Arthur Spankelthorpe lift inspector

Downtown Seattle, on my way to the bus stop for my second bus trip on the way to work. I notice a white panel van, a vertical red block with arrows on each end and the letters VTS, Vertical Transportation Services. Elevator Repairs & Services. I was glad for the second part of the signage; otherwise I would have expended a couple of seconds’ of brain power trying to figuring that one out.

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INT. OFFICE RECEPTION-DAY

Mrs. Emelda Deasy (nee Boynton-Splicer), Brit, living and working in the US sits at her reception desk writing on a piece of paper with her strawberry blossom lipstick “arse – not ass.”

A man dressed in grey overalls carrying a toolbox approaches the desk. He gets Emelda’s attention then quickly flips open an ID wallet.

“Arthur Spankelthorpe, VTS,” he flips the ID shut and drops it into a pocket.

Stan Deasy tall & gangly

Stan Deasy is a very tall man, 6’5 in his stockinged feet, 6’3 in shoes. His clothes due to his height do not fit him well, his shirt collars constrict his neck to the point of he always has a slight blue hue about his face. His pant legs end just below his knees. This of course would be sorted out if Stan bought clothes the appropriate size. YJM7FQKHUGQ3

Stan, or as his friends call him, “that tall bastard,” lives in downtown Seattle near Pike Place market. Unfortunately though he is not allowed to Visit Pike Place Market. This is because of his height, now before you go calling some human rights organization on Stan’s behalf; this came about because when he visits the market he gets jammed tight under the low roof in the underground portion. Prompting a visit from the local firefighters who have to lube him up and pry him from said predicament.