Posted by littlenic on Sun 5 Feb 12, 11:47 AM to littlenic's blog.
A shovel. Apparently you're supposed to pack a shovel in your boot if you're heading out in the car.
I don't own a shovel. I'm not even sure what a shovel is - is it a spade? I don't own a spade either, mind.
I just checked my boot - at the end of my journey. I didn't need the feeble fleecy blanket in there. Or the training kit (so at least if I ever find myself stranded on the M6 I can give a pretty decent presentation, complete with scented marker pens, a squeaky mouse to get everyone's attention and some portable loudspeakers for some hot ipod action whilst everyone's doing breakout work). The two rolls of pallet wrap might help keep me warm in an emergency - I suspect so, given past experience, though asking random strangers in a traffic jam if they'd mind mummifying me seems like it would heat me up plenty through the humiliation, never mind anything else.
But no shovel. Or flask of tea. I do own a flask, but it's 200 miles away, at home.
My boot also contains a pair of hideously-floral ankle wellies, and they *did* come in useful. I do occasionally think ahead, you know...
Fortunately I set off from a place with no snow, and half an hour later arrived at a place with minimal snow. So, you know, my shovel-lack turned out not to be an issue. Phew.
My client is here this week - he lives in Calgary. I can't wait for the ribbing tomorrow - a) this isn't snow, really, and b) I expect Canada doesn't grind to a halt at the first flurry like we do...
| 5 Feb 12, 12:06 PM MisstressvsSolicedog UK(NN), 17 mths  |
a shoval look's like a wide spade,, the spade not to be confused with a clay spade that is narrower or even a peat spade that can be confused with a clay spade,, this helps a little http://www.pavingexpert.com/tools01.htm http://www.miriamhalahmy.com/total-eclipse/the-s... now i could have filled this page with aspect's of different spades how they evolved etc etc,, but i,m sure you would be far more intrested in my Train numbers list that have been methodicaly collected from the same railway bridge every weekend for the last forty year's between the time's of 13:00 and 16:13 with all the whether detail's and fauna details from the sq foot of ground i used as my standing point since i first started Please excuse crap spelling cause i,m rubbish | |||
| 5 Feb 12, 12:09 PM littlenic 5 yrs |
Oh, I see! Thank you, that was actually enlightening. Good to know the difference between a spade and a shovel.  I still don't own either. I haven't even got a trowel. Though I do keep a spoon in my laptop bag so in an emergency I could dig my way out in a decade or so. | |||
| 5 Feb 12, 12:29 PM MisstressvsSolicedog UK(NN), 17 mths |
ooh a spoon,, did i tell you about my spoon colection,, er ! Please excuse crap spelling cause i,m rubbish | |||
| 5 Feb 12, 12:51 PM littlenic 5 yrs |
Can you play them? That's the important question. | |||
| 5 Feb 12, 2:04 PM MisstressvsSolicedog UK(NN), 17 mths |
Well Mistress can,, everytime i bring them out Mistress say's hand them to me,, so i do,, then she play's music with them while i sing ,, ow ow ow gerroff NOOO !! etc etc,,
Please excuse crap spelling cause i,m rubbish | |||
| 5 Feb 12, 2:04 PM subbiebrummie UK(B), 12 mths  |
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| 5 Feb 12, 5:52 PM Muttley68 5 mths |
You can get a neat little fold out one from B&Q, under a tenner... just right for digging the car out. "What I need is someone who will make me do what I can." - Ralph Waldo Emerson | |||
| 5 Feb 12, 6:20 PM littlenic 5 yrs |
Thing is, I'm a massive wuss. I may be better with my spoon! (Thanks for the tip - in serious mode, I might get one. You can never have too much useless shit in your boot: viz., two rolls of pallet wrap.) | |||
| 5 Feb 12, 8:03 PM MisstressvsSolicedog UK(NN), 17 mths |
we live in a village with only the one Bus,,, Oh !!! your right where's me anorak
Please excuse crap spelling cause i,m rubbish | |||
| 5 Feb 12, 8:05 PM MisstressvsSolicedog UK(NN), 17 mths |
When i cabbed up these part's some years back i had an urgent call from me boss who was stuck on an icey road,, i arrived pulled out a large back of road grit,, His response was 'you carry grit in the car are you mad what you want to do that for' somtimes yer just gotta love em, Please excuse crap spelling cause i,m rubbish |
