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The weather is vile, Walthamstow is still full of the severely downmarket and Boots in Selborne Walk is too pissweak to have walking sticks. We failed to get a desk, but have a lead on them. (Andrews has a second-hand selection well worth investigating further. It's per-shop, but we're keen to have a closer look. Of course, if any of you fine people have a spare desk able to hold a 21-inch monitor ...) We bought alcohol, vanilla cola, potatoes, hair dye, eye drops and p1llz. [livejournal.com profile] arkady is falling asleep next to me.

Brighten my dull grey Saturday:

[Poll #212045] [Poll #212046]

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Date: 2003-11-29 09:40 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lproven.livejournal.com
Don't buy a crappy Boots walking stick! Go to Covent Garden and get one! They're better AND cheaper and you could even go on your own, since as they're telescopic, one size fits all, so Liz doesn't have to be there to try it for size!

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Date: 2003-11-29 10:10 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] missjanette.livejournal.com
apropos of nothing,
you make me smile with your go-betweens lyrics subject headers.
what are your thoughts on the newish one?

we are making our annual american thanksgiving in toronto & two days late feast. i will fill out your poll once i wake up a bit more.


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Date: 2003-11-29 10:15 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lproven.livejournal.com
Let's think...

Reasonable list here (http://www.snowlife.org.uk/flyfree_retailers.asp#England).

Look at:

Ellis Brigham (http://www.ellis-brigham.com)
Snow & Rock (http://www.snowandrock.com/)
Field and Trek (http://www.field-trek.co.uk)
• YHA Adventure Shop

All of these have branches in Covent Garden. There's also a little cluster in Kensington High Street, where there's also a

Black's (http://www.blacks.co.uk).

There. Aren't I informative? And why did I bother embedding all the sodding hyperlinks when it took 5x as long to type?

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Date: 2003-11-29 12:33 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] valkyriekaren.livejournal.com
There's a fantastic walking stick/umbrella place near Oxford Street - basically if you get to the end of oxford Street, cross the junction with Tottenham Court Road, and keep going, you'll see it up ahead on the right hand side of the road. It has a gorgeous Victorian facade with the original windows which advertise the fact that it also sells parasols and sword-canes (though in fact I don't believe it any longer does). Probably on the pricey side, but visiting it is an experience.
It also sells showcanes and riding crops, if you're of the kinkyequestrian persuasion.

Re: Lord of the Rings

Date: 2003-11-29 02:44 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] loosechanj.livejournal.com
I haven't bought any of the dvds or video tapes, in anticipation of just such a mega-truebelievers-ultracollectable-48 dvd release with footage of Aragorn taking a wizz and interviews with Frodo's 2nd grade acting teacher, computer wallpapers, special LOTR linux distro, profiles of every person in the credits AND their extended families, and a complete course in every language used in the movies including english.

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Date: 2003-11-29 04:02 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] frou-frou.livejournal.com
if Liz is looking for a replacement walking stick (and I'm sure you've thought of this already) try Lost and Found - if they don't have hers, I'm sure they'll have something that looks close enough that she can say 'oh, look, that's it!'

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Date: 2003-12-02 02:31 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] random-haze.livejournal.com
Lord Of The Rings: Blood From A Stone edition

Nw, if only the whole lot were taken up with extra scenes..... *drool*

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Date: 2003-12-04 04:15 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] redcountess
I've called *and* emailed them, they will only respond if they actually find your item!