Where’s Wally in Toowoomba
A CROSS communication problem had King Wally Lewis directed to the toilets instead of the commentary box at last weekend’s NRL match between the Gold Coast Titans and St George/Illawarra Dragons in Toowoomba.
The King had walked through the grandstand area asking to be directed to the commentary box.
However, our own Cr Joe Ramia must have misunderstood the inquiry and directed the Great Man down some stairs to where King Wally trudged only to re-emerge a short time later complaining “That’s the toilet... I’m looking for the commentary box!”
With that The King was directed to a room not five metres away and all order was restored.
LETTING GO OF THE PAST
TOOWOOMBA lass is heading south for an Easter visit to her mum this weekend.
She was working out what time to leave with daylight saving and how she would lose an hour on the trip down but then would gain that hour back when she went home the next day.
However, her mum informed her that daylight saving finishes on Easter Sunday morning … so Toowoomba lass was depressed to realise she will lose an hour of her life that she will never get back.
ONE DOG NIGHT
FORMER Toowoomba man, now based on the Gold Coast, returned to the Garden City for the Dragons v Titans game last Sunday.
He stayed the night with friends in Middle Ridge but despite their being two spare bedrooms in which to sleep he chose to roll out the swag in the back yard and sleep with his trusty dog.
However, his sleep was interrupted during the night when the dog became the target of green ants and our man woke to the howling of his dog.
EASTER BUGGY
CITY Golf Club staff have taken on the Easter spirit to the point they have their own “Easter Buggy”.
Club staffers Louise Schulz and Ash Mundey regularly create themes for the golf club carts which take patrons from their cars to the front doors of the City Golf Club including a Santa Claus theme at Christmas, Chinese New Year and even one for St Patrick’s Day.
Easter Buggy driver Garry Turvey has even taken to giving away Easter eggs to patrons as he ferries them between their cars and club.
“We just love seeing people’s faces light up when they come and see what the new buggy is like,” Louise told Whispers.
GOOD SAMARITANS
CHAP called Whispers to pass on his thanks and gratitude to three women who stopped to help when his car broke down at the corner of Bridge and West Sts Wednesday morning.
He said while a string of motorists had simply driven on past his hazard lights, one woman pulled up asking if he needed a hand.
By the time she had parked her car and returned to help, another two women had pulled up to lend assistance and before long the three women were pushing our man’s car through the intersection and to safety.
“I didn’t have a mobile phone on me but one of the younger women insisted on calling the RACQ on her phone,” he said.
“No men stopped to help. “There were some builders across the road but they only came over when they saw the three women pushing the car through the intersection.
“I didn’t get any of their names, but I’m so grateful for the help of those three women.”