tales from an ordinary world

2000-04-30

We were driving up Dandenong Road. "Hercules painting service", said the sign. A small hercules doll was attached to the roof, waving an Australian flag. There wasn't much need of that since the car was a Holden Kingswood, the legendary vehicle of 1970's Australia. I remember riding in other people's Kingswoods back then - the shape of steering wheel, the vinyl seats, and the general feeling that you were riding in the car that made Australia great. Well. Not that I'd really know it to be true or anything, but it's easy to fall for that kind of stuff when you're young.