Had to go to Didcot today, trying to get a ST on the way. Pulled over on the A303 at 0900 to powder my nose - no bloody signal on the top of Salisbury Plain!! Tried half an hour later in a layby by a phone mast - good signal but just music. I tried again at 1000 in another layby -still music.
Stopped in Hungerford at 1030 for coffee and tried phoning again before getting out of the van - got through at last after 15min wait not daring to move as only 1 bar up on reception. Suddenly realised I hadn't yet bought a parking ticket and a warden approaching stage right. Did the ST deal without losing the connection and the traffic warden - would you believe it - stood looking through the windscreen at me with serious expression. Got off the phone and got out of the van feeling great that I had got my ST but expecting another type of ticket to be slapped on me - turns out he could hear my conversation through the open window and is a Saints fan!!
The punchline should be that he still gave me a bloody parking ticket -but he didn't!
I've had some great times in my 41 years as a Saints fan, and thought I was going to lose my Club, but this is the best since '76!
Sorry to dribble on but I've been on Cloud 9 since the takeover and now I'm on cloud 10 :smt007:smt039:lol: