BRUNS IS A TYPICAL AUSSIE SEASIDE TOWN, STILL A BIT LIKE A TIME WARP BACK TO DAYS OF YORE, A SENSE OF INNOCENCE, OF BEING NOT PART OF ALL THAT IS WRONG WITH THE BIG, BLAND, SPRAWLING SUBURBAN CENTRES THAT SO DOMINATE THE NEWS AND PERCEPTIONS OF THE MASSES . . . . BY-PASSED BY THE NEW MOTORWAY AND LEFT TO FEND FOR ITSELF, TOWNS LIKE BRUNS CONTINUE TO GROW AT THEIR OWN, SLOWER PACE, A MORE ORGANIC, NATURAL WAY OF THINGS, DESPITE THE INFLUX OF THOSE ESCAPING THE CLAMOUR AND CRUSH OF THE BIG SMOKE.
If you consider "seaside" about fifteen hundred miles from the coast, you've described my own home town. Except mine isn't growing at its own pace, but hangs on by a thread through liquor stores, redneck bars and a hardware store. It's good to see the Hooker shop is still in business there in Brunswick Heads, that shit's illegal in the Redstate Amërikä.
ReplyDeleteNeed to mount up some aluminum panniers and a milk crate on that Sporty so you can carry some serious kit and maybe a couple bottles of that expensive vino you're peddling.
Oh yeah, and what does a guy have to do to be added to on your blog list, Mate?
Always good to take in your slant on things Herm . . . yes mate, there are plenty of little burgs that are dying the death of a thousand cuts here too, no coming back from that shit once it starts, sad indeed . . . don't be holdin your breath on the panniers mate, if I can't squeeze it in my tote bag and the hanger bag off the bike, it ain't comin !!! Blog list . . . hmmmmmm ??
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