For lunch yesterday, we booked at the Basin Cafe in the Launceston Gorge. It's accessed by a zig zag of footpaths or a long and winding ramp so it's very difficult for oldies. So, a few years ago the Launceston Council put in an 'Inclinator', a mechanical device which travelled down a rail and deposited its infirm passengers at the door of the restaurant.
We parked and presented ourselves at the Inclinator Upper Station to find a sign telling us that it was 'Out of Order'. What a blow! Marilyn rang the cafe to tell them we were unable to come and were told that it had been out of order for about a year. It was having a terrible effect on their business because it was the older age group who were the ones who 'did lunch'. She asked Marilyn to ring the council and complain.
Woebegone, we walked back to our car and drove to the Silos Hotel where we knew we would have no trouble getting in.
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