Trolleys 961, 962, 963 and 964

The first job of the day was to check to see if the special needs trolley from Sainsbury's was still at Stones Road, the one noticed at the end of reference 2, a few days previously. And it was. Furthermore, the caravan which had been on one of its rare excursions, was back again.

While I think the trolley was of a rather heavier construction from the regulars at Sainsbury's.

Checking underneath, no maker's plate from Wanzl of the sort that you get now, but there was a Wanzl sticker, from which I learned that this trolley was more than fifteen years old. Perhaps part of some previous round of procurement which has not yet worked its way out of the system. Now in exile, away from the main stacks, next to Timpsons (of reference 4). Next stop the breaker's yard. Maybe we can still manage trolleys in this country, unlike ships which I believe are sent to Pakistan and Bangladesh, to be beached and broken up there.

Back down East Street to the library, to see whether they had any more Gouge for BH - with her having enjoyed the first two, previously noticed getting on for a couple of months ago at reference 3. 

No luck at the library and no luck at the Oxfam shop across the road, and while I dare say Waterstones could have obliged, I decided to wait. And checking with Surrey Libraries this afternoon, I find that they have plenty. Two more now reserved, including the 'City of Bells' I started with on the train, back in July.

While I was at the library, I could not but notice that quite a large chunk of it had been carved out to make a registration office. I wondered whether this was the thin end of the wedge, the start of the pecking away at our fine library, but I dare say convenient for Epsom residents, who will no longer have to get themselves over to Leatherhead.

Picked up a trolley in Ebbisham Square, possibly something to do with one of the street food sheds there.

Out again in the afternoon, to pick up on this scooter, often parked in the Eclipse Car Park. Nothing on the charging notice about scooters being exempt. Nothing turned up by a quick search on Bing either. But I would not have thought that a learner driver on a scooter would have wanted to be paying several pounds a day to park while he worked in town. Would I get much out of one of those heavily dressed parking enforcement officers they have patrolling the streets?

The third trolley of the day, a medium small trolley from the M&S food hall, was captured outside TK Maxx.

I had thought to take a short route home, down Hook Road, but in the event I fell for the trolley down there, previously noticed and still there a day or so later.

I was reminded that pushing a trolley on the sloping & bumpy western pavement of Hook Road is quite hard work.

Back to a still fairly busy High Street, to find a young man on a bicycle heading for me, on the pavement, at what seemed like a considerable speed. As I had a trolley, I blocked him, something that I would not attempt without, and it did bring him to an abusive halt. He also waved a bandaged arm at me, as if that was some kind of excuse. I suggested that perhaps he should be cycling on the road - it was not a shared use pavement and, even if it had of been, he was not showing much consideration for other pavement users - and maybe my remarks sank in. He was not going to back down in public, but hopefully he would think twice before doing it again.

A bit further down, more water works. That is to say a leak from around a water meter. A big enough leak for movement in the water to be visible.

Thought about Wetherspoon's, but decided against and headed back up West Hill. Just past the Marquis, passing a non-scoring trolley from Waitrose. Scoring trolleys from Waitrose having once been common, now rather a rarity.

A fine rose, captured on Clay Hill Green as I headed towards Meadway. Not the greatest snap from Samsung, the flower having been detached from its surroundings, a UFO, but a lot better than some of his efforts on flowers with strong colours.

References

Reference 1: https://psmv5.blogspot.com/2025/08/trolleys-959-and-960.html.

Reference 2: https://psmv5.blogspot.com/2025/08/trolleys-956-957-and-958.html.

Reference 3: https://psmv5.blogspot.com/2025/07/padded-beef.html.

Reference 4: https://www.timpson.co.uk/.

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