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. Hope everyone has a good weekend, is Mid-Morning Friday here and i have just returned from the Market. 
Nothing is like Leeds market.
Fantastic.Took the family to watch the sun set out at Bruneau Sand Dunes, about an hour from our home here in Boise, ID. Great times had by all, sand everywhere.
Thanks for your vigilance my friendGetting down page one and i will be out for a while. Don't want a repeat of Yesterdays fiasco.
I would love to see some photos of your local market I'm afraid it isn't that exciting David, but slightly convoluted, which is why I didn't go into it earlier!
Tool Man has an obsessive interest in my cosh collection, (far more than myself! ), and on a weekly basis, he will discuss starting his own, at great length, and how he's going to get his tailor to add special pockets to his Teddy Boy suits (Drapes), etc. This has gone on for many years, but Tool Man is too tight-fisted to acquire one! The conversation will then progress to how easily he might make one, at which I generally point out that, while he might me able to cobble one together, and while it might have the same effectiveness, it will not have the aesthetics of a beautifully-made flat sap, for example. And since he only wants it for the purposes of posing, and pretending to be tough, aesthetics are important 
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a ring he had made.
One of Schenke's recent visits to the market coincided with one of Tool Man's extended diatribes about his planned cosh acquisition, and inevitably, Tool Man eventually had a light-bulb moment: "Hey, I bet you could make these Schen!" 
What an amazing place, and your photos are tremendousTook the family to watch the sun set out at Bruneau Sand Dunes, about an hour from our home here in Boise, ID. Great times had by all, sand everywhere.
I particularly like the Lambsfoot one, of course! 
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's giveaway Lambsfoot, and I also need to buy some provisions for the weekend. How is everyone doing? I hope you've made it through the week OK, and that you're looking forward to the weekend. I decided to treat my knife pocket to some WABOOM! Have a good day Guardians 
It's not an actual market as per say, but i call it a market. It is where the Greeks settled when they arrived here after World War 2, it was a market then an up until the 70's but has changed a lot since then. But there are a myriad of different food places, cafes and restaurants and a selection of deli's, butchers, bakers and fish mongers as well as other shops. Sadly today i noticed 2 places have closed, i suspect due to rent increases, one of them was a continental butcher that has been there forever. But it has a great vibe about it especially on a Friday and Saturday morning and i just like going there to get supplies. There is a butcher and fishmonger that i have got to know and they always look after me. And reasonably priced, and the " Bubbles " do like a bargain.
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It sounds good Leon, you must get some interesting charactersIt's not an actual market as per say, but i call it a market. It is where the Greeks settled when they arrived here after World War 2, it was a market then an up until the 70's but has changed a lot since then. But there are a myriad of different food places, cafes and restaurants and a selection of deli's, butchers, bakers and fish mongers as well as other shops. Sadly today i noticed 2 places have closed, i suspect due to rent increases, one of them was a continental butcher that has been there forever. But it has a great vibe about it especially on a Friday and Saturday morning and i just like going there to get supplies. There is a butcher and fishmonger that i have got to know and they always look after me. And reasonably priced, and the " Bubbles " do like a bargain.
You do, and some really nice people. An old Greek lady put me onto the best fishmonger, and if you see a packed shop you know the produce is good.It sounds good Leon, you must get some interesting characters
You can't beat a market, I hope it stays like thatYou do, and some really nice people. An old Greek lady put me onto the best fishmonger, and if you see a packed shop you know the produce is good.
My back is sore today though, makes doing stuff difficult 
I'm meeting up with Brother Tony tomorrow afternoon, so I hope it's a bit better for then, either way, a few beers won't do it any harm Nobber Al has been chomping at the bit for another pub crawl, so we have one planned for a week today 
Jack that Kroo is looking amazing.Took the family to watch the sun set out at Bruneau Sand Dunes, about an hour from our home here in Boise, ID. Great times had by all, sand everywhere.
Thanks for your vigilance my friend
I'm afraid it isn't that exciting David, but slightly convoluted, which is why I didn't go into it earlier!
As you must have noticed, Tool Man has acquired a rather motley collection of friends and associates over the years. Schenke, is certainly not the oddest, but he is not without his eccentricities. I actually know him independently of Tool Man, as we used to frequent the same bar at one time, and have some other mutual friends. He's very clever at making things, in fact I once sent
A few months ago, Schenke made some embossed leather key-rings for Boring Ray, Tool-Man's fellow Ted, who has the stall next door. They have Teddy Boy themes, which rather limits their appeal to a dwindling group of crusty old men, only a few of whom visit the market, and since, (being old Yorkshire men), they are tight-fisted, and Ray's prices are always stupidly high, they haven't sold well, despite the effort put in on Schenke's part
Tool Man insisted in involving me in this, not least since his actual knowledge of the subject, is entirely lacking. So I referred Schenke to the website of MY 'tailor', and agreed, if Tool Man rang me up to remind me, (which of course he didn't), to draw round a couple of examples, so that Schenke had the size.
When I arrived at the market yesterday, Boring Ray told me that Schenke had made me something, showing me their conversation, and photos of a flat sap on Facebook. I had to make it clear to both Ray and Tool Man that the manufactured article was not ordered by me, since I have no need of such a replication. Tool Man, worried his pie budget might be wiped out, was prevaricating. When Schenke arrived, he produced the goods, which were well made. It looked like I was going to be paying for the experiment, until Tool Man found out how little Schenke was asking, a mere £10, which is a tiny percentage of my past investment in such articles. I told him this was far too cheap, and to be fair to Tool Man, he did stump up £15 from his moth-riddled wallet
Tool Man, excited by his new acquisition, then got giddy, and began demanding Schenke make more, and he would sell them to his Teddy Boy friends, at the various events he attends. With '£' signs flashing in front of his eyes, he quickly conjured up ever more fanciful ideas about how they might be stamped, (and thus made even less saleable). Considering it has taken him 10 years to stump up £15, he ought to suspect that that few of his curmudgeonly old friends are going to want to pay a larger amount for what is effectively a novelty item, with questionable legality. I will be sure to keep everyone posted
What an amazing place, and your photos are tremendous
Good morning Guardians, I have a load of parcels coming today, so have to wait in until they arrive. Hoping I can get out to the shops and post office later, as I need to mail
Thanks buddy, it's a real treat to carry
Beautiful horn Steve, hope you have a great day
Thank you Jack.That looks like a very tasty burger PeteNice edge on your Lamb
Sand-boards sound like a lot of fun!
Great start to the day
And your Lamb is stunning Watch out for your surfboard! 
