I recently learned a new word bowser – “a large container, often with wheels, used for holding liquids such as fuel and water”. Well it was a word I hadn’t come across before.
A couple of weeks ago I went to a beer festival in Postlip, near Cheltenham. It was during the water shortages brought about by flooding. Our route from Stroud took us through some roads that were under water a few days earlier. On almost every corner in Cheltenham stood a bowser. Up to a week earlier, I had not heard the word “bowser” before. So I looked it up. Obviously, I have lived a very sheltered life! I have now discovered that there are different types of bowser – water bowsers and fuel bowsers - and different types within those!
What I would like to know is where are these bowsers kept when they are not in use? Is there a bowser mountain somewhere?
