Tricks to having clearer water

[j.w]

I'll buy or trade something for some addy if you have some to spare :lol:

 

[addy1]

lol jw for you anything.............well almost anything!

 

[j.w]

Thanks addy, let me know if you want to trade or cash on the barrel head.........what exactly does that mean anyway and where did that saying come from? Always interesting to find out about these old sayings ya know?

 

[addy1]

A barrel head is the top flat side of a barrel. Picture a sea port and a ship is delivering barrels of salt or tar or some other item. The seller and the buyer stand facing each other with a barrel between them and strike a deal. The cash is put on the barrel, the seller takes the cash and the buyer takes the barrel after he paid for it "on the barrel head".

 

[j.w]

See now that's cool............we must know what these things mean when we say them or they end up being just screwy words that we tend to throw around and I can't live like that :lol: Can You? :lol: Thanks addy