old mate Peter Langley and other committee members are putting in a heap of hours to get the bank over the line. It's all about putting money back in the local community. With the footy season only a few weeks away from kicking off have you heard any news that a couple of local footy clubs are struggling for players?
AT: I did manage to run my eye over East Warrnambool training on Thursday night. There were 17 blokes on the oval at 7pm and 14 of those were involved in the drills. But I understand North Warrnambool could also be a bit light on for numbers. It looks like another long season ahead for the Eagles in the senior football.
TA: So who is going to win the local leagues?
AT: Koroit will be hard to beat, Warrnambool OK and South and Port Fairty to improve. Kolora-Noorat is a red-hot favourite in the district league with Timboon likely to come back to the pack. Dennington has secured the services of big man Justin Nowell again despite concerted efforts to poach him, with talk of up to $20,000 and a job. Port Fairy flogged South Rovers in a practise match but I was a bit surprised to hear Rovers only scored one point. However, a few Rovers boys had a big win in the indoor cricket grand final during the week. Without having to carry big Eddie Richardson the boys won 100 runs to -20. And it appears your old mate Porridge from Port Fairy got off lightly when he crashed a golf kart into the clubhouse recently.
TA: I noticed that two men were airlifted to hospital after rolling a golf buggy on Queensland's Hamilton Island. One suffered chest injuries and the other a broken leg so the emotional scarring felt by Porridge hardly rates any more. Now I hear that you had a bit of drama on the home front this week.
AT: Old uncle Frank's fridge eventually turned up the toes so I ducked out to Harvey Norman. Now I have a bit of trouble with anything electrical and when I got the fridge home the kids asked what I had called it. I like to name electrical goods so they perform better and they feel like they're part of the family. The kids were a bit surprised when I said Patrick and there was the obvious question why. The fridge is a Fisher and Paykel, I don't know any Paykels but I know a a couple of Fishers and the fridge looks a bit like Friar Fisher but you can't call a fridge Friar - that's just confusing. Friar's christian name is Patrick so that's what I've called the fridge. Works a treat to. Until next week hooroo.
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