tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post3910897370986929504..comments2024-03-13T04:34:44.504-07:00Comments on Being Me: Evidence that going The Long Way can be useful for your educationFran Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-73410046368376109872011-01-19T12:34:38.367-08:002011-01-19T12:34:38.367-08:00Friko, that word 'cagoules' makes my kids ...Friko, that word 'cagoules' makes my kids fall around laughing at the very prospect of wearing one, or worse, at anyone who does. Daftly they would sooner be undry than uncool.....<br /><br />Anna May xAnna Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14116772124748496194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-25600265439613429582011-01-19T11:58:00.181-08:002011-01-19T11:58:00.181-08:00bad penny - that's very kind of you, m'dea...bad penny - that's very kind of you, m'dear. Shall be over as soon as to collect it. As soon as what? Don't ask. Life is like a whirlwind at present.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-57271065621517053852011-01-19T11:55:33.954-08:002011-01-19T11:55:33.954-08:00neuroticnotes - I think I will try that multi-task...neuroticnotes - I think I will try that multi-tasking thing you mention, just to see if I can .... honest ...<br /><br />SmitandSon - my daughter in Japan says people ride round on their bikes with umbrellas up all the time. Crazy or what?<br /><br />Sex, Drugs and Bacon Sandwiches - You may not be eternally distracted any more, but other people might be by your fascinating new name ...<br /><br />Annie - It's those people with massive golfing umbrellas that get me. Is that some kind of extended ego thing going on?<br /><br />Jayne - thanks. I have plenty of those days.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-57216172346964145902011-01-19T11:38:43.703-08:002011-01-19T11:38:43.703-08:00Ha! So funny. I like your "one days". ;)...Ha! So funny. I like your "one days". ;)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-28353997521427233822011-01-19T11:06:38.442-08:002011-01-19T11:06:38.442-08:00Bloody hell Fran. You are so right when it comes t...Bloody hell Fran. You are so right when it comes to umbrellas. The number of times people just walk straight at you and you have to dodge them. Gits. And I have nearly had my eye put out on numerous occasions. The pavements are full of treach when it rains.Annie (Lady M) xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00086309578820420578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-9216549678279870732011-01-19T09:21:09.998-08:002011-01-19T09:21:09.998-08:00When you get a mo pop over as I have an award for ...When you get a mo pop over as I have an award for you. Yes It's THAT time of the year !BadPennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09889591351222591488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-64772469068696985852011-01-19T02:51:34.399-08:002011-01-19T02:51:34.399-08:00I think I'd happily walk an extra mile for the...I think I'd happily walk an extra mile for the salty-vinegariness (Real word, promise) that is British chip shop chips... and I would conceal them happily under my hot air balloon umbrella.<br /><br />PS I am back with a different disguise... I am no longer eternally distracted ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-4918433160809477712011-01-16T09:00:59.133-08:002011-01-16T09:00:59.133-08:00I get drenched on my bike on wet mornings/evenings...I get drenched on my bike on wet mornings/evenings , since umbrellas and pedalling and steering are difficult to combine gracefully .<br />And I'm so glad someone else found the "Roger de Coverley" no way to pass a pleasant hour , either.SmitoniusAndSonatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210817141287881808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-82454441199917755442011-01-16T03:29:57.105-08:002011-01-16T03:29:57.105-08:00Surely there's another lesson learned too - th...Surely there's another lesson learned too - the art of multi tasking. Namely, how to walk, carry an umbrella AND eat fish and chips.<br /><br />Now there's a skill to be envied! ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-20280482629159490592011-01-16T00:14:01.312-08:002011-01-16T00:14:01.312-08:00Isabelle - your comment brought back terrible, ter...Isabelle - your comment brought back terrible, terrible memories of being made to do Country Dancing at school. Thanks for that. I had to take one of my tablets. <br /><br />Raining Acorns - ah, I guess we are all so different. If my husband suggests staying in a cottage where we step straight into the countryside, I hit him with a saucepan until he agrees to a cottage where we step straight into a teashop.<br /><br />Karen - I never take a route because it's healthier. I'm just not wired that way. (There are reasons why I hide behind magazine covers.)<br /><br />Molly - thank you for visiting!<br /><br />Nana - fish and chips in Hawaii? I just can't see the two together. Surely Hawaii is less prosaic than that.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-21745800859526062872011-01-15T21:24:44.330-08:002011-01-15T21:24:44.330-08:00If I had to walk by the shops everyday, it wouldn&...If I had to walk by the shops everyday, it wouldn't be just fish and chips that would tempt me. The more you keep mentioning fish and chips, the more I'm thinking I need a vacation to the old country...but I really want to frolic on a warm beach in February. I don't think the fish and chips are as good in Hawaii, but our weather is as miserable as your's right now, so I'm leaning toward Hawaii.#1Nanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04214011945298439939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-54062529816971375362011-01-15T19:37:14.420-08:002011-01-15T19:37:14.420-08:00You are right on the money with your description o...You are right on the money with your description of the three types of drivers......Not to mention funny!mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797484583400519909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-9164010109581482652011-01-15T17:31:07.527-08:002011-01-15T17:31:07.527-08:00Not to mention it is more exercise to go the long ...Not to mention it is more exercise to go the long way, and clearly healthier in many ways, like fewer calories *yum yum fish and chips* and less chance of being mugged. *drool* *wanting some fish and chips right now*Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-66125103298754438392011-01-15T16:20:07.145-08:002011-01-15T16:20:07.145-08:00Ah, yes, re walking this side of the pond. One of...Ah, yes, re walking this side of the pond. One of the great ironies to me is that it is easier to take good walks in New York City than where I live now. While there are many, many beautiful places to walk in the Hudson Valley, they are reachable for us only by car! I treasure UK rights of way. When we come your way, the great treat for us is a cottage where it's possible to walk out into the countryside without getting into a car. (And I love the OS maps, as, if the scale is good, they show all the fish and chip shops, too!) I've seen nothing like them anywhere else.Susan Scheid (Raining Acorns)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02827286681242730183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-46516981404431385602011-01-15T11:19:58.686-08:002011-01-15T11:19:58.686-08:00Fran, re no. 3 - the mistake you make is in not be...Fran, re no. 3 - the mistake you make is in not being Scottish. Scots are practised in the over/under thing by years of dancing the Dashing White Sergeant at ceilidhs. In this, you may remember, one links hands with two partners and approaches another line of three people so that one line raises their arms, holding hands, in order to let the other line through underneath - letting go of the hands as they do so. This is always a battle of wills between the sides: the taller team wants the shorties to duck and go underneath, while the shorties, tired of years of shortness, want to force the tallies to bend to their will. Of course, if the teams are equi-tall, then the decision still has to be made. Whose determination will falter at the last second?<br /><br />Don't go down Murderer's Lane, Fran. Be safe. Risk the chips.Pam https://www.blogger.com/profile/12641269043817163165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-43109589454846066512011-01-15T10:30:50.707-08:002011-01-15T10:30:50.707-08:00Friko - cagoule? I hope you're not serious. ...Friko - cagoule? I hope you're not serious. And as for the song title posts, I can provide you with a personal service if you'll send me your address and a cheque for £500.<br /><br />bad penny - good idea. As long as the car doesn't take your umbrella with it.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-3843820753550013532011-01-15T09:34:56.065-08:002011-01-15T09:34:56.065-08:00I have perfected a sort of Dick van Dyke with Mary...I have perfected a sort of Dick van Dyke with Mary Poppin's parasole movement with my brolly... as a car passes intent on soaking me -I slide it down to my side to ward of any incoming buckets of water. Why am I now thinking Morcombe and Wise ?BadPennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09889591351222591488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-5680805525525653172011-01-15T09:00:08.605-08:002011-01-15T09:00:08.605-08:00What's wrong with a good old-fashioned cagoule...What's wrong with a good old-fashioned cagoule with hood? I thought that they were the rainwear of choice on these islands. Or a pretty see-through plastic mac? One of the smelly sort.<br /><br />If you must carry a brolly, just heave at 'em and barge past. They'll soon learn to cross the road when they see you red coat coming.<br /><br />You haven't posted a song title post for days. Can I book one now?Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-64363002902951472832011-01-15T08:43:06.471-08:002011-01-15T08:43:06.471-08:00Steve - perhaps you could just use a scythe until ...Steve - perhaps you could just use a scythe until you get it agreed?<br /><br />Martin - I'm pickling in the rain, just pickling in the rain ...<br /><br />Raining Acorns - I'm glad to hear it. Do Americans need umbrellas? i thought they didn't walk anywhere?<br /><br />Vintage - did I sound harsh? Oh dear. It's stress.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-70636436461943579722011-01-15T08:23:04.077-08:002011-01-15T08:23:04.077-08:00So, we're 'uninterested apathetic losers&#...So, we're 'uninterested apathetic losers', but we're supposed to care if you disappear into the swamp....<br />Inflatable umbrellas?Vintage Tea Timehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00418967916966751442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-90540337455111952312011-01-15T06:09:12.293-08:002011-01-15T06:09:12.293-08:00Speaking from the other side of the pond, I can sa...Speaking from the other side of the pond, I can say with confidence that absence of umbrella etiquette is not confined to the UK.<br /><br />Singin' in the Rain . . . ing Acorns here . . .Susan Scheid (Raining Acorns)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02827286681242730183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-35165952623991722642011-01-15T05:40:01.688-08:002011-01-15T05:40:01.688-08:00Why am I having trouble separating Gene Kelly and ...Why am I having trouble separating Gene Kelly and pickled herring?Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494219959077922220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-10624793935652464002011-01-15T04:20:12.617-08:002011-01-15T04:20:12.617-08:00I have a patent pending that involves the rim of a...I have a patent pending that involves the rim of an umbrella being studded with razor blades so that the user can spin in and cut a swathe through any crowd. It's been refused 5 times but I can't think why. Maybe I need to paint a smiley face on it to make it more user friendly?Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.com