Totteridge Circular Walk | London Walks | Cool Dudes Walking Club

[@robingeorge1969]

Easy answer to your question on this one Marek. The nicest thing anyone has done for me was you recording and sending me an inspiring pick me up video message when I was lying helpless in hospital last year! The coolest of cool dudes, Marek

[@cdwc]

Your cool sister deserves all the credit cool dude.

[@davem9204]

You'll need a squatter's handbook for those phone box incidents.

[@cdwc]

I'm just waiting until the second edition sells out and then I'll make sure it's in the turd one.

[@chumon1992]

The Squatter's Handbook needs to be the instruction manual for Pooman

[@forbush99]

Early in January I tripped and fell flat on my face on concrete. Lots of blood but luckily didn't break anything. A lady walking her dogs came to my help and another lady came out of her house gave me a towel for my bleeding nose and a silver blanket thing as it was cold. The dog walker took me back to her home and called my brother who took me to hospital. My faith humanity was resorted by those lovely people who came to help me.

[@cdwc]

That is very kind of them sounds like a nasty fall cool dude.

[@rachellloyd1599]

The nicest thing anyone has ever done for me .. when I was about 17 my mum introduced me to two of her friends, both incredible artists - one a children's book illustrator and the other an art lecturer and stain glass restorer. They used to take me to life drawing classes, they taught me to draw and generally spent so much time and energy helping me to learn to draw and become an artist. 7 years later and I still go round for a cup of tea and to listen to their wisdom. They are the kindest people who share their wisdom and experience with me without anything in return. One of them is very ill and struggles with this, but still has so much time for me - I feel so lucky to know them ❤

[@cdwc]

That is really nice. I expect they really enjoyed passing their skills on to the next generation of cool dudes.

[@tomdugdale1320]

Nicest thing anyone has done for me was during a hospital stay, I was terrified about a (comparatively minor) procedure, and the man in the bay opposite me (Paul) took the time to reassure and comfort me, in spite of the fact that he was extremely unwell, bedbound and in pain. My problems were nothing compared to his, but he still showed incredible empathy and care for a total stranger.

[@cdwc]

He sounds like an excellent cool dude.

[@JoeRickards-w3i]

Back in the 90's I was walking the streets of Palermo. I somehow got lost in a dodgy area. A lady noticed I was lost and gave me a lift on her moped back to my hotel. Which was great fun

[@cdwc]

That is very cool dude.

[@RetroRatz]

Very entertaining!

[@geofffisher3902]

The best walk ever. It had everything. Drama ,suspense, horror interige and a nice lunch. We'll done sir.

[@cdwc]

It was literally a shit walk.

[@Joiujzd]

I'm glad you had good weather and a good meal.

[@cdwc]

Thanks cool dude.

[@EzraAlexander]

The phone box is an instant all time classic Cool Dudes moment.

[@cdwc]

It wasn’t you in the phone box was it cool dude?

[@EzraAlexander]

@@cdwc one can dream

[@carlstoltzmann4748]

Thanks

[@cdwc]

Very kind. Thank you cool dude.

[@elaineforse5914]

Nicest thing was deffo when we were on the Isle of Wight. We were in Ryde and my youngest two aged 3 and 4 at the time and were having meltdowns at the same time. Was trying order some food, maintain composure and control. This amazing woman behind me in the queue sensing my increasing stress and embarrassment tapped me on the shoulder, expecting some nasty comment she instead gave me a reassuring smile and said it wouldn’t last forever, told me to sit down and she’d bring our food over, she offered to pay for it but I politely declined. Made a pleasant change from the usual tutting and judgemental looks you get 😊

[@cdwc]

Wow, that is really good. It was actually me dressed in women's clothing.

[@elaineforse5914]

@@cdwc KNEW IT!!!!

[@andyrudd771]

Ha! I thought the Chocolate bar hero was Pooman! Then I thought the guy in the telephone booth was Pooman too !

[@cdwc]

The phone box man was inspired by Pooman.

[@chegeny]

Oof.. sorry you witnessed that phone box event, Marek. As to your question about kindness...As a boy, I was obsessed with airplanes. One morning an RAF pilot who was a friend of my dad, dropped by and asked if I wanted to fly a plane. Major John and I flew an old transport plane for about an hour. That was an excellent day.

[@cdwc]

That is fantastic. Very cool dude.

[@mrsilly6155]

Nice one, cool dudes 😎

[@cdwc]

[@russellcox2731]

nicest thing recently - one of my neighbours, that I did not know very well, said I can park my second car on their drive (as they don't own a car). Amazing kind gesture!

[@northwall9243]

Bizarrely I also had a chocolate bar themed superhero as a lad, but mine was just "mr Chocolatebar". He had the wrapper opened halfway down so it was like a cape. Great minds eh! Class video as always

[@cdwc]

Mr Chocolate bar sounds excellent and lees branded.

[@travelbuzz1]

Great country walk, Cool Dude. The last time I was 'caught short' in a phone box was due to not having enough change, thankfully. Long live the mobile!

[@cdwc]

Maybe he was trying to see if a would be accepted in the coin slot.

[@RayBlake]

Verty interesting book, cool dude. Your walk - even with the phone box incident - is significantly less disturbing than the one taken by the protagonists of the book.

[@cdwc]

I thought it was brilliant. Ursula Le Guin had a remarkable mind.

[@johnheath-fi5po]

Kindest thing anyone's done for me is my OC at Air Cadets belived in me, unlike my school teachers. He allowed me to grow personally by promoting me through the cadet ranks as a young cadet. This set me in a pathway to 50 years in the Air Cadets. Sorry you lost your hat.

[@cdwc]

Nice one. I hope your air cadet teacher found my hat as a reward for his good work.

[@johnheath-fi5po]

Sadly not, however I still have mine.

[@mattentwistle70]

The kindest thing anyone ever did for me was when Jimmy Savile didn't reply to my Jim'll Fix It letter. I wanted to be a fireman for the day and climb up a big ladder, but in hindsight I think I would have been made to hold the 'hose'.

[@catnipforclones]

Left Hand of Darkness! Some of Le Guin's finest wildest work right there. Nice one, Cool Ekumen 😎

[@cdwc]

It is a masterpiece. I have been thinking about it a lot.

[@angiemurphy2423]

Perhaps another painting with the phone box in it too😂😂

[@cdwc]

As an eye witness I cannot wish that sight upon anyone.

[@amandacope9072]

Cool Baby

[@mrbowie5408]

I finished work and went to buy 4 beers, my card wasn't working and the customer next to me offered to buy the beers for me. I had cash so didn't accept but the offer was so nice!

[@michaelwhite8031]

Cash is king!

[@cdwc]

That is pretty cool dude. No one has ever done that for me. Ha

[@angiemurphy2423]

I worked in Mill Hill for many years and know some of the areas where you walked well, abd eaten many lunch times at the pub! Very sad to how its changed. The pond does have ducks and I've seen frogs there in the past and a few turtles. Thanks for the memories, good and bad. Nice one Cool Dude 😎

[@cdwc]

Apart from the phone incident Mill Hill was pretty nice.

[@greymoonshadow9]

Nicest thing someone has done for me was my dance instructor as a kid, I was too shy to do a certain move and she had the whole class turn around and close their eyes so I could practice first. I really liked having her as an instructor. Was off on that house by about £1,000,000 but the bathroom is beautiful!

[@cdwc]

That is a nice thing to do. I think my own dancing is best appreciated with your eyes closed.

[@-aquariuscyclingadventures2325]

Lovely views cool dude. I call those paths muddy surprises. Your question, what is the point in life? Having a reason to get up in the morning. It may be helping & supporting people from all walks of life & making them smile again & to give them hope especially if their whole world has come crashing down around them.

[@cdwc]

An excellent answer cool dude. Hope you are having a good start to the year. I’m looking forward to spring and less muddy paths.

[@-aquariuscyclingadventures2325]

@@cdwc Yes, thank you for asking. I'm looking forward to Spring too which I believe is either the 19th or 20th March.

[@nunyabizniz1983]

I love the parakeet lol 😂 they’re louder then I am lol 😂

[@cdwc]

Don't encourage the parakeets!!!

[@feetunes]

Late to the party again. Sorry, I needed the, ahem, phone box. You should see if the house sellers want to buy your pic as a memento when they move. Bet they'll have a couple of bob spare! Parakeets are far worse than I have to say. And one of the most memorable nice things done to me was when my son's got t-shirts made for them and me, specially for the release of my first album. Unexpected, and put a big fat smile on my face, and a badly hidden tear to my eye.

[@cdwc]

That T-shirt surprise is fantastic. You raised them well cool dude.

[@jdanielpUK]

Maybe worth keeping your eye open for cheeky rabbits if you want your hat back. Nice one

[@cdwc]

Rabbits? On the tube?

[@jdanielpUK]

not necessarily on the tube, but I read a book (and I unfortunately missed a stage production) of a story about a rabbit that stole a hat from a bear. I nearly lost my CDWC hat in a bookshop at the weekend. No sign of any rabbits

[@alanmaynard7842]

At least not many pidgins on this walk and you made it to the end without being mugged for your camera. You need your waders next time you go. Food was good and price and not bad for London. Standard use for phoneboxes in London these days. Some even have toilet rolls in😂.

[@cdwc]

They need to install some flushes too.

[@thenewaeon]

American here who will be visiting the UK for the 1st time soon. What's the best walk to be had in the UK?

[@cdwc]

That is a big question. It sort of depends where in the UK you plan to visit.

[@EccentricAuntWanda1]

🌊👢

[@cdwc]

Ha.

[@anthonyhatter196]

Looking at a lot of the responses, it makes me imagine how much better the world would be if we all carried out one random act of kindness a week. Perhaps that's your next Q of the week, what act did you carry out in the last 7 days to help someone? On a less serious note, loved the narration of you trying to cross the plank, Cool Dude. Needed that laugh. CD#123

[@cdwc]

I think I read about a random act of kindness day. I think it was February 17th. Should be every day really.

[@michaelwhite8031]

The 4th imogi along should be in a phone box :)

[@cdwc]

[@Joiujzd]

One of the nicest things was a friend offering shelter when I needed somewhere to stay. Was Twix called Twix when you were a bairn?

[@cdwc]

Yes it was called Twix when I was young. I remember going on a French exchange and in France they called it Raider.

[@Joiujzd]

@@cdwc Ah, I see. It used to be called Raider in Germany too. In the early 90s they changed it to Twix.

[@mjbbell]

When is your burger tour book coming out?

[@cdwc]

I am still waiting for an interested publisher.

[@Roblynch5550]

Whetsone has much history, I lived there in the 90's, changed now.

[@cdwc]

I hope it hasn’t lost all of its former charms.

[@herewardparry-jones841]

Pissed right of that marathon man wasn’t there

[@cdwc]

That's Dustin Hoffman.

[@B3tanTyronne]

The nicest thing anyone has ever done for me was by my mum when she gave birth to me, as without that happening, further nice things would never have occurred.

[@cdwc]

Congratulations to your Mum and also the doctors and nurses.

[@jafwilding]

I created my own superhero at seven years old, but he wasn’t based on confectionery. Was yours based on Bananaman, or his arch nemesis, Apple Man?

[@ReeTM]

4:54 You caught me!

[@munkeypants1]

(Aside from my mum doing the jolly decent thing of raising me after giving birth to me) I had an RTA after school in the 80’s when I rode my bike into the back of a car. It happened whilst i was wearing my fabbo snorkel jacket zipped right up in the manner of Kenny from South Park up due to the fact it was raining. A car had overtaken me before pulling over and then parking in front of me. I went straight onto the back of it and landed on the rear screen face first. That bloody coat was a hazard. Still, the driver kindly gave me a lift home whilst a mate, who i was cycling with, had to push my bike home. PS glad to say i got the question of the day correct for once 🎉 and with regards to “walk away shots” would it be an idea to tie a bit of string to your camera to pull it away and rescue it from thieving types? “If you’ve been traumatised by the phone box incident please phone…” 👍

[@cdwc]

I think one in three people in my school had that snorkel jacket with the orange insides.

[@munkeypants1]

@@cdwc My mum used to get me a new snorkel jacket for the upcoming school year at a funfair/market. They were dirt cheap but great (apart from the time I had that accident, oops)

[@grahamcope2196]

Forget Mars Bar Man. How about Burger Man and his sidekick Chip Boy? Cheers CD . PS. When are we going to get a Burger Emoji?

[@cdwc]

When I get to 500 members I’m allowed another emoji and will put it to a vote cool dude. Maybe it will be a Graham emoji.

[@Skunkola]

Dr Twix man, that's a good two fingers worth.

[@cdwc]

That is his catchphrase

[@andychurches7280]

As an isle of wight resident, you might want to look into why Mars bar man wasn't a good choice........😅

[@cdwc]

I need to research this.

[@thekentishpilgrim]

When £17.45 is reasonable for a burger and OJ you know inflation is rampant and we're living in tough times. As for the phone box.. Maybe the man that cleans and looks after the phone box was also the man taking a in there. Does that put your mind at ease? Lastly, I imagine your feet were cold and wet after this walk. One of the perils of walking in Jan/Feb.

[@cdwc]

£15 for a burger and chips is now pretty much standard.

[@PaintballMagazine]

At least the burger was good 😂🍔

[@cdwc]

I'm glad it was before the phone box incident.

[@Vurtonable]

There is a story I heard years ago that sticks with me about a man who was caught short. He pulled over and found a fence to hide behind and do a terrible poo. Unfortunately it was under a camera. He later was arrested and put on the sex offenders list. He had done his business inside a kids play ground. Moral of the story is never pull your pants down around anything related to children. Wouldn’t it be awkward if you only got off on pooing in telephone boxes. And spare a thought for those people as the telephone box is nearly phased out. I hope he had dog poo bags with him. I guess this parrot lovely song gives you a hint of what living in Ausy is like with thousands of these per cm. A lot of Australians have hearing issues hence why to get an Ausy’s attention we have to yell kooo eee and Ausy Ausy Ausy oui oui oui.

[@cdwc]

I thought I said uplifting stories!!!!

[@Vurtonable]

@@cdwc Did you just pigeon sausage me? I’m now going to spend a good amount of time wondering what that means.

[@nunyabizniz1983]

No one has ever done anything nice for me unfortunately cool dude lol 😂

[@valentine1980]

Sorry about your hat. I left my favourite scarf somewhere in the vicinity of Southwark the other week. Gutted.

[@cdwc]

Maybe my hat and your scarf have become best friends.

[@valentine1980]

@@cdwc This is a comfort.

[@TrevBec]

Definitely need a red phone box emoji.

[@cdwc]

With a turd in it?

[@lizargh]

Wow, this was my local station growing up. And I never saw ANYONE shit in a phone box. Im Fucking Livid! you jammy bastard. x

[@cdwc]

Don’t worry I will come and shit in all the phone boxes in Guernsey soon.

[@PowderedCowsMusic]

My car got trapped my a barrier in a car park in a rural area after an evening walk and a friend drove to cone fetch me at 1am

[@cdwc]

That is a good friend indeed. I hope you got them some strawberry laces as a thank you.

[@shaunhouse8469]

How do you feel about grey squirrels now you don't see them everyday? Nice sideline in estate agency? Dr Twix is definitely a supervillain

[@cdwc]

Grey squirrels are another enemy. They carry a disease which kills the poor red squirrels.

[@doodles1228]

New book idea for London : The Ploppers Handbook ( although I say London,could be anywhere..I walked past a drunk guy sat on a step proudly projectile vomiting letting it go all down him like a shower last night 🤢

[@cdwc]

You should have done a sketch of him cool dude.

[@doodles1228]

@@cdwc I could probably still be able to, via flashbacks

[@flechesbleues]

If you don't like parakeets you'd better not go to Seville - I went recently and there were loads! I found them quite exotic and exciting, but perhaps that's just because I'm not used to them. I did take my keyring with me on that trip, but completely forgot to take any pictures with it, sorry!

[@cdwc]

As long as the keyring enjoyed himself it is ok dude. :hat;

[@Niac022]

Wait parakeets are just wild and flourishing in London? As for the nicest thing anyone has ever done for me....the one that stands out would be when I was out and about back in grade 9 and the weather went bad, I was far from home and I found out that I had lost my token for transit. I started to freak out and this random woman asks me what's wrong and I tell her my situation and she just gives me a token so I could get home. At the time this sort of thing was unheard of where I lived and I was so grateful. Sorry the walk was so poor.

[@cdwc]

The parakeets are almost as bad as the pigeons

[@chumon1992]

Let me guess, parakeets are invasive because a ton of people bought them and then just let them loose? Thats happened so many times. People are so short sighted. Smh. The nicest thing someones done for me...probably my honeymoon getting payed for fully by wedding present money haha Also, regarding the phone box incident. I've come to realize that London is just your version of New York City. Cause if someone shitting in a phone box doesn't scream NYC idk what does. Of course, we don't have phone boxes anymore, but still. I sometimes wish we did but then I feel this would happen here too so. Lo l I also guessed the question correct, though I do agree that Caramac Crusader would have been epic. Tho Dr Twix's nose is very epic.

[@mjbbell]

It should have been double decker man

[@musicvidztv1909]

Well I saw a crackhead couple rapping over Drum and Bass beat and shaking the red telephone box down😅

[@cdwc]

Maybe the telephone box sh*t guy could join their band.

[@musicvidztv1909]

@@cdwc Haha, bring Fatboy Slim to the party and they could have Live Aid live from the Red Telephone Box!

[@neilmeadowcroft7569]

Phone box... phone plops more like. Sorry.

[@cdwc]

You deserve to get locked in that telephone box.

[@plottracer]

Next emoji: a 💩 in a📞📦...

[@muddyboots2531]

Darland's Lake. Eeeeooweeoow! The only lake I have seen recently without a single duck. Very disappointing. Rich people enjoy your disappointing countryside and wee-filled roadside antiques. Nice video though!

[@judybee]

Interesting bit of information for you Marek which you may or may not be pleased about after this experience...did you know you have a Grade II listed Phone Box in Bembridge High Street? ☎

[@cdwc]

I did know that. I think it might be the oldest working phone box in Britain.

[@telboy007]

[@JustGeorge770]

Parakeets vs Pigeons tho? 🦜