tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post7534129992638965276..comments2024-03-27T09:13:32.912+00:00Comments on News From Nowhere: Underlining A Ford Focus With A Smudgy BiroAlan Burnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-59243058486855768922009-09-26T15:16:25.177+01:002009-09-26T15:16:25.177+01:00I love the design of this postcard - especially wi...I love the design of this postcard - especially with the upper left inset. And incidentally, you have a very entertaining style of blogging!<br />Evelyn in MontrealEvelyn Yvonne Theriaulthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04512331037467548666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-20419890900978049262009-09-10T11:48:30.075+01:002009-09-10T11:48:30.075+01:00I'd rather admire a steam engine than a Ford F...I'd rather admire a steam engine than a Ford Focus any day.JeffScapehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00190641629175438603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-75372478207153396282009-09-09T16:25:03.092+01:002009-09-09T16:25:03.092+01:00Thanks for the comments:
> Baino : I'm glad...Thanks for the comments:<br />> Baino : I'm glad that I was able to bring back such treasured memories.<br />> Jayne : As far as I know Ian Allan still publish the guides although there can't be many trainspotters left these days.<br />> Betsy : Hope the boys like the picture.<br />> Subby : Spot the car doesn't feel right somehow.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-15226992872972464632009-09-09T14:55:25.006+01:002009-09-09T14:55:25.006+01:00Alan, I've an old kid's book that was used...Alan, I've an old kid's book that was used for a game of "spot the car", some 70 years ago. The owner did just that!! I'll have to dig thath out, one of these days...fun post, here :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-86186924206964996412009-09-09T13:19:38.713+01:002009-09-09T13:19:38.713+01:00My triplets are obsessed with trains! It's a ...My triplets are obsessed with trains! It's a shame they weren't born 80 years earlier and could have experienced those steam engines as a daily part of life. I'll have to show them your postcard after school! :) I'm sure they'll want to print it.Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-55873527624272009652009-09-09T12:58:53.128+01:002009-09-09T12:58:53.128+01:00As a lover of trains & old postcards--wonderfu...As a lover of trains & old postcards--wonderful post!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-20026248599935361922009-09-09T12:48:55.534+01:002009-09-09T12:48:55.534+01:00I have a thing for those lovely old steam engines....I have a thing for those lovely old steam engines. There's something very mysterious, nostalgic and romantic about them. You really do have some fascinating ephemera, Alan.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-11703076379080516252009-09-09T12:37:35.246+01:002009-09-09T12:37:35.246+01:00Hi Alan,
What a lovely post! I need to look up Ian...Hi Alan,<br />What a lovely post! I need to look up Ian Allan Trainspotters Guide, do they still publish them?<br />As late as hi-school, living outside of Chicago, I would jump on the box cars as far as I was willing to hike back....I loved the idea of being Woody Guthrie...Harnett-Hargrovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07486168670308150669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-57076171750055655902009-09-09T12:20:10.936+01:002009-09-09T12:20:10.936+01:00no, it does not have the same feel at all. my boys...no, it does not have the same feel at all. my boys love th trains. who am i kidding. i do too.Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-71160043614564050422009-09-09T12:02:27.459+01:002009-09-09T12:02:27.459+01:00I wish my father was still alive because your blog...I wish my father was still alive because your blog would have persuaded him that the internet was worth trawling. We used to sit on railway bridges as kids and take down train numbers. These days 'trainspotting' has a completely different meaning. We never did anything with the numbers, just wrote them down and came home covered in soot! Love your blog. Really.Bainohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156193098088048637noreply@blogger.com