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It was a dark and stormy October morning when the Dimwits left on their annual trip to the North!
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Actually, as always, we were late and it was farking hot, but anyway...
Full of gusto and excitement the three of us (Mambas, Frewells and Myself) sped off towards the nearest gate, rejoicing in the fact that our old friend Mambas had joined us from Gwateng!
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Then we got a puncture even before the gate.
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RP: "Right, you fellows do that fixing thing, I'll take a pic or two!"
A coffee and garage pie each later, the Spar opened and we got our pre-ordered groceries and booze, same as we normally do in Phala! It is marvelous...you just burst in, they give you the full trolley with slip attached, you pay and off you go, within minutes!
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Notice the precision-packing...
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And then we were in at Malelane Gate! Blerrie dry, this time of year!