where did i read once that the slotted beetle rim wasn't up to the job of carrying the weight of a bus ?
volksworld ?
was it peter noad, or bob shail, or one of those *types* ?
come to think of it, was it a '356' rim rather than a beetle rim ?
did i dream it ?
in our little town we have a newsagents that opens up into a sort of aladdin's cave of toys and tat, and a couple of days before christmas, running very low on staples - specifically the 10/4mm spec. ones - and with it obviously weighing on my mind, i had a dream that the shop was full... alright, not quite full... there was still practical classics magazine, jigsaws, wotsits and greeting cards of cats looking at other cats looking at the sea... but quite full, especially in the 'stationary' aisle, of staples... sort of like those pictures of joe gallagher's wheel collection, only with different designations of staple replacing the fuchs, sprintstars and so on and so on.
IMAGINE MY DISAPPOINTMENT when i dragged myself down there on christmas eve to find it had all been, well, i knew it was a dream but a dream of unfulfilled promise if you like, and the only 10/4mms to be seen were bundled in with a stapler for £2.89... and i've already got a stapler in that size...
swizz :?
of course, on my way out... across the alleyway, past the antique shop and there's the resin elephant sat crying... would i ever have seen him were it not for the staple dream ? was it a sign ?
*life's rich pageant*
good luck with the wheels... i like those 'crow's feet' wheels you get on certain years of splitty... don't see many of them on bays OR beetles to be honest... wonder why that is ?
