Don’t Let the T.V. Fall Down on Me

May 12, 2007

Mum and Dad have been a bit worried since I’ve started getting into the tiny draws of our makeshift television stand that is seriously undersized in comparison to the ancient 68cm Sony Trinitron that it is attempting to stop from falling on top of me (they don’t make em’ like they used to - heavy that is). Mum and Dad have had their eyes (which tend to always be seeing beyong their means) on a Jimmy Possum piece - but at a ridiculously overpriced $4,600 (it’s a t.v. stand Jimmy - Get over yourself!), me thinks not.

So, based on a hot tip from Dad’s work colleague - code name Water Lily - we headed over the bridge to Crows Nest where Dad had it on questionable authority that if he dropped names and haggled hard, he could walk out with a replica Possum for about $800 (put that in your pipe and smoke it Jimmy - you rip-off merchant).

Well, the dropped name fell on deaf ears and a confused stare, and you can’t haggle a haggler, but we did walk out with an assurance that our made-to-measure blackbutt Jimmy clone would be delivered in three weeks time.

(Tell em’ the price son). Ok, it was nearly twice as much as Mr Lily had quoted, but at $1400, it is less than a third of the price that Mr Possum was attempting to extort. So, now the Trinitron will stay where it belongs - not on my head

P.S. Today was my first time driving accross the Sydney Harbour Bridge and my first time driving through the Sydney Harbour Tunnel.

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