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Gummi Lights

Mummy can you buy mePlease, some Gummi LightsThey’re all nice different coloursBut none of them is white? Why mummy? Lighthouses are white….. And they’re all shaped like pretty lighthouses sweetie…….. Yes mummy……. Don MatthewsSeptember 2021

Stan Designs the Newmarket Health Centre

Knowing of my expertiseIn drawing up of plansI drew up something workableAnd with my plan, they ran…. Did I view it from the air?…… Why boss?…… Don MatthewsSeptember 2021

Stan Does a Forklift Job

Went to top-rate forklift schoolKnow just what to doWatch, I’ll do a demonstrateOf forklift skills for you…. Water? Now you tell me……. Don MatthewsSeptember 2021

Stan Delivers a Forklift

They said it would be easyThey said it would be funBut something didn’t go rightSo job did not get done…. I’m fired?…… Don MatthewsSeptember 2021

Stan Designs a Questionnaire

I know the art of questioningRewarding right or wrongHappy feel when answer rightSad feel when you’re wrong…. Don MatthewsSeptember 2021

Stan Tows a Car out of Trouble

I am a tow truck driverBeen driving trucks for yearsCan do this one with eyes closed (Have checked, the car’s in gear)…. I’m sure the car was in gear?……. Don MatthewsAugust 2021

France’s Expensive 2014 Train Bungle

We just have bought a new train fleetThe country’s joy and prideAppears we have a problem thoughCan’t squeeze past, seems too wide…. 2,000 trains ordered. Too big for 1,300 stationsWrong measurements given to manufacturer. Calculations based on 30-year-old station widths. No-one bothered to verify. 1,300 stations needed altering Estimated damage value $68 million Don MatthewsAugustContinue reading “France’s Expensive 2014 Train Bungle”

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