Mind you, I’m not sure they were what I needed to hear.

“Bloody stupid.”

“Didn’t stop your ramblings!”

“You’ll know better next time.”

“Bet you won’t do that again.” (A matter of understatement!)

“Surprised you would write about something which was so dumb.”

These were probably some of the more printable versions.

But this motherly concern was my favourite:

“It could have been worse. Just be careful next time.”

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The injury was very bad timing as far as our busy schedule was concerned.

But there was a silver lining which proves there is a God!

The mishap did not prevent me from joining an annual golfing weekend away - and indeed, it may have even been lucky for me.

Turn the page now if you do not want details of another boring story...

There’s eight of us who enjoy the annual trip away, mostly to relax but to also play golf - with the ultimate prize of a Green Jacket (as in Golf Major) to two players.

There were two teams of four, and because of the injury, I could not play any shots, excepting a putt here and there where little strength on the putter was required.

Anyway, at the end of 27 holes, the leading four (or in our case three players and an invalid) had to play a sudden death hole to determine the Green Jacket holders.

The four were split into two teams of two.

Someone was looking after me and paired me with the top golfer in the group.  He put the ball on the green in two shots and I had two simple putts to win!

On top of the Rissole Off trophy, it was the highlight of my year!!

The other players were less than impressed that they had played 27 holes of golf - and I had just two shots to win the prestigious trophy.

Yes, there is a God!

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We had to travel extensively over the weekend and I was quite disappointed with one aspect of the trip.

One thing I always enjoy when visiting a little town, or a centre I very rarely see, is learning of its population.

Apparently nowadays it is a No, No.

I think out of all the towns we passed through, only one displayed the population.

I wasn’t impressed.

Apparently the thinking in local government now is that displaying the population doesn’t do the town any favours.

It may tend to give an impression of a smaller centre than the civic leaders wish to portray.

For example, the town may look bigger than the population may indicate.

I know here at Parkes, there is also a leaning towards this way of thinking.

I can’t understand it.

We passed through several towns on our way to Wagga and I thought many of them would have been about our size.

But there was no information so we couldn’t tell.

A real pity I feel.

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Tomorrow is a very special day for some of us - Grandparents Day.

We don’t seem to get the same build up as there is for Mothers Day or Fathers Day.

But it’s pretty special anyway - as long as we get spoiled on the day!

It has been in the USA since 1978, but only introduced in Australia (Queensland) in 2010.

NSW held its inaugural Grandparents' Day in 2011 - and celebrates it each year on the last Sunday of October. 

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THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:

“Let’s proudly display our population on the entry signs into each town.”