Gillian O’Sullivan: Ooof... how one disaster after another made this the most costly week of my life
A run of bad luck has hit us hard in the pocket – but our child’s recent hospital visits put farming woes into perspective
‘The tractor engine rebuild, lost cows, calves and surgeries equate to an annual BPS payment leaving the account’. Photo: O’Gorman Photography
Like many eight-year-old boys, our Tim takes great delight in anything rude or slapstick. Recently a book came home from the library that had him in stitches.
The plot was key: simple and silly. It revolved around one poor individual who repeatedly got sucker-punched in the guts while saying the catchphrase “Ooof, right in the puddings!”
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