As it grew dark tonight, I found myself travelling home through a quiet village close to Birmingham in the UK. Waiting at the somewhat long red light, I noticed the building alongside was a fine example of old English house-building with an open timber frame and ancient bricks as an infill to the whole. I noted with interest that along the eaves of the roof, the owners had mounted a number of small imitation Christmas trees in wall brackets that were angled outwards at about 45 deg. Moreover, each tree was adorned with very small white lights that oddly looked a little dim. The traffic lights went from red to green and back to red as the queue of cars moved slowly forwards and as I halted for the second time, I was directly outside the imposing oak front door. Peering up at the house to double-check if the Christmas Tree lights really were as dim as they appeared, my attention was drawn to a circular blue plaque above the door on which was written in small white letters:
"Birthplace of Joseph Lucas. Automotive and Marine Lighting Engineer" Honest! Jonmac Originator of The Triumph Trans-America Charity Drive 2009 www.triumphtransamerica.org.uk An event for full TRIUMPH Enthusiast participation _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html [email protected] http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/spitfires http://www.team.net/archive
