A grand day out - not

"What are we doing on Saturday?" asked Keith this evening. Such is our overcrowded and hectic social schedule that it took me all of a millisecond to answer.
"Nothing," I said.
So the upshot is that he has decided he absolutely must go to the Institute of Certified Locksmiths' security exhibition in Nottingham.
"Would you like to come?" he asked hopefully.
I tried to look enthusiastic.
"It will be bigger than the one we went to in Telford," he said, persuasively.
Try as I might, I just couldn't regard that as a selling point.
"Do I have to?" I said eventually.
He took pity on me. "No, of course not," he said.
So that's OK. I can get on with chewing glass.
Well, which would you rather do?

15 comments:

ZACL said...

Chewing glass?

Yorkshire Pudding said...

How heartless of you! Poor old Keith. He has to travel all the way to Nottingham on his own. You could volunteer to travel with him but meet up after the locksmiths' exhibition. In Nottingham you could mosey round the shops, visit a museum or perhaps get legless in a city centre pub.Women can be so insensitive!

Jennytc said...

Yes, ZACL, as in 'I'd rather...' ;)
YP, heartless we are indeed, but life is too short!

ZACL said...

In reality, I bet you wouldn't. :)

Jennytc said...

Maybe not, ZACL but it would be a close call! ;)

ZACL said...

Be glad it got to a close call and no further

Jennytc said...

He thinks he might not go now, after all.

ZACL said...

That's a shame, these specialised exhibitions, especially locks, etc. could be interesting, if not for any other reason than to keep abreast of developments.

That's how the cookie crumbles I suppose.

Yorkshire Pudding said...
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Yorkshire Pudding said...

Jenny - Keith has provided you with a unique garden feature in the shape of the Jaguar, the least you can do is accompany him to Nottingham. It wasn't like this when we were cave people.

Jennytc said...

There are others he can go to during the year, ZACL
YP, I can just visualise you dragging the nearest cavewoman off by her hair - but not to a locksmith convention. ;)

ZACL said...

Others may not be the same type or size of the exhibition young one was wanting to visit. It is delightful your company was desired. You must be a special lady.

:)

Jennytc said...

I think you may be labouring under a misapprehension, ZACL. Whilst I consider us both to be 'young' as in 'being old always starts later than the age that I am', Keith is my partner - actually 4 months older than me. :)

ZACL said...

Ah well, if it is a misapprehension, it is a nice one. :)

Luke said...

What was the locksmith exhibition like?

Plaster board and dust

So, we're still no further forward on the British Gas smart meter front and I've given up making non-existent appointments with them...