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« Reply #1 on: April 10, 2014, 22:20:39 » |
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Not so much photos but information...
I have saved a fortune by learning about split tickets and the availability of rovers
I have made some good friends both on-line and face to face
I have explored places and areas I had not thought of until reading about them on the Coffee Shop
I have gained useful knowledge from staff and those more informed than me about how things work which help me understand why things happen the way they do
I have spent 68 days of the last three years browsing pages on here!!
Time very well spent!
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« Reply #2 on: April 10, 2014, 22:24:29 » |
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Since seeing some of the picture quizzes, I now photo every where I visit and always have a camera of some kind with me.
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JayMac
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« Reply #3 on: April 10, 2014, 22:46:45 » |
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Well, seeing that gurnard dish has inspired me to go for a fish main course next time I'm on the Pullman!
Can I ask grahame, where was that delicious looking supper had?
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"Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for the rest of the day. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."
- Sir Terry Pratchett.
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« Reply #4 on: April 10, 2014, 22:56:13 » |
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Can I ask grahame, where was that delicious looking supper had?
At "Chez Nous"  |
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« Reply #5 on: April 10, 2014, 23:06:19 » |
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Well beats the supper I had tonight "where I live" hands down. Bag of crisps and a bit of cheddar.  |
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"Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for the rest of the day. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."
- Sir Terry Pratchett.
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« Reply #6 on: April 11, 2014, 00:43:47 » |
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Since seeing some of the picture quizzes, I now photo every where I visit and always have a camera of some kind with me.
That, too, has inspired me to take a camera with me wherever I go. As an example - and with apologies for the relatively poor quality, due to being taken on my mobile phone while I was buffeted by a brisk winter wind on an exposed hillside:  I'm not posting it as a quiz picture, because it's so obvious - but I think it's an inspirational piece of design and construction, in its own relatively small way! |
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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« Reply #7 on: April 11, 2014, 06:43:08 » |
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Oh well if we are into bridges and viaducts - this is a favourite from my collection...  (so much so that I had it printed and professionally framed for my office wall)  |
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« Reply #8 on: April 11, 2014, 20:37:38 » |
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Where's that to then, bobm? it's not the viaduct on the Mallaig to Fort William run is it?
What inspires me? Steam engines. I could sit and stare at them all day. Aaaah!
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« Reply #9 on: April 11, 2014, 21:21:57 » |
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It is indeed Cynthia - Glenfinnan Viaduct. Just for you here is another steam train - which passed over ten minutes after the first one, having crossed at the nearby station. Not sure which I like more - the train or the sky!  |
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« Reply #10 on: April 11, 2014, 21:42:49 » |
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While bobm's preferred viaduct is excellent in its way, it's built entirely of concrete: my own, more local, preference was built earlier, and in stone and brick - and has survived to this day, without very much in the way of maintenance.   |
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
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« Reply #11 on: April 11, 2014, 21:46:00 » |
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Not sure which I like more - the train or the sky!
Or the viaduct itself. Looks pretty spectacular whatever the sky, and with or without a train upon it. While bobm's preferred viaduct is excellent in its way, it's built entirely of concrete: my own, more local, preference was built earlier, and in stone and brick - and has survived to this day, without very much in the way of maintenance. Now, where is yours Chris? Believe it or not I'm struggling with the location. Edit: No, hang on. Think I've got it. It's Pensford, yeah? |
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« Reply #12 on: April 11, 2014, 21:53:49 » |
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Oh!  Perhaps I should have used it as a quiz picture, then? Yes, it's Pensford Viaduct - about the only remaining structure on the whole Bristol to Radstock line which is still intact. |
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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« Reply #13 on: April 12, 2014, 19:04:03 » |
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Ah! Thank you, bobm! Lovely! One of my favourites steam journeys; magnificent scenery overlooking the Bonnie Prince Charlie monument.
CfN; I don't know where this Pensford viaduct is, but once I'm mobile again, will have to go and take a look, if you'll give us a clue as to where it is, please! (Well, ok, so it's somewhere near Bristol - need another clue!)
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« Reply #14 on: April 12, 2014, 19:14:56 » |
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Ah! Thank you, bobm! Lovely! One of my favourites steam journeys; magnificent scenery overlooking the Bonnie Prince Charlie monument.
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