Outpourings from a Tortured Soul!

[Lesley Cox]

He's a sort of Devonian version of a Welshman, or perhaps a Yorkshire version. Funny how well known accents can trip one up. At Saturday's market a woman had a long chat with me about the market and about how to get to Mosgiel and the A and P (agricultural and pastoral) Show, on last weekend. She is a farmer apparently and at the end I asked her - as I do - Where are you from? Holland? Her happy face became less so and she said loudly, "Wales!"

[Lvandelft]

Cliff I saw that too, but could not find the "modify" button. It was always there

Surprise, today suddenly the modify button is back

[David Nicholson]

He's a sort of Devonian version of a Welshman, or perhaps a Yorkshire version..........

No "perhaps" about it and not a smidgeon of Devonian blood

[ranunculus]

No "perhaps" about it and not a smidgeon of Devonian blood

A Yorkshire terrier/pudding through and through.  (Delete where appropriate please).

[David Nicholson]

Both-no deletion necessary

Fir the first time this morning I was left alone with the new washing machine. I was given precise instructions as to what to do and what buttons to press. As I was reading The Forum whilst being instructed I was asked if I was listening and I answered in the affirmative. Having spent most of the last half hour pressing buttons with gay abandon I've managed to get it to play me a lullaby, make me a coffee and dance a Highland reel but, can I get it to start-Nah! I'll get killed when she gets back

[ranunculus]

Both-no deletion necessary

Fir the first time this morning I was left alone with the new washing machine. I was given precise instructions as to what to do and what buttons to press. As I was reading The Forum whilst being instructed I was asked if I was listening and I answered in the affirmative. Having spent most of the last half hour pressing buttons with gay abandon I've managed to get it to play me a lullaby, make me a coffee and dance a Highland reel but, can I get it to start-Nah! I'll get killed when she gets back

Soft-soap her, David - get her in a spin, press all the right buttons ... then run!!!!

[ranunculus]

She'll hang you out to dry!!!!

[Maggi Young]

Hmmm, washing machine that won't start................have you plugged it in, David  ?

[ranunculus]

Hmmm, washing machine that won't start................have you plugged it in, David  ?

Maggi ... David's from Yorkshire ... it will be a wind-up model.

[Maggi Young]

Maggi ... David's from Yorkshire ... it will be a wind-up model.

Silly me -  coming from our resident wind-up merchant, you must be right!

[ranunculus]

 

[David Nicholson]

Silly me -  coming from our resident wind-up merchant, you must be right!

 

You don't know how right you were Maggi. The power socket is inside an adjacent kitchen cupboard and someone!!!! must have unknowingly!!! switched it off whilst putting something back in the cupboard. By the way I didn't establish what the problem was!

[Peter Maguire]

That's a common fault David, we have a similar tale from last year's Newcastle show.....

Picture the scene: early morning, many hungry exhibitors awaiting bacon sandwiches, the bacon half cooked and we're waiting for the man with the bread buns to turn up. He does so, and we start cutting breadbuns open. It takes us about 15 minutes to realise that the bacon is no longer cooking, and about another 15 minutes to realise that the trays of breadbuns, when placed on the countertop, had turned off the master cutoff switch for the gas. We managed to sort things out and get the bacon butties flowing before there was a riot. 

[David Nicholson]

Must be a Northern thing Peter.

[Lesley Cox]

Or a man thing.

Cliff are you really coming to li'l ol' Noo Zilland next November or will it be a video or something? Got my NZAGS programme today?