Man's Best Friend
This is Molly our dog – the question is, is this man’s best friend? I don’t think so ….
THIS is my man's best friend Mr JCB.
Of all his toys, this is the one that he loves the most, it’s the one that all his other friends, of the human variety, wished they had. Little boys of 3 up to big boys of 83 all have a huge desire to have a real live digger. For little boys, when they see Mr JCB in his glorious rusted, used look, it’s as though their toy box just came to life. For big boys it’s very similar though they are big enough to actual think about driving this giant toy.
Joking apart our JCB has saved us countless times. When we arrived here in Italy, William thought he wanted a lorry with a crane on it, then he thought that perhaps a dumper truck (doubling up as motorized, oversized wheelbarrow) but then he also thought he wanted an Ape and he didn’t get one of those either. Instead we found and bought Mr. JCB.
He does everything from imitating a wheelbarrow, to digging holes to
build swimming pool – or at any rate our swimming pool. He has landscaped and re landscaped the land around our house. He has dug holes for animals that have departed. He has lifted the safe, the wood burner, various pieces of unmanageable furniture, water tanks and even the solar panels up into the house. He has moved boulders from places where we didn’t want to them to places where we did. He has even been to our friends' rescue and hauled them out of watery ditches when they misjudged or perhaps misplaced the road!
Every home should have one! Like a lawn mower (we have lots of these) ordinary, much used house hold machinery. Long live JCB in all their unforgettable yellowness!
Hey there. It's only me snooping about. glad to see you're still on form. We love JCBs and bats here too. Good news about the hot water. I can feel another 'working lunch' in Arezzo coming on can't you. Ciao bella x
Posted by: amanda | March 05, 2008 at 10:39 AM
Dear Miranda,
Nice JCB shots!
Now listen, I've never been 'tagged' before, but now have been and I must pass it on (by law). I'm afraid you are one of my victims. Just answer a few questions like I have - it's not that painful, I promise…
Julian x
Posted by: amanda | March 21, 2008 at 04:21 PM
Did you ever here the JCB Song?
Your post made me smile and this, is one of my favourite songs http://www.jcbsong.co.uk/jcbvideo.asp
Posted by: Di | April 04, 2008 at 07:09 PM