PHOTO THREAD.

[farouk]

It really is a blessing to us.

It must be...

 

[Nancy]

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Oh wow, how blessed to live so close to this Pearl!

 

[Helen]

@Pearl

Dave says he would be terrified to drive in England again now...there just seems to be millions of more people now...
Back in the day we were very confident driving in London. Not any more.
I knew London like the back of my hand in the 50's 60's ( The City = St Pauls, Monument, Embankment , Charring Cross, Fleet Street, Victoria, Bond Street etc etc.. I could zig zag all around when I worked there..walking ) but last time we were up there in the late 80's it had changed so much..the whole atmosphere had changed.

 

[farouk]

@Pearl

Dave says he would be terrified to drive in England again now...there just seems to be millions of more people now...
Back in the day we were very confident driving in London. Not any more.
I knew London like the back of my hand in the 50's 60's ( The City = St Pauls, Monument, Embankment , Charring Cross, Fleet Street, Victoria, Bond Street etc etc.. I could zig zag all around when I worked there..walking ) but last time we were up there in the late 80's it had changed so much..the whole atmosphere had changed.

Zig zagging can be dicey on the roads in London now...

 

[Pearl]

Ray always loved to drive but gave up 16 years ago.

 

[farouk]

Ray always loved to drive but gave up 16 years ago.

Good to be wise sometimes; though I drive, at night is taxing on the eyes and better avoided now.

 

[Pearl]

This is part of the Bridgewater canal at Worsley, near where I was brought up and I would often walk there with my dad.

 

[Helen]

Zig zagging can be dicey on the roads in London now...

In those days we used to be allowed to cross anywhere, and even zig-zagged between the Taxi's...and they were great and expected people to pop out anywhere...the trick was to always make eye contact with the drivers so we knew they were aware...London was fun...back-then.

 

[Helen]

@Pearl

LOVELY photo Pat...beautiful. x

 

[farouk]

In those days we used to be allowed to cross anywhere, and even zig-zagged between the Taxi's...and they were great and expected people to pop out anywhere...the trick was to always make eye contact with the drivers so we knew they were aware...London was fun...back-then.

Now it's more like armoured cars growling through the Khyber Pass...

 

[farouk]

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This is part of the Bridgewater canal at Worsley, near where I was brought up and I would often walk there with my dad.

Great picture! You guys have a lot of historical sites...

 

[Pearl]

Great picture! You guys have a lot of historical sites...

We do farouk and this one was a big part of my childhood in the town where I was brought up.

 

[farouk]

We do farouk and this one was a big part of my childhood in the town where I was brought up.

Someone said that England is like one big open air museum...

 

[Triumph1300]

 

[Nancy]

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That's awesome!

 

[Triumph1300]

Yes, that's what I thought as well, Nancy! Forgot where I found it.

 

[Triumph1300]

 

[Nancy]

Yes, that's what I thought as well, Nancy! Forgot where I found it.

I got a new phone and the camera is much better...I want to see if I can somehow post from my phone, to this lap top to this thread. I told Helen I would post pics of my flowers when they bloomed...I am NOT a good photographer but...I will let YOU be the judge of that

 

[Triumph1300]

Previous photo is me during my recent motorcycle trip through the Canadian Rocky Mountains (Alberta)

 

[Triumph1300]

That's awesome!

I got a new phone and the camera is much better...I want to see if I can somehow post from my phone, to this lap top to this thread. I told Helen I would post pics of my flowers when they bloomed...I am NOT a good photographer but...I will let YOU be the judge of that

Great Idea, Nancy!

 

[Triumph1300]

The new recent cell phones make awesome photos. Mine does, I have an Iphone.