I actually just found this article in my head right now. Nice lazy Sunday afternoon after excessing it at the Rondebosch/Bishops game yesterday(Write up in the week, of what we remember) and I manage to remember this. I think it’s funny. You might not. But you will probably read this anyway.
I shop fairly regularly at Makro because you can buy stuff in bulk. And when you live excessively, you don’t want single items of anything, you want the whole truck load. I often find myself strolling into Makro looking for some electronic equipment and end up walking out with an entire box of liquorice(Lucky for spell checker, that’s an horrendous word to spell on a Sunday) , which leaves my teeth black.
I also bought my massive punching bag at Makro, but have no space to hang it in. Not ideal. Makro also have a great bottle store which is quite handy if you like to have a drink from time to time. Although, when buying at Makro you literally buy so much that it would seem that you like more than a single glass of scotch. Maybe an entire vat of whiskey. This might garner you the label “Raging alcoholic”
Anyway, as you can imagine, Makro deal with vast quantities of anything you want to buy. And obviusly to protect all of this, they need a decent security system.
But when you go to the Makro in Ottery, you will be shocked to see the security guard at the front gate. The first couple of times I saw him, I thought he was having me on. I even laughed a couple of times.
But as the weeks went by, I realised this was not a joke.
You see, this Camel Man seems to be carrying some sort of double barrel/pump action style looking shotgun. No jokes, go have a look for yourself. Makro in Ottery.
I wanted to add a photo here, but I am too scared to try and get a photo. He will literally shoot me apart.
“Excuse me friendly security man can I…”
I motion to take out my camera.
Grinding sound of metal as he pulls the gun back to load it.
“No photos” While pointing the gun at my knees.
“Ok cool I was just wondering actually if you wanted R100 for being so friendly?”
Then get back in the VR3 and drive fast because the VR3 does not do slow. It has only two speeds. Off and warp speed.
But go have a little look at Makro in Ottery, you will be quite amused. Or maybe it only amused me. You know…small things for small minds.
Sean Lloyd
Editor
