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Story of the Light Straw kiosk... |
Unicorn Day
It was planned like a military operation. The site survey had been done, the new (wider) gate was in place. The concrete base was ready and reports from the depot had likened it to a bright yellow light among a group of red extremists. What was going on?
At 09:50 hours my brown Statesman phone, within the Light Straw telephone exchange complex, began its familiar warble. It was Reg, he spoke calmly and clearly over the cellular link, "I'm just passing through JSL, we're less than 30 minutes away and the support vehicle may reach you before I do." I was somewhat surprised that more than a single vehicle was warranted, but it was too late for any second thoughts. The convoy was on its way, it had a job to do, and there was no stopping it.
Had this been the Seventies, one might have mistakenly thought that I was taking part in a 'war games' exercise. But no, this was the 21st century and something far more serious was going on, involving a trip back in history. Time was of the essence with just a few hours to complete the project which had started several months ago. This was really exciting; nothing like this had happened before. I ran out of the exchange to make sure my camera was set, because I knew they could arrive at any time now. There was little room for error and I just had to be ready...
First to arrive at approx. 10:15 hours was Reg in his Discovery Land Rover, complete with red kiosk trailer & orange flashing light stuck on top in best unmarked Police car style. Followed only a few seconds later by Tony & Christian in the support vehicle.
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