It's been a good week a busy week. we've been looking around for a property for our son to buy and renovate, and it looks like we've found it our offers been excepted so i'll be spending a lot of time in holyhead in Anglsey over the next few monthes, getting the shop up and running for sorrel [its a shop and flat] i'm quite looking forward to it .. and not only that its really close tothe ferry 200yds, so i'll be nipping over to ireland i imagine...This Morning i dropped of nell in llanrwst, and then went to the police station for a visit [I'm well known there]..buying crumpets and butter on the way. As i strolled up a voice boomed out "WELL they're an offence for a start " pointing at my jazzy wellies!! Ha very funny!!! Then hugs and kisses all round xx and then coffee and crumpets with my dear friend M and the other duty police it was lovely to see them all again [ i ran a shop for 6yrs and they all used to come in for a warm] What a laugh we had reminding me of all my old Mad customers one in particular, it's a shame but she had a false arm, not a real one but an old mannequins one! completely out of proportion to the rest of her body, holding a sellotaped on ciggy!!!! ..Well when i first met her i didn't notice and she lost her balance!! and the blumin thing came from out of her sleeve as i tried to catch her!!!!OOOOPS i just stood there gobsmacked holding it!!! she took it back off me calmly shoved it up her sleeve!! LIT the Cigarette and walked off !!!!!!! with me standing watching with my gob wide open !!! it's funny now! well it was witnesed by a police lady who came up and said "Don't worry it always comes off when we arrest her you get used to it"...And the time some Nutters tried to steal my Till !! pffeeee no bloody chance...And the man masturbating while looking at the pine furniture ????? Yep i've got some fond memories!!! will i go back to the shop to work hmmmmmm maybe............................Not cos of the wanker though..
Thats colon on the picture sussing out the attic and roof in holyhead..
ReplyDeleteSeems to me your customers sound 'armless enough. Sorry 'sigh' I know it's in very bad taste and not even funny.....I just couldn't resist.
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ReplyDeleteHilarious blog!
ReplyDeleteEnvy you being right near the ferry to Ireland!
... while looking at pine furniture???? Good grief! And the false arm too... classy! Enjoyable blog! xxPM
ReplyDeleteSounds like an everyday story of country folk..........
ReplyDeleteI can remember you hiding behind that giant amethyst from your clients. I chose the word clients as I don't think anyone bought anything!! Bless you it was more of a drop in centre. Such a beautiful shop, I miss those times.
ReplyDeleteGood luck to you on Ynys Mon!!
Hey Jo (as Jimi Hendrix said...) This is maybe my third comment regarding you and yours today. That is definitely a good thing!
ReplyDeleteYour story about The Arm is one that my shop stories do not stand a chance of topping. But I do want to tell it to my staff.
Again ... best wishes on the magazine mention!
You are grand to support your children in the multiple ways that you do. So...belated, but very strongly wished ... Happy Mother's Day to you.
xo
Oh what a brilliant blog Jo; had me giggling at the images of your customers!!! Well done on finding a place to renovate - what sort of shop is it going to be? Have a few blogs to catch up on so may have missed this. Blooming well done too on the mag!!! Off to buy a copy later (fame by association!) xx
ReplyDeleteWow how exciting - so plenty of homework and lots of pictures.
ReplyDeleteBerlimey quite a mixture of memories there . . .from the very funny . . the arm of course to the why . . .why would any one want to masturbate to pine furniture . .bizarre. . .and in public too . . .shudder. Oh no I really want to get rid of that image now . . . .
Any way I've got to HAND it to you - a very funny blog.
How exciting. does this mean they will be moving out? Surely not. Love the arm story.
ReplyDeleteYes pine furniture I never let him come in my shop again !!!!
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ReplyDeleteand I thought it was only me who attracted nutters!!
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