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Malone & Jigjag

I suspect people may be more tempted by carats - no doubt you both received your Maundy money through the post?

Tyke, Malone

I dont think I qualify - on age or any other grounds. I dont think Malone does either. Does it go to vulnerable people?

I like your carat idea. People seem to think they are valuable and putting a few on the stick might attract some interest.

I have been surprised that the multi-purpose stick idea has not caught on here. A similar idea that I saw was a stick to enable people to take photos of themseves - I think it was called a selfish stick, whick seemed an appropriate name. They became very popular but were a nuisance.

The prototype of my stick was not a success, but I have been working on it today. The latest model bears graduations so people can check the distance. I might take it out later, after adding the carats.

Jigjag,

My Saturday has been very lazy compared to yours. It's good that you have got so engrossed in your stick project and have been working on those modifications and enhancements. Maybe your 'Carat AND Stick' will be the definitive, effective version.

I loved your selfish stick report. I'd forgotten about those dratted things and I hope they don't return to our streets when 'all this' is over.

Tyke,

There was no sign of Maundy money, thank goodness. I'm delighted that I'm still far too young to be classed as an 'elderly recipient'.

Malone

At 69 I think I might just about qualify for`elderly` status but my lack of faith seems to prevent me becoming a`recipient` .

Jigjag

Good look with your `carat and stick` approach - I think I`ll stick with doing laps of the ( dog & jogger - free ) back garden.

Malone, Tyke

I was pleased when Tyke mentioned the carat idea. I could not remember what one was, but found it weighed 0.00643 Troy ounces, a proper Imperial weight we all understand.

I found 9 gold drawing-pins which weighed the same and used a nice carrot shape to attach the advice to the board. The final version is a very attractive model and I think it will sell well. It attracted a lot of interest and one woman said she would buy one as she liked 9 carrot gold. But I had the misfortune to encounter the same group of cyclists who were so rude the previous day.

“I get it – carat, stick and donkey” said one, which they all seemed to find funny for some reason.

I contacted the Dragons Den producer to tell him about the multi-purpose invention, and he thought there would be interest from some dragons who like to keep their distance from the others, crisis or not. I suggested we would like a six-figure sum for 25% of the business, and a retail price of £9.99. We have been short-listed for the next series, but I am not sure I want to appear on television.

jigjag

I coud use one for putting pies in the oven, like in Pizza places. Could you send me one please.

Your daily exercise seems much more exciting than my rather dull routine.

I read that the the end of the good weather coincided with the end of the Easter period. But from what you say, it only starts today.

Two headlines from my local newspaper yesterday:

TRUST IN HE WHO CONQUERED DEATH

CLUB'S WARNING AFTER LOWLIVES BREAK IN

Trust they to get it wrong. And the plural of a lowlife (a criminal) has to be lowlifes, else what is a lowlive?

orson

Thanks. Is lowlife actually a word or should it be 2?

I checked with Chambers, grunger, and it's rather interesting.

Two words for someone in sordid social circumstances (that's probably most of us who post here) or people of low social class (ditto).

But one word for a criminal or otherwise disreputable person.

Orson & Grunger

I think the `journalist` (so called ) should have used scumbags instead of lowlives - less chance of a grammatical mistake.

Jigjag

I`d welcome the opportunity of meeting Lord Sugar so I can tell him where to stick his Dragons.