Next-Door Uncle's birthday!

Hey! It's Next-Door Uncle's birthday today! Must stop by.

Next-Door Uncle's a fun guy. Was a bit a of a larrikin [Aussie for "mischievious twerp"] in his youth -- which makes it fitting that April 1st (April Fool's Day) is his birthday! He apprenticed as a carpenter, then dabbled in architecture (IIRC), before becoming some sort of construction supervisor guy. He just recently retired.

Lives next door to us. Has a nice big workshop with lots of metal-working tools. Restores "classic" cars, sometimes fabricating the parts himself, out of raw chunks of metal. (Hence, the hope that he could help us melt down the aluminium.) Has a bunch of old rusting Rovers in the side yard, which GG and I will someday ask to use as a backdrop for a music video. (Yet another thing GG wants to do "When I Finish My Dissertation (tm).")

Next-Door Uncle speaks good 'Strine, as well.

Technically, he's The Lady's uncle. But GG and I still call him "Next-Door Uncle."