Rose Croft, Brentwood - 31st July 1973

Dear pallywal, What gives, dollface? Got a new job yet or still burrowing uinderneath the B.M.'s inner sanctum? I've got a job as a dustman - did i say? It's jolly interesting - one meets a nice class of person and learn new languages, ski-ing in the French alps, surfing at Wallabongo beach, skin diving in Soho, all in wrestling just outside Woolworths, Brentwood. and earn up to 13/- a week, all in three-penny bits! Yes, it's a man's life alright! Keeps you regular too! No more dish pan hands for me! No more unto the bins dear friend! I wish I meant it! Yesterday was quite tortuous working until 4-45pm indeed! Have they taken leave of their garbage? Have I ?? All in a vain effort to catch up with last weeks work. There's a horrible curse on our lorry! Everything seems to go wrong for us! Sob! Boo Hoo! CHANGE SUBJECT. Is Dave back from his honeymoon of Two Tree Island? CHANGE SUBJECT AGAIN. I did my St. Francis bit today and saved a lickle birdy from an almost certain death under the boots of a great gallumphing refuse collector. It couldn't fly yet ( being young ) and was hopping about the pavement chirpling feebly for his Mum. I put the feathery pin bundle on top of a nearby porch for his parents to take custardy of. I have received this very moment your excellent letter via the doormat. Thank you! Please ignore previous page. I saw a man in a pub with a pet duck under his arm. Or it may have been white bagpipes with an orange chanter shaped like a beak? Anyway, he bought his feathered friend a pint of beer and it guzzled away merrily much to the amusement of Irish navvies and layabouts that frequent the establishment. "Beggora, 'tis a foin dook yer have there and no mistake!" Quack quack! Hic! Burp! Have you seen the seriel on Wednsday evening called "Shabby Tiger"? It's rather good. Nude ladies in it too! Unfortunatley the telly welly is broken so I will miss the rest! Boo hoo! Grrr $%&*$ ! Today was very hot but we managed to finish by 2-30pm which is the earliest we've finished on accursed Round 1 for ages. Dustmen are called upon to do all kinds of jobs other than collect rubbish - we helped an old chap move a bath that he'd got stuck halfway down the stairs! He even gave us a tip! ( Never have a bath halfway down the stairs ) Also a parlysed old boy fell out of bed and I was called upon by his old lady to help him back in! It took 4 us us in the end, he was SO heavy - must be his underpants! We also trim hedges, dig gardens, wash windows, help old people, children and animals, beat up boy scouts, assault girl guides and create dust storms, make loud bangs, block the road and talk gibberish. I've got THREE Tim Buckley LP's on order. Well, dats all for now, any road. Praps see you or telling bone this veekendin , Say no more, Alfred Lord Salvage.