Lovely Rita meter maid
Nothing can come between us
When it gets dark I tow your heart away.
When the Beatles sang the seminal (sort of) classic I have lovingly reproduced (in part) above, little could they have imagined the kind of unholy rammy a bevy of beauties would cause a mere 47 years ago.
You may recall that, in Saturday’s Courier, we told the tale of the glamorous ladies handing out change to motorists in St Andrews. It was a bid to encourage folk to park in the city centre.
So far so uncontroversial.
But then we heard from an Australian Sheila (she’s actually called Roberta) who pointed out some rather attractive Sheilas (none of whom are actually called Sheila) have been topping up parking meters on the Gold Coast for decades.
Why, said Sheila inquired, did some Scottish Bruce (not his real name) think he could nick the idea?
Fair dinkum or should he just rack off?
We investigate what truly is a ripper of a tale.
If you are a fan of rare guitars, specially ones with 11 strings, then by crikey do we have a thundering great treat in store for you?
Yes, we jolly well do.
That’s because we have a story about the music enthusiast who has snapped up a bit of a bargain.
The story is something of a triumph. Not least for our reporter whose first question on being given the tricky assignment was: “Is a guitar a stringed instrument?”.
Oof.
In other news, we take a lovely offbeat look at Christmas across Courier Country. Focussing on some of the homes to have really pulled out all the stops in decking the halls (and living rooms, bedrooms and garages), it really is a slice of pure joy (unless you hate garish lights. In which case it may well prove to be a living hell).
And while we are on the subject of upbeat reportage, we also have all the latest from the local ski champ aiming to make a comeback just a few short weeks after breaking her back.
Wowser.
We have a simple formula here in Coming Up Corner. And it is this: Tuesday = terrific stuff. It is a mantra we endeavour to live by, and it is surely fair to say the evidence is well and truly present for all to see in our latest edition. If you don’t fancy paper, why not try our digital version?