Sat at a table with 6 other people of which I was the youngest by about 15yrs,
old guy sat next to me clocks the Katana Sword of Water t-shirt and says, is that another form of Karate?
Before I got a chance to answer & put him right
the old lady opposite asked me, "is that how you lost your fingers?"
"Huh?" I said.
"The sword, is that how you lost the fingers?"
"No", I starts to say, when another lady asks,
"Is that the Suzuki Katana?"
A bit taken aback that she would know a Katana, she reveals that she used to work for Heron Suzuki and only moved to Crawley 30 years ago because Heron Suzuki relocated their headquarters here.
Seems she's not ONLY a bike mechanic, she's still an active biker & a possible future customer.
Seems she worked amongst other depts in the spares dept from 80-86, so chances are some of us have probs spoken to her at some time or other.
Turns out that out of 8 people on the table 5 of us were/are into bikes so (for once) I spent an enjoyable evening, talking bikes and not being told to shut up & change the subject....PUKKA
Almost made missing Mold worthwhile 
(hey ho, that is what life throws at us)
