if I don’t wanna do it, I’ll do it, ‘cause once I’m in the car, I’m happy. Take me car away, that’s me gone.’ I think about the numerous times Foley’s given me lifts to and from town. The first time I tried to offer him money, he just laughed and brushed it away. Eventually, he talks about his sister, who has been in hospital on and off throughout her life. ‘I think the main thing what keeps me going in life is me sister. The best time of her life was when she got a kidney transplant. First thing she did, not thinking about anything else, she went straight out to work.’ At the end of the interview I get out of the car, Foley gives me a nod and a smile, then drives off. No nonsense. End
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