20p nailbrush saves the south pacific.

I have been poorly but improving daily. Today it was time for me to go shopping along the High Street to pick all those annoying little nick nacks which I have had to put on hold.
I’m not convinced that’s the correct spelling & am tempted to chuck in a couple of silent “k”s.
e.g.Knick Knacks. That doesn’t look any better.

Nail brush! That’s top of my list. I hate dirty fingernails, not so worried about toenails because I can’t see or feel them & they’re always socked.
Boots, good ol’Jessie, philanthropist & old time social campaigner didn’t stock them & wouldn’t be having stock any time soon.

3 doors up I limped into a local chemist/hardware shop. I beamed and wearily asked to be taken into their nailbrush department, fully expecting another wasted trip.
“I’ll do better than that young sir” chirruped the assistant, oozing sarcasm & irony and a little patronisation.
“I’ll do better than that, I’ll bring the entire department to you”
So he did, a boxfile sized tray containing dozens of nail brushes in a myriad of shapes, styles & colours and all marked 20p.

With difficulty I selected a nice plastic one with a narrow strip of synthetic bristles and a grip on the back and all in a shocking shade of bright pink.
After all this excitement I trudged home holding my trophy aloft, shunning a non eco friendly plastic bag. That’ll save a few dolphins and pristine beaches over the south seas.

Tomorrow I’ll be looking for saety pins for infants nappys, I can’t wait.

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I can’t stand dirty fingernails either RJ. I have two little plastic brushes, one I keep in the bathroom cabinet with my shaving gear and the other beside the small sink in me shed. I keep me nails as short as possible, I don’t like long fingernails.
I’m sorry to hear you were not the best but glad to hear you’re feeling better, take care young Sir,

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Thanks for that Jem,

I have become undisciplined since my creative writing phase (2002-1014). Glory days reorting on GRACEBROS, ARCHIE the cat's famous diary, the adventures of UNCLE VIVIAN have all faded.
I am trying to force myself to write 1000 scintillating, hot paragraphs of intense interest to readers everywhere.

This is my first attempt , only 272 measly words, about a nailbrush of all things.

When you next stoop down onto your prayer mat, pls send a big one up for your dear online friend RJ, fading fast

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I sometimes scrub "Pre-Cut" nails, but I also close the gate, after the horse has bolted.

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You haven't always to 'create' to prove your worth. Just being yourself can be more than enough.

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Greetings "Man from the Mirror"

"You are Chalkie White & I claim my £5"

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Wise words Mark, thank you for that .

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Pre-cut nails Spitty? where do you buy them? and do they come in tins or packets?

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Don't be stupid, I never buy them, I am a distributor, dirty of course.

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Remember the words of Confucius
"Wise man pick nose before cutting fingernails"