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Pylon Painting 2005

1/1/05: Some unknown assailants, whom we can only assume to be swanny members, have decorated the Cott pylon in the colours which suit it best to welcome in the new year.

The SAS type PLAN involved ex-SAS army zodiacs, camouflage paint, black hoods, night safe rescue tubes, abseiling and absolute precision. The actual event was a little different, but like all SAS missions, they learnt to adapt to their situations.

After careful scouting of the perimeter and enemy positions by carefully placed spies, the team set off from Rampant HQ. You may think painting a massive dong would be a simple undertaking, but this crew of elite soldiers were planned for every occasion, and had planned where every drop of paint would be spilt.

In bravery not seen since Gallipoli and precision reminiscent of a stray US smart bomb, the team, under the cover of darkness made their way to the pylon undetected, other than by a couple shagging on North Cott beach. The team maintained radio silence as they nurtured their cargo out to the pylon under the cover of additional darkness, afforded by a "convenient " 5 minute blackout of Cottesloe's power grid. The team mastered the swell and slimy rock face of the pylon. One specialist member of the team had been on leave for the last 8months, climbing mountains in preparation for this climb of climbs, the climb to the top of the pylon. His jungle skills lead to him cracking the summit in record time, whilst our abseilling ring-in hung from the side of the giant phallus. The design was expertly transferred from the sharp minds of each member to the canvas in front of them.

The teams escapades were undetected except for a group of around 50 bemused revellers and one not-so-bemused Cott surf club security guard. The team left the location in the same covert SAS style only an hour before day break.
The team debrief/scrub down was held at the club followed by an arrogant drive to cottesloe beach for breakfast overlooking out favourite dong in the ocean.

For pictures and stories from previous pylon exploits - head to the links at the top.