[SEL] Eagles have Landed, somewhat OT

[Russell Gilbert]

Hi all from the Holland's in Mildura. We are at Russell Gilbert's with many 
beers and bottles of wine from the Naracoorte region behind us. We've all 
got full bellies as Russell cooked a gourmet meal for us all. That bloke 
can cook! The wine has apparently impaired the better judgement of both 
Kerry and Russell as at the moment they have dropped their shorts and 
hopped in the hot tub together. The rest of us couldn't bear the prospects 
of what might be happening in the dark up there in the hot tub and 
retreated to the viranda. They keep hollaring some shit about "true 
Ozzies", whatever that implies. Their wives are drowning their sorrow at 
the moment.
Gotta tell you I shit when I read about the unbelievable deals to be had at 
the 8 day sale at some engine collector's in NC. THEN I read a little 
closer only to find out that was my shit being sold off. Yeah thank heaps 
Larry Sain and Oyster brothers. I owe you blokes big. Seeing as I have 
nothing left in the engine sheds at home I might as well buy some engines 
to send home. doG these blokes have some fine engines! There are 
Crossley's, Tangey's, Hornsby's, Blackstone's as common as Maytag's here. 
The big surprise at the National was the number of Hercules model S horse 
and a halfs. Jotted down all the s/n's for you Glenn.
Thanks to wonderful host and tour guides Kerry and Ruth we have seen some 
unbelievable private collections. The girder frame Hornsby Ackroyds are by 
far the most stunning of engines.
Well it is time to wrap this email up as I have emptied this beer and it is 
time for another. It's 10:30 pm on a Sunday night and we've been in the 
sauce since early afternoon. It was over a 100°F today and the beer did go 
down good!
Good night all.
Curt & Missy






Russell Gilbert
Sunny Sunraysia
russell at ncable.com.au
http://community.webshots.com/user/russellsrelics