We didn't have a bathroom. But the outside toilet got a hurricane lamp hung under the cistern to stop it freezing. Nice to see the frost patterns...
The marrying of first cousins. Frowned upon in some cultures. First heard of it in the film 'The Bridal Path': The Bridal Path (film) - Wikipedia....
Aah - the notifications. I used to get innumerable emails on another forum until I discovered the stop notifications button - and it wasn't so...
Yeah - don't look at it.
That's a great poem Jean! And well done Mam. With you in spirit.
I don't remember the '46/'47 winter, but my parents did. Like many, to keep warm they stayed in bed when not working, and begat me! There I was...
That's a blast from the past and my teenage years. I was in North London. We had never seen chains on vehicles before, but it was the only way...
As it's a stove, you might have more success on the 'sister' site: Classic Camp Stoves
Describe your issues Cal, maybe we can help?
You could save yourself the petrol and ongoing maintenance costs by holding the flag and running/walking yourself. Might get some strange looks...
And a box of matches fits the pocket better. So do pocket gas lighters, but little reach.
Set fire to him?
Some things ain't what they used to be. Bryant & May were the favourite once, but lately matchbox sizes - and the thickness of the sticks - have...
Now, if the clock was made out of Tilley parts . . . .
Amazing. It reminds me of an old London Taxi (pre-WWII) that used to be parked in Fitzroy Road, NW1, with the places all over the world which it...
Juan, there are people who have lived in London all their lives and don't see or know much more than a fraction of it. As is so often the case,...
No, but one of the major uses of Thames sailing barges was to carry the street sweepings out to Kent, Essex and East Anglia for use in...
Coincidentally, I'm reading a very good history book on London's Underground. Started back in the 1850,s it was the World's first railway of its...
Ah now, to speak with someone is perfectly correct, it may sound like it should be to speak to them, but that implies a one way conversation...
Looks like you had a good time and saw a reasonable cross-section of the UK in such a short time. Great pictures.
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