When we were in France I turned into a real scruff. Shorts, t-shirts and unshaven was the order of the day. I revelled in it.
I haven't quite figured out why but things are a little different here. Smarter is 'in'.
Anyway, we were in Booths today and I was at the butcher's counter. Jan makes a fabulous lamb soup (Scotch broth) and I asked the butcher for some cheap lamb cuts to make it. Maybe I was looking poor and dishevelled or maybe it was Jan but he, Vic, took pity on us and gave us a load of lamb. Free, gratis and for nothing.
Then, when we felt guilty and tried to buy some stuff, he went out of his way to make sure that what we bought was at a discount.
There are probably those amongst you who think it smart to dress up and look down on us poor, scruffy unfortunates but let me tell you that scruffy has its advantages. If you're feeling hungry, like lamb and are prepared to risk a touch of salmonella, go see Vic (my new best friend) in Booths Ripon. He's your main man (and my new best friend).
It's amazing what having a copy of The Big Issue in your pocket can get you .....
ReplyDeleteI keep telling Jan to get a proper job!
ReplyDeleteWow! I asked the butcher for a bone for the dog the other day - $6.70 - for a bone???
ReplyDeleteDoing the sums in my head I would actually save money by flying to Ripon once a year and buying a year's worth of frozen meat, looking scruffy and only at Vic's of course.
Rory
I don't think it would be that simple Rory, it took years of vagrancy training and neatness deficiency to get Alex looking like he does ....
ReplyDeleteSomething tells me that you guys aren't taking this seriously.
ReplyDeleteI take the looking scruffy seriously for sure - I've made an art form out of it and accidentally so. I didn't go out of my way to make it happen - just woke up one day looking like Onslow from 'Keeping up appearances' - kept them up ever since lol.
ReplyDeleteOnslow is one of my heroes along with Rab C Nesbit.
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