The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #25948   Message #308651
Posted By: Guy Wolff
29-Sep-00 - 10:11 PM
Thread Name: Folklore:, your oddest purchase
Subject: RE: Folklore:, your oddest purchase
OK Ok , I do have a good one for this!!! In 1970/71 when I was aprentising for my trade in Ewenny Wales (Pottery) I went on a small trip to Irland.. Outside of Limerick I bought a Tinker's caravan off of a family moving into state Housing.. It was just beautifull!!! The irons fell off the wheels ,though , in the first few miles but I had the good fortune to have the help of some other tinkers who took it in trade and sold me another (I'm now in 100 quid: remember this is 1970) .. Anyway I almost made it to Cork with the help of my newly made friends but they disapeared in the middle of the night with the horse before I could get it to the boat (5 miles to the boat) and back to Swanzey.. Low funds by then<><><><><><> I donated the caravan to the Cork Police department who sent for Mr. Reily to come back for his Caravan witch had been double-parked in town.. God what a twilite-zone that adventure was..I like Rick's totom Pole but I think this one has got to be in the international top ten.. Catspaw can judge.. WHats the prize anyway??????? All the best Guy