I finally got the racing car set I’d always wanted when I went to university. But it didn’t work out quite as I imagined
Photograph: Detail Photography/AlamyPhotograph: Detail Photography/Alamyor my birthday, but I never got one. That’s not to say I wasn’t inundated with toys. Had my mum not later donated my entire Star Wars collection to the church jumble sale , or had my dog not chewed up my original 1977 double-telescoping Darth Vader , I’d now be a millionaire. But, for some reason, the Formula One slot car racing game eluded me.
So, Christmas came, and I finally got my dream present although, spoilsportingly, my parents requested that I didn’t set it up immediately, and asked if I couldn’t at least help peel the sprouts or set the table, as it had been nearly midday by the time I’d got out of bed to open my presents, and everyone would be here any minute. So it sat in its box until I could take it back to university to enjoy it with my – less demanding – housemates.
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