WHEN THE OTHERS RISE

He said, ‘nice, isn’t it?
‘A lot bigger than the old one, don’t you think?
‘You can get a bike in easily don’t have to put up on end is there?
‘Clean as well,’ he stroked the metal interior. ‘All the cleaner’s got to do is wipe the sides with a cloth regularly, that’s all.
‘Still don’t know how long it’ll be clean, do you?’
‘No,’ I said.
‘The test’ll be when they close down the other one, won’t it?’