Happy Aglet Awareness Day Everyone!

[gridbug]

Aglets for my shoes
Never again limp laces
Save me from the blues

[Jay]

Aglet: a metal tag or sheath at the end of a lace used for tying, as of a shoelace.

dictionary.reference.com/browse/aglet

[LimitedRecourse]

I prefer full-grown ags.

[Deleted]

Thanks for the word, gridBug. It brings back memories even though I didn't know what they were called.

"Back in the day", I worked at a roller skating rink and installed many, MANY aglets using a nifty tool that seems to be impossible to find these days - not that I need one now. Back then, I just called them shoestring tips. Who knew?

[gridbug]

And I thought you people spake English. How miserable would life be without aglets? What would bring joy to your eyelets?

[ScarlettP]

I don't use Aglets at work. I just burn the ends of the nylon cords that we use to lace up costumes. It seems to BOTHER the customers on days like today, when I'm striking matches, burning a candle and searing the nylon cord ends. They keep walking around saying "I smell something BURNING!"

[Bob]

Mar 24, 2010 19:20:42 GMT -5 ScarlettP said:

"I smell something BURNING!"

at which time Scarlett laughs and says, "she brought the dress back and it was wrinkled".... then laughs again...

[JC]

Mar 24, 2010 19:20:42 GMT -5 ScarlettP said:

I don't use Aglets at work. I just burn the ends of the nylon cords that we use to lace up costumes. It seems to BOTHER the customers on days like today, when I'm striking matches, burning a candle and searing the nylon cord ends. They keep walking around saying "I smell something BURNING!"

"I don't smell anything!"


Used to work nextdoor to the boiler place off Rossville Blvd.
Customers would come in and hear them stamping (loud-muffled boom followed by the ground shaking)
Of coarse they would shit themselves as I just stood there like nothing was wrong.

They would always look at me and say "did you hear\feel that?"

I would reply " feel what?"

Them- "you didn't feel that shake?"

me- "what shake"


The look on folks faces that think they're going crazy is priceless

[Bob]

The look on folks faces that think they're going crazy is priceless

When I was going to Chattanooga State, long ago, I was friends with the girl that answered the phone.

I went to meet her for lunch, walked in as she picked up the phone and said "Chattanooga coroners office, can I help you?"

then she set the the phone back in the cradle and counted
"five, four, three, two" the phone rang, she answered it "chattanooga state, how can I direct your call" and did ..

she looked up at me and said "bored" [grin] gotta love a girl that easily amused .

[Jay]

She sounds like a fun friend!

[joedog]

Thanks Bob....
needed that belly laugh

[ScarlettP]

My son answers phones at Chatt State. I'll have to pass that one along.