The jolly district swim* carnival

The annual competition between local schools.

*Unless your kids happen to be in the 100m freestyle. When you arrive you find out it will be the last event to be run. After three and a half hours,a thorough soaking and being mistaken for free maccas by the local mozzie population, you find out the 100m freestyle is being scrapped due to time constraints.

By which time jolly has joined lashings of ginger ale in the *it sounded like a good idea* department of dismal.

Processed to suit the mood. Bridge built. Over it.