Toothbrush……. Check
Shampoo……. Got it
Underwear…….. Never leave home without them
Glass Slippers……. Somewhere in there
Beer Goggles…… You betcha!
I’m leaving town so I’m packing. I’m not going far and it’s only overnight and technically I’m not going till October but you can never be too prepared in my book and for this trip I want to make sure I’m ready.
You see I’m off to Mount Isa for the Beer Goggles Ball! Insert me jumping for joy here!
I’m sure you all read about it but in case you happen to live under a rock, Mount Isa Mayor John Moloney caused quite a stir recently with his comments in the Townsville Bulletin asking girls of average looks to jump on a plane and head to his city to keep the lonely miners company. Unhappy with the Mayor’s comments and wanting to show the world that Mount Isa loves all ladies, three local lovelies, Kylie Harries, Lisa Hurst and Eleanor Moran, have created the ball to bring together lonely hearts and raise money for the local Maternity Ward . The girls are calling on Singles from across the North to come to the ball and meet people of all looks, shapes and sizes – bugger Mayor Maloney .
So why am I so excited to be going? Now, like the girls, I can’t say that I’m a fan of the Mayor’s terminology either but buried deep within his now infamous words might just be a nugget of truth. If women are out numbering the men in Townsville and struggling to find what they are looking for and Mining cities just like the Isa are teaming with single, eligible, cashed up blokes then maybe we have been looking in the wrong place all along.
Dog walking or hitting the flicks certainly hasn’t unearthed much love potential here so jumping on a plane and heading to Mount Isa certainly can’t hurt and maybe, although yes he is a bonehead bloke, we might find that Mayor Maloney is actually onto something and love could be lurking at the end of a mine shaft!! Just think if the Mayor thinks it would be like shooting fish in a barrel for “ugly ducklings” imagine what good looking girls can do.
But before I embark on my trek to the Isa I wanted to see what male potential was out there and just what might be lurking down that mine shaft. Some time ago whispers of a dating website set up for miners swept the office so after a bit of googling and some well directed questions to the girls around the water cooler and I found a website to help my research. Now I know I said I wasn’t a fan of the whole online thing, again Gucci coat I’m not, but c’mon if your going to be hauling yourself to remote cities across the nation in the near future looking for love it is probably a good idea to do your homework. Meet a Mining Man is a site set up for single miners to look for love. Browsing through their profiles I was surprised at just how many guys are willing to put themselves on the site and pay the $45 a month for the privilege.
Dozens of lonely guys, of all ages, based across the country have flocked to the site in the hope that a girl who can put up with living in a mining town or a fly in fly out roster will see them there. I’ll admit that I can’t see the man of my dreams waiting on those pages, certainly not any that I’m willing to pay $45 for, but it seems that like the Beer Goggle Ball organizers, people are certainly giving the more unique single scenes a chance to be, well, seen.
I don’t know what will be next a health retreat for single Dog Lovers or golf day for single people who only eat purple foods but I guess the point is that love is lurking everywhere and according to Kylie Harries, it’s just a matter of giving singles somewhere to find each other. So with that in mind, and the help of my new fairy godmothers Kylie and Sarah Raymond from Macair I’m off to the ball to find a handsome prince. Now all I need is to find a Cinderella-worthy frock and I’m ready to go!
Shampoo……. Got it
Underwear…….. Never leave home without them
Glass Slippers……. Somewhere in there
Beer Goggles…… You betcha!
I’m leaving town so I’m packing. I’m not going far and it’s only overnight and technically I’m not going till October but you can never be too prepared in my book and for this trip I want to make sure I’m ready.
You see I’m off to Mount Isa for the Beer Goggles Ball! Insert me jumping for joy here!
I’m sure you all read about it but in case you happen to live under a rock, Mount Isa Mayor John Moloney caused quite a stir recently with his comments in the Townsville Bulletin asking girls of average looks to jump on a plane and head to his city to keep the lonely miners company. Unhappy with the Mayor’s comments and wanting to show the world that Mount Isa loves all ladies, three local lovelies, Kylie Harries, Lisa Hurst and Eleanor Moran, have created the ball to bring together lonely hearts and raise money for the local Maternity Ward . The girls are calling on Singles from across the North to come to the ball and meet people of all looks, shapes and sizes – bugger Mayor Maloney .
So why am I so excited to be going? Now, like the girls, I can’t say that I’m a fan of the Mayor’s terminology either but buried deep within his now infamous words might just be a nugget of truth. If women are out numbering the men in Townsville and struggling to find what they are looking for and Mining cities just like the Isa are teaming with single, eligible, cashed up blokes then maybe we have been looking in the wrong place all along.
Dog walking or hitting the flicks certainly hasn’t unearthed much love potential here so jumping on a plane and heading to Mount Isa certainly can’t hurt and maybe, although yes he is a bonehead bloke, we might find that Mayor Maloney is actually onto something and love could be lurking at the end of a mine shaft!! Just think if the Mayor thinks it would be like shooting fish in a barrel for “ugly ducklings” imagine what good looking girls can do.
But before I embark on my trek to the Isa I wanted to see what male potential was out there and just what might be lurking down that mine shaft. Some time ago whispers of a dating website set up for miners swept the office so after a bit of googling and some well directed questions to the girls around the water cooler and I found a website to help my research. Now I know I said I wasn’t a fan of the whole online thing, again Gucci coat I’m not, but c’mon if your going to be hauling yourself to remote cities across the nation in the near future looking for love it is probably a good idea to do your homework. Meet a Mining Man is a site set up for single miners to look for love. Browsing through their profiles I was surprised at just how many guys are willing to put themselves on the site and pay the $45 a month for the privilege.
Dozens of lonely guys, of all ages, based across the country have flocked to the site in the hope that a girl who can put up with living in a mining town or a fly in fly out roster will see them there. I’ll admit that I can’t see the man of my dreams waiting on those pages, certainly not any that I’m willing to pay $45 for, but it seems that like the Beer Goggle Ball organizers, people are certainly giving the more unique single scenes a chance to be, well, seen.
I don’t know what will be next a health retreat for single Dog Lovers or golf day for single people who only eat purple foods but I guess the point is that love is lurking everywhere and according to Kylie Harries, it’s just a matter of giving singles somewhere to find each other. So with that in mind, and the help of my new fairy godmothers Kylie and Sarah Raymond from Macair I’m off to the ball to find a handsome prince. Now all I need is to find a Cinderella-worthy frock and I’m ready to go!
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