Six Million Dollar Man...

In Friday's Freebie competition we asked which Super Hero you'd like to be and why. This has illicited a great response so we've going to let it go on for a few more days before announcing a winner of the €100 voucher...

One of the comments we got was from the always entertaining Con Fitzgerald who said that he'd like to be the Six Million Dollar Man. This brought back a few great memories of tea time on Saturdays watching this great show , I knew the intro off by heart, here it is for old times sake....

It prompted me to think that with all the talk of billions for bank bail outs and trillions for US government budgets, Six Million was incredibly good value for all of that bionics. Steve Austin could run at 60 mph, jump into the third floor of a multi story parking lot for no apparent reason, throw things a great distance and always, but always got the bad guy. And if there was a prize for squinting awkwardly at the camera , the Six Million Dollar man would win it hands down.

I was fortunate to get a Six Million Dollar action figure one Christmas and up until my darling wife bought me a Scalextrix set , it was the best Christmas present ever.

It also prompted me to think that despite all of the talk filling every newspaper, radio and tedious 24 hour news channel of squidillions of dollars here and there that people have still retained a sharp eye for value and price. Here at Brix you can buy boots that protect you from fire , ( Haix Florian Pro ), trousers that protect your knees , ( Snickers 3214 ) and socks that just make a wee bit comfy.

You may not be able to run , jump or squint like Steve Austin, but we think that you'll look, and feel a million dollars !

Cheers,

Paul

P.S. Today I am listening to the Libertines Time for Heroes