In my previous life in the high flying(?) corporate world I held a number of sales positions. Whenever I was asked what I'd like printed on my business cards, the answer was always the same; "Tania X, Licenced to Kill". What better sales persuader could there have been than that? And it's true.
Many moons ago I discovered the the thrill and satisfaction of shooting rabbits and possums at night while hurtling around farm paddocks in The Boss's custom built shooting vehicles. Thankfully I found that I shoot better than I sing, so getting my firearms licence was a logical move.
Yesterday morning The Boss and I were incredibly lucky, being invited to attend an exclusive Cast and Crew and Lovelies special screening of "The Great Bunny Hunt". This amazing film was made an incredibly talented friend of ours, and tells the story of the annual Central Otago easter bunny shoot. As a guest at this special showing, we sat amongst the stars of the film as they saw themselves on the big screen for the first time.
Capturing the straight faced, dry sense of humour shared by genuine Southern Men could not have been an easy task, but there it was for all to see, and hopefully appreciate. The Boss and I came away celebrating the fact that the film explained the attraction and necessity of an event that's probably perceived by the uninformed as a bunch of blokes taking part in some pointless bloodsport. It made me proud to be shooter.
So picture if you will, me in my finest fur stole, seated beside The Boss, sipping away on our nicely chilled glasses of savvy, watching a film that at times gave me goosebumps. Following the screening and a few short speeches, guess what we did?
We went fencing.
What I learnt yesterday:
1. Putting up pig-proof fencing on a hot windy day makes drinking copious amounts of Speights compulsory.
2. Manual post hole borers don't work well in a rocky Gibbston Valley vineyard.
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