Comments on: Wigging Out

By: disgruntled

disgruntled — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 20:56:27 +0000

Having been one myself I think you’re right. And it’s exhausting all the same

By: WOL

WOL — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 19:29:22 +0000

I think big city folk “wall themselves off” in self defense from having to live cheek by jowl with so many other people. It’s a coping mechanism. — as your personal space erodes, its outer boundary gets thicker. Also, as you say, “Being friendly to more than one passing stranger an hour is exhausting.” — so is living among them. One of the reasons I don’t go out much.

By: disgruntled

disgruntled — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 16:37:06 +0000

Ah but these were Londoners out of London so they’d unplugged their electronics for a bit – probably in case they got savaged by a cow or something

By: Dom

Dom — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 05:32:36 +0000

The majority of Londoners these days have their music plugged in and their phone in their hand. They wouldn’t rear backwards as they wouldn’t hear you and, unless you jumped out in front of them, wouldn’t see you… or maybe that’s just while commuting

By: disgruntled

disgruntled — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 20:42:24 +0000

Glad to be of service…

By: welshcyclist

welshcyclist — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 18:58:25 +0000

In a past job, I had to meet and greet farmers, and visitors to the Royal Welsh, Carmarthen and Pembroke agricultural shows. I and my colleague, a great pal of mine, Phil Brassington, whom I haven’t seen since 1992, terrible how we go our separate ways, isn’t it? WE were selling LPG supply and installation to farmers and other country dwellers. It is tiring, but boy did we have fun, as the weather was glorious, and we had all expenses paid, for the duration of the shows. We actually went up in a hot air balloon, as the company sponsored a team. It was fantastic, sadly I’ve never had the opportunity to do it since, but I would jump at the chance and recommend everyone should have a go. That reminds me I must look up my old diaries, and find Phil’s telephone number to give him a call. Thanks disgruntled, your post has brought back great memories for me. Cheers.