Round Yorkshire With A Knife: The Wizard's Quest Part 11

It is truly amazing how people like that seller actually
survive past childhood!:eek:
Certainly not worth fretting about though.
Thanks for the trip, and the history, Jack!!
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Great story again Jack, I was there a couple or three years ago checking out ancient memories of something called the "Pace Egg Play".
How the place has changed It used to be full of retired Rockers at one time still with the old BSA's.
You could try Tod market though it's not very big, I knew a stall that sold replacement rubber seals for hot water bottles, they hate to throw things out in Tod.
Timothy Taylors in Heptonstall , wonderfull !
When I was very young my Grandad called it Hebden Brigg, just thought I would throw that in !
 
Sorry to hear you got Sniped on those knives Jack. You still wound up with a few cool ones though. I love the pic of the stone bridge and the buildings. Baffles my brain what keeps those arches standing!
Onward goes the quest good sir! :)
 
Many thanks for all your kind comments folks :thumbup:

JB in SC said:
I've found it never pays to give pricing advice to a seller, especially if I'm a potential buyer :D
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Yes, he put me in a bit of an awkward position by asking me how much I thought the knives were worth. I'm cursed with an inability to lie! :D

Despite my annoyance, and huge disappointment, I still think he was just a bit of a drip. When we first started talking, he was saying that someone had just slammed down one of his crystal ornaments and chipped it in front of him. I don't think many market-traders would have let them get away with that.

scruffuk said:
The flatware is very nice Jack. Jen & I use the ones you gifted me on a weekly basis. I hope these shall be equally as appreciated by their new recipient.
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That's nice my friend :)

Old & In The Way said:
Shame about the flaky stall holder, and the villain that amputated the stockman
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Yes, for me he's the real villain!

johnwobble said:
Great story again Jack, I was there a couple or three years ago checking out ancient memories of something called the "Pace Egg Play".
How the place has changed It used to be full of retired Rockers at one time still with the old BSA's.
You could try Tod market though it's not very big, I knew a stall that sold replacement rubber seals for hot water bottles, they hate to throw things out in Tod.
Timothy Taylors in Heptonstall , wonderfull !
When I was very young my Grandad called it Hebden Brigg, just thought I would throw that in !
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Brilliant John! We may have been watching the Pace Egg Play at the same time! I'm going to try to get along to Tod market, though Tod is also getting a bit 'alternative' these days (though not to the extent of Hebden).

sitflyer said:
I love the pic of the stone bridge and the buildings. Baffles my brain what keeps those arches standing!
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Just old age and stubborness I think! :D

As some have noted, the weather is starting to get better (for those of us in the northern hemisphere at least), which means the markets will get busier, and after Easter the 'car-boot sales' (where traditionally people sold stuff out of the boots - or trunks - of their cars) start again. So hopefully better times lay ahead :)

Thanks again folks :)

Jack
 
Another great read, Jack. I'm sorry about the unfortunate incident at the stall and the stockman grind disaster. So many people simply don't know how to look after knives.

At the risk of sounding unfeeling and cruel; it was an absolutely hilarious tale. You write very well my friend.

Paul
 
scrteened porch said:
I would have bought that Richards Camillus Wostenholm
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What would you do with it Jer, the steel is good stainless (I have another from the same range), but the blades are a real mess, and look even worse because of the knife's huge size?

pmew said:
At the risk of sounding unfeeling and cruel; it was an absolutely hilarious tale.
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LOL! Thanks a lot Paul :D :thumbup:
 
Another fine read, Jack. Too bad that bounder did you wrong.
 
Great write up again, Jack!!:thumbup::thumb up:

Too bad about the missed deals. Not a nice vender to sell them out from under you like that. I maybe would have given a brief thought as to tracking him down, a can of tuna fish in a sock, come up behind him very quietly...:eek:

Naaa, they won't let me have my knife in old Bailey. :D

But it would peeve me enough that I thought of it.

Carl.
 
Thanks guys, much appreciated. I keep having thoughts of a shady character following me around, dogging my movements via my Quest posts! Maybe I need a disguise! :D

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Perhaps Lady Luck will shine upon you, but we would be disappointed if the quest were easy...
 
Jack Black said:
Thanks guys, much appreciated. I keep having thoughts of a shady character following me around, dogging my movements via my Quest posts! Maybe I need a disguise! :D

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Thats a spooky pic there Jack.That is ye exact image of my shady, cold war, almost reptilian character who was lurking in the shade between the Vegan dolmade and lesbian fruit stalls. The trench coat ,the coke bottle glasses,the Eastern European newspaper with eye holes neatly incised in the front page.Watching, waiting with spider like patience...
 
meako said:
Thats a spooky pic there Jack.That is ye exact image of my shady, cold war, almost reptilian character who was lurking in the shade between the Vegan dolmade and lesbian fruit stalls. The trench coat ,the coke bottle glasses,the Eastern European newspaper with eye holes neatly incised in the front page.Watching, waiting with spider like patience...
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LOL! :D

Jack
 
Jack Black said:
Never Trust A Hippy!
… outsiders, who brought an alternative lifestyle with them…organic food shops, vegetarian cafes…the Lesbian capital of the UK
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Knife hustlers give hippies, vegetarians, and lesbians a bum rap.

Have a cookie:
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I have enjoyed many Vegan Dolmades, but can't say I have eaten any Lesbian fruit - but how would I know??

I'll have a cookie, thanks, Jon!
 
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