The plumbing

Panhead - as in 'panda' because he was so hairy and the 'head' when he became club captain - was a plumber.............of sorts.

Anyway, whenever a new member came to 'Bilinga' in the 60's, the mob in the know would organize that there was a 'communal shower event' and the mob would always find something to discuss whilst the 'new boy’(in those days we were mostly new boys - as the 'old boys' kept leaving............except for Phil Long and Don McCullagh!!!)...started his shower.

Panhead had cross-threaded the temperature indicators on the taps so cold was always hot etc..........

Anyway, lots of good-natured laughs had at the expense of a scalded rookie in those days

A little gem that came out this week [in discussion with George and confirmed by Sewrage - aka Don McCullagh!! - when he stopped over last night with his child bride and unbelievably spritely 80 year old mum] was, that, just after I left the club, they employed a cook on the weekends..........a few pissheads etc etc - but not relevant to the story which is.............they HAD to be seated by 6.00pm or their meal was thrown out.

Soooooo they used to wrap up patrols on a Saturday and all help to get the gear in the shed then they jumped into cars and sprinted to Tugun pub and break into shouts of no more than six............experience telling them that only Chub and Temperance could comfortably drink 6 pots in an hour - minus driving time.

[Authors note - Temperance and I would have taken a tallie each for the trip...each way!!!!.........and maybe a bottle of steam - just to be sure!!]

Anyway.........still getting to the point - the three course Saturday night meals used to cost $1.50.............and they still made money!!!!!!!!!!

Good shit hey

Chub (Ted Potter)

From the Work of Chris Walker, adapted for the Internet by David Bray