"Here - what do you reckon on this?"
I was sitting in my new local, the Heaven & Ale micro pub in the residential area of Agnes Road Barnsley, when Martin, who lives literally next door to the pub, asked me if I would like a pint. Martin lives at Number 62 Martin is Barnsley through & through, he is best known in the pub for wearing Bermuda shorts all-year-round and in any weather. He had recently turned 60 and decided to Retire. He asked me what I do for a living so I replied that I've worked on the Railway for 33 years. Martin then said "Here - what do you reckon on this? I was working at London Waterloo station in the early 1990's refurbishing some of the offices when, due to an IRA Bomb scare, we were all stuck outside on the Station steps and the Police said we weren't getting inside today - and this bloke led everyone - and I mean EVERYONE - to a Pub and bought drinks for them all! What do you make of that?" I replied "Martin, that was me" "What was you?" he said. ...