BLUEMOMENT

Apparently comes from the Baltic where old boats are left to rot in the tideless waters. On Dark and Stormy nights, they would sometimes break free from their moorings and then the locals would say that it was 'Blowing old Boots' which is the Germanic word for Boats of course - as in Das Boot.
Had they been left to rot in Nottingham, I suppose it would have meant it was blowing old chemists but that just doesn't have the same ring to it.
I now need to find out where the expression 'feck my old boots' comes from to make my Boot knowledge complete.
Any offers?

There's some guy over on YBW saying the same thing, for some reason it does not seem as daft over there. Perhaps that reflects the context?
We need some dry weather, I have a boat needs fettlin, anything to get me oot the hoose. Polishing gelcoat becomes an attractive alternative to reading stuff like this.

Hmm - so get on with it then.My post is not compulsory reading and it only went on TOP because there is so little traffic on here nowadays.

My old polisher broke so I bought a new one.

Got an email from then thanking me for the order but telling me I needed to hand over another £19.99 for the free delivery as I’m in the Highlands allegedly. I wasn’t aware Mid Argyll had moved but I’ve not really being paying attention.

Told them to poke it and they gave me my money back.

Went on line to Amazoom yesterday and bought another one with real free delivery which arrived today. Went to the boat to get polishing and it rained. Adjusted the recently serviced cludgie seacocks instead.

Now home eating crisps and drinking gin.

It’s a rock ‘n roll lifestyle for the retired in Ardfern fer shoor

Thought I'd change my oil today before lift out tomorrow so I dug out my £5.99 Lidl oil pump which, of course, didn't work. Over an hour later having gone through the disappearing 12v scenario, dismantled the thing fully, sook was restored by which time the oil was cold again. Then the rain came pishing down.

Living the dream Wullyum

Talking of Polishers, are the folks that run lucys the same as ran the crafty kitchen? Assuming they are/were polish rather than from somewhere else. Nice people all the same - used to make us up a nice wee salad to munch as we pottered down craignish waiting for dorus to open her big door.

Burst Boiler wrote:Talking of Polishers, are the folks that run lucys the same as ran the crafty kitchen? Assuming they are/were polish rather than from somewhere else. Nice people all the same - used to make us up a nice wee salad to munch as we pottered down craignish waiting for dorus to open her big door.

Different folks..

Marcin is Polish but not there anymore.

Lucy isn’t but is.

Friday nights carry out menu is looking too good to miss

The old Crafty was falling down...the new building is bigger and better. The food is even better than it was.

Are ye sayin' ra food has got better wi' age Wullyum?

claymore wrote:Are ye sayin' ra food has got better wi' age Wullyum?

Mine’s or the tatties?

Let me know when Lemon Meringue is on and I'll be there like a ferret up a downspout

claymore wrote:Let me know when Lemon Meringue is on and I'll be there like a ferret up a downspout

I think that’s classed as a pudding rather than a cake - am I right or am a rang?

You'll need to ask hmrc.