Today was Stephen's turn and we met at the Lord Melbourne pub. It's a sparse interior with only tables and chairs - nothing fancy at all. When we walked into the pub we noticed a homeless person sitting on the outside bench.
Stephen ordered a session ale and got a free schooner voucher which he cashed in at the next round. I noticed that the homeless man had collapsed onto the floor outside and went outside to see if he was alright. The waitress from the hotel called an ambulance. A little little police came to help him, but he didn't want their help and walked off after a while. Seeing someone on the floor shook me a little and disturbed me. Some people have it a lot tougher than I do.
Con came in shortly after 6 and Albert came in not longer after. It's just the 4 of us tonight.
We walked to 3 doors up to the Himalayan Kitchen. They had removed some of the tables in the cafe, so it also looked sparse. There was a big table at the back having a birthday party.
Elizabeth - fish curry - 8
Con - chicken curry - 6
Stephen - festival curry - 7.5
Albert - oven chicken - 6.5
They served a large bowl of rice for the 4 of us which was very skimpy. I only had a tiny bit of rice.
Stephen and Albert shared a bottle of wine.
Towards the end of our meal we heard the trumpet blowing and bells clanging as the birthday table celebrated. We didn't hang around and we decided to go to Buorngiorno for coffees.
Albert gave Con a lift and we met at the cafe in Norwood. Nothing fancy, just coffees all round. Albert had brought in a Roomba to lend to Stephen. I didn't want it, but Stephen ended up taking it.
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