Ah, the Good Old Days when Boots was a real chemists!!
I never bought one of their kits but they sold everything needed to do an extract brew of your own design so I was often in there either on my own or with Tony, a fellow brewer and good mate.
One day, on our way to go sea-fishing, Tony decided that he needed to top up his Home Brew gear so would I mind if we dropped into Boots.
Of course I didn't mind; but how was I to know that A) Tony needed at least one of almost everything that Boots sold on the brewing front and B) He would be served by a young lass whose only brain-cell suffered from loneliness.
It took ages! Everything Tony wanted the lass had to look up, go and ask her supervisor where it was, go and find the wrong brand, weight or type, come back with it, go away and get the other one, come back with it ...... !!!
As they say, "Time and tide wait for no man!" and we were supposed to be going sea-fishing remember, so I was frayed at the edges by the time Tony managed to fulfil his order and pay for it.
After handing Tony his change the lass turned to me and said "May I get you anything sir?"
I put my arm around Tony's shoulders in a friendly hug and asked in my best lisping voice "Do you have any KY Jelly?"
The double-take from the lass was classic; and for some reason or other Tony never asked me to go shopping with him again.:whistle: :whistle:
Happy Days!! :thumb: :thumb:
