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Waite (there's more)

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On 3 November a memorial was held for Trevor Wicks , one of my flatmates from when I first emigrated to Australia.  I was asked to go along and say a few words about our time in the Torrens Street house.  I decided to do a day trip flying on QANTAS points. For some reason I was able to get a business class ticket.  This meant I was able to use the lounges rather than the cattle yards (which could do with some input from Temple Grandin to humanise the facilities). I had left home at 0445 to catch a 6:15 flight via Melbourne (I thought the extra 15 minutes compared with the direct flight leaving at 0600 was worth it.)  This meant it just on sunrise when we were loaded.  Note the colour(s) of the little luggage tractor- has the management of Canberra Airport emerged from the closet? As we headed South there was still a little snow evident in the NSW mountains ..... .. and more on the Victorian Alps. Coming in to Melbourne the view of the CBD emphasi...