June 10, 2008
Guru used to think that the Tomorrow People was just a bad 1970s children's TV series. That is until he visited Spain.
Apparently, the manana culture that has served Spain so well in the past, is now being used to hold the government there to ransom.
Lorry drivers have taken it upon themselves to live the dream and ensure that tomorrow never comes by keeping their trucks off the road in protest at the rising price of fuel. Admittedly it does seem that this happens all the time in Spain, but Guru's Spanish companions insisted that this was all new to them, and that the protest, if sustained would make all work impossible.
When Yours Truly had an urgent need for potassium, he sauntered down to the local market place to purchase a planteno.
"Donde est el banana, por favor?" Guru asked.
"Manana banana," came the swift, and slightly aggressive reply.
Yours truly may not have got his fix, but nonetheless left the market satisfied by the symmetry of the answer.
If only the frutero had been wearing a bandana... although strictly speaking it would be called a panuelo.
Then again, if Yours Truly waits long enough, the banana will walk to the market itself, on account of having a tendency to wander. It may be a long wait though.
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