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Jeremy Clarkson: Don’t waste your dosh on a posh sofa — give my ‘little man’ a call
The Sunday Times ^ | 14 Aug | Jeremy Clarkson

Posted on 08/14/2022 2:08:04 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT

Now that we know it’ll cost eleventy million pounds to heat our houses this winter, and that we won’t be able to afford to pay because our monthly mortgage repayments will be bigger than the gross domestic product of Switzerland, many commentators are offering handy tips on how to save money.

You should put on an extra jumper, they say, and burn litter if you want to stay warm. You should glue your teeth together so you don’t waste money on food and if you do, by some miracle, need the lavatory, you should wipe your bottom with a smooth stone to save on bog roll. It all sounds very uncomfortable and horrid. But happily, I have an easy and actually quite pleasant way of saving yourself an absolute fortune. Simply remove from your life every single luxury brand name.

Then we heard about a “little man” in a nearby village. An old-school craftsman. A chap who wears dungarees and gets away with it. He operates out of what’s nothing more than a hut, which is rammed full of tables he’s restoring and chairs he’s reupholstering and yes, he could make us a sideboard that would fill, exactly, the 12ft gap between the loo door and the door to the kitchen.

And now he has, and it’s one of the most exquisite and beautifully crafted things I’ve ever seen. It’s made from Brazilian rosewood, has a splash of marquetry, legs more captivating than Elle Macpherson’s and lovely lion head handles. And the cost? It would be rude to say here but it’s way shy of anything modern that you could find in London....

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To: mylife

James May never understood the high-powered full-sized American luxury car. Richard Hammond did though.


21 posted on 08/14/2022 4:00:51 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana (What was 35% of the Rep. Party is now 85%. And it’s too late to turn back—Mac Stipanovich )
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To: DUMBGRUNT

I use a 20 ton Honda powered hydraulic splitter.
Too old for manwell labor.


22 posted on 08/14/2022 4:05:28 PM PDT by sasquatch
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To: oldasrocks

8<) Thank you.

/old furniture, recycled furniture, repaired furniture


23 posted on 08/14/2022 7:32:50 PM PDT by Robert A Cook PE (Method, motive, and opportunity: No morals, shear madness and hatred by those who cheat.)
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To: Dr. Sivana

Jeremy Clarkson: legs more captivating than Elle Macpherson’s
I disagree. When she was younger...
Blnk
24 posted on 08/14/2022 11:04:16 PM PDT by minnesota_bound (Need more money to buy everything now)
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To: oldasrocks

You get no respect I take it.😏


25 posted on 08/14/2022 11:25:56 PM PDT by BiteYourSelf ( Earth first we'll strip mine the other planets later.)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

The Amish are pretty flexible. They have no problem using electronic means to process your credit card payment. And will contract with someone with a truck to make the delivery. Anything for business.


26 posted on 08/15/2022 5:45:25 AM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. )
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