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Boulder opal collected by the grandson of Clancy of the Overflow was not the only interesting thing Mum and I came across at the Show. My personal favourite was the young man who shook my hand very firmly and insisted he could waterproof my shoes.

What was so astonishing about waterproofing shoes? Why did I refuse his kind offer when it was raining cats and dogs? And my shoes are so wondrously trendy, too, that surely waterproofing would make them last longer? My trendy shoes are made of something that looks and feels very much like rubber.