Every year since we stopped going to the race 13 years ago we have a big BBQ at a mates place 30 odd blokes with a spit, beer keg and the sweepstake with booby prizes, starts at 7:30am and goes till late. This year I elected not to go and have a quite day at home finishing the camper wiring and cleaning the workshop, with the TV on in the background. Mates were not happy and came around yesterday arvo for the top 10 shootout and gave me a bit of what for!
I'm being picked up in 5 minutes for the traditional black labels (Jim Beam) with bacon and egg breakfast...