Where's the nearest shop or store to Ealing that sells a good range of walking sticks please?
Gerry Tan ● 4462d20 Comments
There are some dubious explanations from the cuisine sector and some notorious 'urban myths' from the restaurant area, as to the etymology of the word "bistro" or "bistrot". Your views are usually sound and your info tends to be OK - I don't know myself and thought you might shed some light on it, thats all.
Gerry Tan ● 4454d
I thought it meant something like 'quickly' or 'fast' but I am happy to be enlightened.
Nigel Brooks ● 4455d
Good on you Nigel - I can't resist a good little bistro.Btw, do you know how the word "bistro" came about?
Gerry Tan ● 4455d
Should have mentioned Gerry that if you fancy a day out when the weather gets warmer there is a wonderful walking stick shop just by Arundel Castle. Arundel also has some lovely little bistros (couldn't have you going anywhere without a decent restaurant could I ?)
GerryLet's face the music and dance?If you turn up at the next 'meet' dressed as Angela Rippon (who danced to this in the Morecambe and Wise sketch you will recall) I'm leaving!!!
Nigel Brooks ● 4457d
Look forward to seeing you at the next 'meet' Nigel, after I've bought a polished blach Malaka stick with a silver top and banding a la Fred Astaire and you see me dancing down The Grove to the tune of "There maybe trouble ahead..." Cheers.
Gerry Tan ● 4457d
I know what Gerry means about 'fitting' the stick.I find the standard 'crook top' stick very uncomfortable after a brief period of use but I do keep one in my car for emergency use.I favour the Derby top which has a greater 'support' are for the hand and which can be fitted with a palm plate for even greater comfort.Looking forward to seeing the new cane next time we have a forum 'meet' Gerry.
Gerry, have you noticed that you can get a strap to slip your hand through when using a stick? I made one for my mother's stick as she was always leaving it hooked onto counters when she took something out of her handbag and then forgetting it. There are however some much more professional looking ones around.This is an irritating and inconvenient thing to happen and particularly so as both my father-in-law and mother lost sticks in this way which were of sentimental value to them.
Philippa Bond ● 4457d
Thanks Ann, fortunately I don't need a walking stick after a fall - its just that I need one to be a better fit for my hand - thanks for the thought anyway.
Gerry, needing a stick in an emergency following a fall, I found my local pharmacy (Elthorne Park Road)could provide the necessary from a catalogue, which was delivered the next day.
Ann Tierney ● 4457d
Ah yes that's the name :-)
Tracey Mehdizadeh ● 4459d
That would be Mullins.Nothing really stylish though as would befit bon viveur and man about town Gerry 'Beau' Tan :-)
Nigel Brooks ● 4459d
There's the disability aid shop on the junction of little Ealing lane, and South Ealing road Gerry, although I've picked all of mine up in charity shops as I prefer the bent handle cane sticks, happy hunting :-)
It's a wonderful place to visit Gerry and there are some nice restaurants nearby.
Nigel Brooks ● 4461d
Thanks for Smith's walking sticks shop - I'll go there personally. Because I've never had one that really suits by hand and way of walking 'cos I've ordered them on the internet - walking sticks are like shoes, you HAVE to try them otherwise they're no good.
Gerry Tan ● 4461d
These ones are amazing!http://www.helpinghand.co.uk/catalogue/detail.aspx?pid=50456&gid=50459&pg=IcrW6st22QnoKjKIhbL9Ew%3d%3dShocking price though but may be worth it if they last more than a couple of years.Given the website address, I'm surprised I couldn't find it myself so I'm pleased I asked, Nigel.
Phil Kay ● 4461d
Thanks Nigel!I've never used one with that type of handle - does anyone know if they are robust?My preferred action is one where you use all 4 fingers to operate the grip but they seem to be becoming rarer.
Would 33" do?http://www.helpinghand.co.uk/catalogue/detail.aspx?pid=50463&gid=42878&pg=IcrW6st22QnoKjKIhbL9Ew%3d%3d
The last time I was in John, Bell and Croyden, they had a selection of walking sticks - but Nigel's suggestion is probably a lot better - James Smith and Son seem to have a lot of canes plus brollies in their windows but I've never been inside.www.johnbellcroyden.co.uk/50-54 Wigmore Street, W1U 2AUOn a somewhat related note, does anyone know where I can get an extra long hand grabber / litter picker? 34" or 86cm.Can't find another one anywhere.
There is a shop in west Ealing that sells 'disability aids' but their sticks are functional rather than stylish Gerry.I can only suggest that, a walking stick user (on a good day) myself, that you measure yourself for a stick and launch onto the vagaries of the internet which is where I got my last two 'canes'. Or, if you are feeling 'flush' you could venture to James Smith and Son on New Oxford Street. If you can't find the stick you want there, you won't find it!http://www.james-smith.co.uk/product-categories/walking-sticks
Nigel Brooks ● 4462d