A Few Monday Quickies

Mondays are busy commercial days for me but here are a couple of quickies .

Personal Registration Plates :
My dear brother Rob "Pompo" Saunders , so called because he was very pompous headed up the family packaging company and tried desperately to get the registration "PAC 1T" but failed and eventually bought "PAC 1" at a quite ridiculous amount which he attached to his XJS in the early 80s . He very proudly bought it round to our home and said to my darling Sheelagh "What do you think my dear?" Sheelagh , as quick witted as ever responded " Very good Rob - have you branched out into Corner Shops now? !!!" . He was utterly crestfallen.

Mac Melville a daily patron at the White Bear who was a quite charming man and an ex RAF WW11 Fighter Pilot had "BOL 1C" which he bought cheap years before and I thoroughly approved of !

Another dear friend , Jonathon Burrow who is still very much alive and rather portly inherited his father's plate which is attached to his daily driver and is "TUM 95".

More Tomorrow when time allows .

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