Bill wrote:
Old Tom Jefferson came round to moan about his TV reception.
Apparently his Freeview was really bad --unwatchable in fact. When
I
called at his bungalow I saw that an untidy clump of elderberries
and
hawthornes had grown in front of his aerial. On hearing this he
said
"I'll cut the buggers down!" "And what will you put there instead?"
asked Mrs J. "Oh, I dunno, maybe I'll tidy the whole place up and
have a flower bed. I could plant violets (and other plants of the
genus Viola maybe) of all different colours. It would be really
nice."
"And who's going to do all the hard work looking after a flower bed
every year?" asked his wife.
"Well I suppose I'll have to it," said Mr Jefferson. "After all,
the
price of Freeview is eternal violets."

Bill

PS If you don't find this amusing don't worry.

Oof! As Roosevelt advised in similar context, I'll now carry a big
stick.

Mike.