Neck up,
Mate accommodation in kunners can be a real bast@rd. Plenty of guys have done entire seasons living at the backpackers, in a caravan, and even some poor blokes who logged some serious tent time. The coles notice board often has ads for share houses, worth a try.
Disco,
Come on mate, you were there long enough to know you can pick a pilot in kunners a mile off no matter what dodgy lie they are pulling (“yeah I’m a mine engineer / tradie from Argyle”
). 20 something y/o male with short hair, wearing clothes that aren’t available from Target Country, getting out of a car that isn’t a cruiser tray back is a bit of a give away. Failing that when you are seen standing ‘round the Tav in a group of 20 other guys that look exactly the same, your fate is sealed!
Who is feeding Neil wing dings these days? Has someone given him a jumper for the dry season?