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Good Afternoon, All. Not too terrible today, although it took me longer to do 3 down than it really should have done.

One of the beauties of island life, is that the salt water all around keeps the snow at bay. I think it must be about three years since we saw any actually lying. My sympathy to all who are not so blessed. Number two son who only passed his driving test last July is now learning new tricks to overcome the snow in Rochdale.

I am having fun watching digging up the road to lay new (not my type, but the sort that carries water). I think this is a male thing, enjoying watching other people work. It only takes a hole in the road, for us to gather round and offer advice. My pearl of wisdom today, was to tell the man down the hole that he should get out before they started to fill it in again. I think he may have said thank you - it may have been something else, though, because I am sure I heard the word off.

Hope all are well.

Best wishes.

P

Hi pipesmoker
You remind me of this quote by Jerome K. Jerome:
'I like work: it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours.'

A worthy quote, indeed, chrise. I think it applies most aptly to men working in the streetn - where two or three are gathered round a hole, as someone once nearly said.........

Pipesmoker. Do you remember the song about a hole in the ground? Don`t dig there, dig it elsewhere. You`re diggin` it round an` it oughter be square..............`
Same singers as `Right said Fred`. Mag.

Bernard Cribbins, I think, magworth

Funnily enough, the self same song that Mrs P was complaining about me singing last week. My encore was the Brick Layer's song. You know, the one about the barrel being heavier than the man. An excellent song. I will try rendering both again, and see if I live.

Gerard Hoffnung!

Pipesmoker. I`d love to hear the bricklayer song. I only know it as a monologue - also another one by Hoffnung `There is a french widow in every room` .Mag.

Hi, magworth.

If you enter Stephen Quigg into your search bit, his version of the bricklayer's song is very good. He is Scottish, so I find his diction very clear. I hope it will be the same for you. Meantime, I will google Hofnung,

Every time I tried to do this email, I get an advert for Disney World popping up. I went there once, and did nothing but moan, so I don't want to go back. Good Lord, now it is an advert for a Seat. I don't want one of them too. I hate pop ups.

P

The pop-ups have been terrible lately. I keep getting one for The Sun which wipes out eeverything I`ve written. I`ll look for the song. Scottish accents are usually fine - except for Rab C Nesbitt who requires
subtitles! Mags