[Scrimps]

The last time i had need of a wire brush was when i came off my motorcycle and wore my arse away on the tarmac...the nurse had to brush it clean with a wire brush and iodine.....that's why i now have wire brush phobia....

[GCW]

An army major visits the sick soldiers, goes up to one private and asks:

"What's your problem, Soldier?"
"Chronic syphilis, Sir"
"What treatment are you getting?"
"Five minutes with the wire brush each day."
"What's your ambition?"
"To get back to the front, Sir."
"Good man." says the Major.

He goes to the next bed. "What's your problem, Soldier?"
"Chronic piles, Sir"
"What treatment are you getting?"
"Five minutes with the wire brush each day."
"What's your ambition?"
"To get back to the front, Sir."
"Good man." says the Major.

He goes to the next bed. "What's your problem, Soldier?"
"Chronic gum disease, Sir"
"What treatment are you getting?"
"Five minutes with the wire brush each day."
"What's your ambition?"
"To get the wire brush before the other two, Sir"

[Scrimps]

army major

The old ones are always the best.

[Bungle.]

I'm convinced that most of the  wear & tear on the lower footholds of boulder problems ( & quite a bit of the poor footwork you mention) is due to failing to clean shoes properly, or in most cases at all.

too true , and its even more unpardonable now as with the use of matts is much easier to keep boots clean and dry ....

[i.munro]

too true , and its even more unpardonable now as with the use of matts is much easier to keep boots clean and dry ....

I always found it easy using a mat ( matt used to hate it when we insisted on standing on him  ) but a lot of people think just a pad's good enough & it usually isn't

[slackline]

too true , and its even more unpardonable now as with the use of matts is much easier to keep boots clean and dry ....

I always found it easy using a mat ( matt used to hate it when we insisted on standing on him  ) but a lot of people think just a pad's good enough & it usually isn't

  Nick one of the Abbeydale Brewery ones as endorsed by the brewery themselves (I skanked mine from the Harlequin ).

[i.munro]

Hang on a minute! What's going on here?
Two people have just agreed with me about something on t'internet.
This is some sort of wind up isn't it?

[Stubbs]

It's because you're not talking about using chalk in Font 

[i.munro]

It's because you're not talking about using chalk in Font 

That certainly helps but I am droning on about my other hobby horse.