Although I initially cursed another rainy day that stopped me working outside it did give me the opportunity of attacking the man draw. I've been promising myself for about 3 years that it needed stream lining but today I decided conditions were perfect - raining outside, a fresh box of Dulce Gusto coffee pods and a few spare hours.
I'd forgotten just how many phone chargers, toe nail clippers, programmes from the early Withdean years and earphones a man needs to survive nowadays. The best thing I found was a slide whistle which makes a fantastic noise when you blow and - wait for it - slide it, that has only ever been used commercially for the special sound effects guy who followed Peter Butterworth around in The Carry on Films and blew it every time a pretty young girl bent over or walked past him.
Also re-found my grapeshot which is a cylindrical iron ball that we used in cluster to repel that French lot that I found years ago and had it confirmed to me by a friend that it was the real thing. Don't ask me how he knows that, he just does. So unless things deteriate drastically between us and our friends across La Manche I should just bin it really - but I can't bring myself to do it. I mean its not something that makes a regular appearance in our house at dinner party's so why do I need it. I would like to know what other geezers have in their man draw..... I'm just like that.
Oh well had my break and coffee so going back for draw number 2 in a minute. I might keep you posted.
BTW hello everyone.
I'd forgotten just how many phone chargers, toe nail clippers, programmes from the early Withdean years and earphones a man needs to survive nowadays. The best thing I found was a slide whistle which makes a fantastic noise when you blow and - wait for it - slide it, that has only ever been used commercially for the special sound effects guy who followed Peter Butterworth around in The Carry on Films and blew it every time a pretty young girl bent over or walked past him.
Also re-found my grapeshot which is a cylindrical iron ball that we used in cluster to repel that French lot that I found years ago and had it confirmed to me by a friend that it was the real thing. Don't ask me how he knows that, he just does. So unless things deteriate drastically between us and our friends across La Manche I should just bin it really - but I can't bring myself to do it. I mean its not something that makes a regular appearance in our house at dinner party's so why do I need it. I would like to know what other geezers have in their man draw..... I'm just like that.
Oh well had my break and coffee so going back for draw number 2 in a minute. I might keep you posted.
BTW hello everyone.
