Picture(s) of the day....

[NewcastleFalcon]

I am elevating this to Picture of the day for 2 reasons....

[1] It is a picture
[2] It was taken today

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Regards Neil

[NewcastleFalcon]

I am elevating this to Picture of the day for 3 reasons

• 1, It is a picture
  2, It was taken today
  3, It links seamlessly on a German theme with yesterdays POTD

nf own work

Regards Neil

[NewcastleFalcon]

I am elevating this to Picture of the day for 4 reasons

1 It is a picture
2 It was taken today
3 It links seamlessly on a German theme with yesterday's POTD, and the day before's POTD
4 It may encouage a less German Picture of the day submission from the assembled throng,

What could be more appropriate for the French Car Forum than a prile of Germans ...

here's number 3, all 666K of it!

newcastle falcon own work

Wonder if I can keep the german theme going before anyone else puts us out of la misère allemande?

REgards Neil

[Peter.N.]

I'm using this picture of Torrisdale bay on the north coast of Scotland where we were last week, as an excuse for posting my MPG figures from my pseudo Peugeot ( Merc C220 Cdi estate)

and my recent total mpg

Quite amazing I thought considering the 406 only manages just over 60 mpg and the Merc is heavier and has a bigger engine. For the doubting Thomas's I did a brim to brim test while actually driving in Caithness and Sutherland which as you will know is pretty hilly. I filled up at Asda in Tain and it took 45.05 litres to cover 609 miles. I will leave you to work that out.

Peter

[RichardW]

609 miles for 45.05 litres = 13.58 miles/ litre = 61.65 mpg

[Peter.N.]

Thank you for fixing the pictures Richard.

Peter

[white exec]

And what a wonderful place to be, Peter!

[Peter.N.]

Not a parking attendant in sight Chris - and very little traffic, even the weather was good.

Peter

[white exec]

Perfect!

[NewcastleFalcon]

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I'm using this picture of Torrisdale bay on the north coast of Scotland where we were last week, as an excuse for posting my MPG figures from my pseudo Peugeot ( Merc C220 Cdi estate)

I go away for a couple of days and come back to find POTD still clinging onto the German theme

Regards Neil

[NewcastleFalcon]

The red Clocks List has new member

[1] St Andrews, Fife , Scotland St Salvator's Chapel University of St Andrews
[2] Brancaster, Norfolk, England St Mary The Virgin
[3] Lower Dunsforth North Yorkshire, England St Mary's Church. Lower Dunsforth North Yorkshire.
[4] Broughton, Northamptonshire, England St Andrews Parish Church
[5] Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England Church of St Peter and St Paul
[6] Barwick in Elmet, West Yorkshire, England All Saints Church
[7] Hunmanby Near Filey Yorkshire, All Saints
[8] Brampton Cumbria St Martin's
[9] Norwich, Norfolk St Michaels at Plea
[10] Gamlingay, Canbridgeshire St Mary the Virgin (Red & Black Diamond shaped clock)
[11] Goffs Oak, Hertfordshire Church of St James
[12] Cockermouth Cumbria, Christ Church

NF own work

REgards Neil

[NewcastleFalcon]

Ghost Signs have made their appearance in POTD, a disappearing phenonemon, but many going unnoticed on gable ends and elsewhere in our vilages, towns and cities across Great Britain.

Cockermouth has a nice pair, one for Jennings Brewery an the other for Fletchers Fearless Clothing on the gable end of a former gents outfitter. When I took my pic I failed to notice the nice little police lamp above the former Police station next door.

nf own work

If you notice one on your travels, take a pic and post it up here. Some have fascinating stories like the Robert Sinclair Tobacco Company of Newcastle. Read on from this Ghost Signs Link from the POTD archives to find out.

Regards Neil

[bobins]

This year's new arrivals at work About a week old and still quite nervous. We had 7 cygnets last year as well so they (Bryant (cob) and May (pen) : mum and dad) must think 7 is a good number to have

Swans and cygnets - own work

[NewcastleFalcon]

Hyundai, have launched their Double Decker Electric Bus in May 2019



Here's an electric Double Decker from Newcastle Corporation a Sunbeam S7 three-axle job delivered on 27 July 1948.



REgards Neil

[Zelandeth]

Here's a snap of mine from the weekend.

FSO Polonez Dash

Taken from the far side of the car, through the window. Just really like how the effect came out - especially in black and white.

Have added this one onto my wallpaper rotation now, which doesn't happen with all that many of my own snaps these days.