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My niece who played trombone in the high school band, found that she had to switch to playing a tuba BECAUSE they banned trombones, they were worried about the kids getting wacked by the slides. Trombones have been a mainstay of marching bands for ages and ages and I've never heard of a kid...

Back in the mists of time, it was a given that girl babies were given names of flowers. So Roy just went with the program, not only Hyacinth, but also Rose and Daisy. My aunt was named Lillian.

Back when I was working, I had developed a medical condition (of which I was unaware of) which caused me to fall asleep on the bus home. AND one day, I would have gone past my stop sound asleep except that a kind sole woke me up in time for me to hop off the bus.

It was very interesting, especially to see Peter Sallis in a much different role which he handled well.

AND so where Yes, I agree. Post your photos and remarks about your trip after you return home.

Yes, there is a time when it is vital to have accurate weather information. A very sad example was the Texas girls camp disaster. So sad. But then there is nothing wrong with stepping outside and looking, listening (for thunder), feeling if it's raining or snowing and how hard. If you step...

It's quite possible to locate the source of the pollution. It's just a matter of sending someone out in a boat to take samples at various points.

To roughly go from Fahrenheit to Celsius subtract 32.

Oh dear, rotary dial, that's going way back -- to the '70's. And on another subject -- I have to really look to make sure I'm not trying to answer the TV remote or use the telephone to change the channel.

A real good reason not to dust. Many moons ago, we were sitting in church and there was a voice coming out of my hubby's beeper. Apparently he was supposed to respond and he didn't, I think that the sermon was interesting. Later on, during Sunday school class an elder poked his head in the door...

Oh no, this was near Washington, DC, far from coal and pigeons.

I have two wonky knees and cannot take a step without a cane or walker. Yes, I agree that concerning exercise that you're walking a very fine line between adding strength and triggering another flare-up.

Yes, I remember my mother hanging out clothes, cloth diapers, sheets, towels, etc. On one very warm and breezy day, by the time she got the last item hung on the line, everything was dry!

Oh a lovely tuxedo! He looks like my dear sweet Nosy (RIP).

They sound good, I'll have to check them out!

This is so really weird, so mind blowing, over here across the Pond, we deal in Fahrenheits and when I see the temperature in Celsius, even t know that 30 is really hot, my lame brain looks at 30 and says, really cold. Yes, so when you are really hot, just image that in some parts of the world...

Where else can you find that many years later, the actor is playing the same role with a supporting cast, some playing the same roles. It's deja vu all over again.

It's actually possible that buried treasure could be down there, you would never know where the Vikings would have buried their latest hoard.

Well, over here across the Pond, we just had a real rooting tooting thunderstorm. It knocked the power out, caused trees to drop on the road, and just plain rained real hard. When it was all said and done, the temperature dropped about 9 degrees.

Lovely photos!! However, a few words of explanation would be helpful. Is that viaduct the one they used in "Three Men and a Mangle?"