Nice little tale this week concerning Jamie Leonard, 20 summat, grafter and genuine Cockfield lad.

Jamie is the nephew of ‘our hero’ Tupper, and works with his uncle on motorway maintenance, for Todds. No sort of job for the faint hearted! Early starts and even later finishes, hot in summer and ‘bloody freezing’ in winter, especially on the M6 at three in the morning. But does it get these lads down? Not a chance, they thrive on it. Hard work has been ‘bred in’ to the Leonards, - - - and so has Tupperisems!

Big Al (Milroy) reminded me of the time Tupper was asked to make a batch of Bovril, for the footy team at half time, in a large tea urn that had been snaffled from the club and taken to the changing rooms around the ‘rec’.

When the lads came off the pitch, they dived into the changing rooms and set about the Bovril.

“Its bloody freezing Tupper!” shouts one of the lads.

“Can’t understand it” says Tupper, “I switched it on”.

Tupper starts looking round the offending appliance, only to find the plug dangling on the floor.

“Here’s the problem” Tupper proudly declares.

“IT’S PLUGGED OUT!!”

Back to the main event, and how Jamie has been ‘TUPPERISED’!

Back at their depot after a long cold shift, and Tupper has made Jamie a cup of ‘Hot Chocolate’.

“Blimey unc.” says Jamie, “This chocolate’s absolutely red hot!”

Jamie promptly heads over to the microwave, puts the cup in, and turns it on.

“What ya do’n daft lad? Laughs Tupper, “That’ll make it even hotter!”

“No, it’s ok unc,” says Jamie, with an air of authority.

“I’ve put it on to DEFROST!!”

Keep it up lads, with material like this, I think we’ve got the start of a ‘sit com’ on our hands