Today NOT at work

[oldoaktree]

Call in at didly squat this evening on the way passed saw Jezas RR so we stopped for a drink and nephew got a photo with him .

 

[oldoaktree]

a snippet of my American adventure, might have missed of some days/night but it was pretty frantic

day 1 arrived at El Paso, having met an english guy on train, we hired a car travelled to Carlsbad caverns slept in car
day2 walked into juarez over the border bridge, stayed at a guys house we met in a bar!
day3/4 train to LA must have slept on train, train to san diego crossed border jumped on a bus to Santa Rosilina, baja peninsular slept on bus
day5 discovered real poverty in mexico night in run-down mexican hotel
day 6 got the first bus back to civilisation
day 7 night in LA youthhostel
day8 hired car with 2 more guys drove through death valley .motel
day 9 hoover dam then vegas youth hostel
day10grand canyon youth hostel snowed in
day11 , down canyon then back to vegas, returned to casino but couldnt find any energy
day12 drove to Reno, lots of snow nearly ran out of fuel , -20 or so outside, found a motel with restaurant doing yorkshire puddings
day 13 San Fransisco,
day14 Cartmel
day 15 returned hire car having driven 2200 miles, 4 drivers taking shifts,

never met my traveling companions before or since, but we had a laugh I can tell you, and a few arguments, thats a lot of driving and not much sleeping.

I went from there to Seattle then eastward , to Chicago Boston as I had a hotel job offer near Boston, it was either that or or go home as I had zero money left.

We chose Santa rosalina in mexico on the advise of a very pretty girl at the mexican tourist infomation, she said it was a great whale watching place, and because we were too busy looking at her to listen properly, we believed everything she said.
In reality it is/was a run down empty shell of a copper mining town, our hotel had a pool but it was empty with weeds growing out of it.
Still the mexican experience was amazing, no need to repeat it but eye opening. the first few miles of road south from tijuana are/where surrounded by the orange box villages. literally people living in orange boxes waiting chance to jump the border.

Carlsbad not far away from a mate of mine in Artesia

 

[Karliboy]

Just landed at Filey for a few days away

 

[TheTallGuy]

Just landed at Filey for a few days away View attachment 971389

Was up that was up that way last week - I can highly recommend a run on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway.

 

[yorkie]

Was up that was up that way last week - I can highly recommend a run on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway.

thought there was no money in farming

 

[TheTallGuy]

thought there was no money in farming

Parents paid for pretty much everything as I only went as their carer...

 

[Beames]

Best 45 mins of my week a Friday night kick about with these two!!

 

[Karliboy]

Parents paid for pretty much everything as I only went as their carer...

Same kind of scenario here.
im from completely the other end of Yorkshire and here for my partners best mates 30th.
got job sorted though staying in a static caravan.

 

[oldoaktree]

10.00pm last night it was a bit picturesque.

 

[Karliboy]

Bit of a walk this morning

Nearly there

Thankfully pub was open at 11.30 for beer

 

[Bill dog]

Nice grass seed company plug !
Are you sponsored by my uncle ? ( he sells that variety!

 

[bkg]

Thats a good walk, never done it myself, and your stopping at blue dolphin caravan site ? how do i know ? live a mile away from that site

 

[snarling bee]

Awesome experience a couple of days ago, that's me in the back. Took control for several minutes. Pilot did the aerobatics. Christmas present from the family.

BH in the weekend transport tanning her feet whilst we wait.

 

[Karliboy]

Nice grass seed company plug !
Are you sponsored by my uncle ? ( he sells that variety!

no just a freebie from the groundswell show.

 

[Karliboy]

Thats a good walk, never done it myself, and your stopping at blue dolphin caravan site ? how do i know ? live a mile away from that site

spot on.
it was nice to be fair I’ve never been to Filey before or Scarborough to say I’m only 3hrs away west on the border with Lancashire.
currently sat in the Monsoon Indian resteraunt
In Filey.
(there’s very few places to eat of a evening around in town that we can find sadly)

ps you lot get some grand weather out this way. It was supposed to rain all day but it’s done nothing but sunshine and burn my scalp
Wish they could get it that wrong back home

 

[TheTallGuy]

spot on.
it was nice to be fair I’ve never been to Filey before or Scarborough to say I’m only 3hrs away west on the border with Lancashire.
currently sat in the Monsoon Indian resteraunt
In Filey.
(there’s very few places to eat of a evening around in town that we can find sadly)

ps you lot get some grand weather out this way. It was supposed to rain all day but it’s done nothing but sunshine and burn my scalp
Wish they could get it that wrong back home

The Piebald Inn at Hunmanby is usually pretty good if you can get a table.

 

[bkg]

Foxhound flixton that's good 2ish miles inland should mind the sun on the coast, cool wind's then you think you are safe but can easily burn you

 

[alex04w]

Not really today - just something done in spare time / wet moments over the last few days.

Restoration of the silver work on a dial of a clock by Robert Johnstone of Comber, Co Down. Dating from about 1785 / 86.

Before and after photos.

 

[Getnthair]

Unintended consequences of lockdown?

Forced - okay, it didn't take a lot - to join a Zoom meeting a couple of months ago.

After the business there was to be a social bit - if you ordered your gin-tasting kit beforehand. Now, I don't like gin but I've taken a liking to this Gunshot gin. It's luvverly.......

Thought I should get some supplies in for the next lockdown, the winter, the summer, this week - oh, why not get a few in?

 

[teslacoils]

Tornement this weekend. Rescheduled from 2020.....so why do I still have dudes to paint! Bashed this banner lady out yesterday.

With great fame comes top merchandising opportunity - I have sold the rights to advertise on a 2" by 1" banner for one weekend!