Wood Borer
30th August 2004, 10:42 AM
I happened to be driving down Plenty Rd Mernda on Saturday night and noticed flames leaping in the air out the back of a large old building. From the distance I could see shadows moving around the fire as if there was some weird ritual being carried out.
Intrigued but not wanting to interfere, I cautiously approached having the advantage of darkness in my favour. These people were celebrating something drinking alcohol and throwing timber onto the bonfire. There was much laughter and lots of jocular conversation going on.
One chap who seemed to know everyone else was dressed up wearing a bow tie and seemed to be conducting this druid like ceremony. Other people arrived and the bow tied head priest took the people into the “temple”, they all came out shaking their heads and muttering words like “wow that’s incredible, we have never seen anything like it before – we will come back again”.
After a little while, another chap arrived and was greeted as if he also held a high status like bow tie chap. References were made to him being a morals inspector or something. Apparently he ensures that people don’t get themselves into trouble or that people don’t upset other people too much. Unlike the bow tie chap though, he had a beard.
They seemed OK so I cautiously approached the group, celebrated with them and inspected the temple and yes it was incredible and yes I will return.
What a great night.
If anyone else wants to experience visiting this incredible temple with old artifacts for sale I suggest you drop into 1670 Plenty Road Mernda and mention “Wood Borer sent me”.
Intrigued but not wanting to interfere, I cautiously approached having the advantage of darkness in my favour. These people were celebrating something drinking alcohol and throwing timber onto the bonfire. There was much laughter and lots of jocular conversation going on.
One chap who seemed to know everyone else was dressed up wearing a bow tie and seemed to be conducting this druid like ceremony. Other people arrived and the bow tied head priest took the people into the “temple”, they all came out shaking their heads and muttering words like “wow that’s incredible, we have never seen anything like it before – we will come back again”.
After a little while, another chap arrived and was greeted as if he also held a high status like bow tie chap. References were made to him being a morals inspector or something. Apparently he ensures that people don’t get themselves into trouble or that people don’t upset other people too much. Unlike the bow tie chap though, he had a beard.
They seemed OK so I cautiously approached the group, celebrated with them and inspected the temple and yes it was incredible and yes I will return.
What a great night.
If anyone else wants to experience visiting this incredible temple with old artifacts for sale I suggest you drop into 1670 Plenty Road Mernda and mention “Wood Borer sent me”.