17-07-2020, 10:59 PM
(This post was last modified: 18-07-2020, 04:40 AM by Bob Culver.)
"Half a mile to the motorway junction. You will find the trucks threatening. 30 mph speed limit, but few attain. And 16 with trailer or on solid tyres."
"The store in next village sells oil"
"Centre main thumping? There is a good garage in next town and a bus service home. Drive gently"
"Locked in 1st gear? That is the shortest way home"
On a very brief vist to England 10 years ago, avoiding main roads, I was surprised at the number of thatched buildings. Many old wooden buildings here succumb to fires (or did in the days of smokers). How do the roofs survive?
"The store in next village sells oil"
"Centre main thumping? There is a good garage in next town and a bus service home. Drive gently"
"Locked in 1st gear? That is the shortest way home"
On a very brief vist to England 10 years ago, avoiding main roads, I was surprised at the number of thatched buildings. Many old wooden buildings here succumb to fires (or did in the days of smokers). How do the roofs survive?