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Concrete Appreciation Society?
Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 5:57 pm
by Katharine
Just now as I came home from work, I walked beside the Glaslyn estuary marvelling at the wildlife and the view of the mountains. There was a cormarant juggling with his catch so that he could swallow it, as well as swans and other waterbirds. The other morning I was privileged to see an osprey there - a truly majestic sight.
I then got into my car and as I left the car park, perhaps 100 yards from that estuary, I was amazed to see a couple sitting beside their car, they were eating fish & chips. They had positioned their folding chairs very carefully to give them a full view of a concrete store no more than a few feet from them. Do you think they are members of the Concrete Appreciation Society? Will they take back happy memories of their visit to Porthmadog?
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 9:48 am
by cj
Maybe, as concrete enthusiasts, once they got into it they couldn't pull themselves away from it.
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 12:56 pm
by Angela Woodford
Yes... I too was thinking that when their picnic had begun decades ago - they had got their folding chairs dug in there - unable to extricate themselves - supplied with nourishment from concerned locals.
The osprey will take up position on their B & Q picnic table. The cormarant will juggle with hand-fed large cod'n'chips + salt'n'vinegar.
Eventually when Green Pressure causes the concrete edifice to be dismantled, the couple will find themselves prime exhibits in a Rare Breeds Conservation Project. Happy ending!
Munch
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 1:38 pm
by J.R.
They sound like a couple of real 'anoraks'
Maybe concrete anoraks might suffice. Make a change from concrete boots.
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 2:02 pm
by Great Plum
There is on the web somewhere a pylon appreciation society... but concrete... hmmm!
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 2:13 pm
by J.R.
Great Plum wrote:There is on the web somewhere a pylon appreciation society... but concrete... hmmm!
Not a
Monty Pylon appreciation web-site, perchance
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 2:13 pm
by blondie95
Great Plum wrote:There is on the web somewhere a pylon appreciation society... but concrete... hmmm!
why does it not surprise me that PLum was the one to have found a pylon appreciaction group!
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 3:18 pm
by Ajarn Philip
cj wrote:Maybe, as concrete enthusiasts, once they got into it they couldn't pull themselves away from it.
Well,
I enjoyed it, cj!! <groan>
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 3:23 pm
by Ajarn Philip
I don't normally bother to pick up on typo terrors (sorry, errors), but I love the idea of an "appreciaction" group. We like it, we're going to do something about it!
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 3:24 pm
by Mid A 15
How often do you see people picnicking on the verge of a main road when often there are beautiful spots 5 minutes or so off the beaten track?
Same sort of thing as Katharine describes.
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 9:38 pm
by cj
Ajarn Philip wrote:cj wrote:Maybe, as concrete enthusiasts, once they got into it they couldn't pull themselves away from it.
Well,
I enjoyed it, cj!! <groan>
Thanks. Your comment will cement our friendship.
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 9:40 pm
by jtaylor
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 10:27 pm
by sejintenej
This course is intended for :
Intended for
Graduate engineers and construction professionals who require an introduction to concrete, its uses, applications and control in the boot construction industry.
Who needs some new footwear?
Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 1:01 pm
by Great Plum
Glad you found it on my behalf Julian, so that Amy didn't think I knew the address...
