Australia's tubby tradesmen will be encouraged to swap their sausage sarnies for salads under a Federal Government initiative to tune-up their health.Amid concerns the tradies are getting too fat and have higher levels of obesity than office workers, a government-funded van will roam worksites to monitor weight, cholesterol, blood pressure and blood glucose.
The tradies will get a card stating how healthy they are and how they might be able to improve - a few less cans after knock-off Friday, perhaps?
Aussie health minister Nicola Roxon explained: 'Just as utes, vans and trucks need regular tune-ups to keep them functioning at maximum efficiency, so do men require the same tune-ups.'
Hahahaha! Good luck finding fat chippies - most of them have been laid off because of the recession.
Strewth! No do-good Sheila's coming round my site telling me I can't put any snags on the barbie.
And if you can't blow the froth off a couple of cold ones at the end of the day, what's the point in coming to work?
Salads are for the softie Poms I get coming round doing a morning's shift then not making it back for the avo.