Saturday, 4th October, 2008
by Joy Mozzi
Boys will be boys.
Steve had a bright idea, kinda like Grant’s idea. You know the 400kg apple one?
So boys being boys, Steve had to go one better and ordered 500kg of coconuts - wild, fresh, straight off the palm tree, Queensland still in the husk coconuts.
- Flemington Markets 7am in the pissing rain. Steve, Denis & Grant
Sounded like a great idea. The plan was to have them delivered to his place where everyone could go along and pick them up. The day before drop off day and the wholesaler decided No, they could not deliver. No problem-o.
Lucky for Steve, he has raw buddies that happened to be in the right place at the right time. The coconut crusade started in Randwick at 6am with Gay & Denis following Grant using his amazing GPS and going where no man has ever gone before... finally arriving in Strathfield to pick up Steve.
The procession continued on to the opposite side of the main road to Flemington markets to find Joy who didn’t know the area that well. The 3 cars now proceeded over the road and enjoyed an early morning scenic drive through the hubbub that is Flemington. Did I mention it was raining?
- Grant stripped to the waist to enjoy an early morning wash
The coconuts were divided up into the 3 cars taking into account the suspension capacity of each vehicle. Grant took 50 nuts and headed back home to Canberra. Gay & Denis, Steve & Joy drove back to Steve’s flat in the Navy apartment complex. The best thing is, we drove in, pulled over by the kerb, got out, Steve got 2 shopping trolleys (compliments of Flemington markets) and we started loading bunches of coconuts into them. And the 2 security guards standing around did not even blink an eyelid!! Which makes me think - they are so used to seeing Steve pushing a cart loaded to the brim with fruit and taking a lift to the 5th floor, it has become the ‘norm’.
(Continued in adjacent column...)
Saturday, 4th October, 2008
by Joy Mozzi
(continued)
I mean we could have had anything hidden in those coconuts, could have been some fanatical, extremists smuggling natural fruits with no hidden preservatives or chemicals. If Steve has trained Navy security guards to accept these obvious excesses, think what we could do for the rest of the world. It’s only a matter of time. FRUIT & VEGGIES RULE!
- Going up, 5th floor - raw foods
So guys, what’s the next challenge?
Whatever it is, don’t tell us.
You’re on your own.
- Steve and some of his 500kg of coconuts
- Grant and some of his 400kg of apples