Crackleport sending festive greetings and turkey flavoured jottlingtons from 'The Shire'. Quick reminder - I'm located at a secret location in 'The Shire' called 'The Old Sidevalve Bar'. World famous in the masonic lodges of oilyness for proper shoestring engineering. You haven't seen the secret vintafake masons handshake? Then you are yet to be invited into the inner sanctum and experience the 10 year old Carrot Whisky or the falling down rhubarb cider. Until then follow the ways of the Old Oilyracers because one day my friend you may be approached to join them. Turn the offer down and you will be banished into the wilderness of bling and chinese manufactured G5 phones for everrrrrrr! Yep, all G5 is secret listening for China World takeover. (So don't tell them ya name Pike!)
But today....no hand shaking.....or loin rubbing...just under-arm elbow knocking because the new normal continues....The Shire is still locked down with the firmest rules. Lot's of naughty 'Shiresters' have been playing out at the shops and socializing at pubs over a 'Scotch Egg' and a 'pint of Best', and the kids (who should know better) have been going to school!!!
But fear not ....The plan to obtain legal papers for Walter continues, researching on the internettlewebby can turn up some unusual snippits of information. Anything to put Walter in a time and place would be useful but he has shunned officialdom for decades. The time has come, he now needs to be put on the big mother computor at DVLA.
Here's an interesting photograph from a couple of years after Walters birth taken at the Raleigh factory. In fact capturing forever the very birthing conveyor that Walter travelled on, and even more probable the very same birthing engineers.
1928 - The Sultan of Zanzibar, Seyyid Khalif and his son Abdallah, inspect the modern ways of motorcycle manufacture on a state visit.
But for what reason was the Sultan really visiting Raleigh? In fact why was he in Blighty at all? State visit my arse, he was maybe bagging a few more wives?, discussing the possibility of leaving his son to attend jolly old Eton? or negotiating a discount on bulk purchase of bicycles faster than lions!
Nice to know Walter has a fine heritage.....more to follow..
Did anyone mention beer? Oh thanks, mines a flagon of porter if ya don't mind.
A toast to Brexit..for the hour cometh....bless Boris and all who sail in him...may the french keep their scallops and may the small route to the trappist monasteries of Belgium through the butterwoods be kept open to travellers from Blighty! Cheers!!!!
