tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post7224421822882450325..comments2024-03-27T22:53:00.759+01:00Comments on A Hippo On the Lawn: SumsHippohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-24010700546088391932013-06-04T23:08:45.373+01:002013-06-04T23:08:45.373+01:00I lose.I lose.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05409883521642115031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-2936492543510673292013-06-03T12:27:46.672+01:002013-06-03T12:27:46.672+01:00Salaries are improving Nige but you can still get ...Salaries are improving Nige but you can still get a 'driver' for 200 bucks but don't expect the best service!Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-4161387762427026052013-06-03T03:23:57.228+01:002013-06-03T03:23:57.228+01:00I remember a time when a driver earns $200 per mon...I remember a time when a driver earns $200 per month. I guess things have become more expensive/equitable in the last 7 years. Hmmm 7 years is a long time. Perhaps not as long as it will take for either you or Ian to crack first.Nigel Peacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18316662790230511444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-23940127547196819042013-06-02T00:07:52.539+01:002013-06-02T00:07:52.539+01:00I'm sitting here dead silent. I have a full b...I'm sitting here dead silent. I have a full bottle of scotch and two packets of fags, Let's see who cracks first.Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-6027364084897260102013-06-02T00:06:04.101+01:002013-06-02T00:06:04.101+01:00You don't just get your own reply, you get you...You don't just get your own reply, you get your own post!Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-45262267415648476522013-06-01T13:46:45.619+01:002013-06-01T13:46:45.619+01:00No, my dear Columnist, you do not sound terribly c...No, my dear Columnist, you do not sound terribly convinced. One should never gamble with funds one is not prepared to lose but in this case I am willing to risk a truck that is doing absolutely nothing while Nature transforms it gradually into it's constituent molecules, in this case ferrous oxide. I thought it worth a spin of the wheel. Besides, its presence on my drive was a constant reminder of my own inadequacy.Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-23780102756103084282013-06-01T13:30:39.729+01:002013-06-01T13:30:39.729+01:00It's not the truck, Cro. My health is deterio...It's not the truck, Cro. My health is deteriorating rapidly and Fat Hippo's is still not open. Once I wake up, everything just plays in terrifying technicolor through my mind and I can't fall asleep again. I can't put the TV on to distract myself. We live in a room of 16 square metres. This is our lounge, dining room and bedroom. Just because I have difficulty sleeping doesn't give me the right to disturb my family. So I usually just grab the fags and whisky and go and sit outside in the Jango and fight off mosquitoes waiting for the sun to come up on yet another miserable day in paradise.Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-70918290349643418222013-06-01T09:38:02.613+01:002013-06-01T09:38:02.613+01:00Being shy and retiring I have developed only one n...Being shy and retiring I have developed only one negotiation tactic over the years, and it's only of use when folk really, really want to sell to me or hire me. Silence.<br /><br />The last car salesman I had dealings with couldn't handle it. I went in just before the end of the month and just before the quarter was up, chose a cancelled order that was sitting guiltily in the showroom next to his desk and let him talk. And talk. And talk. I didn't bite until he was in tears and down 30%.<br /><br />Once had a Kirby vacuum salesman knock on the door and ask to demonstrate - oddly for vacuum salesmen they're known for high-pressure tactics. I told him on the doorstep that the answer was "No". I was bored, I let him in. Two hours later, after he'd vacuumed every nook and cranny AND shown me how it could shampoo the entire lounge/dining room carpet he gave up. He shook my hand, told me he'd run out of tactics and that this had never happened to him before. I had a really clean house...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-33189660259007962112013-06-01T09:36:29.427+01:002013-06-01T09:36:29.427+01:00You cunning s.o.b.! I don't know why but at th...You cunning s.o.b.! I don't know why but at the end I still feel that Roddie has been duped. Mind you I was always an idle and confused bugger when it came to Maths...And the reason you can't sleep is whisky. Try a week without your customary "nightcaps" and you'll find you are sleeping longer and more deeply. This will benefit your daytime demeanour.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-34038442950417811232013-06-01T08:57:50.433+01:002013-06-01T08:57:50.433+01:00Sounds good on paper. I hope it works out as good ...Sounds good on paper. I hope it works out as good as or better than you anticipated. Do I sound convinced?columnisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03764365428633038329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-61003170042274047602013-06-01T05:31:31.782+01:002013-06-01T05:31:31.782+01:00Probably because you're wondering if you'l...Probably because you're wondering if you'll ever see that truck again! I think I'd have gone for the lump sum... and slept at night.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-4704791657353161622013-06-01T03:22:49.064+01:002013-06-01T03:22:49.064+01:003.20 am. Why can't I sleep?3.20 am. Why can't I sleep?Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.com