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Cars on the Coast (Triabunna Oval): 11th of November, 2018

80s' music legends Devo probably said it best in their anthem  Freedom From Choice : "In ancient Rome, there was a poem about a dog who found two bones.  He picked the one.  He licked the other.  He went in circles... ."  ( https://www.streetdirectory.com/lyricadvisor/song/coowla/freedom_of_choice/  .) So, gratuitous alt-rock references aside, WTF am I bangin' on about?   Yes - that's a turbo-charger! I am making an oblique, if not down-right obscure, reference to Sunday the 11th of November, 2018, when southern Tasmanians were spoiled for choice with not one but two excellent car shows to choose from.  There was the Claremont Girl Guides' Trash to Treasure swap meet and Shannons' Cars on the Coast on Triabunna's footy oval.    Dear Wife and I decided on the latter, as the X1/9 was long-overdue for a good country run.  However, all evidence suggests that either event would have been equally satisfying if the social media posts fro