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tjj Nov 25, 2015 23:47:08
Replying to tiompan

tiompan wrote:
Patrcik Mcgill , iirc , mentions that navvies didn't waste the valuable heat when working in winter .
More instant than sticking your hands under your oxters , and less likley to annoy the gaffer .
Hadn't heard of Patrick McGill before. Just looked him up - the 'Navvy Poet' from Donegal. Managed to write poetry with only three years schooling and a life of hard labour.

Thanks Tiompan.

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nigelswift Nov 26, 2015 08:27:01
Replying to tjj

Amazing bloke. He wrote "night before" war poetry too, enough to make you blub. Kind of appropriate today.

My kids assure me (and now my grandson) that ALL surfers, without exception. pee in their wet suits to stay warm (though how they know is a mystery).