The Telly

Back in the day we never had a phone or a car. Our only luxury was the telly. We rented a black and white one. It had all three channels plus the radio. We briefly had a colour set, but had to send it back after three days because that’s when they started charging extra.

Our lives revolved around the telly. We liked Corrie and wrestling on Saturdays.

My mum lost her mind and covered the telly with a towel so the people inside couldn’t spy on us.

Dad couldn’t cope and left.

We had to send the telly back.