Take a second look Nov. 4, 2006

I like to wear a suit to work. And I like to go for a walk at lunchtime. And invariably the walk is up high, on the Fells. So I’m wearing my suit on the Fells… with the home-made badge bearing my name someone has made for me. And serious walkers pass me by. Staring. They in all manner of colours plastic, with ill-fitting bobble hats and maps in plastic dangling lop-sidedly around their necks. Gloves on mittens. Ski sticks.

And then come those on off-road trial bicycles, mudguards missing, mud all up their backsides and over their shoulders, even all over their chins and around their eyes. And again, they take a second look at me.

I’m sure all are thinking “he looks funny”.