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Visit your local Clearwe l Mobility showroom today s e back cover Next Day Delivery Available on orders placed before 2pm Fr on orders e delivery over £50 Ask about our free home a se sments Creative Writing Corner "Mon. Cliff and Madam Karen's Disastrous Day" by Karen Fay On Thursday, I met Cliff on the pub terrace where we sat and chatted until the tide came in. We the proceeded to blow up the dinghy (not literally, though that might not have been a bad idea). We rowed out to the boat and as soon as I was in the cockpit, I remembered that I'd not taken the boat keys out of the car. All well so far then! So Mon. Cliff said "Don't worry, I will row back and get them, just give me the car keys." I handed Mon. Cliff my car keys, together, on the same keyring, with my house keys. He dropped them into the dinghy. I pointed to what looked like concrete that he could row to, just opposite Jouet. I set about taking the sail cover off, when I heard "KARRENNN!" I looked up and Cliff was up to his waist in mud. Argh! What now? There was a man on the shore who I heard ask Cliff if he were OK (which he obviously was not). "Could you give me a hand out?" Cliff replied, to which the fellow on the shore replied "Sorry mate, aint got me wellies on." Poor Cliff was probably petrified by now as being stuck in that there mud is scary! I thought "For F---'s sake you silly man, go and grab some people to help!" By this time Cliff decided to try and climb back into the Dinghy - phew! he was successful. Onboard, Cliff now decided to row to the jetty by the sailing club. Next thing I heard was Cliff shouting to me from the shore that he could not find the keys, I shouted back that they were in the car by the gearstick. No, he shouts "I can't find the car keys!" Oh Hell! I don't beleive it. After some considerable time of Cliff searching the dinghy, I shouted "Come back!" When he returned, both he and the dinghy were unbelievably muddy, and I mean unbelievably. Mon. Cliff suggested we get the dinghy onto Jouet, let her down, and search her for the keys. "You are joking Cliff" I said "Firstly, the dinghy is too dirty and seriously, Jouet is just not big enough to blow the dinghy up on. Just climb onto the boat, have a rest, and take the dinghy back to the jetty." Off he went, and 50 minutes later he returned with a clean dinghy but no keys. We then called the AA (Not alcoholics anonymous) who were not at all helpful. They could send me a locksmith to change the lock on my door but could not guarantee not to damage the car. No thnaks. To cut a long story short, Cliff ran me home. Or should I say not home, because I could not raie my partner who is on strong meds at the moment, so ended up going to my daughters, who, I might say, is not the most obliging girl. She thankfully took pity on me and took me in. Now all cliff had to do was find his way home. (I am sending a copy of this to him, thank you Cliff, I hope you found your way home OK) I ended up getting a locksmith to get me into my flat which took him precisely 2 minutes, he slid a piece of plastic between the door jamb and lock. £80 thank you very much but at least I got in. This morning I took a train to Chichester to retrieve my car! If you would like to submit a short story (450-500 words) for inclusion in Golden Times, please email jason@goldentimes.co.uk or post your story to us at: 78 Elphinstone Road, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 2BS Prices from £799 * Delivered Try before you buy! FREE 48 Page Brochure Hundreds of Products Walking Aids 1 FREE Request your FREE copy of our brochure. Just send the completed form to our FREEPOST address. NO STAMP REQUIRED! NO STAMP REQUIRED Name..................................................................... HI2 Address.................................................................. ........................................Postcode........................ GT1 Send completed forms to: FREEPOST, RTHL-AZUT-CUCE, Clearwell Mobility 21 Albert Drive, Burgess Hill, RH15 9TN 2017 www.clearwe lmobility.co.uk HASTINGS NOW OPEN! 01424 43 99 11 24 Castle Street Hastings, TN34 3DY NEXT TO ARGOS OPEN MON-SAT 9-5PM POLEGATE 01323 484 060 1 The Centre, High St Polegate, BN26 6AQ CORNER OF HIGH ST OPEN MON-SAT 9-5PM * Prices exclude VAT and are available to those suffering from a long term condition or illness upon completion of a declaration Shop Online: www.clearwellmobility.co.uk SEAFORD 01323 49 16 16 3 Old Tree Parade Seaford, BN25 1LT CORNER OF BROAD ST OPEN MON-SAT 9-5PM 20 Find us online at www.goldentimes.co.uk
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