tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post355426664418812192..comments2024-03-23T09:47:39.612+00:00Comments on alan sloman's big walk: People, chalk mines, brickwork railways and Spring.Alan Slomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-20142278681543542262017-04-25T21:28:53.810+01:002017-04-25T21:28:53.810+01:00Yes. I am now the owner of a very bright phone. Mu...Yes. I am now the owner of a very bright phone. Much smarter than me. So much so that it writes my sentences for me. It's better at them than I ever was, or could be, and so from now on this blog is going to be looked after by Moto G4.<br /><br />And as for your your Comment Lassitude, Sir, it need a smart kick up the derriere. Give me droll. Give me a masterwork in hilarity. Good Lord, this place could do with brightening up.<br /><br />So - back to work for you my boy. Retired eh? Not on my watch, you're not!Alan Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-64174441973028431692017-04-25T21:23:53.314+01:002017-04-25T21:23:53.314+01:00RPI, CPI and yes, SPI.
Someone should get in touch...RPI, CPI and yes, SPI.<br />Someone should get in touch with those statistical boys with the ear of HMG.<br /><br />Having bought these expensive blighters, what do I find at the bottom, right at the back of the bottom sock drawer? Yes. Four (yes, FOUR!) pairs of the blighters that I had bought when there was a rumour going round that they weren't going to be made any more...<br />Alan Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-2564418006025306882017-04-25T21:20:10.964+01:002017-04-25T21:20:10.964+01:00Do it, Sir.
Promise yourself to fill out the appli...Do it, Sir.<br />Promise yourself to fill out the application form in September.<br />:-)Alan Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-35271581518123208492017-04-24T20:49:01.158+01:002017-04-24T20:49:01.158+01:00I just wrote a very long comment which has disappe...I just wrote a very long comment which has disappeared as I pressed summat on this not very clever phone. I'm not going to try again. Laziness? Absolutely. All I'll say is that it was very droll. Hilarious. A masterpiece of a comment.FellBoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089687581260477621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-60776136159451315552017-04-17T17:17:06.241+01:002017-04-17T17:17:06.241+01:00Sock price inflation never gets the exposure it me...Sock price inflation never gets the exposure it merits in the mainstream media. I like Thorlos hikers and light hikers, although they're not always the easiest to find (in the shops, that is, not the sock drawer). But the RRP for the light hiking socks is fourteen quid, for what is not much heavier than a liner sock, although you might find them a bit cheaper online.<br /><br />I don't generally buy much from Mountain Warehouse, but I've found their Isocool liner socks actually pretty decent. Not quite up to the standard of Bridgedale liners, but not bad and quite durable for.Davehttp://ossroad.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-49190662887137159062017-04-13T08:18:07.714+01:002017-04-13T08:18:07.714+01:00I have already started daydreaming that maybe one ...I have already started daydreaming that maybe one day....Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15845404839225267688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-62757503320126709922017-04-12T21:50:48.014+01:002017-04-12T21:50:48.014+01:00Story of my life Andrew. My socks are smarter than...Story of my life Andrew. My socks are smarter than me and my insoles are made of tougher stuff. My walking poles don't have dodgy knees and the boots have not a shred of gout.<br /><br />The schedule's going well, but it's all gentle well-mannered stuff. However, next week I'm off to the Lakes from some proper rufty-tufty stuff, and possibly a few beers.<br /><br />But nothing can prepare you for the sheer fabulousness of the TGO Challenge. Alan Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-53376339454448712492017-04-12T15:40:51.224+01:002017-04-12T15:40:51.224+01:00Glad to see you are sticking to your training sche...Glad to see you are sticking to your training schedule Alan. Cardon Super Feet and Smart wool socks ! Whatever next! Self herding moggies maybe? <br />Good luck for the TGO, hope you have fun ;)Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15845404839225267688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-65450425624217899622017-04-12T10:51:34.417+01:002017-04-12T10:51:34.417+01:00Yes.
I'm not sure how far the bigger boys we...Yes. <br /><br />I'm not sure how far the bigger boys were walking, but the highlighted route on their printout looked formidable. <br /><br />My sentence construction has always been woeful. I put it down to a Comprehensive School education, a love of Fred the mathematical fly and Brexit. <br /><br />Your readers now demand in depth research on the polo ponies, famous alumni and highest scoring matches. Alan Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-58237535291712461312017-04-11T23:17:33.334+01:002017-04-11T23:17:33.334+01:00Who was on the thirteen miler, the Last of The Sum...Who was on the thirteen miler, the Last of The Summer Wine crew or you? <br />I've just discovered that one of the fields I regularly walk through used to host a prize winning Polo pony stud farm. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-38622655254677185732017-04-11T15:12:42.763+01:002017-04-11T15:12:42.763+01:00Mine were in fear of sabre - toothed moles... Mine were in fear of sabre - toothed moles... Alan Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-71992405135982846702017-04-11T12:28:06.751+01:002017-04-11T12:28:06.751+01:00Never ceases to amaze me how much interesting stuf...Never ceases to amaze me how much interesting stuff there is in the `UK~ in the most unlikely of places. A chalk mine indeed. I don't feel quite so bad about telling my kids when they were small that Trig pillars were filled with parmesan cheese and salamiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-91634627183345682602017-04-11T12:23:33.356+01:002017-04-11T12:23:33.356+01:00Thank you Stewart. That looks very promising!
And...Thank you Stewart. That looks very promising! <br />And it sells pies! <br />😊Alan Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-50312070378314529692017-04-11T08:40:56.618+01:002017-04-11T08:40:56.618+01:00Alan,
I think the pie shop with the mine entr...Alan,<br /> I think the pie shop with the mine entrance may well be:-<br />http://www.sweeneyandtodd.co.uk/restaurant/<br /><br /> Stewart<br />Burymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01208014590232403170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-65293037694348773522017-04-10T22:25:19.484+01:002017-04-10T22:25:19.484+01:00You're a very kind fellow, Al.
They're a ...You're a very kind fellow, Al. <br />They're a mixture of phone and camera, both cheapo jobs, and all taken with a generous dose of shake. <br /><br />The industrial archeology is strange for me, as I was brought up in this neck of the woods but all we had was a New Town, that bulldozed everything before it. <br />It's only now that the new town itself is being demolished to make way for a newer town that I've started to take an interest in what was before. Alan Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-58915847175560291612017-04-10T22:19:21.776+01:002017-04-10T22:19:21.776+01:00Wouldn't you prefer the coarser fraggley sisal...Wouldn't you prefer the coarser fraggley sisal, Sir? Of course, I wouldn't recommend baby oil with sisal. Perhaps a grinding paste? <br />But each to their own. Alan Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-9457029785238080872017-04-10T21:39:59.593+01:002017-04-10T21:39:59.593+01:00I always find industrial archeology and history ve...I always find industrial archeology and history very interesting. Your photos are particularly good too. Nice post.AlanRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07180571503542781921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-9816865240805161972017-04-10T19:14:13.057+01:002017-04-10T19:14:13.057+01:00Soft, red rubbing bricks? Everybody has their own ...Soft, red rubbing bricks? Everybody has their own particular peccadilloes, I suppose... Personally, I'd recommend baby oil and two feet of parcel string.Mike Knipehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12792636586674245725noreply@blogger.com