Tag: transport
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GREEN ENERGY
The internal combustion engine is long gone. Electric cars are on the way out too. Soon all our vehicles will be plant powered. Garden centres are the new gas stations. Pile the greenery into the tank and off we go, leaving a trail of mulch pouring from the exhaust behind us. Tankers collect the discarded…
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WHERE DOES THE TIME GO?
It doesn’t seem that long ago. The place hasn’t changed, but you have. We used to come here as a family and you ran around the cobbled street and dashed in and out of the old shops and took a trip on the old trams and we had lunch in the cafe and watched the…
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A NEW BROOM
‘Well, what do you think?’ ‘Very nice. The new ATS 83 model, is it?’ ‘Yes, got a good trade in for it too.’ ‘They took the old broom off your hands?’ ‘They can still use it for spare parts. Want a shot?’ ‘Would love too.’ ‘Pointed helmets on then. Just lift that cat flap at…
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THE GIRL ON THE OLD TRAM
Modern, sleek cars had been rolled out along the route. At the time Jonathan travelled every morning an ancient tram still clanked and rattled along. Accompanying him each day were the unchanging faces that shared this journey. The familiar smile and muttered greeting part of their set routine. She appeared one grey morning. A ray of light…
Iain Kelly 