tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post5842036503866076503..comments2023-10-30T10:19:13.446+00:00Comments on Daydreamer: Make Do And MendRay Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09209429097744326143noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-53500776850586287532011-03-28T19:00:47.073+01:002011-03-28T19:00:47.073+01:00He sounds just like my grandad, who also had a las...He sounds just like my grandad, who also had a last and held the tacks in his mouth. He used to hum under his breath at the same time too - no mean feat.<br />I'm glad to know I'm not the only one out there with these sort of memories - we're and endangered species freda.Ray Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09209429097744326143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-24853326122897961832011-03-28T17:49:26.301+01:002011-03-28T17:49:26.301+01:00My Father was a dab hand at mending shoes - he had...My Father was a dab hand at mending shoes - he had a cobbling stand and I can see him now in my imagination, with his mouth full of tacks and a look of extreme concentration on his face as he mended the soles of the shoes for the whole family.Fredahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12112672598946758847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-60563722890094601412011-03-28T17:26:43.691+01:002011-03-28T17:26:43.691+01:00With technology advancing at such a rate of knots....With technology advancing at such a rate of knots. it seems as though there is a new 'must have' gadget every day, so no matter how up-to-date the fanatics think they are, they will never catch up.<br />What is worse, is how these things are to be disposed of. So many of them contain environmentally harmfull ingredients and are<br />virtually indestructible.<br />While I have no desire to put the 'clock back' I really do feel we are reaching gadget overkill.Ray Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09209429097744326143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-41787495900503544852011-03-27T22:44:51.945+01:002011-03-27T22:44:51.945+01:00What I find difficult to stomach is the never endi...What I find difficult to stomach is the never ending obsession people have with gadgets. They discard their current ipad/iphone/iwhatever simply because a newer model has arrived on the market. The cost of the gadget is never an issue. The race to be the owner of the next new ithing is everything.Chelliah Laityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357380981465547579noreply@blogger.com