April 2011
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- Roger Bluff
At long last, I have succumbed to the craving to update my mobile. In the end my poor old phone could only send a text message if it was plugged into the mains - my hands were tied. The first problem was how to decide what to get with the bewildering range of choices out there, these days. The salesman was good though, before I knew it I was on contract, but at least I managed to persuade him that I wanted to keep my old number and contacts. This I did. However, he was good, I walked out of the shop with a phone that I didn't really like look of but as time has gone on, it has grown on me. Now I should have spoken to Steve Bridge, our roving reporter for Thames Valley Centre Today, as he works for a well known mobile phone company. As it turns out a Blackberry is good for business while an HTC does social use as well as any currently, for those in the know, and quite arguably is the best available. As luck would have it I ended up with an HTC. Now why am I telling you all this? Well it is all down to a name. When I got my phone home, I discovered it was called the HTC Wildfire. I thought, "Yes, this is the sort of phone for me!" I could have had a Desire but no Wildfire has the right sort of ring to it, no pun intended. With this I began thinking about my next Morgan. For the next limited edition model I offer this idea: how about calling it the Morgan Wildfire. You can imagine being at a noggin and saying, "Yes, I have just bought the new Morgan Wildfire." It has a certain je ne sais quoi. How many turbo chargers it would have can only be guessed at? Incidentally, I-m told people get so involved with their smart phones that they take them to bed - I can-t possibly comment. Next month Steve and I will cover tablet computers.
Don't forget we have some nice trips planned to Somerset and Buxton, afforded by Phil and Julie Cripps and Howard and Carol Rose, respectively. They should be great short breaks with loads of interesting visits planned. I am pleased to say that Brian Lee and his wife Jean hopes to join us for parts of our visits. We look forward to seeing you both. I hope you will be able to join us for these excursions.
For the new season we have changed the format for our walks. We have decided to visit local National Trust properties and their beautiful grounds and gardens. The Bird In Hand has been used as the central point for the choice of visits: these days of excessively priced petrol we felt cutting down on distances may help. We live in austere times.
This month we will be at Cliveden see our events page for details.
