Today in pictures - Page 300

Gremlin · 24-07-2013, 19:23

I have have just returned from a ten day free holiday in Southport, courtesy of the British Legion. Full board and as good a hotel as you could wish for, a hundred yards from the pier, right on the promenade overlooking the gardens.

The pictures are really "today in pictures a week late"

1 The Hotel
2 Staircase which I never used because I used the lift.
3 View from the rear window of the bay in my room. The other window looked out over the gardens and lake.
4 Another hotel further down the promenade. The British Legion used part of it when they refurbished their own hotel four years ago.
5 Boats on the lake.
6 Something on a pole.
7 Bridge over lake.
8 Pier.
9 Lamp over pier.
10 a pretend paddle boat.

Plenty more photos to follow day by day.

DaveinGermany · 24-07-2013, 19:52

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Originally Posted by Gremlin

I have have just returned from a ten day free holiday in Southport

Know the area quite well Gremlin, used to spend a lot of my younger years in the area & we still visit regularly when we come home (20 minute drive from my Dads)

Gremlin · 24-07-2013, 20:01

Southport is not a bad place to stay locally Dave, it's not as brash as Blackpool.
Next time you buy a poppy from the British Legion just remember that some of the funds raised go to running these hotels for ex servicemen. It's the second time I have been, first time was with my wife and this time alone, it was very emotional seeing the things we had done and seen before. The staff are all fantastic and can't do enough to help. One lunch time I just asked for a jam butty and no problem that's what I got.

shillelagh · 24-07-2013, 21:52

heres the old mini fix for gpick24, maxthecollie and mobertal ... and everyone else ....

gpick24 · 24-07-2013, 21:56

Thanks Shillelagh, the blue ones my favourite, but love the reg in No. 8. Kiss Poo.

shillelagh · 24-07-2013, 21:58

the mini in no 4 has that trailer that's in no 8 and if you look closely under the number plate on pic no 4 you will see the mini Winnie the poohs ... pics 6 & 7 has the trailer that's in no 9.

maxthecollie · 24-07-2013, 22:02

Great Pics

gpick24 · 24-07-2013, 22:05

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Originally Posted by shillelagh

the mini in no 4 has that trailer that's in no 8 and if you look closely under the number plate on pic no 4 you will see the mini Winnie the poohs ... pics 6 & 7 has the trailer that's in no 9.

I did link 6,7 & 9 together, but not 4 & 8.

shillelagh · 24-07-2013, 22:29

I will say this tho ... in the pic of the yellow mini my nephew had been eyeing it up .. and said to my bro (the bloke with his back to the camera) I want one ... my brother said pass your test first .. and then ask his other aunt what she thinks about mini's ... she always had minis from what I remember she had 4 .. until she went underneath a lorry on grane road on her way to work in Blackburn .. slid on ice ... she never had a mini after that ...

gpick24 · 24-07-2013, 22:40

Have seen the price of classic mini`s. Wish I`d kept mine, it was a `73 in red, big spotlights on front, single spotlight on bag, fat wheels, looked the business. Ended up scrapping it when I bought a Fiesta.

shillelagh · 24-07-2013, 23:25

the last ones from Fleetwood ..

no7 was took through the windscreen of my brothers car .. theyre on their way home .. the green goddess ...

gpick24 · 24-07-2013, 23:30

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Originally Posted by shillelagh

the last ones from Fleetwood ..

no7 was took through the windscreen of my brothers car .. theyre on their way home .. the green goddess ...

It`s a good job ISP`s aren`t restricting just yet, cos I think some of them count as porn for Gremlin.

shillelagh · 24-07-2013, 23:36

that's why I haven't posted the old Leyland tiger ...

I don't want to get told off by mick ... again

Gremlin · 25-07-2013, 07:53

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Originally Posted by shillelagh

that's why I haven't posted the old Leyland tiger ...

I don't want to get told off by mick ... again

Great set of photos shillelagh. I used to date a lass with a very early mini, the front seats would fold right up to the dash making the rear seating area ideal for!!!.?

Never mind Mick, lets have a photo of the Leyland Tiger,
Did you see the ex Ribble recovery truck? That was based on a Ribble PS2 Tiger which was new in 1949, restored by a couple of Manchester lads who used as many original parts as possible.
I prefer the Tiger Cub myself, much lighter to drive although it had a crash box.

You probably have seen my photos of one on here with me behind the wheel.

That's enough porn for this time of day.

edit,
Ooops. I just scrolled back and found your photo of BD2 Tiger recovery truck. I posted a photo of the cab interior a while back.

susie123 · 25-07-2013, 08:59

Another milestone on this thread Dave. 300 pages up, well done.