tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post483040370657959380..comments2024-03-25T15:10:13.792+00:00Comments on English Buildings: Earlham Street, LondonPhilip Wilkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-26436180536852543132012-06-17T09:10:26.847+01:002012-06-17T09:10:26.847+01:00Neil: Thank for your generous words. The conversat...Neil: Thank for your generous words. The conversation <i>was</i> very funny, and when I got back to the office and told the tale, people were close to tears. And of course the telling of the story prompted the tellings of others' tales of encounters with this precious shop (the time I asked for one example of every type of screw, the time I needed metric bolts, and so on) the details of which are sadly lost to time.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-18142471969163243082012-06-17T00:14:02.232+01:002012-06-17T00:14:02.232+01:00These signs are so evocative aren't they? Even...These signs are so evocative aren't they? Even the fact that we don't really understand the purpose of elasticated glue is a window on a world we nearly know but don't really have full traction on. And your remembered conversation is funnier than the four candles sketch!Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18020242863144175965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-23626490050060442902012-06-16T22:29:02.362+01:002012-06-16T22:29:02.362+01:00Ah, I see, that's what the elasticated glue wa...Ah, I see, <i>that's</i> what the elasticated glue was used for. Thank you, Potok.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-82406269711053283632012-06-16T18:27:27.660+01:002012-06-16T18:27:27.660+01:00When the owner cut his finger on a baggin 'ook...When the owner cut his finger on a baggin 'ook he'd dunk it in glue rather than use a plaster. He swore it was a better way of healing a cut.Zoe Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03812139316593467950noreply@blogger.com