tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1380304323931971092.post775546223590531..comments2023-12-31T23:30:13.402-06:00Comments on Speedway Daily Photo: Nelson Jones and My State FairSpeedwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16294062505751359294noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1380304323931971092.post-80154229198762423832011-08-21T10:07:27.228-05:002011-08-21T10:07:27.228-05:00Over here, "boats" usually mean Broads c...Over here, "boats" usually mean Broads cruisers, those awful floating holiday homes people hire on the Norfolk Broads. We do, however, still have a lot of old nineteenth century sailing wherries still working here and of course several million too many yachts and dinghies. I'm a crap sailor but I do love whizzing around in the safety boat and the local regatta.<br /><br />Yes, those cool old traction engines still run around on the roads here (at least in this part of Norfolk where we have the country's largest three collections all within a twenty mile radius and lots of shows).divehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12938980502783421961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1380304323931971092.post-63528607678575064612011-08-21T09:16:54.677-05:002011-08-21T09:16:54.677-05:00When I'm working on my riverboat stuff, I feel...When I'm working on my riverboat stuff, I feel as though I'm alone in a sea of people to whom "boat" means those moored gambling houses on the Ohio, or plastic body-slamming outboards. It was so unexpected to see the sign and to meet someone with whom I have a shared interest.<br /><br />I looked at your Mum's steam pictures. Those are cool old machines. Do those things still really drive the roads? Or do they ride on trailers from show to show? I took a lot of pictures yesterday of draft horses, too. My camera isn't powerful enough to stop motion, so few are usable.Speedwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16294062505751359294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1380304323931971092.post-30721372076558832642011-08-21T05:27:00.812-05:002011-08-21T05:27:00.812-05:00Three cheers for Captain Jones! What a marvellous ...Three cheers for Captain Jones! What a marvellous man.<br />How good to see a traction engine running the saw. We have rtather a lot of those still on the road over here. The Strumpshaw Steam Rally is a good time to avoid driving in the village as a couple of hundred of the monsters chug here under their own steam. Spectacular fun. I shall have to do a photopost at some time.<br />Mum always goes to Henham team Rally. Check these out:<br />http://cakesandal.blogspot.com/search?q=steamdivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12938980502783421961noreply@blogger.com