Fags, Booze and Reddit - Day 5

Well, this is totally pointless. Even going to the office, meaning I was surrounded by guys puffing away at regular intervals, inviting me to the pub for lunch etc, I still went the whole day without even considering the consumption of either snouts or pints. Sorry about that; sort of makes the whole blog idea a bit pointless.

There were some corkers on VieDeMerde though, including this:

Aujourd'hui, je teste un nouveau gel douche (cadeau d'une copine) : anis étoilé de Chine. Arrivée au travail, je fais la bise à un collègue qui s'exclame "Et bien, tu ne perds pas de temps toi, au pastis à 8h du matin !" Le patron qui passait par là n'a pas attendu mes explications... VDM

Roughly:

Today, I thought I'd try out my new shower gel (a gift from a girlfriend): Chinese Aniseed Glitter. Upon arriving at work, I kissed a colleague who said, "Blimey, you don't mess about, do you? 8 in the morning and already on the pastis?" My boss, who was walking by at the time, wasn't interested in my explanation. Life sucks.

Marvellous stuff.

After work, Luca was most excited to take me over to Ciao Bella Scooters in town. It was a nice little showroom with just seven bikes inside, all classic 1960s style and immaculate with extra chrome all over the place. There was a brief discussion about prices, mostly revolving around whether the "27495" on the number plate panel of one scooter was in fact missing a decimal point and, if so, where it should go. When the owner appeared and told us they were only 3 to 4 thousand each, I nearly choked. Apparently they pick up genuine, classic scooters for a song in Europe, make sure the engine works and then strip the bodywork right back and repaint them. The result? Essentially a brand new 1966 scooter, tax exempt and eligible for classic insurance.

If I was a little more flush I think I might have bought one on the spot; they're just lovely. Might have to ask them about their website though as it is, frankly, rubbish.