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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Stan Shows His Warehouse Skills
One thing I am good at(Had plenty practicing)Is safely moving round the warehouseGaily while I sing…. Did I see Stan jump out and run off?…… My reaction? Jeez……Wonder someone didn’t get killed Don MatthewsJuly 2021
Not Quite Right
I went to put it upThought something not quite right?On a close inspectionWas right, it was not right….. Don MatthewsJuly 2021
Stan the Cookie Packer
I know my different coloursFrom red to blue to whiteImportant in the job I doFor getting cookies right…. Don MatthewsJuly 2021
Balcony With a View
By law we had to build theseSo people could get airAlthough a bit too crowdedNo-one seems to care….. Don MatthewsMarch 2021
Flippant, Comic, and Serious 