Showing posts with label Narnia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Narnia. Show all posts

Tuesday, 28 May 2013

Hammersmith Palais







One of the regulars is this wonderful woman originally from Isleworth who was telling me once about Hammersmith Palais where she met her husband. I saw her today and mentioned Hammersmith Palais. She said that "you the only perisher who knows where I'm from. I've never been called a perisher before. I'd post this as Hammersmith Palais gets a mention as does Wee Willy Harris.

 Man does big shop with 2 year old happy and contented. "What's her name" "Ruby", he says. "Ah so she's a Ruby Tuesday", I respond.

 I have engaging chat with woman about Radio 2. She likes Jonathan Ross as well as the Irish replacement. She does not like Paul O Grady, who I think is very good. Strange tastes some people. I tell her 7 year old son that one of the trolley lockers is a portal to Narnia

It is slow on till 3 and the ever engaging Tom on till 1 and I swop banter about how we can get customers to our tills as we are at the far end of the store. I suggest to Tom that we adopt the manner of fairground barkers. "Roll on up and see the bearded lady". A customer unkindly suggests that she is on Till 8 and as for the Boneless Wonder!

A man questions me on the effectiveness of an electric iron he has just purchased. I tell him to follow the instruction especially the one about not wearing a shirt when ironing it can cause burns