tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post1475369060518481036..comments2024-03-28T13:06:29.793+00:00Comments on conradwalks: There are still proper people aboutSir Hughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17908756392825206914noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-88070145583515496452014-05-15T00:21:44.785+01:002014-05-15T00:21:44.785+01:00As per the last sentence of my first comment. Well...As per the last sentence of my first comment. Well done then.mike Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-89348870940033294952014-05-13T14:31:46.656+01:002014-05-13T14:31:46.656+01:00Mike M - I sent her a bank note and the wording I ...Mike M - I sent her a bank note and the wording I used in the letter was:<br /><br />"Please find enclosed a small token to cover your expenses or donate to a charity of your choice"<br /><br />Some people feel uncomfortable about being rewarded, and will often refuse there and then. As this was done by post it would give her a satisfactory solution in the event of her not wishing to profit from just doing a good deed.<br />Sir Hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908756392825206914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-83375034102341463612014-05-13T14:08:44.129+01:002014-05-13T14:08:44.129+01:00It's the suggestion to donate that baffles me....It's the suggestion to donate that baffles me. Was it for the reason I suggest? Curious me, bordering on nosy, but it seems the hat fetchers had already proven charitable.mike Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-13503914396384154702014-05-13T09:05:35.475+01:002014-05-13T09:05:35.475+01:00Mike M - I think you could get a job as a proofrea...Mike M - I think you could get a job as a proofreader if you are not already so employed. I have to agree with you that my sentence is ambiguous, but within its context the meaning is pretty obvious, but I am still suitably chastened and not trying to get myself of the hook. <br /><br />How about:<br /><br />A suitable enclosure was included, and I suggested making a donation to charity.Sir Hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908756392825206914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-31477736363079041722014-05-13T03:30:13.254+01:002014-05-13T03:30:13.254+01:00"A suitable enclosure was included suggesting..."A suitable enclosure was included suggesting a donation to charity." Chivalry and etiquette being pretty much dead here in the US, I have a hard time grasping this. It sounds as though you sent a small reward to the hat rescuers, along with a suggestion of how to manage it, though the way you've worded it the enclosure WAS the suggestion. The suggestion to donate preempts an anticipated refusal of the reward, and so ends the postings? mike Mhttp://www.mykwerks.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-42771329351407953702014-05-11T21:27:43.648+01:002014-05-11T21:27:43.648+01:00a joint test of the proposition, perhaps, neverthe...a joint test of the proposition, perhaps, nevertheless !gimmernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-71692866045808782322014-05-11T16:14:30.039+01:002014-05-11T16:14:30.039+01:00gimmer - a letter of thanks including two photos o...gimmer - a letter of thanks including two photos of THE HAT, one at John o'Groats, and one on the top of Sgurr Mor, my last Munro. A suitable enclosure was included suggesting a donation to charity.Sir Hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908756392825206914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-29440918854202998462014-05-11T14:57:30.977+01:002014-05-11T14:57:30.977+01:00when it happens, it is doubly good - it should no...when it happens, it is doubly good - it should not really be such a rarity but makes one glad when it does:<br /> a visit, a meal and a pint in thanks - worth a detour ? - or a journey?gimmernoreply@blogger.com