[Cav]

Gaso - met him a couple of times - top bloke, for a Pom

When I first visited his place, the garage had been converted into a hairdressing salon, I strode up the driveway, slid open the sliding glass door, and declared, "I'm here to see the man of the house."

Maxine, his wife, without so much as stopping what she was doing, responded, "Up the stairs."

And so began a long friendship with Gaso - both of us paying out on each other whenever the opportunity arose.

I called him A DUMB UGLY POMMY GIT

He called me a JUNGLE CRAWLER, and a few other names which escape me at the moment.

He was very quick-witted and had an instant comeback when paying him out - he was nearly as witty as me.

I hope to get to his funeral - it's a three day drive but worth it if I can pay him out once more.

RIP Gaso:noteworthy