UK: My best deal - Ed Kirk's lucky horseshoe nails.

At a US blacksmith's convention, Ed Kirk made the deal that secured him his own business to run and also made him a fortune.

The trouble with that old Renault advertisement was that it was too damned easy. He said to her that he had decided to "go it alone". She looked worried until he said he could keep the company car. Then it was smiles all round and everyone lived happily ever after.