Working in a coal mine - 19
So time passed and we swapped anecdotes. Apparently they didn’t sing when the power was off … it wasn’t the same.
I told them of the tremendous thrill of a day when I sang “Oh for the wings of a dove” solo in the nave of the Cathedral to a packed congregation, including the Lord Mayor of Norwich and his Lady.
I also told them about learning ESL (English Sign Language). Talking during services was forbidden … so what better way to communicate with your friends?
They told me about singing barber-shop in the Church. What fun it was!
- Category: True Stories Told As Fiction
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Christopher 8 months ago
And you got paid for all that anecdote-swapping!
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Richard Hunt 8 months ago
Yes indeed, I had to wait. They got paid too because it was ‘necessary maintenance work’. My only real risk was that my solution would not fix the problem … but as I have said, I was quietly confident(!)
