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Local woman, Ali Mogg (30) has been struggling to accept that summer is over..
While she doesn’t mind the winter – and the cosiness that comes with it – she really does not enjoy such a harsh change in seasons.
Her hayfever is flaring up and the her skin is dry. She’s got a constantly runny nose and she forgets to drink enough water because the cold weather lulls her into a false sense of hydration.
Has winter started yet? Or has she left the house today with too many layers on?
These are the frustrations that dominate the finals days of May. What is there to look forward to in the current calendar. There’s a couple public holidays, but nothing that fun. It’s cold, but not cold enough to sit in front of a fireplace in a cute pub.
However, Ali’s spirit has been seriously lifted this morning, after a passing comment by her local barista.
“Doing anything for the game tonight?” he asks her.
“What game?” she responds.
He scoffs at her – because in Queensland, even the skinny little hipsters who work in cafes know when State Of Origin is on.
“Oh shit it’s that time of the year isn’t it!” she says.
“Damn right” he responds.
“QUEEENSLANDERRRRR!!!!!!!”
This is the best news that Ali has heard all week. It means that she has a very high chance of returning home from work tonight to an empty house, as her boyfriend and housemate will more than likely be out drinking lager and yelling at a pub TV screen.
As she continues her commute, Ali receives a text message that confirms this.
“You wanna come to the pub tonight or you gonna watch at home” writes her boyfriend.
“Go have fun. I’ll just make a quick dinner and watch at home” she responds.
The easy dinner will actually be a girl dinner – which will realistically be a 300 gram bag of salted potato chips.
The bar heater will be on maximum.
She’s gonna have a bath.
She might not even watch the match. She has the TV to herself.
