tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-189066761056888031.post3562685602201009155..comments2023-03-24T13:55:21.350+00:00Comments on Ten-inch Wheels: The Days Of A New SpringTIWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01723235843548373098noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-189066761056888031.post-10787193557028730772010-05-10T23:39:43.101+01:002010-05-10T23:39:43.101+01:00OK here's piece No. 1
http://gerwisemusings.bl...OK here's piece No. 1<br />http://gerwisemusings.blogspot.com/2010/05/iphoneography.htmlGerwisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15030553573115775905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-189066761056888031.post-65734976605373381542010-05-10T19:45:00.649+01:002010-05-10T19:45:00.649+01:00Go for it - i'll be sure to drop by and have a...Go for it - i'll be sure to drop by and have a look.TIWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723235843548373098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-189066761056888031.post-26260271225600818452010-05-10T19:26:18.818+01:002010-05-10T19:26:18.818+01:00I've been reading some of your other pieces &a...I've been reading some of your other pieces & I like your writing style, so I've decided to give it a go myself.<br />If you can do it, why can't I?<br /> I think that I shall mainly concentrate on photographic & Mac topics.Gerwisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15030553573115775905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-189066761056888031.post-57266981204212949952010-05-10T16:16:38.172+01:002010-05-10T16:16:38.172+01:00Hi Gerwise,
Thanks for visiting.
Vespas are stil...Hi Gerwise,<br /><br />Thanks for visiting.<br /><br />Vespas are still made, though Innocenti who made Italian Lambrettas went out of business many years ago. They were made under licence until quite recently in India and Spain.<br /><br />My scoots don't go much faster than your old Raleigh!TIWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723235843548373098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-189066761056888031.post-26929646887934928622010-05-10T16:09:30.588+01:002010-05-10T16:09:30.588+01:00As a lad in Hackney in the early 50's, I alway...As a lad in Hackney in the early 50's, I always wanted a Vespa or Lambretta (are they still alive) but they were too pricy for me. My gross pay in 1956 was 10.00 quid a week & I netted 8.00, so after giving mum 2 or 3 pounds for board & lodgings it didn't leave a whole lot left over to buy a scooter. I did covet one but I had to make do with my brother's Raleigh to which he Gerwisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15030553573115775905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-189066761056888031.post-90462979829125117472010-04-27T15:50:55.054+01:002010-04-27T15:50:55.054+01:00I've had stick in the past for being a 'fa...I've had stick in the past for being a 'fair-weather scooterist' - but there's no way I'm exposing the Sprint (or the PX) to road salt!TIWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723235843548373098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-189066761056888031.post-2849628421842853812010-04-26T07:59:17.468+01:002010-04-26T07:59:17.468+01:00I'd forgotten what a REAL spring was like unti...I'd forgotten what a REAL spring was like until I moved to Turnipia. Spring in Skipton was mostly an easing of winter; here it's a full blown season. And I have noticed how,in the least two weeks, more scooters have come out of their cocoons in London!Afferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053428773264067176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-189066761056888031.post-11227121075555862312010-04-20T13:28:53.773+01:002010-04-20T13:28:53.773+01:00One of life's great free shows!One of life's great free shows!TIWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723235843548373098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-189066761056888031.post-46132702748984295512010-04-20T13:28:08.258+01:002010-04-20T13:28:08.258+01:00One thing I shall miss about living at my last hom...One thing I shall miss about living at my last home was the avenue of cherry blossom in the next road.Paul Garrardhttp://www.of-course-blog.co.uknoreply@blogger.com