Del Arun: Our Man in Arundel
When I was a child - a young teenager, to be more specific - I didn't like eating ice cream if I was in my home town. Indoors was okay, but out on the street... well... it made you look like a tourist, didn't it?
So why do you find me sitting:
- in the sun
- on the High Street
- on a wooden bench
- with a cup of coffee and a piece of Millionaire's Shortbread?
No, it's not Sussex Impersonate-A-Tourist week. I'm waiting for a bus.
"A bus, Del?", you respond. Yes, a bus. "But don't you have a stylishly rugged car that reflects your personal stylishness and ruggedness?"
Yes, I do. I'm off to collect it from the garage. Again.
Last week it was serviced. This week I've had new HT leads and a gasket replaced. Alas, leaking oil had damaged the leads. Both the garage and I had hoped they wouldn't need doing for a few months. We were both wrong.
From a positive viewpoint, that's one less thing to break down in the future. From a negative viewpoint, I've now spent over 65% of the purchase price on repairs within the first month of ownership. It'll be a bargain for the next owner, that's for sure!
Anyway, back to the tourist-lookalike issue. I was wondering whether Arundel residents (of which I'm a relatively recent addition) had any obvious techniques to make themselves stand out when compared with tourists.
We'll be the ones voting in Thursday's local election, of course. And we're the ones who know where the secret parking places are. But is that it - or is there more? Are the "Save Arundel Pool" car stickers really indicating membership of a secret Mullets' society? I wonder how you find out?
posted by Mark Bridge at
2:55 pm
6 Comments:
I don't see you driving a car at all. Bus yes, train yes, getting a lift from strangers (see I remember the CL days...) yes, but driving, no.
The last few weeks taught me that I didn't need a car... and I'd prefer to be using a combination of public transport, shanks' pony, bicycle and Segway... but my patience ran out.
I said to someone only this week that I saw Del Arun as a 'good guy'-have always read your blogs even though I didn't always comment, and have been 'strangely drawn' to them lately.
I wasn't in the comp-but the whole debacle was a sham and a fiasco. Sadly I fear there is no such thing as 'bad publicity'-Cl will be here long after the last person has jumped over to purplecoo.
But thanks for your comments (and PR)and your company.
warm wishes
Country Craft Angel (aka Chicken Licken)
Hello Del Arun! It is lovely to have you here with the ongoing saga of your car, I have often wondered how it was all going at the garage.
I guess you find out by the hair cuts, should stand out a mile!
If you find youself near Arundel House Resturant in the High Street pop your head round the door and say to Luke "Auntie Steph says Hi, I have know him since he was well before he was and now he is a posh chef in Arundel good nosh too I migh say.
Blossom
Good to see you Del Arun. Did you tie a hanky on your head and roll up your trousers. If not I think you're safe from being a grockle. Toady
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