A trip into Lincoln and a lesson in…. Steampunks?!
Here at Victorian fireplaces in Lincoln, we or well I actually write, what I think are interesting or some may say daft things on our Fireplace blog, like fireplace poetry and articles about paintings with fireplaces in them, I have even found some ghost stories with fireplaces in. Some time ago I did a little article about Lincoln city and our hugely successful Christmas market, and the where to visit in Lincoln which I thought was quite good.
Well I came across something in Lincoln that I didn’t know existed, perhaps its my age, any way. I was walking through town last Saturday(11th September) as you do, with my wife and son shopping.
During our little shopping trip in town we couldn’t help but notice some people dressed rather strangely to say the least, well a nice strange, like Victorian or Edwardian clothing with a twist. Some of the people were waring goggles and leather hats like the old racing drivers would have worn, in the early days of car racing. As I went into my local butcher in the bail (part of the historical part of Lincoln is the bail short for Bailgate) and Kenny the proprietor shed some light on it for me, 
he said “their Steampunks” – “what” I said, Steampunks well what was happening is that for the second year running Lincoln was holding the Lincoln Steampunk festival in the Lawn complex, the organisers called it, The Asylum, it was being held in the Lawn. The Lawn was once a Mental hospital, it crossed my mind that it was very apt and I bet the organisers had planned it that way.
Quite a spectacle to see these people dressed this way promenading through our lovely city.
So when I got home I did a bit of googling to see what its all about and I found it quite interesting, even came across some fireplaces in the steampunk style, which all leads to our kind of fireplaces, at Victorian Fireplaces.
So if you want a steampunk fireplace just give us a call with a picture and we will make it for you.
If your interested in Steampunk check out these sites.
http://steampunk.synthasite.com/
Fireplace Delivery Driver Retires
Very sad day today (Friday 17th September) at Victorian fireplaces.
Eddie our van driver has retired after seven years with us, and approximately 700,000 miles up and down the country, delivering our fireplaces. To Eddies credit he has not had an accident in his van not even a scrape, during this time he has had three vans in his charge, a great achievement. Its a shame our other van drivers haven’t had such an unblemished record !!! but time will tell.
I will say that the vans have let Eddie down a few times, with breakdowns of various types, yes even brand new Mercedes sprinter vans break down, unfortunately.
Eddie was a great ambassador to his chosen profession and a fantastic guy very witty and his knowledge of Lincoln’s history and surrounding area is second to none.
Eddie was the first one into work every day and nearly always the last one to leave.
I wont be able to replace Eddie, I just hope I can find some one that comes near him, but I know I will be looking a long time.
Thank you Eddie for the last seven years, you will be missed by all at Victorian fireplaces, especially me.- Have a great retirement.
New Arival at Victorian fireplaces
Great Joy as I become a Grandad yip-pee.!!!
What a day last Thursday was, Hayley my daughter was in hospital with high blood pressure, waiting to see the doctor as usual and waiting, as it happens she had been in hospital all week trying to get out, of hospital that is. She just hated it in there, as every body does. Her blood pressure kept going up and down.
Lynn (soon to be a Nanna) and I were visiting Hayley that afternoon. As we arrived in the ward the curtains were drawn around Hayley’s bed a right commotion around her, a doctor, a midwife and a couple of nurses the full treatment. Lynn poped her head around the curtain to see what was happening.
Then all hell broke out, Lynn quietly but firmly said to me, “Go and get Dan Quick”, Dan was due to visit Hayley after I returned from my Lunch, “Go now” she repeats – “I said whats happened,” well you would wouldn’t you!
Off I went as quick as possible with all that I have just witnessed racing round in my mind, but not knowing what was really going on at all, I just new it was serious. As I approached my car, I rang Dan to tell him he has to go now to see Hayley, ” your in for a long night so pack your laptop” I said with that I jumped in the car to get to work.
As I approached the car park at work his car was still there, “what, are you still doing here!” I thought to myself. He had just been talking to a customer on the phone about their chosen fireplace, I am sure he could have let Dean take the call.
Dan just loves talking to customers and taking a sale or two. I said to Dan again that your in for a long night. With that he went on his way to the hospital, as with me not really knowing what’s happening back in the ward.
When Dan arrived at the ward, his thoughts must have been in a turmoil he was whisked up to the delivery floor where a team of surgeons and nurses were waiting, Hayley was already having the anesthetic administered to her spine, a minute later and Dan would of missed everything.
What had happened was that the little baby (well not so Little as it happens) had been in great distress, so a c-section was urgently required. The umbilical cord was actually wrapped around the baby’s neck twice. If the birth had been natural it would have been too distressing for the baby to go through, and the out come could have been terrible, and not worth thinking about.
Joshua David Gibbs was born in Lincoln County Maternity hospital on 09/09/10, at 3.13pm, 7.13 pounds, doesn’t he look lovely. A big thank you to all the staff who helped Joshua being born in this frantic way. New Mum Hayley and Joshua are out of Hospital now and are doing very well, a great out come had by all. From a new Grandad.
FREE Delivery from Victorian Fireplaces
Victorian fireplaces would like to announce, that from 3pm on Friday September 2010. all fireplace orders over £400.00 will be delivered free of charge in all of England and Wales.
Great news for all our new customers that we are now offering Free delivery through out England and Wales, utilising our unique delivery service. Delivering in our own Mercedes Sprinter Vans, and delivering right to your door and then our driver will put your chosen fireplace in the room where you want it, – for free. and definitely not dumped at the end of the street, like some companies that have been known to do.
New Van
Our New Mercedes Sprinter Van from H & L Garages Lincoln, arrived this morning. It will complement our other Sprinter Van nicely, on there very long trips up and down the country. Its maiden voyage was down to Suffolk this afternoon, and tomorrow its first trip overseas to the Isle of Wight, nice little run for it.