Scrap!

Saturday evening at the canal basin. As most Saturdays there is plenty going on, but not often beyond pub opening at 7pm. 

From left to right…

Arthritic Arthur is struggling with a crate of moonshine filled jars as Radstock shed’s Ex L&YR ‘Pug’ rumbles through with some wagons in need of repair. But help is at hand, for Arthur will be able to catch a lift in the brake van, and they might even be able to repair Arthur’s back as well - for they’re a clever lot at the wagon repair works in Radstock. 

Nasal Nigel and Adenoidal Andrew are practicing ‘quick draw’ to see who can get their sticky paw out of their respective special pocket first, the one with the biggest engine being the clear winner, even though extraction might be slower. But as we know, Nigel and Andrew keep their special pockets well lubricated. Meanwhile whilst Freddy Flag is refereeing the sticky antics, a tough job, and not for the faint hearted. 

To the right, a barge is being loaded up with scrap including the remains of a moonshine still which recently exploded. The copper should be worth something, unlike Beryl’s ancient Austin 7 which is 89% rust. It’s rumoured that she has a new car on order, and whilst she’s 96, she has no plans to give up driving just yet, even though she has 9 speeding points on her driving license. How can she have speeded in an Austin 7? It ran on 180 proof liquor of course, a simple modification by all accounts. 

And finally, Bob Geeza Cat is looking at the lack of a mooring rope, and thinks it might be time to jump ship before it goes adrift and heads towards the weir. And finally finally, keep that pick axe away from that red gas cylinder. 

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