Calling Ethel

[Harry-Wragg]

Re 'Help needed in Birmingham'

Ethel - you are truly outstanding - lang may yer lum reek!

Harry W

[Bbbananas]

Just interrupting here - but what is a lum?
I don't know if I would want mine to reek.

[funnygirl]

Most people north of england speak funny!!!

[Harry-Wragg]

sallabananas - believe me hen, if you had a lum you would definitely want it to reek!

funnygirl - howsitgaun hen?

[Bbbananas]

oh please please .... what is a lum?

[Ethel]

It's a chimney

[Bbbananas]

Why would you want it to reek? I'm assuming reek means smell / stink? Or perhaps not.

[Therema]

Just us mad Scottish people lol
Lang may yer lum reek!
A Scottish salutation wishing long life and prosperity. Literally, long may your chimney smoke.

[Bbbananas]

Aaah. I like that ;-)

[Harry-Wragg]

Therema - and lang may your lum reek

[Paul22118]

I nominate Ethel as one of the finest answerers on this site.
Sensible, accurate, knowledgable and always sincere. Nuff said.

[Bbbananas]

Are you Ethel's nephew by any chance?!!

[Harry-Wragg]

sallabananas - now you know what a lum is - I hope yours reeks for a lang lang time!

[Therema]

Thank you so much Harry and yours too all year round