In the early '80's it was a different story.

The owner's manual will tell someone everything they need to know and what to look for.

If you find a problem, get it taken care of. It'll only get worse.

People ride bikes thinking there's nothing wrong with them. And, that's not always the case.

I won't cook in deep fat. Years ago, I met a fireman who said most kitchen fires were caused by deep fat, and I don't think that's changed. Oven chips are good enough for my grandchildren, and they're chuffed with that.

If I was freer than I had ever been in my life, I was not yet entirely free, for I still hung on to an idea that had been set deep in me by all my schooling so far: I was a bright boy and I ought to make something out of myself... something else that would be a cut or two above my humble origins.