Archive - Originally posted on "The Horse's Mouth" - 2006-02-25 13:24:37 - Graham Ellis
"That's a lovely piece of cloth". What an unexpected comment from the office and facilities gent who was helping me move my laptops from the loading bay to the boardroom. There's so much we view, but don't see, isn't there? Raymond, who's always on hand when I run courses at this Central Glasgow location, used to be a supervisor in the linen industry up the Clyde valley from here. He still looks at cloth and materials with a professional's eye; with the industry in which he used to work no longer in the area, he now undertakes a daily long commute from his cottage set high in the southern upland hills and a long way from the City.
"Lest I forget" ... behind every person I come into contact with is a personality, likes, dislikes and a full and often interesting life. I'm often baffled when I see people being rude and arrogant with others and giving them a hard time; they're closing the door on someone who could be a good friend and contact, and I'll bet THEY wouldn't like to be treated in that way.