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Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 7:33
PM
Subject: [total-madness] The rise and
fall of a bank holiday weekend
I decided that I would buy myself a new pair of
Doc Martens, I have a pair for work and a pair for going out but I thought
that you can't have too much of a good thing. The plan was leave work about
noon get to the Wollaston Doc Shop at about 3PM and if I can't find anything I
like I can try the Doc Shop at Rushen & Diamonds FC club
shop.
I'd finished all my work at 12.45 so walked
towards the door when my boos asked me if I could just nip out make a
delivery, me being the mug I am said yes even thought I'd arrange to pick
my girlfriend up at 2. I got home at about 1.45 so after a quick phone call
and a quick shower I hit the road. Went to both Doc Shops couldn't find a pair
I liked so i decided to drive up the A45 to Northampton to see if the Doc Shop
their had anything. While driving into Northampton we say a sign advertising a
fun fair so we thought we'd give it a go after our shopping. To cut a
long story short I found a pair of boots and as I was fitting them on One Step
Beyond could be heard over the shops sound system. Their was loads of the DM
books around the shop and as I was flicking thought a copy I came across the
Madness pages Alison's finger pointed to the picture of Suggs as quick
as a flash (i'm training her well). I decided to Buy a Dm T-shirt as well
as me boots, the T-Shirt was �4.99 and the boots �20 whcih is
about �30 less than the normal price I went to the checkout and asked how
much for one of the Books the bloke behind the counter said you get them free
when you spend over �50 but seeing its a bank holiday he would let me
have one.
As I seem to remember at the Blackpool Auction
someone paid �21 for a copy so I was feeling fairly happy at this
point. Went to the Fair I won a Bob The Builder toy and
Alison won a pig. Parking spaces were a bit thin on the
ground so I decided to pull up behind a long queue of cars parked on a
double yellow line feeling as lucky as I did I wasn't too worried and
whats the chances of a Traffic Warden working on a bank holiday. Got back to
the car checked for wheelclamps, nothing. Off I drove but about about 1/2
mile up the road we noticed something yellow stuck to the window. The air
turned blue then I saw the funny side... I saved �30 on my boots got a free
book and a �60 parking fine so looking at the whole
picture I wasn't as lucky as I thought but at least I manged to get a copy of
the DM book.
The story doesn't end their I found out
the next day that Alisons dog had eaten Bob the Builder :o(
Thats the end of report of my weekend,
I'm sorry if some of you found it boring but I'm just a boring person with
nothing better to do.
Goodnight
Mark Adamson
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