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Old 23-04-03, 13:25
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Default The Restorer's Lament

Hi gals & guys

A lovely old gentleman who has been helping me with some research sent along this poem. It was written by a West Australian person and related to restoring a military vehicle for a run to Darwin in 2000. I thought it rather appropriate for the Restoration Forum and should be in every restorer's workshop.

Bob

THE RESTORER'S LAMENT

There it sits a pile of rust
Years of misuse and covered in dust
Four flat tyres and a smashed up tray
Only one door but what the hey

Can you imagine the happiness and joy?
If only I can restore this old boy
In next to no time I'll have it stripped down
And one day soon I'll be driving it round town

So here I sit surrounded by bits
I think I'm going out of my wits
Some bits are green and others are brown
But it’s the flaming rest that gets you down
The gearbox is bung and the engine is crook
What I don't know about restoring would fill a book

The time is getting shorter and 2000 draws nigh
Why couldn't I be a computer guy?
Sit in the house all warm and cosy
Playing computer games, everything is rosy

But alas it wasn't to be
The restorer's bug has bitten me
So as I sit here alone in the shed
Away from the fire and the warmth of my bed
Knee deep in rust and dirt and grime
There must be a better way to spend my time

Bitten not once but twice more
Another Blitz and a Fergie queue at the door
Will I make the 2000, only time will tell?
It might be so close; I could be saved by the bell

Hammer hits my finger and I give out a scream
Another flat digit now ain't that supreme
Who said life isn't easy; it could have been me
I think I might jack it up and go have some tea

Now wait just a moment and hold it right there
Don't lose your temper, no need to swear
To throw in the towel would be a sin
You can't let this grubby old rust monster win

So lets chip some paint and brush off some rust
'Cause its Darwin in 2000 or BLOODY WELL BUST
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