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In the dim and distant past, one of my teachers advised me, sagely, "neither a borrower nor a lender be". Time has proven the wisdom of that particular saw. Being something of a craftsperson (more enthusiasm than skill, I fear) I have a collection of tools which are now guarded jealously. Chiddler came to me a few days ago and asked if he could borrow a screwdriver while I was busy. Quick rummage in the toolbox and out comes a chisel  ; "this would do". Since my smoothing plane still bears the traces of his last borrowing (it doesn't smooth any more, but is good for making mouldings) I made haste to redirect his attention towards the small kit which I use for torturing electronics, where he found a screwdriver, then made haste to put a lock on the toolbox. Previous victims include: - a rusty saw with broken teeth
- a rusty hammer which nearly killed the lawnmower
- a hand drill which lost its handle in mysterious circumstances
- a whetstone which is now a collection of whetstones
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« Reply #46 on: 13:15:11, 22-07-2007 » |
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"neither a borrower nor a lender be". Time has proven the wisdom of that particular saw.
Still, good thing that's a saw we can all borrow isn't it?  |
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« Reply #47 on: 15:07:13, 22-07-2007 » |
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In the dim and distant past, one of my teachers advised me, sagely, "neither a borrower nor a lender be".
I think we've all learnt that lesson the hard way... |
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« Reply #48 on: 15:21:50, 22-07-2007 » |
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In the dim and distant past, one of my teachers advised me, sagely, "neither a borrower nor a lender be".
I think we've all learnt that lesson the hard way... Although Laertes himself hardly had time...  |
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« Reply #49 on: 17:24:01, 22-07-2007 » |
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To avoid forgetting who I have lent CDs to, I've actually added a column to my CD database that says: "on loan to"... I did get one of my lent CDs back on Friday which was excellent (only another 6 to get back now but I do know who has them all) |
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« Reply #50 on: 18:00:02, 22-07-2007 » |
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That's all very well until it transpires that while you thought that you were lending the CD/cassette/book, the other party believed that you were giving it to them.
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« Reply #51 on: 18:06:14, 22-07-2007 » |
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That's all very well until it transpires that while you thought that you were lending the CD/cassette/book, the other party believed that you were giving it to them. I think you need to get a solicitor to check over the wording of your loan contracts, hh. Possibly a bit of unnecessary lack of clarity there. |
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The city is a process which always veers away from the form envisaged and desired, ... whose revenge upon its architects and planners undoes every dream of mastery. It is [also] one of the sites where Dasein is assigned the impossible task of putting right what can never be put right. - Rob Lapsley
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« Reply #52 on: 20:37:49, 22-07-2007 » |
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Actually for me there's also a rather lovely lack of clarity in hh's post... That's all very well until it transpires that while you thought that you were lending the CD/cassette/book, the other party believed that you were giving it to them.
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« Reply #53 on: 20:50:57, 22-07-2007 » |
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"neither a borrower nor a lender be"
That was indeed a favourite of Owld Ma Wessel. ' A sage much missed ' (now try and say that when your sober). |
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« Reply #55 on: 22:39:56, 22-07-2007 » |
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Actually for me there's also a rather lovely lack of clarity in hh's post... That's all very well until it transpires that while you thought that you were lending the CD/cassette/book, the other party believed that you were giving it to them.
Ollie, Please remind me not to borrow CDs from you. Tommo |
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« Reply #56 on: 23:25:14, 22-07-2007 » |
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Ollie - William Barrington-Coupe has got it for "remastering"!
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« Reply #57 on: 23:31:31, 22-07-2007 » |
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Actually, you know how you put 6d in Christmas Puddings?
Well, Ollie, did you have a very shortsighted Giant round as cook last Christmas?
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« Reply #58 on: 23:32:35, 22-07-2007 » |
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« Reply #59 on: 23:47:57, 22-07-2007 » |
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Do you have a round shaving mirror with a hole in it?
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