Dec 2000

Malley-Mate Data Sheet
Name: Trish
Approx Age: 50ish
Nationality: Main Lander
I once called her a saint; she has also been referred to as Miss Sensible Knickers. Trish grew up in Timaru, a small town in a small country. She finished her metriculation in the deep south, married a joker and started their life together in Papakura about the same time as we did. In fact, Pat was the speech therapist at the same school as Gail and that's how it all started. I think speaking clearly and loudly must be connected somehow, because no matter where she is found, she is heard. Way back then she and Gail would bash a squash ball around. Did I mention that she can talk? I tried to scare her into silence with my theory of allotted words. She remembers everyone, but her speciality is remembering every dog she has ever met, a feat that also extends to other animals. Life has tossed her a bouquet of brickbats but she is soldiering on, checklist (scribble on a recycled cereal box) in hand. For some unexplained reason, she plays the accordian. But to her credit, she plays a mean "Exodus" on the piano.  Did I say she can be verbose?? She belongs to a book club; you know, a group of people all read the same book and then get together to gossip. In 1982 she was principal of an IHC school for a term. In 1984 she joined Lioness thingie. In 2007 she was in court because Taz had bit a neghbor. That dog would bite anone who dare to look at it. Trish couldn't understand that it was a no-no. By 2008 neighbours were emailing he council with photos and she was fighting a $3000 fine. Also in 2008 she went to India for a friend's wedding. In 2010 she moved to rural Timaru and had nothing but problems with every business in that town. She couldn't make a go of it and soon returned to settle in Papakura. In 2015 things were pretty much the same back in South Auckland: "the dogs had a big l -o -n -g sleep while we had lunch at the Coffee Club, and experienced the slowest, most inept service, we have had in quite some time. The Asian waiter, asked David if he wanted ICE in his beer,(?), and then forgot the beer and then brought the wrong beer!! My 'Smoothie', (as I pointed out to the girl on the cash register), was an 'icey' and I pointed out the ice particles all over the straw. I said that I would not be paying for it. Just like I told the Medical Surgery that since it had taken them over a week to get my faxed script across the road to the chemist, I didn't feel inclined to pay for that either. And... DONT get me started on Spotlight or Dick Smith. They'll be feeling a bit shell shocked by the time I finish with them, next week. So many complaints...so little time" Also in 2015 she sped to Auckland to search for the bus on which David had left his medication. No luck, then got lost so was driving very slowly on Ponsonby Road when I cop pulled her over for driving too slowly and not having lights on. When she explained that all the Christmas lights on the buildings gave enough light, he breathalized her and gave her an explanation as if she were a child. In 2018 she began wearing braces (in effort to look young again?) to help reduce neck/head pain. Then came eye muscle operations. Update Aug 2020 - suffered a stroke on 5th without any residual damage.

Ms. Richie Simmons	Trisha Turner	I vont to be alone
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