"The Older Gentleman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Catman <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> We have a traditional sweet shop round here. Personally I'll give it 6
>> months, tops
>
> One such opened in Tunbridge Wells a few years ago. Well, actually it
> opened as Bean, a specialist chocolate shop in Calverley Road, and then
> the owners had the bright idea of adding good old jumbo glass jars of
> sweeties, weighed out the traditional way, and damn me, the place is
> doing a roaring trade, eight years later.
>
> What's nice is that they also recognise the existence of old gimmers
> like me, and understand when you ask for "a quarter of bulls' eyes".

You've just reminded me of "Penny Arrow" bars (Penny Arrer" really) and the
fact that I once went into one of those little toffee shops and asked them
"How much are your Penny Arrer bars Mr?" These days, some **** would've
definitely say "Two quid" but the gent then just said "For you son, a penny
each".
>
> It also sells things like sherbet fountains, licorice bootlaces, flying
> saucers, four-a-penny (or whatever the going rate is these days) chews
> and milk gums.

Most of them things were still hard to get when I was "into" them. Remnants
of rationing I suspect as most (all) used a **** load of sugar.

>
> Mid-afternoon, after school chucking-out time, the local kids are
> queueing out the door, and the shop doesn't bat an eyelid when some
> urchin counts out his coppers and asks for forty-three pence worth of
> whatever. They just do the maths, and weigh out the goods. Superb, it
> is.

We have the ubiquitous "Paki Shop" (absolutely no offence as these
particular folk are Indian anyway) and they have all the loose treats in big
jars and the shop's always heaving at school in and school out time with the
kids counting out pennies for a quarter of sherbert dibs, or gobstoppers.
It's like stepping back in time, but it's *always* been like that in this
littleold shop.

The two rather large Mercs that sit round the back are testament to the
profits being made though, as is Dash's home. And they've never flogged fags
to schoolies that I've ever heard about either. Which is ice.



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"sweller" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Catman wrote:
>
>> > Halfords manager: "You can't have a Sat Nav on a car with a dynamo".
>> >
>>
>> Did he give a 'reason' at all?
>
> I did ask him why - he just said they weren't compatible.
>
> I just said he was a retard.

He was probably confusing dynamo's with negative earth. Still a ****ing
retard though.

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Beav wrote:
> "The Older Gentleman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> message news:1jfc95b.sb2u21l0hx0wN%totallydeadmailbox@yaho o.co.uk...
>> Catman <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>> We have a traditional sweet shop round here. Personally I'll give
>>> it 6 months, tops
>>
>> One such opened in Tunbridge Wells a few years ago. Well, actually it
>> opened as Bean, a specialist chocolate shop in Calverley Road, and
>> then the owners had the bright idea of adding good old jumbo glass
>> jars of sweeties, weighed out the traditional way, and damn me, the
>> place is doing a roaring trade, eight years later.
>>
>> What's nice is that they also recognise the existence of old gimmers
>> like me, and understand when you ask for "a quarter of bulls' eyes".
>
> You've just reminded me of "Penny Arrow" bars (Penny Arrer" really)
> and the fact that I once went into one of those little toffee shops
> and asked them "How much are your Penny Arrer bars Mr?" These days,
> some **** would've definitely say "Two quid" but the gent then just
> said "For you son, a penny each".
>>
>> It also sells things like sherbet fountains, licorice bootlaces,
>> flying saucers, four-a-penny (or whatever the going rate is these
>> days) chews and milk gums.
>
> Most of them things were still hard to get when I was "into" them.
> Remnants of rationing I suspect as most (all) used a **** load of
> sugar.
>>
>> Mid-afternoon, after school chucking-out time, the local kids are
>> queueing out the door, and the shop doesn't bat an eyelid when some
>> urchin counts out his coppers and asks for forty-three pence worth of
>> whatever. They just do the maths, and weigh out the goods. Superb, it
>> is.
>
> We have the ubiquitous "Paki Shop" (absolutely no offence as these
> particular folk are Indian anyway) and they have all the loose treats
> in big jars and the shop's always heaving at school in and school out
> time with the kids counting out pennies for a quarter of sherbert
> dibs, or gobstoppers. It's like stepping back in time, but it's
> *always* been like that in this littleold shop.
>
> The two rather large Mercs that sit round the back are testament to
> the profits being made though, as is Dash's home. And they've never
> flogged fags to schoolies that I've ever heard about either. Which is
> ice.

Cor Indians don't like being called Paki!

PS I hope to give Nige the Ducati plastics tomorrow night for UR to Bolton

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"sweller" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Catman wrote:
>
>> > > > Halfords manager: "You can't have a Sat Nav on a car with a
>> > > > dynamo".
>> > >
>> > > Did he give a 'reason' at all?
>> >
>> > I did ask him why - he just said they weren't compatible.
>> >
>> > I just said he was a retard.
>>
>> Clearly
>
> I suspect he was muddled about negative and positive earth cars. Still
> doesn't make him any less of a retard.

**** me with a rag man's trumpet. I've just written probably as close to
exactly what you have. **** it though, it's gone now and I can't get it
back.


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<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Catman <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>> > Catman <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>> >
>> >> sweller wrote:
>> >
>> >>> I suspect he was muddled about negative and positive earth cars.
>> >>> Still
>> >>> doesn't make him any less of a retard.
>> >>>
>> >> And it would have done him good to be so told.
>> >
>> > Why? He wouldn't have listened it would just have been a waste of
>> > breath
>> > and to be honest rather insulting (I think working in Halfords is
>> > punishment enough).
>>
>> There's always a chance. Everyone dies eventually. Should doctors give
>> up and go home? I think sweller should be lauded.
>
> Lauded for what? Insulting someone with a crap job?
>
> Here's a clue- if he knew what he was talking about he wouldn't be
> working as a manager in halfords.

Equally, if he didn't know what he was talking about, he should've get his
****ing gob shut. Or joined UKRM where that sort of thing isn't as much
tolerated as encouraged.

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On Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:07:17 -0000, "Beav"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>We have the ubiquitous "Paki Shop" (absolutely no offence as these
>particular folk are Indian anyway)

Hmm. Having seen an Indian team-mate's reaction to be called a Paki
some years ago, I wouldn't bank on that IIWY.

"sweller" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>
>> > There's always a chance. Everyone dies eventually. Should doctors give
>> > up and go home? I think sweller should be lauded.
>>
>> Lauded for what? Insulting someone with a crap job?
>
> Just to put the whole matter into context and add a bit of accuracy
> (crikey!), this wasn't a massively pointless row or a 'I'd like to
> publically demonstrate I'm considerably cleverer than you' stand off,
> which is not my style.
>
> I just said he was an idiot, tutted and then wandered off - without
> buying the Sat Nav.
>
> I still maintain Halfords are the automotive equivalent of Dixons.

Dixons do lifetime guarantees?


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"Nige" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>> Nige <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>> (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Here's a clue- if he knew what he was talking about he wouldn't be
>>>> working as a manager in halfords.
>>>
>>> I know the local Halford manager, in faqct i returned a socket to him
>>> this
>>> very morning. We used to go boozing & clubbing years ago, top lad thats
>>> got
>>> plenty of nouse, he does it 'cos it fits in with times for kids etc & is
>>> rather better paying than you would think.
>>
>> Roughly what; give or take 5k?
>
> Dunno exactly, even to that sort of margin, but he's done some serious
> holidays & **** recently.
>
> He's no fool & given you have to deal with the public, i reckon he's on
> around £35k a year. Not big bucks, but not bad for running a shop.
>
> I'll ask him right out, as i need to go back for some more underseal....

Don't tell darsy, he'll just snort.


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"sweller" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Beav wrote:
>
>> > I've tried every single pattern part from Halfords and they all last
>> > about 2 days [1] and then start smearing/sqweaking/being a pain in
>> > the ****ing arse.
>>
>> Wash them with Fairy Liquid first.
>
> I've found vinegar works well - actually vinegar works well with most
> things glass related. If the wipers squeak it's because they or the
> glass are greasy and vinegar fixes that.

Yep, vinegar works too and most pattern wipers have some form of greasy
agent on them (possibly what they used to have in the molds), but release
agents aren't as common as they used to be. I've heard that tyre
manufacturers don't use it anymore and I tend to believe that, but wiper
blades have "something" on them that gets tranfered to the windscreen pretty
quickly.

**** simple to get rid of though.

>
> ...and newspaper is the thing for cleaning windows.

So is panel wipe and a micro fibre cloth :-)


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Beav <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> The two rather large Mercs that sit round the back are testament to the
> profits being made though, as is Dash's home. And they've never flogged fags
> to schoolies that I've ever heard about either. Which is ice.

So he deals in crystal meth instead?


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