Three years ago, we had a run of bad luck, someone stole our 12volt solar panels off our drive, then we woke up one morning to find the front border wall of our house had been demolished by a stolen car. We bought new gates on the insurance, and I rebuilt the wall myself. It took a few weeks, I had just cemented in the last block and we retired to watch Antiques Roadshow on tv, then my wife went in the kitchen, and suddenly shouted “Keith someone’s taking the car” I got to the window just in time to see my little Suzuki Jimny disappear, never to be seen again! Now, I look after my cars and this little Suzuki had ferried my wife backwards and forwards to work during covid, transported me to hospital for my chemo sessions, and took me to visit my brother in hospital until he died there.
I was starting to get angry, the only way I could handle it was to raise money for a youth charity, try to help youth instead of just feeling vitriolic.

Don’t forget we are on holiday from 31 August, to end of September.
Follows a little story inspired by one of my blogger friends.

ROWDY LOUT.

“Ladies and gentlemen, I have as my guest tonight someone you all know. Ladies and gentlemen,
Mr Rowdy Lout. Welcome to the Odd Show Mr Lout”. “Yeh right” “Where did you grow up Mr Lout” “On Sinkmoor Estate, South Nowhere, there were seven of us five boys and three girls, we were brought up by my gran, mum went off to have more kids, and dad went to prison. “What schooling did you have Mr Lout?” “ I went to secondary modern for a month cos gran got caught for shoplifting in it ?” “ Tell us about your love of cars Mr Lout” “Every body has motors bro but we never had the cash, so we have to nick em” “Who do you ‘nick”’ them from ?” “”Anyone bro, they got it, I want it, kids, grannies anybody, it don’t matter bro, any kid or old biddy get in the way bro, I’ve got a blade in it ?”Tell us about the shop lifting Roudy” “Ain’t got time for all that crap man, got to go and score some gear” “ Before you go Rowdy, can you just give us a few words on your acting career ?” Rowdy pulled back his hoody. there was a gasp from the studio audience.
Sam Arriton found me in the gutter, I’d over dosed and was nearly dead, he picked me up and took me in, and soon recognised I had a talent for acting, all it took was for just one person to take an interest, and believe in me.”
“The audience will now recognise you, your stage name is Oscar Winner of course, and what a star you are now” “Thank you Mr Mein, it’s all thanks to Mr Arriton, and it’s not hard playing the person you once was.

Good night all from Phil Mein, and the Odd Show.

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Yes I can add up, it was part of the plot.

All words Meadowhead Bard.