in a tight spot @ wrest point casino, tasmania






while in hobart we stayed at the regent apartments on regent street. after dinner, we decided to drive to the wrest point casino. we were with the soons - boon eng, millie and paul. there were seven of us in the twelve-seater.

we did not have a problem finding a parking space when we went into the casino's car park. after a short tour of the place, we decided to leave. as we drove towards the exit, we came to a point where the ceiling was lower; it seemed to be touching the roof of the mini bus. we figured that the height left just enough space for us to squeeze through, so we drove on.

then we heard a scrapping sound. we stopped the vehicle immediately fearing more damage to the bus. we tried reversing but it would not budge. we could not abandon the vehicle. so we decided to get help. we approached 3 burly locals and asked if they could add weight in an attempt to bring the height down. it did not help. they tried jumping up and down and it did not work too. it was quite comical, three grown ups behaving like monkeys in a bus.

finally, in order to get out of this tight spot, we decided to lower the height of the bus by deflating the tyres. each time after having released some air, we tried to move the bus. we had to release air three or four times before we finally got the bus moving ahead.

once we were out of the casino car park, we started looking for a petrol station. fortunately for us, we found one nearby. but, it was closing time and the attendant had kept the reel of hose. when we explained to him the situation, he set up the thing for us to use and waited about fifteen minutes while we inflated all the four tyres.