An hour with the big screen

Today I was home alone once more. I should have been looking after Ethan but I got my dates mixed up as I thought I was to be driving my son's godparents down to Newmarket. My mum kindly agreed to look after my son so we left the arrangements as they were. He had a good time by all accounts and even got a ride on the little bus my parents use to take them into town. He loves it.
So I had some time to myself. I did the usual stuff to satisfy myself I've been of some little use and decided in the last hour to treat myself. My sister had bought me a DVD for my last Birthday. It's full of old wartime public information films - stuff like what to do in an air-raid and how to recycle everything as it can be used to build airplanes etc. I can see why my grandparents were so keen to waste nothing, they had been practically brainwashed during the war years into giving anything spare to the war effort and not to throw anything away. It's really fascinating stuff. Of course these short films were shown in the cinema - there was no TV as it had been shut down before the war began. I did enjoy my 'hour in the past'. It took me back to an ear full of propoganda full of anti-German and anti-Japanese solgans. Nowadays, these would be banned and rightly so - but back then, anything went it seems.
The last film, about making only essential journeys, was interrupted by my wife and son arriving home. This is always a noisy event - our dog goes beserk and runs madly around the house. Being a Springer Spaniel, she's quite active and easily excited.
I've seen something I really want on eBay. It's always a mistake for me to browse the site as I always come across something I really like but never have the funds to buy. This time, I've decided I want it and that somehow I simply have to buy it. I have a thing for old buses and coaches. This one is in mint condition, a double-decker with a removable roof so it can be used open-top. This is a very rare find indeed and ticks all my boxes. I've even started imagining driving it to the coast with my son and wife riding on top. But it will never be, I know that... There's no harm in wishing though.