No. Not Woolies!

[Snoopy]

Not to be confused with Iced Gems ~ a toothbreaking confection if ever I found one

[Bar Wench]

SNOWIES THAT'S WHAT WE CALLED THEM!

[Barman]

SNOWIES THAT'S WHAT WE CALLED THEM!

All right dear, no need to shout - you've got yourself all in a fluster haven't you...? 

[Nick]

She was thinking about cucumbers again, I spect

[Snoopy]

SNOWIES THAT'S WHAT WE CALLED THEM!

All right dear, no need to shout - you've got yourself all in a fluster haven't you...? 

WELL! I'm certainly glad we've cleared that up ~ anywhoo back to Woolies ~ "Snake" Belts, beloved of all school boys. I had a hell of a job finding these for my two. Woolies told me they no longer stock them AND that, in a nutshell, is what has gone wrong with Woolies.

For the uninitiated

[Barman]

SNOWIES THAT'S WHAT WE CALLED THEM!

All right dear, no need to shout - you've got yourself all in a fluster haven't you...? 

WELL! I'm certainly glad we've cleared that up ~ anywhoo back to Woolies ~ "Snake" Belts, beloved of all school boys. I had a hell of a job finding these for my two. Woolies told me they no longer stock them AND that, in a nutshell, is what has gone wrong with Woolies.

For the uninitiated

Snake belts... 

[Snoopy]

SNOWIES THAT'S WHAT WE CALLED THEM!

All right dear, no need to shout - you've got yourself all in a fluster haven't you...? 

WELL! I'm certainly glad we've cleared that up ~ anywhoo back to Woolies ~ "Snake" Belts, beloved of all school boys. I had a hell of a job finding these for my two. Woolies told me they no longer stock them AND that, in a nutshell, is what has gone wrong with Woolies.

For the uninitiated

Snake belts... 

Great weren't they and part of most school uniforms, in the right colours of course, when I was a boy.
Parents loved them too as being (i) elastic and (ii) adjustable they fitted any kid from 4 to 15 so, as long as you didn't lose it, one belt took you right through junior school and with a change of colour the next took you through to school leaving age. The sample shown is in my old school colours.

[Darwins Selection]

SNOWIES THAT'S WHAT WE CALLED THEM!

All right dear, no need to shout - you've got yourself all in a fluster haven't you...? 

WELL! I'm certainly glad we've cleared that up ~ anywhoo back to Woolies ~ "Snake" Belts, beloved of all school boys. I had a hell of a job finding these for my two. Woolies told me they no longer stock them AND that, in a nutshell, is what has gone wrong with Woolies.

For the uninitiated

Snake belts... 

Great weren't they and part of most school uniforms, in the right colours of course, when I was a boy.
Parents loved them too as being (i) elastic and (ii) adjustable they fitted any kid from 4 to 15 so, as long as you didn't lose it, one belt took you right through junior school and with a change of colour the next took you through to school leaving age. The sample shown is in my old school colours.

I assumed it was your campaign ribbon for the Crimea. 

[Snoopy]

SNOWIES THAT'S WHAT WE CALLED THEM!

All right dear, no need to shout - you've got yourself all in a fluster haven't you...? 

WELL! I'm certainly glad we've cleared that up ~ anywhoo back to Woolies ~ "Snake" Belts, beloved of all school boys. I had a hell of a job finding these for my two. Woolies told me they no longer stock them AND that, in a nutshell, is what has gone wrong with Woolies.

For the uninitiated

Snake belts... 

Great weren't they and part of most school uniforms, in the right colours of course, when I was a boy.
Parents loved them too as being (i) elastic and (ii) adjustable they fitted any kid from 4 to 15 so, as long as you didn't lose it, one belt took you right through junior school and with a change of colour the next took you through to school leaving age. The sample shown is in my old school colours.

I assumed it was your campaign ribbon for the Crimea. 

'Fraid not DS ~ Mine looks like this

[Darwins Selection]

SNOWIES THAT'S WHAT WE CALLED THEM!

All right dear, no need to shout - you've got yourself all in a fluster haven't you...? 

WELL! I'm certainly glad we've cleared that up ~ anywhoo back to Woolies ~ "Snake" Belts, beloved of all school boys. I had a hell of a job finding these for my two. Woolies told me they no longer stock them AND that, in a nutshell, is what has gone wrong with Woolies.

For the uninitiated

Snake belts... 

Great weren't they and part of most school uniforms, in the right colours of course, when I was a boy.
Parents loved them too as being (i) elastic and (ii) adjustable they fitted any kid from 4 to 15 so, as long as you didn't lose it, one belt took you right through junior school and with a change of colour the next took you through to school leaving age. The sample shown is in my old school colours.

I assumed it was your campaign ribbon for the Crimea. 

'Fraid not DS ~ Mine looks like this

 


The Crimea was as close as I could get to the yellow and blue of the snake belt in the picture.
http://www.royalengineers.ca/Crimea.html


This was as near as I got.

[Snoopy]

Mine was only a general service with a South Arabia clasp. They handed them out to everyone who did more than 30 days in Aden during the trouble there. Most of us refuse to wear it in protest at the way they were issued to us by Wilson's Government who pulled us out to save money. Typical Labour  "Let's treat the troops like sh*t".
I have no idea where the medal went ~  think my first wife had it.

[Just One More]

Did you serve in India?

[Snoopy]

Who me?

SHADUPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!
No 


But I did spend some time carrying a pace stick and shouting at people.

Fine pair o shoulders lad ~ Show 'em off, show 'em off.

[Bar Wench]

Those belts, both the originals and the remakes cost a fortune now as they are a "vintage" item. 

[Darwins Selection]

Those belts, both the originals and the remakes cost a fortune now as they are a "vintage" item. 

You just wait until some part of your everyday clothing turns up on 'Antiques Road Show'. 

I think spats are very elegant anyway