When Ratty saved Patty
WANT a free tip for life? Take care when picking your Land Rover mates. A week ago, I was in the south of England interviewing a rather interesting former British army general about a Land Rover trip he did in the 1960s: all will be revealed in a future issue of LRM. On the drive home I stopped off to visit my friend Rob Tasker (aka Capt Ratty on insta); steak was cooked and future adventures discussed. Towards the end of the meal I popped the last bit of steak into my mouth, swallowed, and it got stuck in my throat. No problem, I’ll wash it down with liquid. Said liquid had nowhere to go, so my breathing problem had now become a drowning one. The liquid did a hasty retreat…