Fareast Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 Yeah , one of the treasures of Sheffield , sadly disappeared. I got aload of hard-to-obtain Piaf Records there in the early '60's. Violet was a character. Is it my imagination or are there less "Violets " around , nowadays ? And if so , why ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owdlad Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 Originally posted by Fareast Yeah , one of the treasures of Sheffield , sadly disappeared. I got aload of hard-to-obtain Piaf Records there in the early '60's. Violet was a character. Is it my imagination or are there less "Violets " around , nowadays ? And if so , why ? it's not a case of their being less Violet's about, it's just that we are married to them now so they tend not to stand out so much Rlass would have by by the throat if she ever read this :hihi: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fareast Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 Well , Owldlad , you ought to be thankfull you're married to a character , however well you keep her hidden from society. No wonder they've all gone missing! Tucked away in kitchens all over Sheffield ! Selfishness , I call it. If I knew how to contact her I'd tell her what you've said and watch you get your true desserts--------from a distance ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owdlad Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 Originally posted by Fareast Well , Owldlad , you ought to be thankfull you're married to a character , however well you keep her hidden from society. No wonder they've all gone missing! Tucked away in kitchens all over Sheffield ! Selfishness , I call it. If I knew how to contact her I'd tell her what you've said and watch you get your true desserts--------from a distance ! Thanks pal, now I know why your in the Far East, it's the only safe place for you:P How long is it since you were "back home" (starts to hum that sodding world cup song) and in which part of the Far East are you living. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fareast Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 Owdlad I'm in China and I was last in Sheffield at the New Year 2004/2005. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owdlad Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 Originally posted by Fareast Owdlad I'm in China and I was last in Sheffield at the New Year 2004/2005. Thanks for that Fareast, come on then fill us in on all the rest of the gossip, why China and which area (it's a big place) and what is it like. For sure it's a long jump from Auntie Violet's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fareast Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 Owdlad Well , I don't have a lot of time at the moment. It's 8.p.m. here and I've a bit of work to do. Also , I suppose it's trespassing on Aunty Vi's territory ! But , briefly , I'm a teacher and I'm in a fairly big city [6,000,000] about 2 hours by train , south-west of Beijing. I've been to China before , for 4 months in a place about 2 hours south-west of Shanghai but I didn't like that particular school.I came back to the U.K. for a year but decided to give it another go out here.I like it at this school. We have about 6 ex-pat teachers but only two of us from the U.K. In the city as a whole there are about 200 ex-pats-----enough to keep 2 or 3 bars going anyway [with a bit of help from the Chinese]. Everything 's on a huge scale here. I've never seen so many blocks of flats and there's loads of building work and economic activity everywhere. The streets and shops are packed. It's not exactly a "fun city " but I suppose they'll soon learn to let their hair down if they watch us for a bit ! Must stop now----tell you more later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owdlad Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 Thanks for that Fareast, when you get the time it would be good to hear how things are in China seeing as all we ever hear is what the major news networks want us to hear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trekker Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 I'm after somekind of indoor hanging basket.. sumat small for my bedroom.. can anyone tell me of a of a shop in sheffield please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owdlad Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 I'm after somekind of indoor hanging basket.. sumat small for my bedroom.. can anyone tell me of a of a shop in sheffield please? Have you been at the cooking sherry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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