Post Script
Lest some of our readers may have gained the impression that we did not enjoy our stay in Merimbula, let us hasten to reassure them that we enjoyed every minute. It is true that we may have painted a somewhat jaded picture of the apartment. Every word was true, but reported with tongue very much in cheek. Let’s face it, who would bother, whilst on holiday, to cook a recipe which required a wooden spoon as a prerequisite for success. And who would really grumble about the size of a scotch glass, especially when we have frequently consumed our drinks from empty Vegemite pots, and even, on occasions, from empty jam jars. The weather being mild, the apartment was cozily warm at night, and it was not necessary to call the wobbly heater into service, so the absence of one wheel was of no consequence whatsoever. The busiest corner in Merimbula is as nothing compared with the traffic we endure every day on Springvale Road; and the comings and goings of the planes were a constant source of fascination, rather than a nuisance, so the location of the apartment was excellent for our purpose, which was, of course, an easy and pleasant walk to the town centre. The view of the lake through the steps of the stairs was a novelty which we found amusing, and we could, and in fact did, easily take the three steps to the right, to a patio not below stairs—but of course, we then denied ourselves the view of the ankles. Lastly, the comment relating to the helical light globes was a dig at our political leader’s misguided attempt to reduce our carbon footprint by forcing us to use those dreadful items. Of the 24 helical globes installed by agents of our local council to replace our perfectly good incandescent globes, 12 failed within the first 4 months, and we were then required to purchase replacements at greater cost to us. What is more, the old globes contained nothing but a small piece of harmless tungsten and nitrogen, whereas the helical globes contain toxic mercury . So much for them lasting 8-times longer than incandescent globes, and being more efficient. We very much doubt that we will ever see any reliable data to demonstrate whether they have reduced carbon emissions, even by one jot.
We could have written in our blog that “The apartment is clean, well appointed, and has a view of the lake”. But how boring that would have been. We can state categorically that we did enjoy our ten days, and that had we not, we would most certainly have said so in a totally unambiguous manner!
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