A day at the cricket

My last day in Brisbane was great. First of all I went to the XXXX brewery with one of my cousins - Tim. For $20 you get a full tour and four beers - bargain! We were told about the exciting history of beer and the history of XXXX. This was followed by a tour through the beer making process. Unfortunately we weren't allowed to take photos. However it was exciting to see the massive vats, storage tanks and conveyer belts filled with beer, bottles and cases. At the end Tim and I settled down for a few quiet ones at the XXXX bar before we made our way back to Tim's brother's house (who amazingly is also my cousin) to await the next exciting event

I'm a big sporting fan, and I had eagerly been awaiting my first Twenty20 experience and tonight was the night. Unfortunately at major sporting events the beer is quite expensive and you can usually only buy midstrength or lights. That isn't good enough for the Gatt's and so we developed a devious plan.

First we checked what could be taken into the ground, and a certain clause caught our eye (in bold)...

• Soft sided bags (six-pack size), open top fabric bags (such as green supermarket bags) or clear plastic bags
  
• Water and non-alcoholic beverages in plastic or cardboard packages which have not been previously opened


• Food, but not in packaging that could be used as a projectile ie pizza box


• Tea or coffee thermos (which will be checked)


• Binoculars and personal cameras

Next we pooled our collective skill together - my cunning streetsmarts, Nick's access and proficency of cutting edge medical equipment, and Tim's knowledge of fine liquor, and this was the outcome
This photo shows Nick syringing the Bundy from the bowl into our unopened bottle of coke (we also have Johnny Walker). The next photo shows the results.

And everyone was happy.The cricket was fun, every time their was a wicket or a six the fireworks went off, which we were sitting directly behind. It also turns out that a Canberra friend of mine was sitting about 30 metres away (I met him at a pub in the 'berra a week later). They also played snippets of songs over the loudpseakers, everything from Sweet Child of Mine (Guns 'N' Roses) to MASH and the Simpsons theme songs).

On our way out we found this sign...someone should alert the Australian Cricket Board before they get into trouble

We ended the night with a few beers at a pub, a walk home, and a game of Baseball with a glass bottle and a metal pole as a bat - check out the cuts on Tim's arm (the shirt's funny too).

Thanks for the fine fairwell Cuz