This is a bit of a 'spin off' from John( JtL)'s post on the Modena Pics thread. I didn't want to hijack that thread but this is ( IMHO at least) a story worth telling, so here goes ( Could I also add that to this day I don't know whether it was true because the teller- as those of you who know him will be aware- has the abilty to keep a very straight face when he wants to.)
Like a few people on TM, I use the Duncans for my work on the MOG. I was at Hartlebury one day picking the car up and Mike and I got chatting about the fact that he used to make regular trips to Borth( just outside Aberystwyth) in his three wheeler. The conversation then evolved to discuss Mke's grandfather(I think) who wasn't too keen on we Welshmen.
When Mike's grandfather died, the family decided that his grave would be marked by a very handsome slate headstone. The headstone was finally delivered and looked very impressive. UNTIL one of the family members made the point that it was WELSH slate.
A great deal of animated discussion then ensued,( presumably accompanied by the sounds of somebody truning in their grave!) solved only when the stone was taken away and replaced by another item which the family could be sure had not come from over the border!!
I haven't asked Mike's permission to tell this story, but I just found it so amusing I couldn't resist!!
regards,
G
