I don't remember my parents having many kitchen knives here in the UK back in the late fifties. There was a carving knife, bread knife and paring knife. Can't remember any others. I do still remember my father sharpening the carving knife on the kitchen doorstep before every Sunday lunch!
My son had my old Belstaff Trialmaster I used on the bike for years when it "shrank"! He wore it for many years after. He also had my old Welsh rugby jersey that shrank at the same time. Think he took the jersey to Australia when he emigrated! It's still going.
I have seen The Maggie. Some years ago now and can't remember much of it. Last TV version was from 1994 with Gregor Fisher as Para Handy. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0155450/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
My favourite steamer stories are the various tales of Para Handy, written as newspaper columns in the 1920's by Glasgow man Neil Munro about the captain and crew of the Vital Spark. Humorous tales of the Clyde Puffers that plied their trade along the Clyde and to the island such as Arran etc. At...
As you're in the UK, there's a bloke in Worcester that took in the shoulders and shortened the sleeves of an almost new Highwayman I bought on ebay a few years ago. He charged me about £50 if I remember. Did a very professional job.
I took it to his shop as I live in Gloucester, not far from...
Like you I am using a new MacBook Air with the latest OS and Safari and have found it has settled down now, apart from some cute kittens every so often between posts!
I like kittens...
Gareth
I keep getting Farcebook ads selling "Genuine" new Belstaff Panther leather jackets for £54 I think it was! They even have all the Belstaff photos from their site. I reckon most of those Farcebook ads are your fake shops.
Gareth
I bought one of their Jagdflieger jackets in horse several years ago. After a few weeks, the main zip failed. Got back onto them and I had a new jacket in a week or so and they paid for the return. Their boss was quite entertaining on email as well!
Not the best leather jacket I own but pretty...
I have a pair of William Lennon's where the tongue wanders. I cut the two slits to run the laces through and it works fine. Doesn't look wrong or damage the boot.
Gareth
The Superdry company started as a market stall in nearly Cheltenham. They made their money pretending to be Japanese!
They moved from the outdoor stall to a shop called Cult Clothing before changing to the Superdry name.
It was started by a local guy called Julian Dunkerton who sold the...
I've been doing the buzz cuts with the clippers for quite a few years now. I'm bald on top and I think it looks better. Certainly better than a comb over that lifts up in the wind!
I decided to get some clippers years ago when a barber charged me £8 for five minutes with the clippers!
It's...
Because of leg problems as I got older, I sold the BMW bike. Couldn't take the weight. After a year or two I was itching to ride something so I bought a Honda PCX 125 scooter! Great fun actually!
A while ago, I saw another outside a shop and as I was passing, the rider came out in full Kawasaki...
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