As always at this time of the year I offer up tips for
tourists and locals alike. I begin with those for our very welcome visitors.
1 – Do not drive down York Street. This year’s Christmas
Pageant was moved to the Middleton Beach precinct and half the floats did not
arrive. It is believed they are trapped in a roundabout time-warp and every so
often other vehicles are sucked into the void and old timers tell us none of
them will ever be seen again.
2 – Before you head off to Middleton Beach it is best to eat
and drink before leaving your accommodation.
3 – Remember, this is not a mining town, our City Council is
a victim of itself and the GFC and our local MLA is not in the ruling party and
spends most of his salary on Collingwood Football Club paraphernalia, so we
need cash. If you fail to spend all your holiday money there is a collection
tin at my place.
Here are my tips for the locals, those long suffering folk
who put up with weather worse than Melbourne to ensure visitors have the infrastructure
with which to enjoy time off from some place up north we have forgotten the
name of.
1 – If a tourist says they think our weather is glorious
tell them it won’t last, that the week before they arrived all hell broke loose
and even worse weather is expected after they leave.
2 – Do not invite them into your home, once they realise we
live here without air-conditioning they will want to come back.
3 – When meeting visitors on the street, twist your face and
scream names of vegetables as though in the grip of Tourette’s disorder.
If you require any further advice don’t call me because I am
on my annual holidays in Dalwallinu.
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