purplesea Posted June 15, 2023 #46851 Share Posted June 15, 2023 I didn't drive until we moved down here, so passed my driving test in 1988 and my first car was a Mini Metro. My first long drive was up to my parent's who were then living in Northwood, and I remember driving up the motorways in torrential rain! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare DamianG Posted June 15, 2023 #46852 Share Posted June 15, 2023 3 hours ago, Adawn47 said: Only 2 sizes kalos. LiDL and Large. Avril 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkshirephil Posted June 15, 2023 #46853 Share Posted June 15, 2023 Juneau today, there are 5 ships in today and we are tendering, we are the smallest too, quite entertaining on the tenders as we are crossing the flight path of the sea plane's. Great day in Haines Tuesday, small but very pleasant, we did our second visit to the Hubbard glacier yesterday, we got a lot closer than the previous week, the weather was stunning plus we saw our first wild bear. We are getting a few odd looks as most passenger's are dressed like Nanook of the north and we are in shorts and tee shirts. 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zap99 Posted June 15, 2023 #46854 Share Posted June 15, 2023 1 hour ago, yorkshirephil said: Juneau today, there are 5 ships in today and we are tendering, we are the smallest too, quite entertaining on the tenders as we are crossing the flight path of the sea plane's. Great day in Haines Tuesday, small but very pleasant, we did our second visit to the Hubbard glacier yesterday, we got a lot closer than the previous week, the weather was stunning plus we saw our first wild bear. We are getting a few odd looks as most passenger's are dressed like Nanook of the north and we are in shorts and tee shirts. When we saw our first bears in Canada, a mother and 2 youngsters some folk got out of their car to take photos. Our coach driver said we will stop a bit longer so you can take photograph's of wild bears eating tourists. 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snow Hill Posted June 15, 2023 #46855 Share Posted June 15, 2023 My first car was a 1971 Ford Escort 1.3L, not a bad first car, except when part of the exhaust fell off one night returning home from my then girlfriend’s home, got pulled over by the police, who gave me 24 hours to get it fixed or face a fine, cue a lot of frantic phone calls the next morning, got it fixed then had to drive to police station to get it inspected, only to find there was no record of me being stopped or the need to bring it in. Never had a company car, but I was responsible for the departments pool car, which got swapped regular, in my time we had a Golf GTI, Ford Sierra Cosworth, Golf TDI, RAV4 and an assortment of less powerful cars. We had the Sierra Cosworth for about 6 weeks until senior management found out, it had originally been swapped for a run if the mill Ford Sierra, which we had to return when a engine gasket blew, we need Ed a replacement quick as we were undertaking a lot of computer installations and the only car they had was the Ford Sierra Cosworth previously in the hands of one the senior advisors. We had a great time driving it, never had so many “volunteers “ offering to help on the project. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian1 Posted June 16, 2023 #46856 Share Posted June 16, 2023 7 hours ago, zap99 said: When we saw our first bears in Canada, a mother and 2 youngsters some folk got out of their car to take photos. Our coach driver said we will stop a bit longer so you can take photograph's of wild bears eating tourists. Reminds of the drive from Skagway to Yukon.The driver said if we're lucky we might see a bear as he braked hard to avoid running one over. 7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian1 Posted June 16, 2023 #46857 Share Posted June 16, 2023 6 hours ago, Snow Hill said: My first car was a 1971 Ford Escort 1.3L, not a bad first car, except when part of the exhaust fell off one night returning home from my then girlfriend’s home, got pulled over by the police, who gave me 24 hours to get it fixed or face a fine, cue a lot of frantic phone calls the next morning, got it fixed then had to drive to police station to get it inspected, only to find there was no record of me being stopped or the need to bring it in. Never had a company car, but I was responsible for the departments pool car, which got swapped regular, in my time we had a Golf GTI, Ford Sierra Cosworth, Golf TDI, RAV4 and an assortment of less powerful cars. We had the Sierra Cosworth for about 6 weeks until senior management found out, it had originally been swapped for a run if the mill Ford Sierra, which we had to return when a engine gasket blew, we need Ed a replacement quick as we were undertaking a lot of computer installations and the only car they had was the Ford Sierra Cosworth previously in the hands of one the senior advisors. We had a great time driving it, never had so many “volunteers “ offering to help on the project. Did Ed mind being replaced?😊 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare DamianG Posted June 16, 2023 #46858 Share Posted June 16, 2023 I’m on the 7am Leeds to London train for a day in the office. We didn’t set off until 7:13am (no reason given) and the number of folk who got on the train well after the scheduled departure time beggared belief. You don’t get that when cruising out of Southampton. 😀 7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twotravellersLondon Posted June 16, 2023 #46859 Share Posted June 16, 2023 1 hour ago, brian1 said: Reminds of the drive from Skagway to Yukon.The driver said if we're lucky we might see a bear as he braked hard to avoid running one over. We were on a ship's excursion which involved a guided walk through a forest while on a Canada/Alaska cruise. Our ever ebullient guide showed us a sign... warning that amongst other things how to be prepared against bear attacks. One of the preventative measures was to wear little bells... seemingly the bears would hear us tinkling along the path and avoid us. The main defence was to stand our ground look the attacking bear in the eye and use pepper spray. All was well and we went "Hi-Ho-Hi-Ho!" along a wooded track. Then our guide stopped and pointed out a bear poo (NOT a Poo Bear). "Look! Fresh bear poo!" shouted the guide. "How do you know?" shouted an American tourist. "Well if you come closer" said the guide (trying to be funny) "you can see that the spoor incorporates little bells and there's a distinctive whiff of pepper." Before our guide could say, "Win some, lose some!" one group of American tourists had turned tail and were running back down the trail to the safety of the tour bus as fast as their legs would carry them. The small group of Brits that we were with... were really amused... but then... when we turned back to look at the path ahead... there was the bear! Some of us made it back to the bus before the Americans. 🤣 3 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalos Posted June 16, 2023 #46860 Share Posted June 16, 2023 19 hours ago, Peanut006 said: Dogs are not happy, way too warm for them. No walkies until later tonight Looks like today is going to be another warm one ,expecting 25-27.c today . Even the cats that pass by are staying home . Not much fun for cats or dogs .... 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adawn47 Posted June 16, 2023 #46861 Share Posted June 16, 2023 15 hours ago, zap99 said: Our manual dishwasher broke a couple of plates. DW uses the electric one now. That's an old trick zap. Like mixing whites a colours in a hot wash and hoping we never ask you to do it again😉 Avril 2 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of Anarchy Posted June 16, 2023 #46862 Share Posted June 16, 2023 3 minutes ago, Adawn47 said: That's an old trick zap. Like mixing whites a colours in a hot wash and hoping we never ask you to do it again😉 Avril That's what The Ole Lady did! Fell for it all those years ago. Now I rule that washing machine. And the iron... 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Peterson Posted June 16, 2023 #46863 Share Posted June 16, 2023 Four greens in line 1. Wife proves conclusively that she is a a witch. 🧙♀️ 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adawn47 Posted June 16, 2023 #46864 Share Posted June 16, 2023 Not a pleasent day for me today. Rose, our very close friend and neighbour of over 45 years is being laid to rest today. She was 93 and finally succumbed to cancer. It's been a very long 4 weeks and now we can say our final goodbyes. It's so sad not seeing her having a cuppa in the garden in the morning and having a chat. We were as close as family. I shall miss her so much. Avril 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandad John Posted June 16, 2023 #46865 Share Posted June 16, 2023 On the subject of first cars, mine was a Morris 1100 CNW 363C. Someone told me when I bought it never get a green car they are accident prone! The thesis being green means go, so someone is more likely to hit you. Sure enough three months later a van hit me and wrote it off, never had a green car since, but quite a few red ones!! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalos Posted June 16, 2023 #46866 Share Posted June 16, 2023 When I was about 14 year old ,my Dad had a sheepskin coat and had managed to get some muck on it . As a kind and loving son when were out I thought "I can clean this " We had just recently bought a new front loader washer ,so I bunged it in there on a hot Bio wash ! Then bunged it in the tumble drier for 1/2 an hour . The good news was I had removed the stain . My Dad did not know if to laugh or cry at my kind deed as it was now like cardboard and could stand on it's own , also it would have fitted my 6 year old sis ,it had shrunk that much .🥴 3 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalos Posted June 16, 2023 #46867 Share Posted June 16, 2023 7 minutes ago, Adawn47 said: Not a pleasent day for me today. Rose, our very close friend and neighbour of over 45 years is being laid to rest today. She was 93 and finally succumbed to cancer. It's been a very long 4 weeks and now we can say our final goodbyes. It's so sad not seeing her having a cuppa in the garden in the morning and having a chat. We were as close as family. I shall miss her so much. Avril Sending you a BIG HUG .. So sorry for your loss 🙂 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel57 Posted June 16, 2023 #46868 Share Posted June 16, 2023 8 minutes ago, Adawn47 said: Not a pleasent day for me today. Rose, our very close friend and neighbour of over 45 years is being laid to rest today. She was 93 and finally succumbed to cancer. It's been a very long 4 weeks and now we can say our final goodbyes. It's so sad not seeing her having a cuppa in the garden in the morning and having a chat. We were as close as family. I shall miss her so much. Avril So sorry to hear about your close friend and it will be a very sad day, despite her very good age. I hope you can remember her with smiles on your faces as that is one of the biggest tributes we can pay our loved ones. Sending a virtual hug. Gill x 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermotsgirl Posted June 16, 2023 #46869 Share Posted June 16, 2023 34 minutes ago, Grandad John said: On the subject of first cars, mine was a Morris 1100 CNW 363C. Someone told me when I bought it never get a green car they are accident prone! The thesis being green means go, so someone is more likely to hit you. Sure enough three months later a van hit me and wrote it off, never had a green car since, but quite a few red ones!! My husband was told years ago that green cars are unlucky. He only ever had one green car, and he was never happy with it. He’s not a fanciful type of person, but he sometimes felt that someone was sitting behind him on the backseat, and he could feel their knees digging into his back. Also, sometimes he felt he had to struggle with the steering, as if someone was pulling the wheel the other way. He sold the car after a couple of months, and has never had a green car since. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted June 16, 2023 #46870 Share Posted June 16, 2023 42 minutes ago, Adawn47 said: Not a pleasent day for me today. Rose, our very close friend and neighbour of over 45 years is being laid to rest today. She was 93 and finally succumbed to cancer. It's been a very long 4 weeks and now we can say our final goodbyes. It's so sad not seeing her having a cuppa in the garden in the morning and having a chat. We were as close as family. I shall miss her so much. Avril I'm so sorry to hear your dear friend has died Avril. Condolences to you and everyone else who loved her. Graham. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian1 Posted June 16, 2023 #46871 Share Posted June 16, 2023 49 minutes ago, Adawn47 said: Not a pleasent day for me today. Rose, our very close friend and neighbour of over 45 years is being laid to rest today. She was 93 and finally succumbed to cancer. It's been a very long 4 weeks and now we can say our final goodbyes. It's so sad not seeing her having a cuppa in the garden in the morning and having a chat. We were as close as family. I shall miss her so much. Avril So sorry to hear that sis.45 years living next door is closer than a lot of families,bro. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian1 Posted June 16, 2023 #46872 Share Posted June 16, 2023 30+ now for a while.Where do I find a space to set up,lol.Still wont be busy till July. 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian1 Posted June 16, 2023 #46873 Share Posted June 16, 2023 3 hours ago, twotravellersLondon said: We were on a ship's excursion which involved a guided walk through a forest while on a Canada/Alaska cruise. Our ever ebullient guide showed us a sign... warning that amongst other things how to be prepared against bear attacks. One of the preventative measures was to wear little bells... seemingly the bears would hear us tinkling along the path and avoid us. The main defence was to stand our ground look the attacking bear in the eye and use pepper spray. All was well and we went "Hi-Ho-Hi-Ho!" along a wooded track. Then our guide stopped and pointed out a bear poo (NOT a Poo Bear). "Look! Fresh bear poo!" shouted the guide. "How do you know?" shouted an American tourist. "Well if you come closer" said the guide (trying to be funny) "you can see that the spoor incorporates little bells and there's a distinctive whiff of pepper." Before our guide could say, "Win some, lose some!" one group of American tourists had turned tail and were running back down the trail to the safety of the tour bus as fast as their legs would carry them. The small group of Brits that we were with... were really amused... but then... when we turned back to look at the path ahead... there was the bear! Some of us made it back to the bus before the Americans. 🤣 At Denali lodge they instilled into us never to leave food around cos it attracts bears.After an excursion of never seeing one bear,next morning walking to breakfast "Yogi" was nicking pizza scraps out of the left open bins behind the restaurant.What peed me off was some ranger with a massive can of pepper spray shooing it off due to their incompetence. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caullkhead Posted June 16, 2023 #46874 Share Posted June 16, 2023 Sorry to hear Avril xx 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplesea Posted June 16, 2023 #46875 Share Posted June 16, 2023 2 hours ago, Adawn47 said: Not a pleasent day for me today. Rose, our very close friend and neighbour of over 45 years is being laid to rest today. She was 93 and finally succumbed to cancer. It's been a very long 4 weeks and now we can say our final goodbyes. It's so sad not seeing her having a cuppa in the garden in the morning and having a chat. We were as close as family. I shall miss her so much. Avril Sorry to hear that you have lost your close friend and neighbour after all these years. I am sure you have many happy memories of her. 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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