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Making puttanesca sauce

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“OK LB. I’m going to make some puttanesca sauce. You like that, don’t you? Very posh n’ Nigella.”
“Who looks after buses Mum?”
“Mechanics?”
“Mechanics Mum?”
“Yes..”
“And London buses Mum?”
“Yep, mechanics look after London buses.”
“Why Mum?”
“Because they have to stay roadworthy. Keep the passengers safe.”
“Yes Mum.”
“Now I need to find some olives…”
“Who looks after lorries Mum?”
“Mechanics.”
“Mechanics Mum?”
“Yes…”
“Mum? Who looks after coaches Mum?”
“Mechanics… Crap the olives have gone mouldy…”
“Mum?”
“YES?”
“Who looks after settattas Mum?”
“Settattas?”
“Settattas Mum. Who looks after settattas?”
“I can’t understand you LB. Say it clearly.”
“SET. TAT. TAS.”
“I don’t understand. Say it clearly. Mouldy.bloody.olives.”
“SETTICTANKS MUM.”
“Septic tanks???”
“Yes Mum. Who looks after settictanks?”
“Mechanics.”
“Mum?”
“Yes LB?”
“I wish I was a Londoner Mum.”

Heavy haulage

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“Mum?”
“Yes?”
“Mum, do you like heavy haulage, Mum?”
“Yep.”
“Mum, is heavy haulage roadworthy, Mum?”
“Yep.”
“Have they checked the oil, Mum?”
“Yep.”
“Have they checked the tyre pressure, Mum?”
“Yep.”
“Have they checked the bunks are bolted in, Mum?”
“Yep.”
“Have they checked the engine, Mum?”
“Yep.”
“Mum?”
“Yes?”
“Mum, do you like heavy haulage, Mum?”
“Yep.”
“Mum, is heavy haulage roadworthy, Mum?”
“Yep.”
“Have they checked the oil, Mum?”
“Yep.”
“Have they checked the tyre pressure, Mum?”
“Yep.”
“Have they….

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Youtube, patience and frustration

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LB made a youtube film last week. A film about the Canterbury Park and Ride bus. He chose the photos he wanted to use, the words, the music and the title slides. I put it together for him. On Sunday night he came back from his dad’s pretty agitated. The film (56 seconds) wasn’t long enough and he wanted it to have two buses.

“Ok,” I said, “we’ll make a longer version when you get back from after school club tomorrow.”

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