Our favourite film review podcast (previously Wittertainment to those in the know; now Kermode and Mayo’s Take) is excellent in many ways, but especially in its hospitality to people who might be more familiar with askance looks than the perfectly normal welcome they deserve, like female pipe smokers, who now have their own “corner” in the fictional Church of that community:
To be fair, I haven’t been surprised by the existence of any groups who now have furniture in the Church (the mother of a childhood friend smoked pipes. She was British – probably a spy – which I thought unbearably cool).
I only learned about the trade of a Compass Adjuster (CA) a short while ago, thanks to the tall ship pictured here (along with me in my adopted office). More about that vessel in due course. For now, let’s just say adjustments were necessary before she could be on her way. Enter one of two CAs in this country.
Imagine that, though. Being one of TWO people who have expertise in making sure sea vessels are on the right path when they finally leave a port in a country which is not insignificant on global trade routes.
Clearly the Compass Adjusters are not responsible for all the embarrassing failures of SA port authorities et al. (364 out of 370 global ports in 2021, Durban?); it’s not like the boats are bumping into each other going in or out.
So they should get a corner.
There are no doubt questions. From the first Google return (Sternberg Compass Adjusting – not local):
It does sound like a job for Dr. Who, so actually two in the same country is a lot.
Let’s look at some other magnetic forces wobbling:
Shanghai
Cape Town