Well this one is definitely me! I will start by saying in my defence though that I’m dyslexic and I don’t see words in the same way as other people, okay? (Just ask my parents about the Eeyore, Kanga and Roo incident…)
Anywho, on with the story…
At work our department is scattered around several buildings, some in the centre of Glasgow and some out in Clydebank. Normally I’m in the city centre, but for the past 3 weeks I’ve been working out of our Clydebank offices. Now I’m lucky in that the train line that I’m on means that I can go to Partick, change trains and arrive at the station right next to the office, or I could stay on the train and hike across Clydebank shopping centre to the office. I’ve been doing the former as it’s quicker, however it took me until this week to work out exactly why the station I arrived at was called what it was. Now if I wasn’t such a keen stitcher it might not have been quite so embarrassing, but as I am, it was a total mental head slap moment.
So, let’s see how many of you know your UK sewing history – what is Clydebank well known for producing?
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Sewing machines, and the name of the station? Yep, Singer, home of what was once the biggest sewing machine factory in the world. And the double irony? I live in the area that they had their first sewing machine factory in outside the US.
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What’s worse is that I KNEW the first part of that historical fact… I’m off to sit in the dunce’s corner now.
hahahaha! you are a woman after my own heart – I thought I was the only person that pulled that kind of thing!
I'd still be on the train having missed my stop.
Well I've learnt something new today! Jxo
Hehehe!!! You are so not getting that award! I'm pretty sure there's someone out there who's even dimmer who deserves the Stupid Award. It might even be me. I just made a doll body using the wrong size pattern for the head. I had it nearly finished before I figured it out.
I've got to hear about the Eeyore, Kanga and Roo incident so give me your parents number so I can ring them up. have a great weekend. Hugs
lol, but I have one of those up in my loft!
I do that kinda thing all the time. And I didn't know any of those facts either 🙂
My oldie is from Glasgow – you are, as you state, a div!
Hahaha! That is too funny! Here let me make you a hat =P
Och it's a big place for a wee lass like yourself & those trains are very confusing (I sound very Scottish there don't I!!)
On to more important things- what's the Eyore story???!
Lol. you are not silly, I think most of us could top that. I want to hears about Eeyore etc….
Hugs
I have a Singer from there!!!!! You are too funny :o) I am LOL at your label for this one 😉 Thank you for the sillies
Fabulous, like you are living in a new place with familiar surroundings 🙂
You live and work in such a wonderful place! I think that we all have those moments when what should have been obvious finally becomes obvious. Glad you figured it out.
That's what I like about life – it's full of surprises!
You've got to tell us about Eeyore, Kanga and roo. Pretty please.
Brilliant!, (you need to share. The Eeyore story, but you can tell it like it happened to someone else). Have you see the Singer 160? They brought it out this year to celebrate 160 years (I didnt know they started in Scotland) ands it's an electronic machine with the black and gold original livery – beautiful
Too funny!! You'll tell us the other story too , wont you, please!!
I didn't know were Singer sewing machines were made. I was thinking maybe Germany?
Fact no.1: my mum's grandfather sold those sewing machines from Singer back in the eary 1910, fact no.2: one of those is still in my family.