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    Hybrid & electric cars

    I think so but a lot of hybrids out there and a couple of hydrogen developments!
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    BSA Norton Triumph Ariel and miscellaneous motorbikes and trikes

    Like that mustache!
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    Hybrid & electric cars

    Only 98 years too soon!
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    Hybrid & electric cars

    Looks pretty good to me!
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    BCFC new stadium

    I think the blending of the old and new is wonderful! Also the use of the chimneys as natural ventilators is a great idea and the solar panels on the roof to generate electricity is another big plus. The fact that the seating is in a bowl shape gives the attendees much better viewing. I remember...
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    Hybrid & electric cars

    I’m lucky if I can go two hours at a time, with replacement hips and knees they recommend stopping and walking around every two hours so that’s the reason!
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    Hybrid & electric cars

    Our next car will be a hybrid, not plug in. Out daughter has a Honda CRV hybrid and gets 40mpg on a US gallon that would be 48/50 mpg imperial gallons.
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    IN OUR GARDENS 2025

    And now we have a lone Heron……
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    Jazz Clubs

    Yes, I have listened to many tracks on You tube. Recently I listened to Dave Brubeck with Paul Desmond and Joe Morello on drums. Long gone now but wonderful music. Brubeck plays Bernstein plays Brubeck is another passed favorite.
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    BSA Norton Triumph Ariel and miscellaneous motorbikes and trikes

    How much would that cost back in the day?
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    Crown And Cushion Pubs Perry Barr

    Goodness, that’s an understatement & very sad!
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    Crown And Cushion Pubs Perry Barr

    Some great old photos there! Some of the newer ones not so pretty!
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    BSA Norton Triumph Ariel and miscellaneous motorbikes and trikes

    Maybe but I thought Solex was a carburetor, maybe both.
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    Then & Now

    What beautiful architecture!
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    BSA Norton Triumph Ariel and miscellaneous motorbikes and trikes

    Looks like a good size tank, maybe 1 1/2 gallons?
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    BSA Norton Triumph Ariel and miscellaneous motorbikes and trikes

    Good looking bike!
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    BSA Norton Triumph Ariel and miscellaneous motorbikes and trikes

    Last night I read a chronology/ history and Wikipedia on the new Triumph motorcycle company. Maybe not so new anymore. I was impressed at what they have done/doing. The bikes look great and very current. Goes to show what entrepreneurs can do!
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    BSA Norton Triumph Ariel and miscellaneous motorbikes and trikes

    I remember those rolling on the front wheel. In fact an older friend had one, you pulled a lever to lift the motor off the wheel. I also remember it being very problematic if your front tire went flat!
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    Crown And Cushion Pubs Perry Barr

    My aunts Eva & Daisy (sisters) were married at Trinity Church, corner Birchfield and Trinity Rds with receptions at the Crown & Cushion. The weddings were about 5 or 6 years apart in the early fifties. Yes, I had a great time!
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    Barrows Stores

    I have great memories of Barrows & Lewis’s walking through them both on a Saturday with my mother, onto C&A (I think) then on to Grays. If we went later in the day I might get a bag of hot potatoes before boarding the 29 bus home.
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