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Off Topic Cobblers...

Discussion in 'Hull City' started by dennisboothstash, Nov 10, 2019.

  1. dennisboothstash

    dennisboothstash Well-Known Member

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    Anyone recommend a good one in Hull?

    I have some boots I really like but need new soles.

    Is that still a thing?
    Can’t I just plug them into a USB and do an update
    Can I get Virtual Reality ones instead?

    Who is best at sticking rubber onto my well worn leather uppers?
     
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  2. FER ARK

    FER ARK Well-Known Member

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    There is one on Prestongate in Hessle, only used him for re heeling wor Maude’s stiletto boots, guess that’ll fit the bill Den?
     
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  3. Plum

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    Reckon that bloke in the market might be a good bet. I've had 'proper' shoe and boot repairs at Timpsons, expensive so the boot has to be worth it...
     
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  4. DarbyDays

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    My stepson just got a pair of trainers which come with an app that does the laces up for you ... seriously ... like the ones in Back to the Future. Guess that's not what you are looking for though.
     
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  5. dennisboothstash

    dennisboothstash Well-Known Member

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    <laugh>
     
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  6. dennisboothstash

    dennisboothstash Well-Known Member

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    Trinity Market?
     
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  7. Plum

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    Yes, that's the one that's just been done up right? Bottom of Whitefriargate.
     
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  8. DMD

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    Is Billie's near Piper still open?
     
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    Hasn't she retired from being a prostitute on TV and become a film director?
     
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  11. Ernie Shackleton

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    Brilliant cobblers down a little Dickensian alleyway near The King Billy in Cottingham, run by, if I remember correctly, one Walter Pybus.



    Although, he was about a hundred and three when I last took a pair of shoes in there, back in 1979, so this may not be my most reliable piece of footwear related advice.
     
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  12. look_back_in_amber

    look_back_in_amber Well-Known Member

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    Campey’s on Londesborough Street Den, next to the chippy, skills passed down through generations, the shop’s been there forever, definitely the best cobbler in Hull
     
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  13. Mr Hatem

    Mr Hatem Well-Known Member

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    You mean this thread isn't about Northampton Town?
     
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  14. dennisboothstash

    dennisboothstash Well-Known Member

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    Sounds good
    That’s the type of info I was after (unlike Fer Ark who thinks I’m wearing high heels!)
     
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    Frank's on Chants Ave, corner of Park Ave.
     
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    Thinks?
     
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  17. Mr Hatem

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    Silly Fer Ark, it's not Friday.
     
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    There’s one I use in Doncaster and they are outstanding. They’ve done a few pairs of Church’s shoes for me now and they’re better than sending them back to Northampton!!
     
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    <laugh>
     
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  20. dennisboothstash

    dennisboothstash Well-Known Member

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    Sounds like there’s a load of cobblers!

    cheers all (seriously, that’s very useful)
     
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