thedesigner Posted September 16, 2008 Posted September 16, 2008 A pair of my black boots and black shoes needed heel tips re-doing, so i took them to the menders today. I wondered what the reaction would be... None, when I took them in; I didnt specify whether they were mine or not. Came back later to pick them up. The young guy said, "They were a bit muddy, so i've cleaned them for you. " "Oh thanks, " I said, surprised and pleased, "I wore them when i went to my allotment." "Oh, what do you grow," came the reply, with no raised eyebrows at their being my heels. We then had a long conversation about allotments, vegetables and so on. The young guy didnt seem the least bothered that i wear heels, he was interested in me as a person. Once again, the moral of the story is... be yourself, confident, and open, and people will respect you for it.
crotchboots-m Posted September 17, 2008 Posted September 17, 2008 i am sure you are not the only one(male,that is) that frequents his establishment with heeled footwear. if he did have a problem with it,he would only be goring his own ox,if you will...lol.
onyourtoes Posted September 17, 2008 Posted September 17, 2008 From someone who speaks a dialect that's sometimes believed to be derived from English, what's an allotment in this context?
jo73 Posted September 17, 2008 Posted September 17, 2008 an allotment is a piece of land supplied for your exclusive use, by the local government, to grow your own vegetables / plants / whatever on - very popular in suburban and urban areas. http://www.allotment.org.uk/
onyourtoes Posted September 17, 2008 Posted September 17, 2008 an allotment is a piece of land supplied for your exclusive use, by the local government, to grow your own vegetables / plants / whatever on - very popular in suburban and urban areas. http://www.allotment.org.uk/ Thanks for the explanation. A couple towns around here do that, but there aren't very many plots, and no name for it. I'm not enough of a grower to really be aware of such things locally. I planted a long row of tomatoes once and got one out of the entire crop. I aerated the soil by walking around with spike heels, but I guess you have to do other stuff, too.
Arctic Posted September 19, 2008 Posted September 19, 2008 I planted a long row of tomatoes once and got one out of the entire crop. I aerated the soil by walking around with spike heels, but I guess you have to do other stuff, too. Heh, that gave me a good laugh. What's all the fuss about?
Recommended Posts