Last year when I took the train to Gatwick Airport (direct service from
here), the conductor came along with his ticket machine and said, "What
can I do for you, young fella-me-lad ?"

I never know if it's a joke.  In fact:

Oct 1934¶
Edenbridge, Kent, England¶
MMD guess: 55

Oh yes: next trip to Gatwick is April.  Denis Hall has called off the
AMICA Pianola Centenary romp at Aurora, IL, and I have been forcibly
"volunteered" in as replacement to play with Rex Lawson.  I hope one or
two Digesters'll be there !

Dan Wilson

 [ Don't ya just love it when they pat you on the head too ! -- Robbie