Last year I fished out this old racer from the Humber and
restored it to its former glory.
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This prompted a bloke from the other side of the city to
e-mail me, misty eyed as he had had one as a teenager and
would I sell it. Since acquiring a new road bike recently,
it is unlikely I will ever ride it again, so I asked him if
he wanted it for nowt. Just dropped it off at his house and
he was dead chuffed - and would I take a few cans of beer
in exchange.
Sure I said and he handed me six cans of John Smiths Extra
Smooth! Didn't have the heart to tell the bloke that as a
card carrying member of CAMRA, I wouldn't clean my driveway
with the stuff and instead took it away with good grace :-)
Our lass was going mad at me saying I should have got money
for it. She doesn't understand that sometimes you get more
pleasure out of doing things for sheer philanthropic
reasons. She said who did I think I was, Jesus, going around
to strange houses giving stuff away? Mental joy outweighs
monetary gain any day - that said, he did offer me 30 quid a
while ago ;-) Would have bought me a new lock to counter the
security goons at work.
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Simon Mason Anlaby East Yorkshire. 53°44'N 0°26'W
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