Near Death Experience
Forgot to mention t’other day, but had a bit of a close one at work about a week ago. We were sitting as a group out in the back garden having ‘smoko’ (morning break.) We sit there for perhaps 45 minutes each day, 15 min smoko and 30 min lunch when we heard this faint creaking. Within seconds the tree we were sitting under collapsed on the spot where we were relaxing. Luckily we were all fast enough on our feet that nobody was hurt, but it took 2 hours, three people and a chainsaw to clear all the detritus away, there was that much of it. Some of the logs that had been cut down into manageable 3ft by 1 ft chunks were still heavy enough to require two people to carry them. Close one.
Work should be finishing by the end of this week,this is a good thing. My hands are beginning to resemble Ben Stiller’s bloody stumps in the scene of Trpoic Thunder where he has his fists cut off at the wrist.
Me and Amit, a fellow backpacker from Brighton, are in discussions about taking 3-4 days out of the city with a big group of us and hiring a car to go and see the Great Ocean Road or some other such marvel. Should be good fun, I’m desperate to get out of the (still incredibly tedious) city and this excursion should do nicely.
Tags: Australia, Melbourne, Travel
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