Categories: uncategorized
Date: 28 March 2003 13:04:00
on the swansea demo last thursday, the police were very wonderful and stopped traffic so we could sit in the road for a bit. That was nice (in cardiff they were quite nasty, I hear). Anyway, while i was sitting at the roundabout between st. helen's road and the kingsway, as you do, who should call my mobile phone but my parents. Now they are in support of the anti-war lobby but not in any kind of activist way, and are quite sensible retired people. The opening of the conversation was hilarious, and ought to be shared.
me (could barely be heard over chanting etc in the background): I'm sitting in the road at the moment, protesting.
my dad (really meaning it): Oh, well done, love.
Such overwhelming approval from one's parents for potentially illegal (although as i say very legal as it turns out) activity both very cool and very amusing.