tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post2792297148286261309..comments2024-02-13T10:20:04.888+00:00Comments on David Hepworth's blog: This Old HouseDavid Hepworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973053694541321308noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-61368951305511654192009-06-15T08:08:00.855+01:002009-06-15T08:08:00.855+01:00A woman I worked with unselfconsciously referred t...A woman I worked with unselfconsciously referred to her current boyfriend. I thought, I'm in there. And I was.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-7065675388061216272009-06-13T16:07:09.093+01:002009-06-13T16:07:09.093+01:00I tend to use the Natural Blonde, both on the radi...I tend to use the Natural Blonde, both on the radio and when blogging. I get loads of people asking me if she really is natural, or whether I'm trying sarcasm...Matthew Ruddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05842392964784000029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-80126725561172326362009-06-13T10:58:17.216+01:002009-06-13T10:58:17.216+01:00The GLW targeted the road it's in. The house c...The GLW targeted the road it's in. The house came afterwards.David Hepworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03541581777824775884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-55072085040958586182009-06-13T10:00:05.387+01:002009-06-13T10:00:05.387+01:00What made you choose the house in the first place,...What made you choose the house in the first place, out of curiosity?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12608144436173241063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-71129004835499019182009-06-12T17:37:02.078+01:002009-06-12T17:37:02.078+01:00My dad used to wind up my mum by introducing her a...My dad used to wind up my mum by introducing her as "my first wife."<br /><br />He was telling the truth though and now does have his second wife.robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17891781037248090988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-11596926701598066142009-06-12T16:51:44.883+01:002009-06-12T16:51:44.883+01:00Danny Kelly used to talk about "the current M...Danny Kelly used to talk about "the current Mrs Kelly". That really is taking your life in your hands.David Hepworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03541581777824775884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-88647484771060062662009-06-12T16:41:39.487+01:002009-06-12T16:41:39.487+01:00GLW: Good Lady Wife. I believe it's one of Dan...GLW: Good Lady Wife. I believe it's one of Danny Baker's, or one of Danny Kelly's, depending on who you ask. It's issued with the utmost respect. And it's pretty old school by now.Andrew Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16968231919253150433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-80170670830078712362009-06-12T14:26:01.168+01:002009-06-12T14:26:01.168+01:00Really sorry - and this probably marks me out as s...Really sorry - and this probably marks me out as some old school idiot or something, but..."GLW"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-78777120439288039362009-06-12T12:50:29.552+01:002009-06-12T12:50:29.552+01:00I loved the line "While I was thinking about ...I loved the line "While I was thinking about it, the GLW issued a statement on our behalf". That sounds so familiar.<br /><br />My GLW & I lived in the same house for 18 years, so I know exactly what you mean, David. We've since moved twice in 4 years, which is not without its excitement, but I'm not keen to repeat the experience for a while. Our current house is still at the stage where the quirky plumbing and ill fitting doors are irritatiions. I'm sure I'll come to love them.Huwnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-54046435499589792652009-06-12T11:29:52.961+01:002009-06-12T11:29:52.961+01:00In an era when property has come to be viewed as a...In an era when property has come to be viewed as a commodity, this was a lovely piece to read.<br /><br />When you add up the divorcees and the property ladder climbers, I doubt many people have spent as long in their house as their parents did.<br /><br />Thoroughly heartwarming to encounter a house which is truly a home.Paul Knoreply@blogger.com