1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:03,120 Speaker 1: This is the Fits In with Kate Richie podcast. 2 00:00:03,360 --> 00:00:06,360 Speaker 2: We regularly think about what's life going to be like 3 00:00:06,440 --> 00:00:09,079 Speaker 2: after radio? And it's tough. It's nerve wracking, you know 4 00:00:09,160 --> 00:00:11,680 Speaker 2: what I mean. I mean, we get behind this microphone 5 00:00:11,800 --> 00:00:14,440 Speaker 2: for so long and I don't know what I'm going 6 00:00:14,480 --> 00:00:17,960 Speaker 2: to do. I've got a bit of an update today 7 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:20,840 Speaker 2: on a man who was behind the microphone for quite 8 00:00:20,840 --> 00:00:24,520 Speaker 2: a long time. And I suppose you're looking at his 9 00:00:24,640 --> 00:00:27,200 Speaker 2: demise because now he works at a butcher It's quite 10 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:30,360 Speaker 2: sad to see that the standard. Yeah, well it's you know, 11 00:00:30,480 --> 00:00:33,360 Speaker 2: for forty three years. You may have heard of him. 12 00:00:33,640 --> 00:00:36,280 Speaker 2: His name was Ray Hadley and he joins us right now. 13 00:00:36,360 --> 00:00:37,720 Speaker 3: Ray wasn't Ray. 14 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:40,960 Speaker 1: I'm still breeding it. 15 00:00:41,040 --> 00:00:43,479 Speaker 3: Up right, just letting you know, mate, you're live on 16 00:00:43,520 --> 00:00:47,640 Speaker 3: the radio. This is a live broadcast. Watch your language. 17 00:00:47,520 --> 00:00:50,520 Speaker 1: And I have done a little bit of this before 18 00:00:50,720 --> 00:00:50,920 Speaker 1: you have. 19 00:00:51,159 --> 00:00:54,200 Speaker 3: Okay, just keep sort of a fist away from the microphone. 20 00:00:54,200 --> 00:00:56,920 Speaker 1: And what about that big, long, tall streak of felgan 21 00:00:56,960 --> 00:01:01,680 Speaker 1: ship that just gave the new about you know, working 22 00:01:01,720 --> 00:01:04,040 Speaker 1: at a butcher shop. You see, you're my whining a 23 00:01:04,120 --> 00:01:07,479 Speaker 1: great trade, the trade of butchery. Now, my late father 24 00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:09,640 Speaker 1: was a butcher, And you're referring to a story that 25 00:01:09,680 --> 00:01:12,800 Speaker 1: Buzz Rothfield published it week or two back, where I 26 00:01:12,840 --> 00:01:16,160 Speaker 1: went to play golf on a Saturday. I was rained out, 27 00:01:16,360 --> 00:01:19,280 Speaker 1: so I rang my mate do I ring quite regularly 28 00:01:19,440 --> 00:01:22,319 Speaker 1: weighing the butcher a cherry brook. I said, there you go, butch. 29 00:01:22,360 --> 00:01:24,119 Speaker 1: He said, not bad. What are you doing? I said nothing? 30 00:01:24,120 --> 00:01:25,640 Speaker 1: You want to help me? He said, yeah, So they 31 00:01:25,680 --> 00:01:28,000 Speaker 1: don't mean to gain you the till I go over 32 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:31,560 Speaker 1: there and I pack way and pack and put the 33 00:01:31,600 --> 00:01:34,200 Speaker 1: price tag on, meet the gates in the shelves, and 34 00:01:34,319 --> 00:01:36,640 Speaker 1: the ladies come in and say, it's lovely to see you. 35 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:39,320 Speaker 1: It's fantastic, And so you're feel relevant again for about 36 00:01:39,360 --> 00:01:41,959 Speaker 1: an hour or two, and then you pack up your 37 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:44,000 Speaker 1: retirement bag and off you go and puddle up in 38 00:01:44,040 --> 00:01:49,960 Speaker 1: the given again. A few hours of doing Yeah. 39 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:52,120 Speaker 2: But let's ray, what do you get out of it? 40 00:01:52,160 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 2: I mean, are you taking a catl of porter House 41 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:56,640 Speaker 2: steaks with you? It's not like you're doing it for free. 42 00:01:56,760 --> 00:01:58,640 Speaker 2: I mean, and you do nothing for free? I mean 43 00:01:58,720 --> 00:02:02,600 Speaker 2: live reads everything over yeasy took as much to get you're. 44 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:05,040 Speaker 1: Confusing me with a couple of my contemporaries also retired 45 00:02:05,120 --> 00:02:08,840 Speaker 1: in various guysers now who were involved in taking fees 46 00:02:08,919 --> 00:02:11,560 Speaker 1: for libraries. I forgot to please the library now and 47 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:14,640 Speaker 1: you see, you know Baggarol about Witchery Iol, it's what 48 00:02:14,639 --> 00:02:16,720 Speaker 1: you'd want. You wouldn't pour a house states in What 49 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:19,320 Speaker 1: are I feeling? But I deal with because he's my 50 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:22,760 Speaker 1: mate and I like being with him. And you see 51 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:25,400 Speaker 1: you've got a scoop coming as well. Okay, are you 52 00:02:25,440 --> 00:02:26,280 Speaker 1: ready for what you've got? 53 00:02:26,639 --> 00:02:27,800 Speaker 2: What have you got? What have we got? 54 00:02:28,240 --> 00:02:30,640 Speaker 1: Well? I reside on the central case of New South Wales. 55 00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:33,880 Speaker 1: There's a little restaurant up here, Glenka at Hardy's Day 56 00:02:34,520 --> 00:02:36,120 Speaker 1: and it's owned by a mate of mine who's a 57 00:02:36,160 --> 00:02:41,200 Speaker 1: former Marino sheep stud farmer from deep Hill whose comes 58 00:02:41,200 --> 00:02:44,720 Speaker 1: to the Sea change. And you'll find me there occasionally 59 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:47,280 Speaker 1: picking up glasses on the table. 60 00:02:47,360 --> 00:02:47,960 Speaker 3: He's a bussy. 61 00:02:48,560 --> 00:02:50,200 Speaker 2: Are you a glassy now as well? 62 00:02:50,280 --> 00:02:52,600 Speaker 1: Ray? Well, I haven't got an RSA so I can't 63 00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:53,359 Speaker 1: serve drinks. 64 00:02:54,080 --> 00:02:57,400 Speaker 3: Are you just answer this question honestly for me? Are 65 00:02:57,440 --> 00:03:00,079 Speaker 3: you on a task? How can people get you to 66 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:00,680 Speaker 3: do anything? 67 00:03:02,040 --> 00:03:06,040 Speaker 1: Well, not anything, but things were the reason I'm a 68 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:09,040 Speaker 1: seven year old man looking for you part in life. 69 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:12,560 Speaker 2: You know, Ray, are you part of the Gray Army? 70 00:03:12,639 --> 00:03:12,760 Speaker 1: Ray? 71 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:14,600 Speaker 2: Could we get you come around to paint the house 72 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:15,560 Speaker 2: or something like that? 73 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:18,560 Speaker 1: No, I draw the line of painting and renovation of 74 00:03:18,639 --> 00:03:21,560 Speaker 1: my very good. I think. I think picking out glasses 75 00:03:21,600 --> 00:03:22,919 Speaker 1: and butchery is the extent of. 76 00:03:22,880 --> 00:03:28,400 Speaker 3: My I loved listening to you because you had a 77 00:03:28,440 --> 00:03:30,600 Speaker 3: couple of great one liners. But there was a butcher 78 00:03:30,639 --> 00:03:32,239 Speaker 3: shop we used to go to, and I think it 79 00:03:32,280 --> 00:03:36,160 Speaker 3: was Jim's Meats and Jim's mate. Jim always had a 80 00:03:36,200 --> 00:03:39,000 Speaker 3: one liner. You would turn up and if it was me, 81 00:03:39,040 --> 00:03:41,880 Speaker 3: you'd go mad. I've got pork chops, lamb chops and 82 00:03:41,920 --> 00:03:45,120 Speaker 3: karate chops. That was his first one. But then when 83 00:03:45,200 --> 00:03:47,400 Speaker 3: Mum walked up to the counter in say please to 84 00:03:47,400 --> 00:03:49,800 Speaker 3: meet you with meet to please you, and I was 85 00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:51,600 Speaker 3: just I was a bit offended by it. 86 00:03:51,680 --> 00:03:56,800 Speaker 1: Ry, that's a famous butcher. And butcher's are listening now, 87 00:03:56,880 --> 00:03:59,960 Speaker 1: would you know? They spill and they're called Ritchie tap 88 00:04:00,720 --> 00:04:04,400 Speaker 1: right butcher them? But pleased to meet with meet the 89 00:04:04,440 --> 00:04:06,600 Speaker 1: pleasure is a very one. And in fact it was 90 00:04:06,600 --> 00:04:08,800 Speaker 1: on where my dad used to work at Ermicton. It 91 00:04:08,880 --> 00:04:10,560 Speaker 1: was on the awning of the shop. 92 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:16,080 Speaker 2: Is there a butcher language as well. Right, they have 93 00:04:16,160 --> 00:04:16,960 Speaker 2: their own language. 94 00:04:16,960 --> 00:04:19,320 Speaker 1: Now thought that everything goes back with that's how you 95 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:21,720 Speaker 1: become a wretchie. Tap, you're a butcher if you're read that, 96 00:04:21,720 --> 00:04:22,320 Speaker 1: that's what it is. 97 00:04:24,040 --> 00:04:26,159 Speaker 3: And then ray, is there anything else? 98 00:04:26,240 --> 00:04:26,360 Speaker 1: Like? 99 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:29,720 Speaker 3: In your career as a broadcaster, you would have had 100 00:04:29,760 --> 00:04:31,560 Speaker 3: many times where you had to report on something you 101 00:04:31,640 --> 00:04:33,919 Speaker 3: weren't that act, you weren't actually that interested in, and 102 00:04:33,960 --> 00:04:36,240 Speaker 3: your mind would have run what else could I be doing? 103 00:04:36,279 --> 00:04:36,400 Speaker 1: Now? 104 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:40,080 Speaker 3: Are there any other dreams you've got outside of Gulf 105 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:41,880 Speaker 3: butcher shop and doing some bussy work? 106 00:04:42,640 --> 00:04:45,839 Speaker 1: Well? I think eventually I might like to call some 107 00:04:45,880 --> 00:04:46,600 Speaker 1: footballer game. 108 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:48,480 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, here we go way. 109 00:04:48,400 --> 00:04:50,719 Speaker 1: Back or I started thirty eight years ago. But I 110 00:04:50,720 --> 00:04:52,640 Speaker 1: mean that's just a little pod at the moment. And 111 00:04:52,720 --> 00:04:54,680 Speaker 1: I was serious night. You probably aren't weird that I've 112 00:04:54,680 --> 00:04:56,720 Speaker 1: had a grand daughter with a team yet. Yes, So 113 00:04:57,080 --> 00:04:59,600 Speaker 1: the reality is I probably couldn't have worked this way. 114 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:03,719 Speaker 1: Retired December thirteen, Little Lower got la team here January 115 00:05:03,760 --> 00:05:06,000 Speaker 1: sixth and it's a two year battle. We're about nine 116 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:06,640 Speaker 1: months into it. 117 00:05:06,720 --> 00:05:08,520 Speaker 3: And how's she holding up? Mates? 118 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:12,760 Speaker 1: I probably couldn't have worked Sorry, mate, how's she holding up? No? No, 119 00:05:12,880 --> 00:05:15,520 Speaker 1: good at the moment she's she turns forward having a 120 00:05:15,880 --> 00:05:19,520 Speaker 1: it's the first time her siblings and cousins. I've got 121 00:05:19,520 --> 00:05:21,880 Speaker 1: seven grandkids with one on the way. They're going to 122 00:05:21,880 --> 00:05:25,520 Speaker 1: gather on Sunday at my daughter's place for her fourth birthday. 123 00:05:25,640 --> 00:05:28,440 Speaker 3: So I'm sorry to hear that's how that's really. 124 00:05:29,320 --> 00:05:31,960 Speaker 1: We're one of eighty seventh families every month where their 125 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:35,039 Speaker 1: children get to know gas with Cancel latam here. So 126 00:05:35,480 --> 00:05:39,200 Speaker 1: it's a tough gig. But we aren't often serious on this. 127 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:42,640 Speaker 1: I talk to you at the moment, I probably couldn't 128 00:05:42,640 --> 00:05:46,080 Speaker 1: have worked anyway. I mean, my mind is preoccupied, as 129 00:05:46,120 --> 00:05:48,440 Speaker 1: most grandparents or parents are when they got a child 130 00:05:48,480 --> 00:05:52,479 Speaker 1: itself with her and you know, it's a tough gig 131 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:55,839 Speaker 1: for my daughter, who has been stoic and fantastic, as 132 00:05:55,839 --> 00:05:58,440 Speaker 1: has been my son in law and her siblings. My 133 00:05:58,520 --> 00:06:00,600 Speaker 1: other children have been rallying of the cause, as I 134 00:06:00,680 --> 00:06:03,400 Speaker 1: say with my wife, and it's just a look, there's 135 00:06:03,400 --> 00:06:05,200 Speaker 1: a ship sandwich we're dealing with at the moment, and 136 00:06:05,279 --> 00:06:08,240 Speaker 1: many other families are dealing with, and you know, the 137 00:06:08,320 --> 00:06:10,000 Speaker 1: fun sort of goes that a lot to us at 138 00:06:10,160 --> 00:06:11,640 Speaker 1: extent and to all over. 139 00:06:12,040 --> 00:06:16,840 Speaker 2: We seven we we got to share a building with you, 140 00:06:16,960 --> 00:06:19,599 Speaker 2: Ray Hadley. We've been in this industry for around about 141 00:06:19,600 --> 00:06:21,680 Speaker 2: twenty years now. We were lucky enough to be in 142 00:06:21,720 --> 00:06:23,880 Speaker 2: that building with you, and you took us under your wing. 143 00:06:23,960 --> 00:06:26,240 Speaker 2: We we love getting you on. You know, we take 144 00:06:26,320 --> 00:06:29,080 Speaker 2: we take the pover less out of your rope. But mate, 145 00:06:29,120 --> 00:06:30,840 Speaker 2: you know you're going through this right now. We would 146 00:06:30,839 --> 00:06:34,080 Speaker 2: love to hear you back on radio. And so Ray, 147 00:06:34,360 --> 00:06:36,520 Speaker 2: what what what can we come into the butcher shop? 148 00:06:36,960 --> 00:06:38,679 Speaker 2: I mean, can we come in there and get something 149 00:06:38,720 --> 00:06:40,680 Speaker 2: off of you? What's what's on sale this week? 150 00:06:41,600 --> 00:06:44,520 Speaker 1: Well, I'll mentioned also but he's got the best bag 151 00:06:44,560 --> 00:06:49,480 Speaker 1: of instantly, but gotch Ray some other great news. 152 00:06:49,600 --> 00:06:52,960 Speaker 3: I mean just here, just because you've been on the 153 00:06:52,960 --> 00:06:55,279 Speaker 3: show as a caller, you're now in the running for 154 00:06:55,400 --> 00:06:56,560 Speaker 3: years worth of groceries. 155 00:06:58,120 --> 00:07:06,320 Speaker 1: It's the looks. Who is its Coles look Cole's expresses 156 00:07:06,360 --> 00:07:08,279 Speaker 1: one of my favorite look I can get involved in 157 00:07:08,279 --> 00:07:14,160 Speaker 1: these books now, I don't want an ambassador. I'm more 158 00:07:14,160 --> 00:07:16,760 Speaker 1: than happy to oblige you and I were invice people 159 00:07:16,800 --> 00:07:18,880 Speaker 1: with that with a small stipend from the people of 160 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:21,520 Speaker 1: Coals to get along the coal stores every chance they get. 161 00:07:21,720 --> 00:07:23,680 Speaker 1: And of course If you do have a Docker, you 162 00:07:23,680 --> 00:07:27,400 Speaker 1: can go to be the Service stations with the cold wet, 163 00:07:27,440 --> 00:07:29,360 Speaker 1: sign up front and get poured sense of later off 164 00:07:29,600 --> 00:07:34,040 Speaker 1: all want remember what I say? Shot at Coles. 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