Some sad news.
This morning, I learned that an old friend of mine, Martin Sidebottom (pronounced Siddy-Bottahm)
has been sectioned under the Mental Health Act and is now a resident of Rampton Hospital.
I have to confess, however, that this comes as no huge surprise since Martin always was a bit of an oddball. I remember one year he eschewed the opportunity of a new bicycle for Christmas preferring instead a wheelbarrow which would accompany him wherever he went. He seemingly got endless pleasure from it but he always missed out when the rest of us were out playing with our choppers.
Further clues to his fragile mental state were evident when he started hanging around drafty bus stations jotting down the numbers of the buses.
Anyway, his most recent infraction appears to have been as a result of his having taken a fancy to a young lady living in a neighbouring street and his efforts to impress her.
These culminated in him stealing double decker buses from the London Road depot in Bath and parking them outside her house. Unfortunately, he made the mistake of stealing a bus that still had a couple of elderly ladies on board. Passers by were alerted by their screams and the police were called.
Shame Martin couldn't have done what the rest of us do when we're trying to impress somebody and just ride up and down the street doing "no hands".
I'm sure you'll all join me in extending our best wishes to Martin and God speed a quick recovery
This morning, I learned that an old friend of mine, Martin Sidebottom (pronounced Siddy-Bottahm)
has been sectioned under the Mental Health Act and is now a resident of Rampton Hospital.
I have to confess, however, that this comes as no huge surprise since Martin always was a bit of an oddball. I remember one year he eschewed the opportunity of a new bicycle for Christmas preferring instead a wheelbarrow which would accompany him wherever he went. He seemingly got endless pleasure from it but he always missed out when the rest of us were out playing with our choppers.
Further clues to his fragile mental state were evident when he started hanging around drafty bus stations jotting down the numbers of the buses.
Anyway, his most recent infraction appears to have been as a result of his having taken a fancy to a young lady living in a neighbouring street and his efforts to impress her.
These culminated in him stealing double decker buses from the London Road depot in Bath and parking them outside her house. Unfortunately, he made the mistake of stealing a bus that still had a couple of elderly ladies on board. Passers by were alerted by their screams and the police were called.
Shame Martin couldn't have done what the rest of us do when we're trying to impress somebody and just ride up and down the street doing "no hands".
I'm sure you'll all join me in extending our best wishes to Martin and God speed a quick recovery
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