Sharp's the word in load-shedding
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IT WAS the night of the short knives when an eastbound stretch of M62 had to be closed after a lorry had shed its load. The cutlery distributed over the motorway punctured the tyres of more than 100 vehicles and shattered windscreens.
This contretemps was, however, nothing compared with the mayhem caused by the closure of the Tyne Tunnel for several weekends from Friday evening until Monday morning. Strip-tease artists working for Anne Robertson, of Gatehead, who have to perform at up to four different clubs in two hours on a Sunday evening, barely (if you will pardon the word) had time to shed their loads artistically before they had to dash to the next joint.
Poor Anne's schedules were wrecked by an inconsiderate tunnel authority but at least taxi owners benefited by the higher fares charged on the longer journeys across the Tyne Bridge.