KEITH T. DENNETT | New South | CONTACT
A Branxton diesel mechanic is having a miserable commute this morning, uninspired to learn that the latest outbreak of flu cases has nothing to do with the launch of a new dual cab ute.
Speaking from the front seat of his current weekend whiparound vehicle, a 2014 Holden SS Storm, 26-year-old mechanic Brodie Best told The Advocate he was really sad to learn Omicron wasn’t a new range of Mitsubishi Triton.
“Last night everyone at the pub was talking bout’ how Omicrons are turning up all over the Hunter,” said Mr Best.
“I thought ‘Fuck yeah!’, the next gen Triton’s must be coming out!”
“One bloke even said he’d picked up his Omicron from Newcastle over the weekend, so I was certain he was talking about a new ute for the worksite…”
Speaking to The Advocate, Mr Best expressed a private desire to upgrade his current ute, for a more suitable off-road option.
Doing his best to save whilst earning a $135k salary to hose down truck tires at Bengalla Coal, Mr Best told our Hunter Valley reporter that the Omicron situation really put a dampener on his weekend.
“I’ve been putting away $2k into my car kitty every week, hoping to buy something I can tow a few jet skis with, maybe even take out to Lake St Clair on the weekends.”
“I’ve wanted to test drive a Triton for months, but when I called Kelly Mitsubishi in Cardiff last night, they said they had no Omicrons to drive away and I was pretty miffed to be honest.”
“Turns out it’s just another name for that dumb flu that keeps coming back, I’m bloody over it aye!”.
When asked about the possibility of a Christmas shutdown due to the explosion of cases in the Hunter region, Mr Best admitted that the uptick in flu might not be a total shame.
“Brah if they shut us down it means I can sit on my ass, get paid for two weeks and play Xbox all January.”
“Mate that’d be unreal!”
More to come.
