Yesterday I returned to my home town, Worcester to continue the promotional tour. It proved to be a great visit with some hidden treasures that I was not aware of – mainly St Georges Square and Brittania Square which have some of the finest residential architecture I have come across on my tour to date.
The only problem that I encountered was a puncture to the Townsend. Fortunately I did not need it too much due to the properties being very close together. However, I took the opportunity of being close to a bike shop to get it fixed straight away. Quite a funny conversation ensued with the bloke in the shop along the lines of -
After refusing my request to repair my puncture on his premesis, the very helpful owner of the bike shop informed me that for a fee, he would fix the puncture.
Me “How much do you charge to repair punctures?”
Bloke “Oh no. We don’t repair punctures”
Me “Well what do you do then?”
Bloke “We’ll replace the inner tube”
Me How much does it cost to replace the inner tube?”
Bloke “It’ll be £5 for the tube and £5 loabour”
Me “I’ll just have the puncture repair kit”
I then made a swift exit to fix my puncture which I managed to do successfully with a little help from one of my clients within half an hour.