tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802206289996500659.post6748131345914118077..comments2024-03-27T13:34:10.184+00:00Comments on NORTH DOWNS & BEYOND: Bottling itSteve Galehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09459545933323958452noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802206289996500659.post-19200132935133470182015-12-21T10:20:20.786+00:002015-12-21T10:20:20.786+00:00Steve, my mistake in the past has been to write an...Steve, my mistake in the past has been to write and post something after a few glasses of wine, which can be awkward the next day. So I try to stick to my advice above now. Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802206289996500659.post-62504112632260852872015-12-21T07:43:11.987+00:002015-12-21T07:43:11.987+00:00Or, Derek, as was the case, post after several bee...Or, Derek, as was the case, post after several beers!Steve Galehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09459545933323958452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802206289996500659.post-81124486287718482462015-12-21T05:32:24.989+00:002015-12-21T05:32:24.989+00:00Steve, due to being an early riser I managed to re...Steve, due to being an early riser I managed to read the post in question before you removed it and indeed posted a comment agreeing with it. Reading your post at my end it read as a generic comment about a certain faction of birdwatchers, there was no hint of it being aimed at one person in particular and so I was surprised when you removed it.<br />From my experience at writing opinionated stuff I've always found it best to write and send it in the morning, when you have a clear head and conscience, rather than fret about it overnight. Or of course you can not have opinions and be loved by all of the people all of the time. Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802206289996500659.post-84243280447844853022015-12-20T22:51:58.387+00:002015-12-20T22:51:58.387+00:00... Or not wearing pyjamas at all...... Or not wearing pyjamas at all...Steve Galehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09459545933323958452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802206289996500659.post-3662208846134492612015-12-20T22:47:30.512+00:002015-12-20T22:47:30.512+00:00Jono - Now I'm going to bed tonight, not wrest...Jono - Now I'm going to bed tonight, not wrestling with my conscience, but with the image of a man in Essex, sitting up in bed with striped pyjamas, furrowed brow, tapping on a phone.Steve Galehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09459545933323958452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802206289996500659.post-54643663686749550632015-12-20T22:42:37.848+00:002015-12-20T22:42:37.848+00:00Steve, I can take it! It's gratifying that you...Steve, I can take it! It's gratifying that you felt bad, but now I feel bad that you felt bad! And we've never even met! Indeed, I've never met many of my favourite bloggers. Your first correspondent on this post, a lady in Belgium, a guy who used to write about some Coots, and a very funny man in Gwent - no idea who any of them are, but I enjoy thinking that I do. Perhaps the reality would be very different, who knows. If I met them away from the blogosphere, would I have the same opinion. Would they?! But you and me, I reckon we're not much different from what we write or how we write it. I know I'm an old moaner sometimes, everybody says so, so it must be true! And now along with your post gone too is my considered reply - typed from my phone in bed last night, struggling with the stupid keyboard, and obliterated by your conscience! Jonathan Lethbridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12791327377479687655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802206289996500659.post-40556691625451377052015-12-20T22:22:08.716+00:002015-12-20T22:22:08.716+00:00Cheers Gav, that's very kind indeed.Cheers Gav, that's very kind indeed.Steve Galehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09459545933323958452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802206289996500659.post-33105028647914461582015-12-20T22:03:13.128+00:002015-12-20T22:03:13.128+00:00Lots of reasons why I love your blog, Steve, and t...Lots of reasons why I love your blog, Steve, and this post illustrates several of them. Great stuff.Gavin Haighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242398421328525578noreply@blogger.com