tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post4838277202423634220..comments2024-02-20T07:57:47.756-08:00Comments on Carol Hedges: Aldi Antics Carol Hedgeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-6062884691637602952017-03-06T03:01:09.164-08:002017-03-06T03:01:09.164-08:00She probably didn't pass... its more likely sh...She probably didn't pass... its more likely she demanded to be let in! How smashing that you recorded her essence in history. hhtp://ellenbest24.wordpress.com/https://www.blogger.com/profile/01905644490985794475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-58471127684477995292017-03-04T04:10:24.456-08:002017-03-04T04:10:24.456-08:00What a character, love feisty ladies! So sorry to ...What a character, love feisty ladies! So sorry to hear she has passed Carol, by the sound of it your friend Pauline will be sorely missed. Kyrosmagicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12419835135954477360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-18570316666289079622014-07-23T11:51:47.449-07:002014-07-23T11:51:47.449-07:00So glad you put this up on #wwwblogs today. My fat...So glad you put this up on #wwwblogs today. My father still talks about the pigeon that ruined his date in college - he had borrowed a convertible, and the results were....embarrassing. I hope I can have the level of spunk Pauline has when I'm her age. And a friend who is willing to accompany me to Aldi. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-40830176268085514222014-05-16T00:26:40.687-07:002014-05-16T00:26:40.687-07:00what makes her special is her attitude..what I DON...what makes her special is her attitude..what I DON'T share is the pain and discomfort she lives with..<br />Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-89870504260436479732014-05-16T00:22:57.455-07:002014-05-16T00:22:57.455-07:00If I make it to proper old age, I want to be like ...If I make it to proper old age, I want to be like Pauline, too!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17343655339159277866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-68425158829519473492014-04-18T00:38:18.306-07:002014-04-18T00:38:18.306-07:00Ha ha ha... Love it! That would certainly make a t...Ha ha ha... Love it! That would certainly make a trip to the supermarket worthwhile! I have to disagree with you about the pigeons. They certainly do conspire to hang around and crap on your car. She sounds like a real character and well worth knowing. Well, a drug is a drug, I suppose...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13224749329973110138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-47626874222551783742014-04-16T04:18:03.141-07:002014-04-16T04:18:03.141-07:00What a lady, to be honest I wouldn't want to m...What a lady, to be honest I wouldn't want to mess with either of you. Hope you are off the cat pills and roll on your next Aldi expedition with the wonderful Pauline. thewhitespikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14164784970339110751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-58839381654298135782014-04-16T02:31:39.204-07:002014-04-16T02:31:39.204-07:00I've always said that I want to grow old disgr...I've always said that I want to grow old disgracefully and become a senile delinquent. Way to go, Pauline! I hope that in the fullness of time Aldi will erect a statue of you outside the store.Broad Thoughts From A Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08798249743031672360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-48990888109572572562014-04-16T00:33:56.325-07:002014-04-16T00:33:56.325-07:00I fully intend to grow older as disgracefully as p...I fully intend to grow older as disgracefully as possible - Pauline will now be my rĂ´le model. Thanks for a wonderful giggle. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06644107939333274927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-40669184403523255432013-08-09T14:02:32.917-07:002013-08-09T14:02:32.917-07:00As they say, "you're only young once, but...As they say, "you're only young once, but you can be immature forever"!Roy Robarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15394724695262425208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-85022916759951213692013-08-09T13:49:12.686-07:002013-08-09T13:49:12.686-07:00I LOVE Pauline! I WANT her to be my friend and ne...I LOVE Pauline! I WANT her to be my friend and neighbour and even sleep in my spare room. A great blog! Made me chuckle - hope you use her as a muse for a book ;)Amanda Eganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03107950894507528876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-57718679722786249932013-08-09T10:14:39.689-07:002013-08-09T10:14:39.689-07:00She is SUCH a character!She is SUCH a character!Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-58573862688258890012013-08-09T10:08:24.309-07:002013-08-09T10:08:24.309-07:00Oh I love her! She could have been in A Little Bit...Oh I love her! She could have been in A Little Bit of Madness. Actually, I think she probably is! Lovely post, Carol! :) xxSheryl Brownehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00921522478513543769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-34555602008434481922013-08-08T09:15:18.054-07:002013-08-08T09:15:18.054-07:00Thanks Maria - I have to say Pauline is enjoying t...Thanks Maria - I have to say Pauline is enjoying the ''fame''.Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-5935978478786874162013-08-08T09:10:41.919-07:002013-08-08T09:10:41.919-07:00Oh Carol you have made me howl with laughter this ...Oh Carol you have made me howl with laughter this afternoon. What fun there is to be had when we reach retirement age and beyond!<br /><br />My friends elderly father (90's) refuses to wear a belt, or braces, and consequently is often seen hobbling around the village on his walking stick, with his trousers around his ankles! Does he care? Not one iota! <br /><br />Growing old disgracefully is something a lot of folk seem to be adopting as their motto these days. And why not...<br /><br />Thank you for sharing, your friend sounds a scream!Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05322234219197041788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-63071545716376523192013-08-07T00:09:30.996-07:002013-08-07T00:09:30.996-07:00Thanks Nikki and Carol...I read the blog out to Pa...Thanks Nikki and Carol...I read the blog out to Pauline...she swears her laptop is watching her...and she reminded me of all sorts of other things we get up to. May have to do a second post sometime..Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-57392600779957645962013-08-07T00:01:36.318-07:002013-08-07T00:01:36.318-07:00Great post for a wonderful character, Carol
carol...Great post for a wonderful character, Carol<br /><br />carol<br />DizzyCCarol https://www.blogger.com/profile/14000600761469156146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-57557577499765347142013-08-06T10:04:32.031-07:002013-08-06T10:04:32.031-07:00What a great character and wonderful lady Pauline ...What a great character and wonderful lady Pauline is. Wish my visits to Aldi were as exciting! The thing I lkie about Aldi is the baskets of goodies they have filled with all sorts of useful things and it changes every week.Nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02467557448031562300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-6563912842755750532013-08-06T05:50:44.394-07:002013-08-06T05:50:44.394-07:00She feeds whatever turns up. Foxes, badgers, cats....She feeds whatever turns up. Foxes, badgers, cats. To an extent I agree, but Pauline gets such pleasure out of the animals that I'd be loth to deprive her of it. And it's not as if she asks them in....Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-44644020031529777682013-08-06T05:38:03.842-07:002013-08-06T05:38:03.842-07:00I imagine the pills helped with coughing up fur ba...I imagine the pills helped with coughing up fur balls too. You've not coughed up *any* since taking them...<br /><br />Don't necessarily agree with feeding urban foxes. Not unless they ask politely. But then they'd be urbane foxes.<br /><br />No, it's not good to get them too used to humans. They are wild creatures, after all.Philip C Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506199502085466202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-9124745162514613562013-08-05T04:17:47.412-07:002013-08-05T04:17:47.412-07:00I LOVE Pauline! I wish I lived nearby, I'd lov...I LOVE Pauline! I wish I lived nearby, I'd love to see her knock the shopping off the top shelf. (That's a trick I'll be remembering for my later years!) She's certainly a character and I bet the pair of you cause a right stir : )Amanda Nasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05194567267976764410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-5969900513997881572013-08-05T00:09:10.991-07:002013-08-05T00:09:10.991-07:00Haha. Pauline always chats to the person behind he...Haha. Pauline always chats to the person behind her at the checkout and comments on their shopping. Once,someone piled all their stuff back into their trolley and wheeled it off. 'Why did they do that?' I asked..I was unloading my trolley onto the checkout and didn't notice. 'Dunno,' Pauline said, looking horribly innocent, 'but she had very stupid shopping.'Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-74404304091653083712013-08-04T13:25:54.454-07:002013-08-04T13:25:54.454-07:00great post. You would both definitely liven up my ...great post. You would both definitely liven up my Aldi. Baby Antonia snoozes round most of it. Were the Aldi staff hovering in a helpful way, or as in a 'check she doesn't wreck the joint' kind of way?! I'd love to see Pauline when you get to the checkout and they don't have enough tills open!Susan Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13787615672680750273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-70979423222464221292013-08-04T01:09:22.404-07:002013-08-04T01:09:22.404-07:00hahaha... currently she sits on 2 cushions to driv...hahaha... currently she sits on 2 cushions to drive...so you are not far wrong...Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-62109800159848377462013-08-03T23:59:49.974-07:002013-08-03T23:59:49.974-07:00Why do I get the feeling that Pauline will outlive...Why do I get the feeling that Pauline will outlive all of us? I have this vision of a very stooped, very wrinkled 150 year old woman perched atop a pile of pillows as she zooms down the road absorbing all the years she scares off of everyone else!Carrie Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07725335655734319164noreply@blogger.com