Trailer Trash

So Matt's phone rings. It's Dynamite Disco Dave on the line. This is either one of those calls where Matt has to go and help Dave retrieve his latest bargain motor (i.e. get dragged by the tow rope of doom wondering what will fall off first), or Dave's found something useful for our trip whilst bargain hunting.

Thankfully it's the latter. "I've found a trailer...it's free, and better still it belongs to the Rotary Club and was last used as Santa's sleigh". Such rare discoveries are quite normal for Dave. If only he could use those skills for finding gold-laden ship wrecks we'd all be a lot better off.

Hang on why do we need a trailer? Well this one has a massive Santa on it and its free and that's just funny so we'll have it. Having said that, having seen the pile of spares that we've had to accumulate to make sure the bikes and the Transhit have a fighting chance of making it, plus the collection of porn that Charlie wants to bring, it dawned on us that having a bit of extra space might not be a bad thing.

Unfortunately this just means everyone now wants to increase their personal allowances and where as we were originally going to restrict ourselves to 2 pairs of pants, a toothbrush and some bog roll, we've now got dressing gowns, candelabras and mood uplighters. You can see where this is all heading. I think it is unfair though to draw comparisons between the Transhit and the donkey. The donkey is faster and more hygienic, and in a crisis you can't eat the Transhit.

As it turns out the trailer was somewhat disappointing since even during the credit crunch Santa was demanding top whack for an appearance so for Xmas the Rotary Club had to downgrade to a nativity scene involving some astro turf and 3 ornamental sheep.

Nevertheless the trailer came complete with working lights and a trailer board, at least until Carl-should-be-on-Jerry-Springer-Holden went ape shit with a lump hammer and trashed it all.

Anyway, the trailer has now had a slight makeover and by my calculations there should be plenty of room for my vegetable steamer and spice rack...