<homefraih...@myhoose.co.uk> wrote:
>Stephen Wolstenholme wrote:
>> Today is dustbin day and it's pouring down. I've have noticed that one
>> of the binmen wears a shiny black hat when it's raining. The hat is
>> made from a bin liner but it looks good. Today he was the man who
>> emptied our bin so I asked him about the hat. He demonstrated how the
>> hat was made. I was quite impressed by the complex series of folds
>> that converted the black bin liner into a compact waterproof hat. With
>> a talent like that the man should have been a designer. I asked him
>> what he was doing on the bins with his skills. He replied that five
>> years ago it was the only job he could get despite having a university
>> degree. He got to like the job!

>> Steve

>Nice story Steve. Sad though to think that so many young graduates are
>facing a bleak future. No wonder that they feel the time in Uni could be
>better spent, without the debts that are incurred.
>Incidentally do you tip your dustbin men at Christmas?

>Bobbie