Had a funny turn

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Lockhouse replied

15 August 2011, 10:48
Originally posted by Paddy View Post

WLS.

Met him a couple of times when he was at Southern TV. I was never interested in fishing and the countryside etc but Jack made his programs so cleverly that everyone seemed to be interest in them. He looked a lot younger off screen.

The missus was born in Romsey and met him a couple of times at country fairs etc when she was growing up. A thoroughly charming chap by all accounts.
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gricerboy replied

15 August 2011, 10:21
Somebody has set up a website dedicated to the great
man:

Link

Can't help wondering if he's a regular from these pages:

This site is dedicated to the memory of the late but great Jack Hargreaves, a man who had a major influence on me as a child. Primarily through appearances on his Southern TV shows, Gone Fishing, Out Of Town and HOW!, Jack showed me a gentle way of life that I am still struggling to achieve to this day. I work in the hectic world of freelance information technology, I don't hunt, I don't shoot, and I don't ride, but I do fish, turn & work wood, brew ale, have trained dogs (and plan to do so again), and most importantly, I have a rapidly greying beard! So I'm getting there!
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Troll replied

15 August 2011, 09:03
Originally posted by Lockhouse View Post

Top bloke Jack Hargreaves. And had an interesting life as well.

How !
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Spacecadet replied

15 August 2011, 09:00
Originally posted by OwlHoot View Post

Is "Yankee candle sniffing" a euphemism?

It reads like a crossword cryptic clue:

Originally posted by pacharan View Post

Overdid the Yankee Candle sniffing and came over all faint.

Hate to think what the real meaning is though
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OwlHoot replied

15 August 2011, 08:47
Is "Yankee candle sniffing" a euphemism?

Were you in the paint section sniffing turps?
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wobbegong replied

15 August 2011, 08:45
Originally posted by pacharan View Post

Overdid the Yankee Candle sniffing and came over all faint.

Oh man up, FFS!
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Paddy replied

15 August 2011, 08:31
Originally posted by Lockhouse View Post

Top bloke Jack Hargreaves. And had an interesting life as well.

WLS.

Met him a couple of times when he was at Southern TV. I was never interested in fishing and the countryside etc but Jack made his programs so cleverly that everyone seemed to be interest in them. He looked a lot younger off screen.
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Lockhouse replied

15 August 2011, 07:08
Originally posted by pacharan View Post

Went with the wife to local garden centre this afternoon.

Overdid the Yankee Candle sniffing and came over all faint.

Manager let me recuperate on a nice. wicker conservatory corner unit until I came back to my senses.

Also sent us home with a complimentary Jack Hargreaves Out Of Town dvd as a gesture of goodwill.

Top bloke Jack Hargreaves. And had an interesting life as well.
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pacharan started a topic Had a funny turn

14 August 2011, 21:05
Had a funny turn

Went with the wife to local garden centre this afternoon.

Overdid the Yankee Candle sniffing and came over all faint.

Manager let me recuperate on a nice. wicker conservatory corner unit until I came back to my senses.

Also sent us home with a complimentary Jack Hargreaves Out Of Town dvd as a gesture of goodwill.
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