The Furring

Fur. Without it, we'd just be called, "Great Balls." A name fit enough for well endowed male actors in films titled, "Shaving Private Ryan", and, "Beverly Hills Cock", but certainly not good enough for us, dear reader, and most certainly not good enough for our mothers.

Conscious of the fact that we had to live up to our name, not least our reputation, the collection of idiots chose to meet at Dennis' location near Bath in order to fur our mighty noble steed. 135m2 of fur was provided by Hillside Textiles and 60 tubes of glue were very kindly donated by Bostik. Used together, they would encase Dennis in a protective shield of fur, as well as hiding from us the rather large and ever so worrying patches of rust, thereby further contributing to the theory of out of sight and out of mind.

The chances of the Polar Bear species remaining on this planet were reduced further when 6 members of the Great Balls of Fur team arrived in 6 cars to the location. Collective minds were at ease when initial reports by the author of the pink tinge to the red fur proved incorrect once pulled out of the wrapper and into the natural light. Henceforth, the transition began of Dennis from a Fire Engine to a Fur Engine.

Concurrent to the furring, Tom Lifesaver/Heartbreaker Lawler accosted two of his colleagues, Jake and Sydney to help him rework the Dennis' electrics. Essentially, they needed to be altered to reduce the chances of us being killed every time we step into the vehicle and also reduce the chances of us flattening the vehicle batteries every time we stop and keep the mobile disco on. In completing this mammoth electrical task, a minor mistake was made, thereby blowing the very impressive and expensive amplifier. Smoke and fire everywhere. "Call the Fire Brigade" was the predictable response by Dickie Hose when told.