studiot Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 Dutchman wins bookshop in raffle. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-45450277 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MigL Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 That would be great. I would have time to do all the reading I wanted. I wouldn't have to bother with mundane, everyday stuff. Then, my eyeglasses would break. Damn you, Burgess Merideth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyChai Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 I would love something like that. I wish there were more pictures. It looks like they sell lattes, so I would like to have a nice coffee bar, perhaps with a liquor license so I could sell Irish Cream, wine and Dirty Drunken Chia, of course. I would like room for a nice comfortable atmosphere where people would feel invited to stay awhile and read whatever they wanted. Maybe even incorporate a digital pdf licensing system where people can access any ebook with the purchase of a drink or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zapatos Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 7 hours ago, MigL said: That would be great. I would have time to do all the reading I wanted. I wouldn't have to bother with mundane, everyday stuff. Then, my eyeglasses would break. Damn you, Burgess Merideth We must be the same age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyChai Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 14 minutes ago, zapatos said: We must be the same age It's interesting that the owner, at 57 is looking to retire from this place. I would think this is something that you would like to retire into, if that make sense? Maybe it's not all cracked up to be what it seems. After all, the guy is practically paying to give it away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StringJunky Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 15 minutes ago, DirtyChai said: It's interesting that the owner, at 57 is looking to retire from this place. I would think this is something that you would like to retire into, if that make sense? Maybe it's not all cracked up to be what it seems. After all, the guy is practically paying to give it away. Quote However, with Mr Morris' osteoarthritis worsening over the years he reluctantly decided to call it a day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MigL Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Me and Zap ( I think ) were referring to an old, BnW episode of the Twilight Zone, staring Burgess Merideth ( the Penguin ), called All the Time in the World ( I believe ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 3 minutes ago, MigL said: Me and Zap ( I think ) were referring to an old, BnW episode of the Twilight Zone, staring Burgess Merideth ( the Penguin ), called All the Time in the World ( I believe ). I haven't seen it, but may have read the short story. Is that the one where they guy gets roped in to help a traveller form the future steal all of the most important art, etc using a device that stops time? And then at the end, in a nasty twist, he finds out why ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zapatos Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Burgess loves to read. That's how he would like to spend his life if he only had the time. He even has super thick Coke bottle eyeglasses. Can't remember the details, but some apocalypse causes the end of the world and only Burgess survives. He goes to the library and gathers all the books he's ever wanted to read, sorts them by category and the year going forward that he intends to read them. A life of reading bliss awaits him. He couldn't possibly be happier. Then he stumbles, his glasses fall off and shatter. Oops! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 15 minutes ago, zapatos said: Burgess loves to read. That's how he would like to spend his life if he only had the time. He even has super thick Coke bottle eyeglasses. Can't remember the details, but some apocalypse causes the end of the world and only Burgess survives. He goes to the library and gathers all the books he's ever wanted to read, sorts them by category and the year going forward that he intends to read them. A life of reading bliss awaits him. He couldn't possibly be happier. Then he stumbles, his glasses fall off and shatter. Oops! Ah. Not the same one then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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