20 June 2013
We've just
got back from a ride out to Coventry for a couple of hours. I managed to buy some new shoes and Jan got
herself some more wool for crocheting.
While we were in the city centre we saw a mobility shop and popped in
for look. We came out minus £80 for two
bags to fit the back of our scooters.
They look to be strong bags so they will be a lot more useful than the
older ones - we hope that is ;-)))
The Blue
Bottle ( as Jan started calling the new Doblo), is doing OK. Today's little trip took us over the 100
mikes nark. It's full of little bits
that I've not come across before; like the cut off/start up function it
has. Basically, when you are in heavy
traffic or in a jam, or maybe just waiting at traffic lights, you take the car
out of gear, put the hand break on and your foot off the clutch. Then the engine stops. To start it again all you do is put your cultch
in and it starts straight off. Pretty
neat that.
Appartantly
a new railway station may be built in Galley Common, a small village on the
outskirts of town. The line from Brum to
Dorktown runs along the village. But is
there any call for a station there? I'm
sure there are better ways of spending money than a new station! But the thing is, if they do decide to go
ahead, they won't take any notice of any objectors, they never do. So why should this one be any different?
Last night I
started a new book, The Abbey by
Chris Culver. Part of the shout on the
back cover claims that the book has stormed the USA by word of mouth. In a way I can understand that. The central character is a Muslim cop in Indiana
looking into the death of his niece. He
prays with his family in the morning and evening, but he is a heavy
drinker. When questioned about the booze
and his faith he says, "If God didn't me to drink he wouldn't allow young
girls to be killed." That statement
in itself could well be inflammatory to other Muslins. So far it's not a bad book though. It's the first book I have read that has Islam
taking a central part in the story.
Perhaps that is why the Yanks liked it so much eh?
Here's a
shot from our bedroom window one morning while we were in Weston ...
A group of
roller skaters having fun.
And for a
funny I offer ...
A tough-looking group of Harley riders were
riding when they saw a girl about to jump off a bridge so they stopped.
The leader, a big burly man, gets off his bike and says, "What are you doing?"
"I'm going to commit suicide," she says.
While he doesn't want to appear insensitive, he doesn't want to miss an opportunity so he asks "Well, before you jump, why don't you give me a Kiss?" So, she does and it's a long, deep lingering kiss.
After she's finished, the biker says, "Wow! That was the best Kiss I have ever had. That's a real talent you are wasting. You could be
famous."
"So, why are you committing suicide?"
"My parents don't like me dressing up like a girl......"
The leader, a big burly man, gets off his bike and says, "What are you doing?"
"I'm going to commit suicide," she says.
While he doesn't want to appear insensitive, he doesn't want to miss an opportunity so he asks "Well, before you jump, why don't you give me a Kiss?" So, she does and it's a long, deep lingering kiss.
After she's finished, the biker says, "Wow! That was the best Kiss I have ever had. That's a real talent you are wasting. You could be
famous."
"So, why are you committing suicide?"
"My parents don't like me dressing up like a girl......"
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