Victory
A word of thanks to the West Coast Eagles for providing such an entertaining grand final. Their ultimate victory (by a single point) over the Sydney Swans greatly enhanced my Saturday, so thanks guys.
I am sure that my friends are somewhat mystified by these remarks as I have never previously shown any interest in Aussie Rules Footy or any other sport for that matter. My reasoning is as follows: when is absolutely the best time to go to the Perth Royal Show? During the Grand Final, of course, when almost every other person in the entire state is at home glued to their TV set. The only excuse for not viewing the game on TV is that you are already in Melbourne cheering the team on in person. So it was just me and a few dozen foreign tourists for the duration. Guaranteed no queues and plenty of space to amble round and admire the work of Geraldton's quilting champion or Kalbarri's finest fruit cake.
It's a technique I've used before to great effect. During Lady Di's wedding to Charlie Windsor I was the only person shopping on Newport High Street. When West Ham played Arsenal in the cup final I left my flat in Upton Park (spitting distance from the grounds) and spent the day on the pier at Southend. I'm hoping the Ashes captures the local imagination in the months to come leaving me with deserted shops for days on end.
I am sure that my friends are somewhat mystified by these remarks as I have never previously shown any interest in Aussie Rules Footy or any other sport for that matter. My reasoning is as follows: when is absolutely the best time to go to the Perth Royal Show? During the Grand Final, of course, when almost every other person in the entire state is at home glued to their TV set. The only excuse for not viewing the game on TV is that you are already in Melbourne cheering the team on in person. So it was just me and a few dozen foreign tourists for the duration. Guaranteed no queues and plenty of space to amble round and admire the work of Geraldton's quilting champion or Kalbarri's finest fruit cake.
It's a technique I've used before to great effect. During Lady Di's wedding to Charlie Windsor I was the only person shopping on Newport High Street. When West Ham played Arsenal in the cup final I left my flat in Upton Park (spitting distance from the grounds) and spent the day on the pier at Southend. I'm hoping the Ashes captures the local imagination in the months to come leaving me with deserted shops for days on end.
posted by Kay @ 10:47 PM
2 Comments:
At October 05, 2006 8:05 PM,
Anonymous said…
I've used the same technique during the recent european football extravaganza (was it the world cup? ) as soon as the traffic past the front of the house slows to one car every five minutes or so it's time to go shopping. My only reason for wanting England to go as far as poss in the contest (whatever it was) was more peaceful afternoons. At the time of the Charles & Di wedding I took myself walkabout with a tent in the hills. Remember wandering into Rhayader on the day of the do wondering why there were no pubs open to get lunch in!
At October 08, 2006 6:42 AM,
Anonymous said…
Charles/Di wedding, yes. Walking in the hills around Llan Ffestiniog (must be a Welsh thing). But I cannot understand why anyone would want to go to the Perth Royal Show under ANY circumstances! BTW, it was fun being with 98 000 other people at the footy final in Melbourne.
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