Neil Gits A New Buckle

As a fully paid up member of “The Society Of Hopeless Old Gits” I am very resistant to new ways of doing tried & trusted things in my life using modern technology, for instance, if I want to know the time I look at the watch on my wrist. I don’t pull my mobile phone out of my pocket and glance at the numbers on the screen saver – I don’t always have my phone turned on … and indeed I don’t even take it everywhere I go !!

So … when I went to put my good old simple Casio digital watch on recently and the metal clip pinged off the strap and disappeared under the sofa it was like losing a finger (although nowhere near as painful!) I recalled that about 5 years ago I had a new strap put on it at Timpsons in Maldon High Street and was really pleased with the service I got then, so I nipped into my local branch in town, but they had none of the same size straps in stock and as I was planning on going near Maldon for a carwash, I thought I might as well go back there an see if they could help again.

There was a lady in front of me who had some fiddly issue with a handbag that the chap was trying to help her with, but she let me jump in (even though I wasn’t in a hurry!) and I was told to leave it with him for 10 minutes and pop back, which was handy as I wanted to get something down the road too whilst there. When I returned, he hadn’t replaced the strap with a new one, but simply put a new buckle on it sourced from his little magic box of spares – and refused to take any payment for it !!

How refreshing in this day and age – real old school customer service ! I had a nice little chat with the “handbag lady” too and trust she was as satisfied with our man’s handywork as I was – the watch is as good as new now, just waiting for the battery to run out now, it is overdue to !!

Now you know what time it is … 7pm on Monday and it’s time for the “Old Gits Soul Show” live from Studio 1 at Gateway Towers !! I couldn’t get this blog up over the weekend due to techy issues (of course!!) so if you haven’t heard last week’s show yet , there’s still time to go to our “Listen Again” page and check it out there – here’s the playlist you missed :

The Tunes – Monday 12th June 2023

Central Line – Walking Into Sunshine
Timex Social Club – Rumors
Stokes & Machine ft Cleveland Jones – Freeway
Sharon Brown – I Specialize In Love
Family Tree – Family Tree
Helen Bruner & Terry Jones – You Got Me Feelin’
Chapter 8 – Ready For Your Love
Aphrose – Good Love
Blackbyrds – Walking In Rhythm (Disco Purrfection Remix)
Kid Creole & Coconuts – I’m A Wonderful Thing
Second Image – Star
Marcia Aitken – I’m Still In Love With You
Tristan – Double Trouble
Platters – Washed Ashore (On A Lonely Island In The Sea)
Incognito – North London Boy
Billy Ocean – Caribbean Queen
Castella – Intoxicated Love
Randy Crawford – Purple Rain
Temptations – Lady Soul
Wilson Pickett – Don’t Fight It
Five Special – Why Leave Us Alone
Linda Lewis – It’s In His Kiss
Olympic Runners – Do It Over

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The Old Gits Soul Show is broadcast LIVE from 7pm–9pm every Monday, repeated on Saturday evening from 5pm–7pm, on Gateway 97.8FM in Basildon & East Thurrock and available nationally via the Radio Player at Sky TV as well as online via www.gateway978.com You can listen on your smart speaker or your phone too … plus you can hear it again anytime you like via the “Listen Again” button on the Gateway website – just search “Cool Soul” !