‘My Life in the Gutter’

Drainspotter Archie Workman of Ulverston who appears in the Dull Men of Great Britain publication – 09/10/2015 JON GRANGER

People walk past drain covers and never look down. Archie encourages them to look down because there is a lot of history in the gutter.

He has become a professional speaker — will be giving his talk ‘My Life in the Gutter’ at the Coronation Hall in Ulverston, Cumbria in February.

Albert Einstein
“A calm and modest life brings more happiness than the pursuit of success combined with constant restlessness”

~ Albert Einstein
Edward R. Murrow
“The obscure we see eventually. The completely obvious, it seems, takes longer”

~ Edward R. Murrow
Hoagy Carmichael
"Slow motion gets you there faster"

~ Hoagy Carmichael
Marilyn Thomsen
"While it takes courage to achieve greatness, it takes more courage to find fulfilment in being ordinary"

~ Marilyn Thomsen
testi 1
“We’re giving a good name to a four-letter word — dull”
testi 2
“Glitz and glam — not worth the bother”
testi 3
“We don’t try to keep up with the Joneses — who are the Joneses anyway?”
testi 4
“Time is a great invention — it’s what keeps everything from happening all at once”
Will Rogers
“Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there”

~ Will Rogers