The Road Trip, The Reunion and an Italian speaking Uber driver.

We decided to take a trip back to our lives when we were 6 and even younger. My brother and I set off on a journey to Lancashire where we spent out early years. John’s good at driving so he was roped in to be at the wheel. He’s used to long hours at the wheel gathering antiques for his business from contacts up in the North. I only ever went on one of these buying trips once but it was an education. He had what seemed then to be a bladder the size of a garden water butt, able … Continue reading The Road Trip, The Reunion and an Italian speaking Uber driver.

Man who wears overalls

Generally immaculate without an oil stain to be seen these are generally men of a certain age, and have been retired from their career in an executive non overall position overseeing the worldwide supply of widgets, vital in many industries. Almost certainly privately educated where they first witnessed overall wearing by the ground staff at their school who kept the lawns ( never called grass unless in the print on the sign saying ‘keep off’ ) immaculately with never the sign of a single weed. Mowing it with an Atco top of the range but ancient machine that chugged away … Continue reading Man who wears overalls

Barbeques and garden machinery, the Germans have it right.

I’m forever being told that I should like barbeques, and I don’t. I certainly don’t much care for ‘having a go’ at doing one myself. This from bitter experience of lighting said fire and then waiting for hours before it got to the right temperature to grill a sausage. Said fire was still glowing at 2.00 in the morning with enough heat to cook a large beast. To say it was a fire risk is only a small understatement. And it’s the sun that brings them out. Any nearly warm sunny day brings out the charcoal and the flames, or … Continue reading Barbeques and garden machinery, the Germans have it right.