I am when I'm cutting decent meat. I've done this since I was 15 - I'm old school. I cut meat on the bone. Happiness is doing something you like, something good for people. I'm happy when I deal with people I know. I've been using the same beef supplier for 36 years and the same poultry supplier for 15.

My plucking's not as fast as it used to be. Years ago I could pluck a pheasant in two or three minutes. When I was young, I remember plucking with an older army man who would never sit down because he'd crease his trousers. He'd even read the paper standing up. We plucked 50 or 60 pheasants, and there were feathers everywhere. When he sneezed, his false teeth flew out and were lost in the pile. So, yes, we're under pressure at times like Christmas, but we do have a laugh. There is a happiness that comes with working with meat.

I often tell customers how to cook meat. On Christmas Eve I make sure people know the gas pressure drops at lunchtime. It's the one day everyone turns their ovens on at the same time, so if you're using gas, you've got to cook it longer. All these things I've picked up.

I won't say that I'm always happy. It depends. There are bad days, family worries, business worries. But in this business you'll stay happy if you don't do people. You'll be happy if you look after them. That's what I do.