tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post4161355501310589193..comments2023-12-30T17:31:11.883+00:00Comments on The Solitary Walker: That Old-Time Religion: The Opiate Of The People?The Solitary Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-20082113995647435322009-11-02T22:42:28.947+00:002009-11-02T22:42:28.947+00:00That's a great story, Johnnie :) Seems a bit o...That's a great story, Johnnie :) Seems a bit of charm and politeness can reap big dividends..!The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-42149864553515349732009-11-01T06:05:39.198+00:002009-11-01T06:05:39.198+00:00Hola from a Scot - I've loved these posts. Tha...Hola from a Scot - I've loved these posts. Thanks. I laughed at the toilet attendant and thought you might like this wee story from June 2009:<br /><br />Bristol Evening Post: "Outside Bristol Zoo is the car park, with spaces for 150 cars and 8 coaches. It has been manned 6 days a week for 23 years by the same charming and very polite car park attendant with the ticket machine. The charges are £1 per car and £5 per coach. On Monday 1 June, he did not turn up for work. Bristol Zoo management phoned Bristol City Council to ask them to send a replacement parking attendant. The Council said “That car park is your responsibility.” The Zoo said “The attendant was employed by the City Council… wasn’t he?” The Council said “What attendant?” Gone missing from his home is a man who has been taking daily the car park fees amounting to about £400 per day for the last 23 years."<br /><br />That’s over £100K a year- tax free.<br /><br />Wonderful :)Johnnie Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08079824423324888232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-90851270657660744662009-10-30T04:55:41.997+00:002009-10-30T04:55:41.997+00:00Weaver @ Gleaner - I could easily live in Scotland...Weaver @ Gleaner - I could easily live in Scotland and spend the rest of my days there, walking, climbing and exploring. But I still need to work, and jobs up there are few. Also my wife is not so keen. However - no matter. There are dozens of places I could happily live: Devon, Cornwall, Cumbria, Northumberland, East Anglia, France... and Yorkshire, Weaver! Be warned - we may end up there before too long! We've lived in Notts/Lincs for a long time now and fancy a change. In Yorkshire you're so close to such fabulous hilly areas - the Lakes, the Pennines, the Howgills, the Peak District, the Yorkshire Dales and Moors, the Cheviots - and also within striking district of Scotland...<br /><br />No Scottish ancestry, Gleaner, but there is a little Celtic in me somewhere - I have Irish cousins.The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-76330014305320395732009-10-29T22:33:24.089+00:002009-10-29T22:33:24.089+00:00I really enjoyed this post - like Weaver, I wonder...I really enjoyed this post - like Weaver, I wonder whether you are planning a move to Scotland or whether you have some Scottish ancestry calling you back.gleanerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11826401785165112918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-9365843816795574022009-10-29T18:10:23.112+00:002009-10-29T18:10:23.112+00:00Like the photograph and the text Robert - you real...Like the photograph and the text Robert - you really are hooked on Scotland, aren't you? Ever thought of going to live there? Or do you think that might spoil the dream?The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.com