tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post5019483600970465042..comments2024-03-19T10:21:56.068+00:00Comments on News From Nowhere: Sepia Saturday 98 : A Charabanc To The CentenaryAlan Burnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-58340049901044292722011-11-15T00:27:09.188+00:002011-11-15T00:27:09.188+00:00Wonderful shots! Off to where the road may take th...Wonderful shots! Off to where the road may take them...providing you put up the kickstand.<br /><br />Thanks for creating and hosting Sepia Saturday!Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-54710450532906054212011-11-04T07:59:19.577+00:002011-11-04T07:59:19.577+00:00She certainly wasn't dressed to ride that bike...She certainly wasn't dressed to ride that bike... no helmet!!!<br />;)~<br />HUGZBruno Lalibertéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09607511642101907283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-20739302481970276562011-11-01T14:43:35.204+00:002011-11-01T14:43:35.204+00:00What an adventure she could have on the motor bike...What an adventure she could have on the motor bike. It is so neat that she just got on and rode. It certainly saved her a lot of walking to get the distance.L. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-6959593692788548492011-11-01T06:34:50.456+00:002011-11-01T06:34:50.456+00:00Now that is a way to travel! Your Mother was a be...Now that is a way to travel! Your Mother was a beautiful woman:)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-666084015099885482011-10-31T17:03:36.198+00:002011-10-31T17:03:36.198+00:00Charabancs look delightful! The modern equivalent...Charabancs look delightful! The modern equivalent here are stretch Humvies, http://www.yclimo.com/. I bet they get worse mileage than the charabanc and they don't make routine trips to the beach!<br /><br />Love the pic of your Mum.Liz Strattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14355785887810653358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-42468556132680379992011-10-30T23:24:39.226+00:002011-10-30T23:24:39.226+00:00Love that picture of your mom! I guess I didn'...Love that picture of your mom! I guess I didn't know what a charabanc was! See...I learn something every time I stop by! :)Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-13054958376416533662011-10-30T20:03:05.708+00:002011-10-30T20:03:05.708+00:00I was thinking the same as Jenny. If charabancs we...I was thinking the same as Jenny. If charabancs were still around today, they would be rolling up to the school gates to collect all of those leavers and take them out on a little excursion!Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13357761230206692089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-24606575641918222452011-10-30T19:21:34.989+00:002011-10-30T19:21:34.989+00:00Surely the charabanc has morphed into today's ...Surely the charabanc has morphed into today's stretch limo?jennyfreckleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12221511824958069710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-71727016478477722972011-10-30T18:43:13.579+00:002011-10-30T18:43:13.579+00:00And what a pair of slippers she seems to be wearin...And what a pair of slippers she seems to be wearing.<br /><br />Great picture - your other ones inspired me to look up our old family photos - all to follow in nablopomo this next monthThe bike shedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05195882998271591934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-54299291740304517912011-10-30T17:46:02.807+00:002011-10-30T17:46:02.807+00:00Strange, you never seem to think that your parents...Strange, you never seem to think that your parents were young and partook of such things as motorbikes and such....no doubt our children will think the same. Great post Alan!Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06015301472659256675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-78661228631202585872011-10-30T17:37:37.827+00:002011-10-30T17:37:37.827+00:00Kickstand firmly in place! Great photos as always...Kickstand firmly in place! Great photos as always.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-56959466103634116212011-10-30T15:32:06.936+00:002011-10-30T15:32:06.936+00:00Charabanc, omnibus, excelsior. A fun post for ever...Charabanc, omnibus, excelsior. A fun post for everyone's vocabulary improvement, my favorite part of the discoveries on your blog.Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-66603326805567842332011-10-30T14:13:26.730+00:002011-10-30T14:13:26.730+00:00Your Mum looks perfectly comfortable up there Alan...Your Mum looks perfectly comfortable up there Alan. As for the two in a charabanc; where they the first to arrive, or had everyone else departed?Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-51963300163518655672011-10-30T12:01:02.167+00:002011-10-30T12:01:02.167+00:00I want a photo of my mom on an Ex. May I borrow yo...I want a photo of my mom on an Ex. May I borrow your and doctor it up? -JHarnett-Hargrovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07486168670308150669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-36570572016690038502011-10-30T11:30:49.466+00:002011-10-30T11:30:49.466+00:00That's my nan!That's my nan!Chairman Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908632282972692269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-80664872578069531002011-10-30T03:22:10.555+00:002011-10-30T03:22:10.555+00:00125 cc is an interesting size.
They had some...125 cc is an interesting size. <br /> They had some amazing cameras then as I like how this shot is a close up unless there has been some tweaking with modern technology.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-87643685310565649112011-10-29T22:43:38.227+01:002011-10-29T22:43:38.227+01:00For all you ignoramusses, it is pronounced "s...For all you ignoramusses, it is pronounced "sharabang"<br />and does have a roof that comes off. A better name for the lady would be "Biker-Mum"? My grandparents went to the seaside in one of those coaches too.....Michael and Hannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10231212221228037889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-85276614618876725522011-10-29T20:19:46.533+01:002011-10-29T20:19:46.533+01:00Charabanc is a new word for me. I'm trying to ...Charabanc is a new word for me. I'm trying to think of how I can work it into a sentence today. I wish I could say, "let's get in that charabanc and head for the seaside"Christine H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09786732494496282743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-34857666942515055132011-10-29T20:16:52.792+01:002011-10-29T20:16:52.792+01:00The charabanc immediately makes me think of that s...The charabanc immediately makes me think of that song "The day we went to Bangor", which doesn't even mention a charabanc.Sheila @ A Postcard a Dayhttp://apostcardaday.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-58239450705296961462011-10-29T19:21:54.267+01:002011-10-29T19:21:54.267+01:00That charabanc looks like an early version of the ...That charabanc looks like an early version of the white limo that runs around our area for weddings. mind you it has a roof.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-77619561602364061142011-10-29T17:08:04.585+01:002011-10-29T17:08:04.585+01:00Charabancs are something new to me. Maybe they had...Charabancs are something new to me. Maybe they had a different name here, but I haven't even seen a picture of a vehicle that looks like that.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-8898205437112984892011-10-29T15:45:39.226+01:002011-10-29T15:45:39.226+01:00A biker chick mom! I love that photo.A biker chick mom! I love that photo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-81261475567191027762011-10-29T13:38:38.066+01:002011-10-29T13:38:38.066+01:00I have a photo of my Mum in an almost identical dr...I have a photo of my Mum in an almost identical dress when I was a young one, round about 1946.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05697994929567403766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-58911720175302656912011-10-29T12:49:31.952+01:002011-10-29T12:49:31.952+01:00Alan, Your Mum Looks A Real Biker-Chick !
Yea, Ch...Alan, Your Mum Looks A Real <i>Biker-Chick</i> !<br />Yea, Charabanc Trips Down The Calder Valley Would Be Definitely Something I Would Sign Up For!tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03746435400444226665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-79930718575811510402011-10-29T12:48:09.266+01:002011-10-29T12:48:09.266+01:00I always wondered what a charabanc looked like! I&...I always wondered what a charabanc looked like! I've read about them in all the British mysteries I read, but I'd never actually seen one before. I hope they had tops in case the weather turned inclement!Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01648670975466222140noreply@blogger.com