A Pink SAT NAV for Your MP

It was quite fun spending two days at the Royal Norfolk Show last week. I suppose there were at least three things that made the event a pleasant place to be despite getting exhausted towards the end. These definitely included the sunny weather that put a smile on people's faces, the cosy Shaping Norfolk's Future marquee, and all the amazing people in it.

In between luring passers-by to get on the driving simulator and fill out a Transport Energy Check (TEC), it was good to walk around to see what else was there. There was this 'sheep instructor' that attracted a crowd. He was basically having a circus with the sheep. At one point a sheep walked in as Bob Marley's song was being played. The artist then explained that what Marley and the sheep had in common was grass. At first I giggled just like everybody else. However, on a second thought it is that funny. There was definitely more to the legendary Bob Marley than grass...

An then there was this living statute. Great talent! It's hard to believe it's a human being standing there all day in the sun with no winking or any other movement whatsoever. That's until an unassuming passer-by gets pinched to the laughter of the observers watching with amazement. Of course there was the BBC drama audition for those in fancy dressing. I wasn't so didn't qualify. The horse riders together with the music parade also provided good entertainment. Most children were here for the freebies so there was no shortage of them picking everything ranging from pens, literature, bags, just name it.

Back in the marquee, there was also no shortage of recognisable public faces and many of them even going on the simulator. One prominent caller was Simon Wright- The Member of Parliament (MP) for Norwich South with his catchy smile. He even looks like Obama one of my colleagues observed. Could he be a future Prime Minister?



What probably attracted some people to the simulator was the idea of winning a Sat Nav. That was definitely the case for the woman that walked in with her daughter to announce that she wanted a Sat Nav. The little daughter who persistently enquired whether the mother was doing alright on the simulator went out to have another look at the sign board. On her return she asked: Is the Sat Nav going to be pink?