Browsing

Today I went browsing. In all the years we've been coming here, I've never seen many of the shops. Steve valiantly dismantled the scooter and took it into town on the back of the truck so that I could wander around by myself. Like most men, he HATES window shopping!! We each had a two way radio so that we could arrange to meet up. I had a fabulous time!
The scooter's previous trip into town had been along the footpath as far as Woolworth's, on the outskirts. I'll repeat that trip next week, stopping off at the antique shop on the way.

As I meandered along the footpath, a young woman came up to me and introduced herself as from the Moree Champion. She asked me what I thought of the cancellation of the southern section of the new bypass, wrote down what I said and took my photo. I explained to her that I wasn't a resident but I did have an opinion about the town bypass. Every week, the newspaper has a poll on an issue and publishes the photos of 4 or 5 people and their comments. Big mouth!! This bypass is desperately needed, as the B Doubles and the Roadtrains have to drive through the main shopping centre. They are bumper to bumper for most of the day.

A BIG wind sprang up late this afternoon. We hurried home, expecting to see a caravan without an annexe. The caravan was safe but the annexe was flailing madly, like a bloated kite. Last week we looked out of the window and saw a willy willy headed our way. A conical shape, thick with leaves, danced across the road and lifted the annexe in the air, while Steve battled to hold it down. It was all over in a minute and was an entertainment for our neighbours who were unaffected by it. That annexe must have 9 lives!