tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post1889971507008389888..comments2023-10-17T12:05:26.540+01:00Comments on Razor-blade of Life: Bid for FivedomZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-36209741910682316792011-06-28T19:38:33.649+01:002011-06-28T19:38:33.649+01:00"Plenty More C's In The Fisch" was o..."Plenty More C's In The Fisch" was one.Eddie 2-Soxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14663438334446202114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-71690200566145791992011-06-27T21:56:34.248+01:002011-06-27T21:56:34.248+01:00*shares pain with Simon* - thank you, dear heart. ...*shares pain with Simon* - thank you, dear heart. I feel much better now.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-67618404265261672842011-06-27T21:50:43.656+01:002011-06-27T21:50:43.656+01:00I share your pain of an excellent title, ruined.I share your pain of an excellent title, ruined.Eddie 2-Soxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14663438334446202114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-4452967514879773692011-06-27T12:33:51.900+01:002011-06-27T12:33:51.900+01:00The situation has never cropped up, BW. Any child...The situation has never cropped up, BW. Any children who have come with their parents to view a sale have been old enough to be sensible.<br /><br />It has only happened once, when someone with new bifocals misjudged where the table was and put a saucer down sharply. It already had a hair-line crack, he was very embarrassed and paid the estimated price. After repair, the value was the same anyway - which it wouldn't have been if it had been perfect to start with, of course. It is something we're always anxious about of course, but people have to be able to handle the china and they are all careful.<br /><br />Might have, Chris...<br /><br />That's brilliant, Mike. That's how to spark an interest, isn't it!<br /><br />He was quite a lot younger than the others and we tended to overlook how young he was. But he was pretty well the opposite to Paul as a child anyway - tidy and careful!Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-17963251192184866822011-06-27T12:00:52.224+01:002011-06-27T12:00:52.224+01:00How lovely that you let Ro handle the china at suc...How lovely that you let Ro handle the china at such a young age. How can children otherwise learn if they're not exposed to things? Mind you, I wouldn't have taken Paul within a mile of an auction house. Can you imagine the mayhem he would have caused? Lol xSharon Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17300818778040143359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-62765608249300312742011-06-27T10:26:28.536+01:002011-06-27T10:26:28.536+01:00I rather agree with Roses' Mother. Often at an...I rather agree with Roses' Mother. Often at an antique fair (Snape springs to mind)I've seen a child gazing longingly at a sword. I usually handed it over with the injunction "No prodding now" which makes the child giggle at the thought. The child is shown how to hold it, then hands it back and complies with the parental instruction to thank me. <br />Now, how often have you seen a punctured dealer at an antique fair? Quod errat demonstrandum. <br />(Looking at above sentence wouldn't guarrantee spelling thereof).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07558857315748815249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-74495424617128856542011-06-27T09:53:13.528+01:002011-06-27T09:53:13.528+01:00...but at 3 years old could Ro pronounce 'th&#......but at 3 years old could Ro pronounce 'th' as in 'three', or did it come out as 'f' as in 'free'?Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14227767014123557100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-86551051491223654092011-06-27T08:33:50.370+01:002011-06-27T08:33:50.370+01:00How do you react when small children are allowed t...How do you react when small children are allowed to handle valuable china at one of your auction views now?<br /><br />And how do you make someone pay for something in the event that it is broken? And at what price?<br /><br />I have a suspicion that there is a much more lax attitude on the part of parents to such things than there was when yours were small...Blue Witchhttp://blue-witch.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-17013142622795454742011-06-27T08:03:57.390+01:002011-06-27T08:03:57.390+01:00Yes, I guess you're right. And at home, whils...Yes, I guess you're right. And at home, whilst I didn't leave precious things on low tables (dogs with wavy tails as much as anything), we didn't put breakables away.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-73429351312627744572011-06-27T07:53:29.995+01:002011-06-27T07:53:29.995+01:00You've got the same attitude as my mother.
Sh...You've got the same attitude as my mother.<br /><br />She basically felt if you expected children to behave well, they did.Roseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07469442580348062913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-48507796741161348842011-06-27T05:49:10.849+01:002011-06-27T05:49:10.849+01:00Hi 4D, haven't seen you about for a while. We...Hi 4D, haven't seen you about for a while. Welcome back.<br /><br />A chip off the old block, or maybe teapot, is Jacqui!Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-32109890189251187142011-06-26T23:31:36.700+01:002011-06-26T23:31:36.700+01:00I let Jacqui handle china once...she broke it.
It...I let Jacqui handle china once...she broke it.<br /><br />It was, if memory serves, Ming around 1640 or so....<br /><br />We left the shop hastily.....<br /><br />I loved havng a 5 year old daughter so much!...She created chaos for me!!!!Four Dinnershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09450277974819293329noreply@blogger.com