LeverPuller
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The message from Biff was even weirder than usual. Dangerfield. Ablett. Selwood. These are the challenges Melbourne has to face. These are the challenges we must overcome if we are to succeed. After confirming that no, he hadn't fallen off the wagon again, I asked him what was going on.
Meet me at Melbourne Central.
So there I was, standing under the Waltzing Matilda clock and ending up in 27 different tourist photos when my phone rang.
"Downstairs. The store you are looking for is on your left."
I walked through the crowd and I saw it...and immediately facepalmed.
Biff had sprayed the Dangerfield store red and blue.
I tried to ring back. My phone was dead. And then...I felt a tap on my shoulder.
'Nathan Ablett? Wha...'
Nathan looked around shiftily, as if he was trying to avoid committing to something.
'Nathan, I'm not the Geelong footy club, come on.'
'Follow me.'
We jumped in a car and headed east. A long way east. Nathan wouldn't say anything. We arrived at a lumber yard. And in front of me stood Biff, with two aprons. One red and blue, one blue and white. He handed them to us.
'Right, Striker. Your goal is to sell more wood than Nathan Ablett this afternoon.'
'But Biff, what does this have to do with the Dees?'
He walked away.
Selling wood is no easy feat. It's a bit luck - if you get a call from a builder. It's also a bit skill - knowing things about grain and strength. Fortunately I did know one thing that was extraordinarily important: how to create a lever in order to move large loads. And so, when the Punt Road construction company arrived with reports of severely damaged residential property near the Yarra River, I was quickly able to assist in loading their trucks.
Nathan looked at me, and kind of sulked. Then he took his payday and left.
My phone rang. It was Biff.
'Ready for Round 1?'
Melbourne by three logs.
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Meet me at Melbourne Central.
So there I was, standing under the Waltzing Matilda clock and ending up in 27 different tourist photos when my phone rang.
"Downstairs. The store you are looking for is on your left."
I walked through the crowd and I saw it...and immediately facepalmed.
Biff had sprayed the Dangerfield store red and blue.
I tried to ring back. My phone was dead. And then...I felt a tap on my shoulder.
'Nathan Ablett? Wha...'
Nathan looked around shiftily, as if he was trying to avoid committing to something.
'Nathan, I'm not the Geelong footy club, come on.'
'Follow me.'
We jumped in a car and headed east. A long way east. Nathan wouldn't say anything. We arrived at a lumber yard. And in front of me stood Biff, with two aprons. One red and blue, one blue and white. He handed them to us.
'Right, Striker. Your goal is to sell more wood than Nathan Ablett this afternoon.'
'But Biff, what does this have to do with the Dees?'
He walked away.
Selling wood is no easy feat. It's a bit luck - if you get a call from a builder. It's also a bit skill - knowing things about grain and strength. Fortunately I did know one thing that was extraordinarily important: how to create a lever in order to move large loads. And so, when the Punt Road construction company arrived with reports of severely damaged residential property near the Yarra River, I was quickly able to assist in loading their trucks.
Nathan looked at me, and kind of sulked. Then he took his payday and left.
My phone rang. It was Biff.
'Ready for Round 1?'
Melbourne by three logs.
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Welcome back for 2018 everybody. Sign-up thread is here.
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