Richard Hawley

I had a little free time before going in to work the other day, so I parked my car in town and headed for one of my favourite guitar shops.
I had a browse at the very expensive things, strummed a few nice acoustics, had a chat with the staff ... then saw that they had something I've been after for a while.
It was the Electro Harmonix Holy Stain, as used and raved about by the boss of this 'ere forum. I'm saving up for another big purchase right now, so I wasn't sure I could justify the expense. Around £65 is about the average going rate, so I had a word with the guy behind the counter, who had a lot of good things to say about this particular pedal.
I was tempted. Very tempted - especially when I discovered they were selling it for about £15 less than I'd expected. But time was running short, and I decided, in the end, I just couldn't justify spending £50 on guitar gear that particular day. So I said I'd think about it and hurried back off to my car...
... just in time to see a parking warden slapping a £30 ticket on it for being four minutes late!

And the moral of this story? If you fancy a shiny bit of guitar kit, don't ponder. Just buy it there and then, because you never know what the universe is going to throw at you later...

......................well another way of looking at it Ted is that you saved 20 pounds!!!............

Hah!
And I didn't have to carry a bag full of guitar gear around town, too. Nice thinking!

There you go Ted.....................yet another good reason................bet you feel better now!!......................