tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post2541498595520704224..comments2024-03-26T11:27:35.814-07:00Comments on Tom Stephenson: Bollocks.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-76527949823626600692014-11-16T05:33:20.742-08:002014-11-16T05:33:20.742-08:00I own something called an 'Irish Walking Hat&#...I own something called an 'Irish Walking Hat', and I've never seen it do that either.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-12820497989623618212014-11-15T16:39:44.907-08:002014-11-15T16:39:44.907-08:00I have never walked a pair of boots.I have never walked a pair of boots.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394558427981331885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-54282354808247816982014-11-15T16:24:07.763-08:002014-11-15T16:24:07.763-08:00Walking boots to go to the post office?Walking boots to go to the post office?Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-31124778132772753512014-11-15T14:00:46.758-08:002014-11-15T14:00:46.758-08:00Oops, typos (and I'm stone cold sober, too - h...Oops, typos (and I'm stone cold sober, too - hate that!)<br /><br />I buy from Amazon and get free return shipping - maybe it is only from Amazon Prime though (not sure - my son and d.i.l. gave me the gift of Amazon Prime.) Even though I have free return, I got a pair of slippers that I should have returned because they are just slightly too small, but I am too lazy to pack them back up and go to the post office.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394558427981331885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-28479615736802674932014-11-15T13:58:22.322-08:002014-11-15T13:58:22.322-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394558427981331885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-85203268886344604622014-11-15T12:40:17.238-08:002014-11-15T12:40:17.238-08:00Oh that. No, my memory isn't that selective, ...Oh that. No, my memory isn't that selective, it's just that I don't expect anyone to latch on to minute details about things I say.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-66913507626016737362014-11-15T10:37:07.292-08:002014-11-15T10:37:07.292-08:00And Tarmacadam, and air-compressors, and everythin...And Tarmacadam, and air-compressors, and everything except knife sharpening. I think Mise is behind it.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-32004369319907425182014-11-15T10:35:21.844-08:002014-11-15T10:35:21.844-08:00It's not the snow in Bath I worry about standi...It's not the snow in Bath I worry about standing around in, it's the stuff at my rural workshop. I already have a pair of thermal wellies, but you wouldn't want to walk more than 10 feet in them - they are made for fishermen.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-43342651219275647922014-11-15T10:33:13.360-08:002014-11-15T10:33:13.360-08:00Damn! I should never have returned that umbrella ...Damn! I should never have returned that umbrella last Winter.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-51184394046170325722014-11-15T09:08:02.743-08:002014-11-15T09:08:02.743-08:00Do you not get travelling people calling Tom, offe...Do you not get travelling people calling Tom, offering you the end of a roll of a carpet of even boots? We do and I always buy something.northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-84491376919499141782014-11-15T08:54:02.528-08:002014-11-15T08:54:02.528-08:00It's easy. Just go in a shop and buy Hogg or M...It's easy. Just go in a shop and buy Hogg or Muck wellies. Muck will make you look a bit groomish. Hogg a bit Knobish. If you want toe protection go to the builders merchants or the chemists. Both will last a couple of years and big feet and little feet slide in and out just perfect. <br />Snow in Bath?ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-53299449121376005362014-11-15T07:59:44.839-08:002014-11-15T07:59:44.839-08:00Bollocks notwithstanding, I shall now cross those ...Bollocks notwithstanding, I shall now cross those snow boots off my possible Christmas present list for the farmer. He is the most difficult man in the world to buy a present for as there is never anything he wants. His mobile phone is probably the first ever invented by he doesn't want a new one because it would mean him learning a new set of rules and he can't face that.<br />Incidentally - keep the boots, it will ensure that we don't get much snow this winter (sod's law).The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-78189225689125880912014-11-15T07:43:37.318-08:002014-11-15T07:43:37.318-08:00The no fit. The no fit. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-27966334034492347472014-11-15T07:21:06.310-08:002014-11-15T07:21:06.310-08:00It is not true what they say about men with big fe...It is not true what they say about men with big feet, Joanne, and according to my Japanese friend, it is generally true about Japanese men.<br /><br />I think I'm right in saying that US size 13 is the equivalent of UK 12.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-22216461558622555252014-11-15T07:18:04.287-08:002014-11-15T07:18:04.287-08:00No, but they make a lovely pair of rugged country ...No, but they make a lovely pair of rugged country boots - at £480.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-29072050887661743082014-11-15T07:17:08.343-08:002014-11-15T07:17:08.343-08:00I think you are the only person to have ever said ...I think you are the only person to have ever said that they understand my bollocks, Broad. I wish I did.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-36071476538899000432014-11-15T07:15:43.562-08:002014-11-15T07:15:43.562-08:00I took delivery of an 18th century glass which is ...I took delivery of an 18th century glass which is not 18th century last night too. The buyer does not accept returns, so it's just as well I paid £40 for it, and not the £140 I thought it was worth.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-91703950871327246172014-11-15T07:14:00.610-08:002014-11-15T07:14:00.610-08:00Yes, it takes a lot of self-control not to buy on ...Yes, it takes a lot of self-control not to buy on appearance alone - oand I thought these were so ugly that it wouldn't apply.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-69461460584394841122014-11-15T07:12:59.888-08:002014-11-15T07:12:59.888-08:00I follow a wonderful FB post, Humans of New York (...I follow a wonderful FB post, Humans of New York (HONY), a young man who has turned candid photos and short interviews into a living. Apparently he has feet in the size fifteen or sixteen range, and once a Japanese tourist purchased his shoes and left him barefoot on the street, just to prove to the people back home what big feet Americans have.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-63216967737658437192014-11-15T07:12:52.928-08:002014-11-15T07:12:52.928-08:00I don't understand it - I know loads of people...I don't understand it - I know loads of people with size 12, 13 and even 14.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-73477402162594359742014-11-15T07:00:42.801-08:002014-11-15T07:00:42.801-08:00Husband and son swear it wasn't them who sent ...Husband and son swear it wasn't them who sent the boots back - husband, a slim man of 1.98m, has size 13; son, a beautiful 2,02m man, has size 13,5 - they don't buy shoes online - and even I, with tiny size 5 (I am 1.78m) gave that up too - though I am besotted by shoes - shoes you have to feel. So stay with your Crockett and Jones, they last. <br />Though I doubt that they make snowboots. Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-72870193821466725572014-11-15T06:59:29.893-08:002014-11-15T06:59:29.893-08:00I certainly understand your 'bollocks' -- ...I certainly understand your 'bollocks' -- but then I discovered long ago that every place you order from has it's own idiosyncrasies when it comes to size -- whether it be clothes, hats, shoes, or anything else you wear. Best of luck finding the right pair of well-fitting winter boots... The Broadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04976467218216864644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-43784752044374796562014-11-15T06:56:31.737-08:002014-11-15T06:56:31.737-08:00I am sure one person was quite relieved about it.I am sure one person was quite relieved about it.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-43776534586136836142014-11-15T06:30:07.171-08:002014-11-15T06:30:07.171-08:00Much sympathy from me. I have made many such mista...Much sympathy from me. I have made many such mistakes online as I am not inclined to drive to the shops. But I don't care. I just give the godforsaken items to the charity shop immediately so that I no longer see them and feel bad. Then I add 10% to my next invoice to cover the cost. And I go forth to make my next mistake.Misehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01784548726623938608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-7704379412943699232014-11-15T05:58:22.155-08:002014-11-15T05:58:22.155-08:00sizes vary so much like Cro I have rows of shoes t...sizes vary so much like Cro I have rows of shoes that fitted ok in the shop - a bit like dressing room mirrors that make you look thinner.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.com