Lincracing Tool - Posted April 2010
The Lincracing Tool is a prestigious award, reserved only for those who deserve to be recognized for doing or saying something really dumb or simply entertaining us with an unusual event or amusing behaviour.
Our Latest Tool is: Our President ... Chris Barnard!
Written by: Robin Smythe; Photos by: Adam Newman
Chris spent a recent weekend holidaying at his parents-in-laws home near Bendigo. A great opportunity to see Likeadelago’s Bendigo run.
The parents-in-law had a small problem however, and by small I mean cute, brown/grey, soulful eyes, tiny ears and a twitchy little nose and a long tail. Two of them in fact!
Dangerous mice ... never to be under estimated!
Chris, ever the intrepid hunter, came across one of these creatures inside the front entrance of the house. Both he and his little foe gave a shocked gasp as they locked eyes and stood frozen to the spot, each contemplating their next move. The tiny creatures immobility probably had more to do with its ingestion of that marvelous product Rat Sack, than fear. Chris was later to describe his opponent as somewhat “lethargic.”
Looking VERY lethargic!?
A fight to the end, a mortal struggle was about to play out.
Mouse ready for battle!
Always the athlete, and never one to miss an opportunity to get in some putting practice; Chris gingerly crept around the reclining mouse, keeping a good four feet distance at all times. He lent precariously across the hall and managed to clasp the handle of his putter from the golf bag languishing behind the front door. For a few moments he remained poised in this position as he contemplated calling for assistance and realising those who could help were out of earshot, he slowly removed the club.
Chris ready for action!
With some care he began to prod the mouse, moving it slowly towards the lip of the door. My god he thought, how do I manage the lip? Never one to be defeated in a time such as this, he was able to deftly slide the putter under the side of the mouse. This action assisted the mouse to stand momentarily. Expecting the threat to escalate at this point Chris jumped backwards and the mouse dropped to the other side, the outside, of the door.
Breathing a sigh of relief, he then managed a sneaky maneuver between two large pots which brought his opponent to the edge of a 4 inch abyss.
With one deft action he gently dropped the mouse over the edge into the garden bed.
Sometime later Chris nervously checked to see if the vanquished mouse remained in this position. It was gone!
And we wonder…who played who? Was the winner in fact one weary, thirsty mouse unable to open the door?
Other ways mice open doors!