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Yesterday a young man I usually avoid caught me talking to one of my regulars.\u00a0 He\u2019s an unusual, dare I say, unwell young person.<\/p>\n

“Did you know that the boomgates here use Westinghouse Bells?”\u00a0 He broke in breathlessly.\u00a0 My regular slid off with a look of alarm while he deluged me with all kinds of technical detail about boomgate bells which, to be fair, I really didn\u2019t know and don\u2019t mind knowing.\u00a0 Apparently they are not all the same and his superior hearing can pick out the ones that sound like church bells or much bassier like a boom box which indicates apparently modern electrical bells.\u00a0 Of course now I think of it this all could be his imagination but I must make a note to listen more closely to boom gates.<\/p>\n

On the whole I thought him improved since the last time I met him.\u00a0 He looked cleaner. And last time he made lots of creepy enquiries about what I sounded like when I pee. Not good.<\/p>\n

So does this count as a Christmas Post?\u00a0 Hmm!<\/p>\n

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all my lovely subscribers.\u00a0 May you all have someone to listen to you this Christmas.\u00a0 And Thank you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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