Quite a few of my relatives are tight-fisted. This is a common disease throughout Britain, but it reaches epidemic levels in the North. My Lancastrian relations sweat with terror at the thought of parting with money, and will go to astonishing lengths to avoid doing so.
The worst of these ??? I must be careful not to identify him, as he would be happy to make a few extra pounds through a libel action ??? is a byword for stinginess throughout our family. Many years ago he took a brief holiday....
The Merry Drinker
