Squinter [skwinter] Derogatory Australian Slang
Noun : Westie, Bogan. An unattractive working class person from the western suburbs.
Likely origin : 1. A Sydney person who works in the city or inner west, but live in the outer western suburbs. They have a long commute through atrocious Parramatta Rd/M4 peak hour traffic, and have to squint in the rising sun in the morning and/or setting sun in the evening.
2. A person that looks good from a distance, but with a closer look (or via squinting), is revealed to be much less attractive. Often confused with beer goggles, but is not a function of alcohol, only of unsatisfactory distance.
Brisbane's geocaching "squinters" are an interesting and weird mob. They are relaxed and friendly, although a little crazy at times. They have a lot in common with their Sydney namesakes - their daily commute from the leafy green western suburbs along Moggill Rd and Brisbane's newly refurbished car park, the Western Freeway, requires good sunglasses. They also have a love of flannel shirts, which they wear when hunting geo-art puzzle FTF's on the nearby fire trails on a winter's nights. Every winter's night in Squinterville is cold.
Unlike their western Sydney friends, their ride is generally not a hotted up commodore, but usually a fancy imported sedan or perhaps a swish 4WD, which they consider the perfect vehicle for those school drop offs. Occasionally, when the ranger forgets to close the access gate on the fire trails, these 4WD's even see some dirt in pursuit of a cache!
Fun poking aside - these Kenmore Catch Up events are relaxed and a lot of fun.
What: A Christmas Catch Up with the Squinter-ville Cachers
Where: 'The Kenmore' (was 'The Kenmore Tavern') 841 Moggill Road, Kenmore.
When: Sunday 10th of December from 6:00pm till 8:00pm or later.
Why: Listen to some crazy geocaching stories which ended with a trip to the Hospital. See some Fun Guy's latest lantana scars, acquired in a fight to the death with lantana in pursuit of a smilie. Rub shoulders with Geocaching Royalty. See if you can KeepUpWith with the clues that are bandied about for some of Squinterville's notorious puzzles. But most of all, have some fun!
This is the final Kenmore catch up for 2017. Don your best flanno shirt, dig the Christmas hat and bling out of the back of the cupboard, pop on your sunnies and head west for some Christmas Cheer in Squinterville.
There isn't anything formal organised, but you can grab a drink or something to eat if you like. We tend to snag the table at the listed coordinates. This is outside the lower section of the bar which is to the west of the building (not near the pokies). We try to have an ammo can on our table, so we should be easy to spot.
Despite the rumours you may have heard, a Squinterville geocaching TTeam is not associated with a famous hook up app. So there is no need to swipe right to log your attendance for this one. Just post a "Will Attend" log and head west.