Reference :- Monte pointed out that we were not as safe in lockdown as we thought .
The news being rather repetitive these days , we made some new rules limiting how often we turn on the television set for an update . It was a wise decision . The days pass pleasantly getting jobs done around the house , and playing scrabble , which is becoming quite an obsession .
The canine member of the household , Dog , gets bored during our scrabble games . He paws at us and drops a slobbery tennis ball on our laps to encourage us to play with him . And when we don't , he heads off to Kooralya with the ball in his mouth looking for better company .
Yesterday , when he came home he had obviously enjoyed a fun excursion . He wagged his tail furiously , grinned , panted , and drooled everywhere . Then shared his elation by jumping all over us.
Monte pushed him away , horrified . " Down Dog down ! " Monte shouted " Bad Dog ! Bad Dog ! ..... Go to your rug !!! Monte pointed at Dog's rug . Dog slunk to his rug , head down , and sat there guiltily watching us with nervous eyes .
The other lads were confused " Hey , take it easy on Dog . What did he do ? " Gabbo said .
It was then that Monte pointed out that most of Kooralya would have patted Dog , and the he could be all clapped up with coronavirus .
Well , that was certainly a canny observation . Monte has a tub, gloves and Dettol for use when Dog comes home putrid from rolling in a well fermented dead kangaroo . Monte put on his gloves . Dog's head hung low, as he anticipated bath time . Dog doesn't handle disgrace very well. But after the shame of being washed under the tank stand , he always makes a point of deliberately shaking himself beside us . We shout with horror , and he comes good pretty fast .
The funny thing is , the spray of bath water he splatters over us always takes us by surprise .
Dog is now free of contagion . The gate is shut , and Dog is in lockdown too . It's a pity he doesn't play scrabble .
Your comrade , Ken
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