Hey Dex, I saw that boat getting pulled out at Elizabeth today, didn't see the FFF sticker and therefore didn't realise it was one of "us".
I was taking a prospective buyer of the Kakadu for a quick run before he handed over a deposit.
I forgot to mention………you missed the Lizzy ramp circus yesterday Dex.
Started off with one bloke who had to do everything his self despite having 4 others to assist (obviously they didn’t want wet feet, couldn’t drive the boat, couldn’t drive the car) I thought this is OK, maybe they are first time deckies and didn’t have a car license. All the while there is 5 boats idling round the ramp waiting to get out. All patience went out the window when this mob, after getting the boat off the trailer, decided to have a pow-wow in front of their car!
A few well directed obscenities soon got them on the move.
Now you may well ask what was the hold up on the other lane of the ramp……….well…….while the first lane was being taken up by goose #1, the second lane was being blocked by goose #2….now this guy couldn’t back a trailer……….he has gone off and removed the trailer from the car and is pushing it down the ramp.
You can just imagine it one bloke trying to stop his trailer from just careering down the ramp and taking out all and sundry. It was like a German SS soldier goose-stepping down the ramp!
All the while this guys poor Missus is trying to stop the boat from floating off into the mangroves.
He gets the trailer down to the waterline safely, now the poor wife has got the trailer and the boat to look after while he dawdles back up the ramp and backs the car down.
Attaches the trailer and winches the boat on, a 30 minute task in total!
Fair dinkum, I took the boat down for a quick run, spent all of 10 minutes hooting around and then did donuts at the ramp for the best part of an hour waiting to get out.
At times I ask myself why is murder a crime!:roll: