tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600695197888473919.post3108046078680512691..comments2023-11-02T08:36:48.061-07:00Comments on On Another Planet: Bath in the GardenBevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676624646066417262noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600695197888473919.post-67447202232760519612007-09-10T13:03:00.000-07:002007-09-10T13:03:00.000-07:00Funnily enough the rag and bone man did come round...Funnily enough the rag and bone man did come round today and knocked on our door, which is virtually unheard of. He must have seen the bath in the garden and seemed really eager to have it.<BR/><BR/>When I told Mark he said that he had changed his mind and was going to sell it to a salvage yard as you could get about £50 for it so no wonder the rag and bone man looked so eager.Bevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676624646066417262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600695197888473919.post-15364625136967476002007-09-10T08:01:00.000-07:002007-09-10T08:01:00.000-07:00Ha! interesting - every culture has a version of t...Ha! interesting - every culture has a version of the rag man then.<BR/>Nowadays, esp in and around Toronto, the city takes care of large items, as well as recycling stuff. Neighbours and passers-by also help themselves to things you leave on the curb - I've done it myself. And charities call you to come and collect bags of stuff like old clothes, books, and useful items. No ragmen left in Canada I guess.Rimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11147436585136313287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600695197888473919.post-32697122801022221402007-09-10T07:37:00.000-07:002007-09-10T07:37:00.000-07:00My Mum's best friend at school was the daughter of...My Mum's best friend at school was the daughter of the local Rag n' Bone man.<BR/>They come round with a wagon or a van or a truck and take away anything mechanical, electrical, metal, cloth or whatever and recycle it, sell it off or whatever. They are dying out a bit here now that we have more recycling collections, but still come round to pick up fridges and other larger items we can't get to the dump.lebanesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07988892248196307424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600695197888473919.post-46920414090319233882007-09-10T05:00:00.000-07:002007-09-10T05:00:00.000-07:00I thought I knew the language pretty well for a no...I thought I knew the language pretty well for a non-native speaker - but I'm stumped. What is a "rag and bone man" exactly? And why would he want Mark's auto parts as well as a bathtub, rags and bones? Please enlighten me, I feel left behindRimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11147436585136313287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600695197888473919.post-3203563681605640092007-09-09T15:54:00.000-07:002007-09-09T15:54:00.000-07:00The old bathtub looks as if one could take a real ...The old bathtub looks as if one could take a real bath there. I haven't had one in years, always use the shower instead. No time to loll around in the tub these days. I'll bet the new bath doesn't last nearly as long as this old one did. Ours is only about 20 years old and already could use replacing, which we are thinking of doing someday. We lived through one major remodel and are not eager for another, but things are getting kinda tatty looking.Bobbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568090556772960446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600695197888473919.post-31465402156151093562007-09-09T15:08:00.000-07:002007-09-09T15:08:00.000-07:00you'll need several rag and bone men to cart that ...you'll need several rag and bone men to cart that away, i think.<BR/><BR/>we had a new bath put in last summer. but we decided against the plastic/ fiberglas ones, even though they're lighter. we got another porcelain-over-steel one and i thought the poor workers were going to get a hernia, hauling it up our stairs.lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18055442432266567561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600695197888473919.post-8206271384081066862007-09-09T14:15:00.000-07:002007-09-09T14:15:00.000-07:00No, we don't have any nags round our way, because ...No, we don't have any nags round our way, because I am no Ena Sharples (ha, ha).<BR/><BR/>That is a good idea about the bath. I have seen sinks used as plant holders.<BR/><BR/>Do you mean use it as a water container for horses, like I have seen? We do have a Common round here with gypsies horses, and actually I have got the telephone number of the owner as once I saw a horse with an eye infection which wasn't being treated so I found out the name of the owner, a useful number as the horses seem quite neglected. Maybe I could donate it to the horses.Bevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676624646066417262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600695197888473919.post-11858946923073696222007-09-09T12:59:00.000-07:002007-09-09T12:59:00.000-07:00So no Ena Sharples then? You disappoint me, Bev. I...So no Ena Sharples then? You disappoint me, Bev. <BR/>I do like that bath. Why don't you dig a trench in the garden, put it in there and have a water feature? It would save you getting GroundForce round to put plastic sheeting in and you might get away without any decking.<BR/>If we get global warming, you could advertise it as a swimming bath.... for dogs, famous ones who've been on mugs - or you could use it for public duckings.... not ducklings, duckings. But I suppose you don't have any nags round your way?lebanesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07988892248196307424noreply@blogger.com