After another successful Lost Trades fair, Flora Hill resident Sebastian Marsh thinks it’s all a bit put on.
“I mean, this show is getting bigger all the time. It’s expanded this year again by about a fifth!”
He’s referring to the size of the show, both in terms of the number and variety of traders. After the Covid years, the show has become another tourist trap for locals and out-of-towners alike.
There’s just one problem. “You know, if these trades were lost, someone wouldn’t be showing up yearly to brag about their skills, would there?”
Professional Moustache Twirler Samuel Greer disagrees. “Look, things get lost all the time. I lost $20 the other day and couldn’t pay for another tub of handlebar wax. Fortunately, I found another $20 in the pocket of this jacket today, so nothing is saying that lost things can’t be found again. We happen to find all these trades around this time each year. Isn’t that incredible?”
Marsh has some suggestions for the event organisers. “If you’re going to put on a ‘lost trades’ fair, at least have the gumption to have a section of ‘actually lost’ trades. You know, like the ice box man, honest politicians, VCR repair technicians, pied pipers and print journalists.”
After staring at him, Marsh added a clarification. “Well, you know, maybe add journalists in a couple of years.”
