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Spring on the way

Once or twice last week you could feel a hint of spring-in-the-air, with the official starting date a couple of weeks away yet. I think I would be speaking on behalf of all district farmers in saying, hold the warmer weather, it can wait a month of so, it’s now the business end of the season and rain will be needed.

 

Last week

I missed last week and apologise for that, I just got caught up doing other things (as you do) and missed the Monday night deadline. I guess I should prioritise things more!!!

 

Rolling out the red carpet

The message pigeon has just landed and it was reported that about 50 Marnooians gathered to thank Dave “Smuffy” Smith on training all the Under 14 kids on a Tuesday nights at the MCG. Young Thomas “Wally” Walter thanked him for his “random act of kindness” and I’m also told that they were looking for the red carpet to roll out, but it was nowhere to be seen. The last time the red carpet was rolled out at the MCG was when luminaries KB Newall and JW Cameron officially opened the joint.

 

End of the line

I’m told that Chris “Tangled” Webb and his lovely wife Gaileen enjoyed themselves at the Nisbet’s the other weekend. Of course John and “Tangled” headed off to the footy (as blokes do) and they also took along former native Greg “Grog bucket” Falla. Well enter at your own risk, would be my advice to the grogster…….And yes they did a reasonable job on him as security in the train had to wake him up at the end of the line!!!!!!

 

Trifecta for noisy Nisbet

He may as well come and live back in Marnoo because over three weekends John “Noisy” Nisbet has done the footy thing with Duxson, Webb and then Cameron. Derek “The Mayor” Cameron was once again escorted by wifey, the lovely Donna to yet another Tupperware “love in”. But on the Saturday he managed to sneak away and caught up with Nisbet at the Collingwood/Richmond flogging. I’m told that they got into it early and I’m just wondering how The Mayor went at the black tie Tupperware “love in” ball that Saturday night.

 

An unexpected tour guide

I was talking to Rostran funnyman Rueben “Rostran” Cheesman the other day when he was in Yarrawonga. I caught up with him and the lovely “Wifey” and he was giving me a rundown on Newag Consulting’s trip to the black soil plains of the Darling Downs. Apparently part time Marnoo/Coolangatta/Taiwan resident Al “Aldo” Smith made an unexpected appearance on the bus and ended up being the tour guide all the way along the trip. He was tour guide because he has worked out in that country and knows it “pretty well” and took all the guys to the more interesting places. His work didn’t stop when the lads got to the Gold Coast on the last night as he continued his tour guide role by taking the crew to some more “interesting places” or so I’m told.

 

Jumping fever

It was sad that local swine farmer Gary “Mr Asia” Baker lost his good jumper in that race a couple of weekends ago. But as one jumping career drew to an unfortunate close another one is about to blossom. Former Callawadda Primary School Dux Sandy “The Know All” McGregor is the chief owner of Black and Bent, the most promising jumper in the land after he secure the $100K Hurdle and Sandown last Sunday. After owning million dollar earner Some are Bent McGregor is certainly in a purple patch with the jumpers. When I asked him about the push to ban jumping he quickly and confidently said, “it won’t happen”. I guess you will have to watch this space.

 

That’ all for this week