tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post7016131342090192806..comments2024-03-28T17:44:17.403-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: "The gate hangs well...The Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-18443216261963891652014-01-15T01:26:01.851-08:002014-01-15T01:26:01.851-08:00Thanks from you all for the positive comments. Ke...Thanks from you all for the positive comments. Keep calling.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-65854589131692420552014-01-14T23:47:50.863-08:002014-01-14T23:47:50.863-08:00The gate rhyme as a pub name seems to be evident a...The gate rhyme as a pub name seems to be evident around the country so in the manner of so much folklore, the little couplet has clearly traveled.<br /><br />Love the Alfie Boe story. He's a great raconteur.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-41035987099626462662014-01-14T19:19:14.916-08:002014-01-14T19:19:14.916-08:00you end with a great incident!
ALOHA from Honol...you end with a great incident!<br /><br /><br /><br />ALOHA from Honolulu<br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Comfort Spiral</a><br /> > < } } ( ° >Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-51977821501069641602014-01-14T01:52:29.806-08:002014-01-14T01:52:29.806-08:00Wonderful anecdotes Pat - how gallant of Alfie Boe...Wonderful anecdotes Pat - how gallant of Alfie Boe! In my family the saying was 'A creaking gate lasts longest'. My father narrowly avoided a fatal heart attack in his early 60s and lived to be 84 - he always likened himself to a creaking gate!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-51779792476578118782014-01-14T01:20:19.411-08:002014-01-14T01:20:19.411-08:00Pride in his work and his new field! Oft times fa...Pride in his work and his new field! Oft times farm gates as you know are tied to the fence with bailing twine or merely leaning. The worst are topped with barbed wire and padlocked. Even on footpaths in Wales I'm sad to say I've seen such obstructions. Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-59859746932432138562014-01-14T00:28:11.546-08:002014-01-14T00:28:11.546-08:00p.s. I recently heard Richard Griffiths saying tha...p.s. I recently heard Richard Griffiths saying that he stopped a play to escort someone with a ringing phone away from the theatre. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-58733709527290614042014-01-13T21:30:49.956-08:002014-01-13T21:30:49.956-08:00I have yet to find a situation, away from home, wh...I have yet to find a situation, away from home, when I am obliged to use my mobile. Therefore it stays unused on the desk in front of me!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-30775985098003619972014-01-13T19:19:17.056-08:002014-01-13T19:19:17.056-08:00I am always amazed by people who speak loudly &...I am always amazed by people who speak loudly & disclose very personal details about themselves in crowded areas whilst on a mobile phone - do they have no shame?A Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-30248618598592732022014-01-13T15:17:42.490-08:002014-01-13T15:17:42.490-08:00I`m with The Farmer too, although texting is now a...I`m with The Farmer too, although texting is now a useful part of life and not too intrusive.<br /><br />Train telephonists with loud voices ( as in "I`m on the train....etc, etc ...."!) are another bugbear of mine.Dartford Warblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04352965211143836326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-36920180339356704902014-01-13T13:04:46.809-08:002014-01-13T13:04:46.809-08:00What I dislike is when someone is talking on the p...What I dislike is when someone is talking on the phone in a store, but I think he or she is talking to me and I answer back. Then *I* get the look like: can't you see I'm not talking to you??? Well, no, actually, you are standing right next to me and you are talking using your bluetooth earpiece only -no bent elbow to give me a clue you are holding a phone!<br />Arrrrgh.Maureen @ Josephina Ballerinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09026799070718705353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-10888392476598669462014-01-13T12:18:26.789-08:002014-01-13T12:18:26.789-08:00It seems like the supermarket phone users are driv...It seems like the supermarket phone users are driving us all nuts. In one aisle, listening to a man requesting "put Mum on" three times, I felt like screaming "just do it!". Probably seeking advice for another world-shattering decision like soft or extra soft.<br /> Arghghh - I'm with the farmer - only use my mobile when I absolutely have to, mainly for work-related access.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-71337533742519432612014-01-13T11:57:13.919-08:002014-01-13T11:57:13.919-08:00Like Mrs Nesbitt I also get uptight with supermark...Like Mrs Nesbitt I also get uptight with supermarket telephonists. Shall I get the soft toilet paper or the extra soft? etc. I don't know why but it almost drives me nuts. Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-29379008130779858952014-01-13T10:50:52.294-08:002014-01-13T10:50:52.294-08:00I had to laugh at the "PARDON" and that...I had to laugh at the "PARDON" and that everyone carried on only louder!<br /><br />Linda<br />http://coloradofarmlife.wordpress.com <br />Terry and Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016496778254072639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-24427868198142453182014-01-13T10:34:17.411-08:002014-01-13T10:34:17.411-08:00Love it! My pet hate when at the supermarket is be...Love it! My pet hate when at the supermarket is being held up by people ambling around whilst on their mobile phones. Grrrrrr!mrsnesbitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16882736507772457598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-44446888347975011412014-01-13T10:15:54.155-08:002014-01-13T10:15:54.155-08:00Great anecdotes!
GillxGreat anecdotes!<br />GillxFrugal in Derbyshire https://www.blogger.com/profile/10221169113482164565noreply@blogger.com