Monday away from the desk

More of a blurt about my getting away for the day, Monday 2nd November 2009 ...
Caught the 0541 train from South Brisbane - bit like the trips I would take down to Helensvale to either score or deliver money to 'Tony' - got off at Helensvale, and rode into Main Beach. Stopped off at petrol station to pump tires, then straight in over the bridge, before heading around to the left, before pulling into the first carpark. Changed, and then straight into the water (albeit after first slathering myself in 30+ and pulling on my new rashie). Typically, just as I was about to get into the water, a lifeguard pulled up and set up the flags 300m up the beach, so I moved up there to frolic in the water ...
Then jumped back on bike and pedalled down beach road to Southport SLC, where I discovered a rather important oversight, that I did not have much cash on me, and that the Club had no card facilities, so no breakfast there ... Ended up at the Surfers Paradise version some time later, where they had a $10 buffet breakfast - scrambled eggs, sausages, bacon, etc. Most of which I ate, and drank some of the most foulest coffee I have tasted in a very, very long time! But, I had my new Ride magazine, so I just pottered, sipping coffee, reading. Finally I got going, and meandered the streets of Surfers, to my favourite bank to get some cash, before heading South. Ended up going past, and then turning around to come back to, the Australia Fair to visit the Telstra shop re. my 'billing' issue(s). So the promptly stuck me onto the phone, because they do not 'deal' with such mundane jobs? Anyway, the long and the short of all of this was that Telstra would not accept my deal (pay $100, they waive/negate the rest, my phone gets reconnected). Consultant went away to speak to TL, comes back and conversation went something like this:
We are not going to rebate those outstanding monies! However, if you recontract today, we will waive all the monies as goodwill!
WHAT? You mean if I sign up again with Telstra right now, you will waive all the monies? On the same plan I am (or was) currently on?
Yep! Take it or leave it!
Take it, take it!!! Oh, how you twist my arm, but I will take it ... *
* The plan I am on is the staff plan, so is not too bad, and I am no longer telstra staff ... ;)
After that little 'success' I just had to go back, interestingly enough, to the same beach from before for another swim. Where in the space of about 5mins, the waves/wind went from being fun with lots of big waves to play around in to being very, very choppy! So I got out and went North for chippies on the beach ... unfortunately, the shop was shut, so I locked the bike up and backtracked a bit to some shop the proclaimed it had the best fish on all the Coast. Which you would imagine it would - cost me $10 for cod and chips (of which I had asked (and paid) for extra, but there was a PP amount in there) ... Anyway, took it back to enjoy by the little enclosed area and watched people doing their after work exercises, including a bunch doing intense martial arts! Then travelled on to the train station, along the way I noticed a slight tailwaind, so I used that to my advantage and caught the 1830 train back to Brisbane, before happily falling into bed!
What a day! Glad I only plan to do such things once a month ... ;)