Shed
I was on the 'bus to Durham last week when this man sat down beside me in what was a virtually empty 'bus. I soon discovered that he'd spent three days erecting a new shed in his garden and over the next ten minutes he didn't surface for breath as he described the base, walls, windows and roof construction, numbering every screw and nail in perfect category and size. When the opportunity arose I was about to ask him where he lived but he said, 'My stop', and left the 'bus. As the bus got up speed again I watched him walking away in his shorts and carrying his camera equipment and I thought, how boringly trivial! I made myself a promise that if I was going to say or do something in future I'd make sure it was interesting.
About the Artist
Michael Mcmanus
I was born in 1946. In the 1960s and part of the 70s I was an airman in the Royal Navy, Fleet Air Arm. I joined Durham Constabulary in 1971. In 1999 I retired from policing and began teaching sociology and criminology at Durham University with emphasis on policing and researching crime. I am drawn…
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