@badradger saidbut originaly I was a twinkle im my old mans eye one drunken saturday night way,way back before the poor had tellys, any way that twinkle headed southward to loinsville where it bumped into poor ive( my poor put upon ma who had already bore him four sons)I guess I was the last chance saloon ma wanting a girl an all but to everyones regret 9 months later I popped out, lucky for ma she still had enough vim at 44 to bash another out and to everones relief it was a girl.... a tomboy but a girl ....the end.
the house i was born in was knocked down 30 years back and is now part of Middlesbroughs uni complex its a 10 min urban drive to get there,
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@badradger saidWith five male siblings it’s no wonder she was “tomish”.
but originaly I was a twinkle im my old mans eye one drunken saturday night way,way back before the poor had tellys, any way that twinkle headed southward to loinsville where it bumped into poor ive( my poor put upon ma who had already bore him four sons)I guess I was the last chance saloon ma wanting a girl an all but to everyones regret 9 months later I popped out, lucky ...[text shortened]... at 44 to bash another out and to everones relief it was a girl.... a tomboy but a girl ....the end.
@great-big-stees saidyeah stees she was good at footie aswell, she girleyed up at about 16 nowmarried with 3 kids 2 grandsprogs and a dawg.
With five male siblings it’s no wonder she was “tomish”.
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@hakima saidWhoa. With the current cost of regular gas in Washington and Oregon @$5.55/gal and California being $6.43, unless you drive an EV, that’d be a costly vacation.🤔😲😉
Take a week and drive south 1200 miles from Seattle to Los Angeles on Highway 1 along the Pacific Coast.
Make it a vacation!
@great-big-stees saidI had a little over three quarters of a tank of gas, and figured I'd top it off as prices change sometimes twice in a week. It is at 2.15 right now. It was close to 35 liters and $75.00, yes I have a big tank. So I try not to let it get below the three quarters of a tank. That Should last me a few weeks as I don't travel that much, unless something unseen comes up.
Whoa. With the current cost of regular gas in Washington and Oregon @$5.55/gal and California being $6.43, unless you drive an EV, that’d be a costly vacation.🤔😲😉
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@very-rusty saidI take the bus or tram, or even train.
I had a little over three quarters of a tank of gas, and figured I'd top it off as prices change sometimes twice in a week. It is at 2.15 right now. It was close to 35 liters and $75.00, yes I have a big tank. So I try not to let it get below the three quarters of a tank. That Should last me a few weeks as I don't travel that much, unless something unseen comes up.
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@very-rusty saidHaving a car would mean complications for me, so the easiest thing is to live close to public transport which I do. When I was younger I used my bike a lot.
I have gotten use to living the good life after coming from a poor but happy family growing up.
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@torunn saidThat was how I got around as a teenager on a bicycle. 🙂
Having a car would mean complications for me, so the easiest thing is to live close to public transport which I do. When I was younger I used my bike a lot.
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@very-rusty saidas did I untill that hellish day.....my 15th birthday when I hit the kerb and buckled my gear wheel....well the 10 speed wheel cost almost as much as the bike.....so from then on it was shankses pony.
That was how I got around as a teenager on a bicycle. 🙂
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@badradger saidSo another way of saying walking. I admit I'd probably walk a lot more than I do if I didn't have a vehicle. I think once this one is worn out that is it for vehicles for me at my age. It is like having another family all the money one has to put into them. Now with the price of gas, and repairs it even costs more insurance, routine maintenance.
as did I untill that hellish day.....my 15th birthday when I hit the kerb and buckled my gear wheel....well the 10 speed wheel cost almost as much as the bike.....so from then on it was shankses pony.
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@torunn saidBuy a Dutch-style bike, you'll love it again.
Having a car would mean complications for me, so the easiest thing is to live close to public transport which I do. When I was younger I used my bike a lot.