Peter Mugridge
Veteran Member
Customer services.
With apologies to William Blake, and also apologies to my own allegiances which are firmly to the LSWR
Written by me and improved by NSEFAN.
And did those wheels in Brunel's times
Roll upon England's railways clean?
And were the Kings, Castles and Halls
On England's pleasant railways seen?
And did the Great Western divine
Shine forth upon our steep inclines?
And was God's Railway builded here?
Among the dark South Western lines.
Rebuild Reading, plated with gold!
Bring me my contracts of desire!
Build me my Newton Aycliffe plant!
Bring me my overhead wire!
I will not cease from mental fight,
Nor shall the DfT be sane,
Til we have built the IEP:
That's England's new and shiny train!
I tried to phone the Tinnitus Helpline this morning - but the phone just kept ringing
Milton Jones said:"Sometimes I wonder what my grandfather would think of what I do...
...he spent his whole life in the kebab business...
...he was buried with all his equipment...
...probably turning in his grave.
Milton Jones said:When my first daughter was born, she had jaundice. So there she was, small round and yellow. We named her 'Melonie'.
So I needed a drink then, but I had too much to drink, so I couldn't drive, but luckily I'm a member of Alcoholics Anonymous, so I phoned up AA relay, and they came and took me to the next pub, which was great.
And there I met my old Siamese twin, who, when we split up, made a living by doing really bad impressions of me, and then went on to be an astronaut. He asked me how I felt about it all.
I said, 'Well...'
'At first, I was afraid. I was petrified.
'Kept thinking I could never live without you by my side.
'But I spent so many nights, thinking how you did me wrong,
'And I grew strong, learned how to get along.'
'And so, you're back. From outer space.'