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Wednesday, 21 September 2011

Fighting Newton on the way to the Office

My alter-ego this morning!
A word of warning, if you wear hold ups they do not always live up to their name and they do obey the laws of gravity!  Yes, I admit it, this morning I was walking along Fenchurch Street in London when it happened.  My stocking went rogue...

It slithered down my leg, fortunately I was wearing my long, calf length dress but even so I knew that the lace and elastic were about to make a final break for freedom.

Do you know how few doorways there are in the City where you can hoick up your stockings?  As to a toilet, well just forget it...  I had to make do with the desperate, unsbutle clutching of my leg, while approximating a close impersonation of John Cleese with my very own silly walk, frankly more of a limp with a touch of a hunchback thrown in.

I managed to make it to an M&S and pick up a new pair and as I like to live dangerously, no I did not buy tights!

Finally next week I will have been blogging for a year, I would like to get 20,000 hits and am well on course, so thank you for clicking on here today.
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8 comments:

  1. Caroline Lovis (Redneedle)21 September 2011 at 11:41

    Hysterical! I had a similar sort of problems with a pair of leggings I bought a couple of years ago, everyone else seemed to be able to wear them without a care in the world 'cept me. I was the one with the crotch constantly working it's way towards my knees.

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  2. CarolC121 September 2011 at 12:27

    The only consolation I can offer is that in London one is so anonymous and invisible no one would probably notice. I too can't wear them so resort to pop sox and trousers unless going somewhere special.

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  3. Kim21 September 2011 at 13:19

    I remember my mum buying me rubber bands to keep my school socks up!! Oooh the memories, the red whale marks and cut off circulation...hehe!

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  4. Craft and Activities for All Ages21 September 2011 at 16:03

    Loved the story! Good luck with the 20 000 - your blog is very readable and great tutorials! Nancy

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  5. Polly Polkadot21 September 2011 at 21:42

    I remember a pair like that, that I washed and put back in the drawer three times before I finally remembered to through out!

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  6. Annie and Lyn22 September 2011 at 09:01

    More than happy to click! Happy blog-birthday.

    Perhaps you should re-name your blog:
    Ros Made Me Smile

    because you do - love your posts.

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  7. Caroline Lovis (Redneedle)22 September 2011 at 13:30

    Me again. Thanks for the comment today, you do know how to make me titter, careful though those descriptions that you wrote sound like the perfect characterisations for a children's TV series, best patent them quick!

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  8. Roses & Rue22 September 2011 at 23:32

    just read the blog, now that laptop is finally woring again, and had a tena lady moment. got some very funny images running around in my head. by the way, i sold one of your dresses today - the red one - so visit soon for payment and coffee xxx

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