tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1772469946571497931.post5327295363316734547..comments2024-01-18T01:32:42.588+00:00Comments on Halfie: Slow canoeistsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1772469946571497931.post-5798686611943182512014-09-13T20:15:08.061+01:002014-09-13T20:15:08.061+01:00Well, Sarah and Mike, I have learnt something. Th...Well, Sarah and Mike, I have learnt something. Thanks for that.Halfiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00167481543065324357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1772469946571497931.post-21294915572228613862014-09-13T12:03:52.323+01:002014-09-13T12:03:52.323+01:00Years ago I remember my mother saying that she nee...Years ago I remember my mother saying that she needed to take our shoes "to the snob's" for repair. This term was in common usage in the London area for shoe menders. <br /><br />The OED confirms that this is the original meaning of snob. It evolved into a derogatory term for someone who thinks themselves to be socially superior.<br /><br />Mike <br />nb DuxllandynNb Duxllandynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18335431657934300680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1772469946571497931.post-55296911539812458702014-09-13T10:01:59.841+01:002014-09-13T10:01:59.841+01:00'Snobs' is a synonym for cobbler or shoe r...'Snobs' is a synonym for cobbler or shoe repairer, or so Jim tells me. He actually uses it - 'you need to take those boots to the snobs'Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759448161130667128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1772469946571497931.post-54912398427721250442014-09-13T09:41:42.696+01:002014-09-13T09:41:42.696+01:00Davidss, I had a feeling you might know!
Val, tha...Davidss, I had a feeling you might know!<br /><br />Val, thanks.<br /><br />Ian/Irene, thanks. Again, I thought you might know! We are heading, slowly, for MK, aiming to arrive in a week's time. We might stop in the marina, though, which is before Campbell Park.Halfiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00167481543065324357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1772469946571497931.post-79429779720164086792014-09-13T09:22:28.631+01:002014-09-13T09:22:28.631+01:00If you mean the bird of prey it is a Kestrel. Are ...If you mean the bird of prey it is a Kestrel. Are you heading for the GU? We are still at MK and will be for a while. Call in for a cuppa if you pass this way. XxxIan and Irene Jameisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15619780891302537493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1772469946571497931.post-15685689111833854082014-09-13T08:47:25.219+01:002014-09-13T08:47:25.219+01:00Lovely photos, Halfie. I shall catch up with you t...Lovely photos, Halfie. I shall catch up with you this weekend!Vallypeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08309284606572565277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1772469946571497931.post-36556086207536302542014-09-13T08:24:36.655+01:002014-09-13T08:24:36.655+01:00"Identification, someone?"
They are Insu..."Identification, someone?"<br />They are Insulators No 16, after being modified by yoofs wiv air rifles.<br /><br />Davidsshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04950943791137165619noreply@blogger.com