A parcel courier has just delivered something for me. I wasn’t expecting anything, so opened it with curiosity.
Inside is a box containing a pair of elasticated metal grips for fastening to walking shoes or boots in icy weather.
I have to conclude that a blogging friend or reader has sent them to me, after I wrote about finding it hard to walk on the ice here.
As there is no card or sender’s address, they have chosen to remain anonymous.
So I send my sincere thanks and appreciation to whoever it was that sent them. They will certainly be useful during the next spell of bad weather.
A thoughtful gift for nest time you have snow if it has melted :)x
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It arrived after the ice had melted, but it was such a lovely surprise and will be useful next winter.
Best wishes, Pete. x
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This is so lovely. I think you can get grips for running shoes too… might need to invest in some for next year.
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Those elasticated ones fit any type of footwear. They might be rather ‘clumpy’ for running though, so perhaps you should get spiked shoes, Abbi?
Best wishes, Pete.
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Congratulations, Pete! Now you are best prepared for the next British weather, even i only wish you sun and warmth. Michael
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It was very kind of someone to send me that gift, Michael.
Best wishes, Pete.
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oh so nice, Pete. bless his/her soul! 🙂
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I was so touched, Wilma. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Lovely gesture 🥰
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It really was. And the added excitement of not knowing who sent it. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Well…when you good you good
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It was very kind of someone, Vincent.
Best wishes, Pete.
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That’s just wonderful!
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It was indeed, Jennie. I could feel the warmth of that kindness.
Best wishes, Pete.
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🙂
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What a fabulous gift!
Even though posted from the UK, it really could be from anywhere, though. I had something like that happen with a book gift to a friend in Australia just this Christmas: I‘d also given her a gift card for the same (Australian) store – order placed online, of course – and since I‘d included a message, I‘d been sure they‘d send that message with the gift card email as well as the book gift. When she posted about the book gift as an „anonymous“ one, I realized the store had failed to do so … and responded to clear up the mystery.
Your giver may be choosing to remain anonymous, but the posting location as such may not necessarily be a clue … other than to the fact that the sender knows where to obtain the right stuff in the UK! 🙂
Anyway, it really is a lovely gift. I‘m happy for you — and for Olly!
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You are correct, Themis.It could have been ordered online from anywhere in the world. That just makes the mystery even more interesting. 🙂
Best ishes, Pete.
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AWESOME!!!! THIS – right here! Is a tale I’ll truck out, over and over, on the power of ‘random acts of kindness” – THAT doesn’t all require a publicist/press release – for the ‘gifter’ to ‘be okay with doing’ – – Glad you got some tools for ice walking – but even MORE heartened that you received such a gift AND will most likely NEVER know, for sure, where it came from! Things like this restore my faith in humanity…so, Saying MY Thanks, too – to you for posting AND to the anonymous gifter – – from my own little personal perspective – over it all! 🙂 “May you walk confidently and never slip and bust your backend (keister?)
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Thanks, TamrahJo. This is not the first time I have received an anonymous blogging gift. I was sent a T-shirt too. https://beetleypete.com/2020/12/21/an-unexpected-gift/
That also followed a blog post, that time about the use of the word ‘Awesome’.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Um….Fantabulous? Seriously, I do not wish to violate copyright laws! 😀 But my first car was front wheel drive tiny thing, that I carried burlap feed bags in my ‘trunk kit’ to get traction in mud, snow, ice, slick conditions – and….when caught in heavy (sorta) mud – – four of the local males who were on the Football team could each take a corner and just lift it out of the mud and onto the drier space a foot away – – LOL – – Oh– wait – – that’s a story I should have shared on another one of your blog posts – – sorry! I was reading/engaging and got phone calls from neighbors and lost track of ‘which post I was engaging on” – but to me? Gift, T-Shirt, a push out of the ice/snow drift, a kind word when we are in store checkout, while our world is falling apart? etc.? All the FANTABULOUS, things, somethings, we often receive, day in day out and don’t truly appreciate until much later – but hey! You are appreciating them quickly after they happen! Which – I – Personally – Also- Think – IS Fantabulous!
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Well, you know it wasn’t me – I don’t even know what they are. lol
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I think it was posted in the UK, GP. There was no customs label.
But it could have been ordered online from anywhere, and delivered by a British company.
Hmm… 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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It’s lovely. I did buy a set when I was in the UK but never got to use them before I left and didn’t bring them with me (I’m unlikely to need them for everyday circumstances). Perhaps a secret admirer, I agree! Enjoy, Pete!
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Thanks, Olga. The anonymous sender guarantees that I will remain intrigued.
Best wishes, Pete.
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What a lovely and thoughtful gift, Pete.
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It was indeed, Robbie. But who sent it? 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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How nice that there are readers who think this way. I am happy for you.
Best wishes, Irene
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It is indeed. Thank you, Irene.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Fiirst the T shirt, now the grips, you definitely have a secret admirer. Or stalker 🤣
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Either way, I don’t mind, FR. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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What a great surprise! Enjoy! 😊
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Thanks, Susanne. I am waiting for the next icy day now.
Best wishes, Pete.
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A lovely gesture.
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Wasn’t it just?
Best wishes, Pete.
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Surprise gifts are good.
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Thanks, Tony. Even better when their intention is so kind, the gift so useful, and the donor anonymous. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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What a lovely surprise!
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Delightful indeed, dear Kim. And not a clue who sent it. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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A Sherpa is sending you some crampons. He paid a steep price for them, so I hope the gift doesn’t fall flat.
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A nice crop of ‘mountainous’ puns, David. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Outstanding
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I thought so too.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Thank you so much
I am your new follower you may also support me by following
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I already follow 112 blogs, so cannot take on any more. And you cannot really expect everyione you follow in the blogging world to follow back, Sudarshan. Many of us have been blogging for so long, we have reached the maximum we can cope with. It is nothing personal, I assure you.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Yes you are r
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Yes you are right
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Thank you for understanding. When people drop off the blogs, I follow new ones.. Keep going, and you will get the followers in time. 🙂
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Thanks
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That is so cool! Just goes to show how connected your readers are to you, Pete.
–Pam
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It really does, Pam. Such kindness is very humbling.
Best wishes, Pete.
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A set of four for Ollie and you’re both in business, Pete 😃
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My reaction as well, Warmest regards, Theo
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I have seen a tiny dog wearing ‘dog-bootees’, Chris. I think Ollie would draw the line at that though. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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😂🤣😂
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What a great gesture!
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I am deeply touched by that kindness, Sue.
Best wishes, Pete.
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😊😊
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How kind of your anonymous benefactor. You may receive a dressing gown next!
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I don’t like people to think I am actually suggesting they send me things, but random kindness like those ice-grips is greatly appreciated, Darlene.
Best wishes, Pete.
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That was extremely thoughtful.
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