tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951383775805178587.post2384003950644681595..comments2024-03-28T18:39:41.533+00:00Comments on Scroblene...: Granite and the Italian story...Sen. C.R.O'Blenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07482646859547203051noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951383775805178587.post-64113699906684822932013-06-14T20:21:05.842+01:002013-06-14T20:21:05.842+01:00Well done you, Reevers, I suppose if you'd tri...Well done you, Reevers, I suppose if you'd tried that in a lesser humane location, you may well have suffered serious bodily hurtments!<br /><br />Elias informs me that his insurance is bang up to date, even though the cheque is still in the post..;0)Sen. C.R.O'Blenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07482646859547203051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951383775805178587.post-59878897113178230552013-06-14T20:18:14.163+01:002013-06-14T20:18:14.163+01:00They're everywhere, Thud!
Thanks to your post...They're everywhere, Thud!<br /><br />Thanks to your post, I've been Googling stone mason sites, just to soak up the way they're so special, these guys and gals!Sen. C.R.O'Blenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07482646859547203051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951383775805178587.post-62083548246881007872013-06-13T13:16:36.664+01:002013-06-13T13:16:36.664+01:00I think I may have met one of granites relatives o...I think I may have met one of granites relatives only this morning.Thudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320037763190473684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951383775805178587.post-20639567932181154332013-06-12T15:58:39.038+01:002013-06-12T15:58:39.038+01:00A delightful anecdote - but with sinister underton...A delightful anecdote - but with sinister undertones! <br /><br />The obvious message is that these days kids are virtually uncontrollable and seem to regard everywhere as a playground - shopping malls, restaurants, public transport - whilst their doting parents look on without a care in the world, totally oblivious that their sprogs are causing mayhem (and extreme annoyance) to other people.<br /><br />A while back a close relative had to undergo a serious operation (which happily went perfectly and she made a full recovery in due time). But on that fateful day at the hospital I was waiting outside the operating area for her to emerge for transfer to a nearby recovery ward. There were two 5 year olds racing around the room and up and down the corridor screaming and yelling at the tops of their voices, while daddy, who was also waiting for somebody to emerge, looked on happily.<br /><br />Eventually, I could stand it no longer and so I went over to him and told him that this was a hospital not a playground and that there were seriously ill people just behind the door, and asked him to please control his kids. <br /><br />He looked at me and said pitifully: "How am I supposed to do that?"<br /><br />I told him that if he could not control them, I would do it for him. No response; so in my best headmaster's voice I told them very firmly to stop making all this noise and to sit down on the sofa in the corner and that I did not want to hear another peep out of either of them until it was time to go home. The father looked on in amazement as the kids made their way very quietly to the sofa and were as good as gold until it was time for them to leave. "How did you do that?" was all he could say as he watched the little angels take their seats.<br /><br />I am surprised that Elias allowed such behaviour in his emporium. It was fortunate for him that a ton of bricks did not come down on young Guiseppe's head. Might put a dent in the old insurance premium at the next renewal!<br /><br />rvinoreply@blogger.com