Kate Shambrook

Loose Change

It never ceases to amaze me how casual today’s youngsters are about loose change. Take our local bakery, for example. I’m usually out and about with Ted my Lakeland Terrier, when the kids come out of school at lunchtime. We’ve usually taken a couple of turns around the town square by then, so we sit on the seat for a bit of a breather and watch them as they queue up for their midday snacks, which mostly seem to consist of sausage rolls and cakes. All ordered of course without their eyes leaving the screens of mobile phones, as if the world as they know it will end if they dare to look away.