HAVING just completed my 37th season as Walcha Pool manager, I have been lucky enough to have rescued only a handful of people and they were mainly kids who found themselves out of their depth. The last time I had to enter the water was when Craig Carter slipped off a tractor tube up the deep end of the pool and found himself in trouble more than 30 years ago.
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ALTHOUGH entry to the water wasn't required, a rescue was made on Good Friday. Somehow, a cat had positioned itself on the first step down under the scum gutter at the 1.7m mark on the kiosk side of the pool and wasn't happy to be there.
LUCKILY for the moggy, council had been pumping water out of the pool recently and the water level was just under where the feline had found safety. When I reached down and pulled the cat out, there was a brief pause before it raced out the front gate. So if you live in the vicinity of the pool and finished up with a wet cat about lunchtime on Good Friday, you now know the reason why.
Pizza without the lot
A NUMBER of Walcha horse riders travelled to Merriwa to compete in the Pony Club State Championships recently, and while there with some support crew members, decided to order a few pizzas one evening. Couldn't be all that difficult one wouldn't think, but please read on.
BY all accounts, Brackendale grazier Evan Dunn was left in charge of googling the appropriate phone number and to his credit, he came up with a Merriwa Pizza place but as it turns out this one was in Western Australia.
When quizzed about why that would be, Bob responded with 'at least you can corner a fox and know what you have done, you can't with this', as he pointed to his new 'dog and bone'.
WORD has it that the mobile phone belonging to Annabelle Green was used to order the pizza and after it was realised the mistake had been made, she was advised not to answer her phone in case it was the W. A. pizza mob. Apparently, everyone reverted to nibblies after that and saved some cash. See Evan for more details.
Big Wigs
BIG Wigs of the Week: Superstars this week are Adrian Marchant at the Newie and Jenny Haslem at the B. C. after both tipsters picked the card. Apsley - Max Abraham, Wayne Brennan; WVS - Peter and Harry King, Kate Lyon, Jason Scott, Dion Bird all 10 points each.
Tricky business
SIMPSON Desert runner, cross-Australia cyclist and generall allround adventurer Bob Beer was not a happy chappy late last week while attempting to work a few things out on his new mobile phone. At one stage, Bob gritted his teeth before announcing "these things are more trickier than foxes".
WHEN quizzed, Bob responded with "at least you can corner a fox and know what you have done, you can't with this", as he pointed to his new "dog and bone". And he had one of those snarly looks on his dial as only Bobby can.
Atishoo accident
WHILE enjoying a cool beverage at the Newie on Easter Monday, Dragons supporter Shane Britten found himself experiencing a pretty good sneezing attack. At one stage, he sneezed so hard that the sunglasses he had placed on the top of his head were dislodged before they fell into place across the bridge of his nose.
Seersucker Saturday
LAST Saturday was the 34th wedding anniversary of Wayne and Cathy Brennan which turned into the second "Seersucker Saturday" since Cath sadly left this world last year. Let's just say there were a few weary warriors around last Sunday.
Honourable mentions
IT happened a while back, but on an annual fishing trip to the Gulf, Daniel Harrison won first prize in the Crab Creek Barra Classic when he landed a 127cm barramundi following a 20 minute battle with the sizeable fish. Daniel also picked up a trophy for his catch.
ANOTHER first prize went to local panel beater Charlie Szpitalak for the biggest "OOPS" award when he tried to convert his two-stroke outboard motor to run on diesel fuel. The rest of the crew reckon it wasn't that bad - at least it kept the mosquitoes at bay for a few hour. For more information, see Charlie or Brian Blake.
Lest we forget
HOPEFULLY, everyone will take some time out today to remember the people who made the ultimate sacrifice so we can all live in the best place on the planet. Anzac Day is much more than just a public holiday.
Happy birthday
FINALLY, but far from leastly, happy birthday to my oldest sister Tracey who reaches the milestone of 60 years on the planet next Monday, April 29. "Tracky" reckons she found out it was really the 28th on her birth certificate which calls for a two-day celebration. Whichever day you choose, hope you have a good one, "Trace", and it only seems like yesterday that you belted me in the head with a rake around the back of Gran's place.
