Day 71 - Stinky Town
Saturday, August 4, 2012 at 09:57AM Ok tonight’s blog may offend some people, so if you are sensitive….stop reading NOW!
Today we were out having a look around Pt Hedland…. Ness was quite surprised at the facilities the town has to offer & the new buildings here are impressive, it’s amazing how pretty you can make colour bond look!
Anyway we had to do some shopping so we were near the South Hedland shopping centre and decided to go have a look, Ness was excited as there was a Kmart & a Coles, something we have not seen for a few weeks. We went into Kmart & even though we did not need anything we bought stuff! A couple of books, Annie got new bathers, Ness got new undies & I bought a CD (I know….. ancient technology!)
So we then went to Coles to get some groceries, tomorrow we head north & there may not be a decent shopping centre until we hit Broome. So we filled up our trolley and headed to the checkout. Now as we approached the checkouts we passed a lady that was emptying her trolley onto the belt at the checkout, and she REEKED!...It was the most disgusting, foul, putrid, stomach turning, vomit inducing smell I have ever smelt in my life, I almost threw up right then & there. Jesus H Christ, do some people have no personal hygiene pride! Now don’t get me wrong here, I occasionally go for a couple of days without a shower, when I am in the bush or camping, but the old Deodorant gets an extra squirt or two, and I’m not a prude! So I can forgive others for being a bit whiffy!..... But this lady was MANKY!!!! I’m almost dry wretching as I think about it……
Oh and she is not the only one….. Several times on this trip we have encountered the smelly types, for goodness sakes….go and have a bath! I’ll even buy you some soap & deodorant!
Ok I have a question for the Gay readers of the blog, Can you tell me is it…..Or when is it ok to ask someone if they are gay? Now here is the context of this question….. if you saw a same sex couple pull up in a caravan, and it was only a small caravan…… & you then started to talk to this couple and you were having a bit of a laugh with them & they seemed really lovely….. Is it ok to ask if they are a couple?..... Or does this offend?..... Or is it really none of my business?
I mean in general conversation sometimes people ask how long have you been together? But with a same sex couple it is not really obvious whether they are together or they are just together? Does that make sense or am I just getting myself into trouble? Aww stuff it, you all know me well enough to tell me what you think!
Today was my last day of work for a couple of weeks, we head slowly north, then east & then south & then east again before arriving home at the end of the month!..... Yayyyyy! Looking forward to seeing my Mum & Sandy & David and all the rest of you when we get home.
We went to the stairway to the moon tonight, this is where the moon rises over the sand at low tide, the reflection of the moon makes a “Staircase” that looks like it goes from the beach to the moon. Port Hedland has these viewing areas that you can see it from, check out the pics that Ness posts soon.
Reader’s Comments
Rob advised me that there already are utensils available to continue driving while having a Pee break, he said use a cup!!!! Rob I don’t know about your peeing habits but I would need a bloody big cup!....I reckon a bucket! Oh and well done to Collingwood, Dan reckons it was poor umpiring!
Meredith…..I wasn’t game to check out the web site you told us about! I did…Love it, what a great invention! But I laughed about your Moon & bum analogy! Good one!!!! And well done for looking around your city….Sometimes we don’t really appreciate where we live!
Annie’s Blog
I love this place, and I love my new voice, I’ve realised that if Mum & Dad are talking to peoples, all I have to do is talk louder than them, and then they start to talk louder, so I start talking even louder and guess who wins?......Me! Either Mum or Dad start talking to me or the peoples start talking to me….I’m so clever.
Dad was really excited tonight, he told me & Mum that we were going to see this staircase thingy. So we went to the big bath and waited………………………..And waited…………………………And waited!!!
Finally the moon came up and all the peoples were saying…..Ooooooooh & Awwwwwww. But it was just the moon! Whats the big deal, it made some silly patterns in the sand, but there was no staircase….. Were they trying to fool us????
I’d love to stay here longer but Dad says we have to leave…. He wants to go to this place where he can catch a fish!.....Ha! As if!!!!
Catch ya’s all later
AnnieInAVanxxxx
Reader Comments (5)
A bit behind with reading your blog so have a few comments ...
- Marg worked with a nurse whose husband was a truckie - apparently 'in the old days', truckies used to sit on a foam cushion and just pee as they drove then throw the cushion out the window when it was full - GROSS!
- Sure Telstra do cover 90 odd percent of the population but only 13% of the land mass!
- I was wondering James, with all this stuff being exported to China, how long before we alter the balance of the world?
Travel safe,
N&M
you are very clever Annie keep up the good work then they will always know you are there love from granny
I hate when you start your blog like this as I think it,s something you don,t want me to read ,as for your question YES, mind your own bussiness
When I said cup, I was referring to a 7-11 big gulp, but you got the point, have at it with your bucket!
As for the gay query, ask away, if they are gay and a couple they'll answer, if they are gay and not a couple they'll have a laugh and answer, and if they are straight and not a couple, maybe you'll instigate a night if experimentation!
As for the Pies, was a tense ending, but if young Dan wants to blame the umpiring he'd need to look at more than the ending and then realize it was hopeless umpiring all night and pretty much was an even split with who the bad calls favored, good close game with great result, hopefully we'll get the same next week in Sydney!
James, They sell The "Shewee's" in truck stops up in Townsville!! Makes me laugh every time I think about it! No I didn't buy one! As for the GAY question I wouldn't .....but saying that if you do make sure Ness is no were near you when you do ask!
When you see a woman with a belly do you ask if she's pregnant???? It's just another of those questions you probably shouldn't ask!!
I got asked the above questions once and I wasn't pregnant! So I went and sat in the car and cried..... Hey its none of your business if they are gay, pregnant, or any other ..... if your not gonna be able to sleep at night, then ask! If you can sleep at night without knowing then better off leaving it alone!!
As for the smelly woman maybe you should have dropped a bar of soap and some deodorant in her trolley as you wheeled on past gagging!!!
xxT