Oh Dear!
I'm another of those who get involved with
Rubber, Glove, Cow's, bottom, etc etc
on a daily basis, so I'd better be careful here! lol
He does seem a bit of a nutter, but I wonder how much hype the press gave that little report?
Clapped out plane? Well it's done a few miles so I guess it must be, mustn't it?
Funnily enough I got stopped by the police once on my way to deliver a calf (I was on foot would you believe?). I made them come with me as I wasn't prepared to hang around to be questioned! So the court incident thing may have been genuine? ... though I do kind of doubt it.
I'm not trying to defend him, but all might be not quite as that press report likes to make out it is.
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