tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13140037.post3671856247412629963..comments2023-10-31T16:37:29.340+00:00Comments on A Salted: Bookseller notesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00597852661913928616noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13140037.post-48229736396558660332011-06-24T21:59:21.964+01:002011-06-24T21:59:21.964+01:00Thanks y'all! You couldn't make it up! And...Thanks y'all! You couldn't make it up! And yes, there's a lot of sadness too in people. So many desperate to just make contact. I have several "regulars" who pop in for a chat I think.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00597852661913928616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13140037.post-83250808215545126682011-06-08T19:58:47.109+01:002011-06-08T19:58:47.109+01:00Only just found this gem. Excellent stuff. Thanks....Only just found this gem. Excellent stuff. Thanks.MPT_LAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13140037.post-35138280019260701402011-05-15T10:15:02.565+01:002011-05-15T10:15:02.565+01:00brilliant! sounds a bit like a day at the library ...brilliant! sounds a bit like a day at the library where I work ... people often say that it must be peaceful working in a library or book shop, thank you for showing that you have to be some kind of social worker as well :=)Louise Halvardssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17038924529261834908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13140037.post-58067891253967132892011-05-07T20:58:44.103+01:002011-05-07T20:58:44.103+01:00oooh so many stories to be gleaned...what an immen...oooh so many stories to be gleaned...what an immense day S, and kudos for talking to the woman with the kids...the world needs people like you, making connections, reaching out sometimes. I hate it when I see people dragging toddlers about...one woman on the bus was holding onto a kid who was screaming she looked at me and said, don't worry she will turn blue before I let go of her. Mad world, eh?MelissaLeeHoughtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15099973979884174806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13140037.post-32578674051763037272011-05-05T04:17:49.855+01:002011-05-05T04:17:49.855+01:00Take what Ethel Rohan said to heart. I had the sam...Take what Ethel Rohan said to heart. I had the same response.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13140037.post-2088075149247098792011-05-04T19:44:15.239+01:002011-05-04T19:44:15.239+01:00I love this post. It reminds me of a supermarket q...I love this post. It reminds me of a supermarket queue where, if you peer into people's baskets, you catch a brief insight into how different their lives must be. It's terrifying, really.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13140037.post-68231928027298198072011-05-04T18:42:44.218+01:002011-05-04T18:42:44.218+01:00Yikes!
You love it really though, don't you??...Yikes!<br /><br />You love it really though, don't you?? ;)Nik Perringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07426321804560400335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13140037.post-45061643501699430312011-05-03T22:38:59.514+01:002011-05-03T22:38:59.514+01:00Bizarre - how has retail become therapy and punchb...Bizarre - how has retail become therapy and punchbag? And particularly booksellers for some reason (although the staff on cosmetic counters are similarly prey to certain kinds of illogic) which must make your job rather stressful.<br /><br />Is it material or is it an obstacle course?Kay Sextonhttp://writingneuroses.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13140037.post-4469166196411255922011-05-03T20:02:57.637+01:002011-05-03T20:02:57.637+01:00Not a day's work that would leave me feeling v...Not a day's work that would leave me feeling very positive about society. Do you make recommendations to people beyond what they ask for? I bet there is some fun to be had with that. <br />I feel terrible for the suicides lady, though.Claire Kinghttp://www.claire-king.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13140037.post-25476560175567396972011-05-03T14:30:20.507+01:002011-05-03T14:30:20.507+01:00These notes make great scaffolding for a story (st...These notes make great scaffolding for a story (stories). Write ...Ethel Rohanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10332550869543076891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13140037.post-76435003013100488572011-05-03T00:25:51.472+01:002011-05-03T00:25:51.472+01:00All in a day's work, eh?
You know though, as ...All in a day's work, eh?<br /><br />You know though, as you do wear your heart on your sleeve, donor seekers will immediately attach to you and they'll see you before you see them coming!Rachel Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046917627054462214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13140037.post-61702858698695461782011-05-02T20:54:21.861+01:002011-05-02T20:54:21.861+01:00The last one is completely brilliant. I hope the a...The last one is completely brilliant. I hope the actor in question was someone very rubbish.Kelliehttp://twitter.com/kelliepienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13140037.post-41428618131143191882011-05-02T20:25:17.471+01:002011-05-02T20:25:17.471+01:00The phrase 'stranger than fiction' immedia...The phrase 'stranger than fiction' immediately springs to mind. As does 'Nowt so queer as folk.'dan powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14131553102349479513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13140037.post-27151659396476603852011-05-02T18:03:47.720+01:002011-05-02T18:03:47.720+01:00Wow, new levels of surrealism attained. The combin...Wow, new levels of surrealism attained. The combination of your day's events is just staggeringly bizarre! Who are these people? The woman who wanted a book about suicide, I have no words, that's just too tragic. And that you're the first person who has shown her understanding, that's deeply sad too, but well done for taking the time to talk to her.Tania Hershmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15781460794034586895noreply@blogger.com