At the end of March we went to Liverpool in my rather splendid Bentley Arnage which was just mellowing into a beautiful modern day classic car, having spent £24,000 on her in the last four years, she was in perfect condition.
We went to a celebration Art Deco Ball at what was once the Art Deco terminal building for Liverpool airport, which was a most appropriate venue and a fine time was had by all.
Unfortunately, our weekend was somewhat marred when on our homeward journey, this fellow who was driving a Ford Transit van suddenly pulled from the middle lane and stopped right in front of us for no reason.
It seems Ford Transit vans are quite substantially built nowadays, unless he was carrying three or four tons of concrete in the rear! Sadly, my rather lovely Arnage didn’t come off too well from this altercation with the inevitable result that the insurance company wrote it off.
At first I thought we had been involved in a crash for cash accident, where they pull out and stop causing a crash and then some time later claim for considerable whiplash injuries, but no, his explanation was that he had turned off the cruise control and the vehicle just stopped which I have to say sounded most implausible.
Some of you may have wondered why I titled this post ‘two cities’ when there was only mention of one, well fast forward to the week after we had arrived home and my search for another car was looking promising which entailed a flight to the other city of Edinburgh and to cut a long story short I purchased a newer Bentley Arnage R, hence the ‘two Bentley’s’ in the title. I’m hoping for many miles of trouble free motoring in this one.
I am a retired actor, although to be honest I only retired because I wasn't getting any work due to losing my agent when I became a full time carer to my mother who had dementia. and the option of becoming an unemployed actor/waiter at my age was ludicrous, especially as my waiting skills are non-existent.
Having said I’m retired, I don’t think there really is such a thing as a retired actor for I am still available for work, I just don’t have an agent or any connections with regards to obtaining any worthwhile work.
I have over the years done student films when there is nothing else available, always low paid (if at all) the only incentive was always the promised copy of the finished film for your show reel which nine times out of ten always failed to materialise.
I spent many years looking after my aged mother and shortly after her death I was lucky enough to run into an ex-girlfriend of many years ago and our romance blossomed once again, resulting in us getting married in 2013.
My move to the countryside inspired me to write The Diary of a Country Bumpkin which tells of my continuing dilemmas in dealing with the rigors of the countryside from the unexpectedly large number of pollens, fungal moulds and hay products waiting to attack the unsuspecting townie.
I enjoy writing, see my play Dulce Et Decorum Est Pro Patria Mori on The Wireless Theatre Company, The Plays Wot I Wrote and The Battle of Barking Creek both available on Amazon.co.uk and am very fond of classic cars so my ideal occupation would be acting in a film I had written set in the 1930s/40s, we live in hopes.
I am delighted to say that since venturing to the countryside where space is not quite the premium it is in town, I have due to the availability of two double garages acquired more classic cars to form a small collection the pride of which are a 1947 Bentley Mk VI and a 2000 Bentley Arnage.
My various blogs and websites are continually evolving and I’m sure that by following the appropriate links you will find something which will edify or amuse.
I have written a number of different books all available on Amazon, so don't be shy should you feel the urge to purchase. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mr-Joe-Wells/e/B06XKWFQHT/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1
The Diary of a Country Bumpkin 
That one’s a bit of a youngster for you Joe!
I’ve still got the 1947 one.
That’s more like it!