Answer the door to find two scruffians there. "We are your bin men and we have come to wish you a happy Christmas on behalf of the General, Municipal and Boilermakers Union by thirteen votes to twelve." Money changed hands, good wishes were exchanged and our dustbins are safe for another year. I once knew that union well and am still amused by the apellation "Boilermakers". It must refer to the bad old days when boilers were rivetted together and constantly exploding. But now they are automatically welded. Old habits die hard especially when a union is involved.
The Leonardo show is wonderful though all the tickets are sold for what is an absurdly short run. After taking years to organise it should be on for more than three months but I suppose it is too late to change. The Mona Lisa is missing as is the Last Supper in spite of an impressive copy of it. When Wilson Mizener - the American con man - opened a gallery on Fifth Avenue he soon had the original "Last Supper"for sale. When asked the price he said,"Five dollars a plate". What a bargain!
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