Ah Coolie, I admit that I must eat more than a large piece of humble pie as far as you are concerned ,I said some harsh things when you stopped posting at AAAC , I`m affraid I let a sense of misguided loyalty get the better of me.

I would be greatfull if you would accept my sincerest appology.

The reasons why I said what I did , cropped up in conversation with Jack and myself last night , and he has helped me understand the situation better.

I hope we can put the matter behind us and enjoy posting with each other.

Best wishes to you.

TB-D

You are very gracious Coolie- thankyou.

Hi Tom and my 2 cents worth of welcome as well. I am very interested in any "fogey" information you may have, as I suspect my own style veers rather away from "hip" or "Ivy" and closer to what may uncharitably be called "stodge".

Thankyou for the welcome Moose.

Doug is a fantastic poster, and his depth of knowledge goes far beyond highland dress, I hope he starts to post over here, when it comes to all things fogey, Doug is your man, although Jack isn`t without knowledge as was evident on his fogey threads at AAAC and conversations we had last night.

seems a bit -now stop squabbaling children -I don`t care who`s fault it is - if you don`t stop now - all of you will miss play time.

Last edited by Coolidge (2007-10-04 23:56:19)

Welcome Tom!

I'll post more later - I've half broken my back carting that ruddy armchair upstairs so I suspect I'm going to be lying down for most of the day...

I'd love to know what I missed on AA... I wonder if my old pal "Dopey" said nice things about me?

There's no such thing as bad publicity!

Nice of MPCSB to think of me tho'... When will I meet him I wonder?

j.

Last edited by jack_sparrow (2007-10-05 08:56:32)

Hello Howard,

Knaresborough is a town I know quite well, my Aunt used to live there I`m affraid, I don`t know who the manufacturer could possibly be I suspect it was probably a small weaving mill, as Knaresborough was and is more of a market town where traders would come to sell they`re wares rather than a large Mill town with a large manufacturing base.

the town is probably most famous now adays for Mother shipton - a local soothsayer and predictor of the future very much in the Nostradamus vein.

Her cave is famous for turning everyday objects into stone , in actuall fact what occours is that the limestone calciate in the water is so prelevant that a thin coating covering any object left under a slowly dripping water  source occours giving the appearance of stone.

I`ve had some wonderfull summer days boating on the river there , one of the best features viewed from the river is a hunting lodge carved into the cliff face that was used by King John.

I`m affraid I`m not very familliar with Moxons cloth although if they are based near Huddersfield as Holmfirth is they probably specialise in a fine woven cloth many of the small manufacturers now specialise in this type of manufacturing, I know Wood Robinson in Brighouse (now sadly gone)
used to speciallise in the very finest Barathea.

Many Northern mill towns are now desolate places as a result in the closing of the woolen and cotton Mills that were the main source of employment.

However there are still wonderfull places which still exist, places Like my hometown of Harrogate.