Busy week for many again so I will keep this weeks
entry pretty quick.
Now most of us at sometime have received one of
those mail order catalogues telling us how marvellous the products are. One
arrived this week unexpected that had all these gadgets in it which tended to
look like an amateur inventors club happening, as much as am sure all the
products work and are genuine, I could not help thinking who on Earth would be
so serious to want all these things.
For example , the one which made us laugh the most
was a 'motion sensor owl'. Putting him in your garden would scare away any
unwanted birds by emitting a HOO -OO-O everytime a bird or cat ran onto the
lawn.
Really............. can you imagine how you would
like that every 20 seconds, or your neighbours for that matter. It also has
'glow in the dark menacing eyes', not that the birds will be awake then and most
cats would find it a novelty anyway .
If you don't like the idea of an owl hooting
itself silly in your garden and being the most popular in your street at
$NZ16.60c why not try a 'tail wagging dog clock'. The large tail wags like a
pendulum -ideal for office , lounge or child's room it claims but I feel
it will more likely put you into a hypnotic state or send you to sleep . For
just $NZ16.90.
If you want to check out their website go to www.magnamail.co.nz There may
be some very good ideas and nice things to buy but on the whole we thought some
of them rated as the type of article you would buy as a joke gift or to someone
you really did not want to buy for but deserved
'it.'
This weeks pics are Lytham and Blackpool buses
circa early 1960's from a small black and white photo in daytime I have
changed it into the evening rush home just as the shops are about to
close. Always enjoyed that
time of evening in winter months in Barrow , something quite special and alive
feeling as everyone prepares to finish for the day , go home for tea and perhaps
an evening out somewhere, nightschool or home swatting or in front of
the TV.
I received a very pleasant surprise at the weekend
and will reveal this in blog 16 later this
week.
Have a lovely week in warm sunny Lancashire , from
us all here in less than warm Otaki.
kind regards,
Wallace
The above print has now been added to the growing list in the LRU SHOP and will be on sale at the TOTALLY TRANSPORT EVENT in BLACKPOOL on 22ND JUNE and TRAM SUNDAY in FLEETWOOD on JULY 20th ---There will also be another BLACKPOOL scene to come when the BLACKPOOL LIGHT season kicks off as well as those menition last week from ACCRINGTON,WIGAN, ROCHDALE & LANCASTER
It looks like the bus is turning right off Market Street on to Church Street heading towards the Prom.then it would turn left in the direction of St.Annes.
Hymans Jewellers was and still is on the corner of Market St. and Church St.
Lancashire Re-United offers for sale and exclusive to this website prints of original artwork of LANCASHIRE BUSES and other Transport modes by WALLACE TRICKETT who has VERY KINDLY given me the selling rights to these prints.Simply click on LANCASHIRE PRINTS to purchase these stunning memories of Lancashire's municipal transport heritage at the AMAZING price of JUST £9.99 plus P& P
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