Entries from November 2007
Diary of an addict
In the spirit of full disclosure, below is the sad tale of 3 months on the punt. Now admittedly the busiest 3 months of the year, but it never hurts to occassionally sit back and survey the damage. You can click through for the whole unseemly mess, but to save you some calculation, the numbers […]
Categories: The Punt
The Spring Racing BBQ Season
I couldn’t let the season go by without diverting my attention onto one of the great traditions of the Spring Carnival - the BBQ season.
There is no doubt that, above all else and any enjoyment that may come from the event, it is detrimental to the punt. Whether its the effort of hosting causing […]
Categories: The Punt
The Grandview Hotel, Fairfield
If there has to be an example of a shoddily organised, badly run, poorly laid out pub tab, then the Grandview is it. There is just not a redeeming feature to this place. A big screen TV that has such a poor picture as to be unwatchable, the old guy at the ticket cue collecting […]
Categories: The Punt