tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post3867389495514540429..comments2023-10-31T15:39:09.651+01:00Comments on box elder: Three good things for todayLucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09764296105901909328noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-58412959570727454162012-11-25T17:55:23.407+01:002012-11-25T17:55:23.407+01:00Thanks chaps.
RR, good to see you. I would happi...Thanks chaps.<br /><br />RR, good to see you. I would happily hear more about the legendary Manitou. There is a picture somewhere from long ago pre-digital days of me in the shovel of JP's Manitou at chimney height, I'm minded to dig it out and scan it now. Tom had a pair of workboots once which had the Manitout logo as printed into the sole. In fact they were a bit rubbish and didn't last long, but they looked the business. <br /><br />Die-cast, don't quite know where I got that from, I just seem to remember that the really good quality replica toy cars were always trumpeted as being 'die cast' and this model did indeed look like one such!Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09764296105901909328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-68570869692856536302012-11-25T16:32:43.748+01:002012-11-25T16:32:43.748+01:00Did someone tell you it was die-cast or did you ha...Did someone tell you it was die-cast or did you have the word all ready and polished for the occasion? No need to say yea or nay; we're all entitled to secrets which make us look good in front of a critical audience. Of one in this case. <br /><br />I for instance can reveal that I visited the Manitou factory at Ancenis, asked a question which floored the techno-guy (now totally forgotten), then left while I was on a high. Manitou loves the suffix - scopic, which melds well with the prefix Manu- but less so with the prefix Bugi-. This you will glad to hear is all I have to say on the subjectRoderick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828395545197001637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-6499087781269660012012-11-25T05:25:03.967+01:002012-11-25T05:25:03.967+01:00:-):-)Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14523194846272870013noreply@blogger.com