The Dodgy Chain

As usual Sunday is a day off – but look what happened: I took Theo and Hugo to Rendlesham Forest with our bikes and as usual there’s something wrong with mine - if ever I wheel it backwards the chain comes off.

This has happened so many times that I put it back almost without thinking. But this time somebody joined me: “Anything I can do to help?”

I looked up: "No, it’s just the chain. It’s always happening.”

What I didn’t tell him was that I’ve promised myself a new bike when I get to Marketing Director and having a dodgy chain is a great incentive…

Maybe it was because of that, that I reached into my pocket and said: “Let me give you one of these. I always give one to helpful people.”

As he looked at it, I added: “If you like, I’ll tell you what it’s about.”

I’d only just got started and asked him if he’d heard of the Utility Warehouse and he said: “Yes.”. He’d seen it on the internet. In fact he would have been quite happy to stand there for ten minutes and talk to someone who was actively involved. But as I say it was my day off. The boys were waiting for me. So, taking his details and apologising for having to go, I promised to call him in the morning.

Top Tip from the Twitter.

Simon Gee from St Albans says: “Get up 15 minutes early and, on your way to work, get off the tube one stop before you need to. Then walk the rest of the way: You’ll pass more people, so you’ll be able to give out more cards.”