Troop Report: Bunnings, Mt Gravatt

Saturday, January 24th, 2009 | 501st, Troop Reports

Venue: Mt Gravatt Bunnings
Time: 1000 hours - 1400 hours
Mission: The Mission was to safeguard the Australia Day celebrations of a local hardware store.
Details: Dredd made contact with the Events Coordinator of Bunnings, who requested our attendance in order to maintain peace and safeguard the days events. We were given an airconditioned changing room, along with a generous supply of provisions to keep us going throughout the day. This included salad sandwiches, chicken kebabs, fairy-floss, and snow cones. Certainly one of the most comfortable changing areas we’ve encountered. Pity about the rest of the troop! The weather was horrendous! It was a balmy 34 degrees outside in the shade, which roughly translated to ambient temperatures around 37 degrees inside the building!!!
We were also joined by Bob the Builder, 4BQ Radio station and some crazy snake person who put a snake inside his mouth to demonstrate how friendly it was. I’m sorry, but I’m not putting anything inside my mouth - no matter how friendly it may appear to be!
In addition to that, Bunnings were offering popcorn and face-painting for the children (old and young, alike).
At one point, we were accused of being Daleks from Dr Who. At that stage, our fearless PR Wizard, Scotty, jumped inside their transmission booth and corrected the error.
Trooper Attendance: Moxxxie, Oz_Scout, Dredd, Gremlin, Neo, Explosion_Ed, Scottsman, BigMac
Wranglers: Calamity, Trinity, Daniel
Special Guests: Visits from Wolf and AdamL.
Injuries: Narrowly avoided dehydration. Minor scuffs on boots. Back of right knee has sustained minor bruising.
Malfunctions: My right thigh piece had a bit of a moment - when both the snap and the velcro lost the will to live. This was probably caused by the stupid level of humidity. Additional snaps and velcro may need to be applied to avoid this in future.
Mission Status: Success

Quotable Quotes:
Lets just stay in aisle 21. There’s a bloody big fan there.