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Post by Groundhog66 on Jun 7, 2015 9:53:20 GMT -8
Such history, that is fantastic!
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Post by tritto on Jun 7, 2015 13:57:23 GMT -8
Thanks for sharing Dani. Looks like you live in a beautiful part of the country.
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Post by Tyrone Jenkins on Jun 7, 2015 15:01:43 GMT -8
Awesome historical "ruins" from way way way back.
I need to move out of the city as everyone else has shown such quiet and peaceful locations.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2015 15:09:27 GMT -8
Awesome historical "ruins" from way way way back. I need to move out of the city as everyone else has shown such quiet and peaceful locations. Nobody has produced the docudrama that you gave us though  |
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Post by lordflagpolecrabtree on Jun 9, 2015 2:08:33 GMT -8
One final piece of our historic town before I pass the WSWT back to Tony Cockroach for a once over. This is one of the oldest buildings in Colchester that is still in everyday use. It dates back to the 15th Century and is a testament to the builders of the day. I went inside more than 30 years ago (courtesy of a pre Her Ladyship girlfriend who worked there) and remember that the inside is just as crooked as the outside. Not a straight wall anywhere !  In trying to find out its exact age I discovered that it is one of the buildings that will be open in September during Colchester Heritage week, so I hope to go inside again. Whilst the WSWT is not my usual cup of Oriental Infusion, I've grown to like it a bit more and am sad to see it go. Thanks for allowing me to share it for a bit. Off it goes to Tony.   If he can get in to it   [URL=http://s296.photobucket.com/user/mrlevity/media/IM  |
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Post by Groundhog66 on Jun 9, 2015 5:44:51 GMT -8
Damn, I'm not so sure I'd want to spend much time, in that crooked building. Looks as if she might come down, at any moment. Thank you for the tour!  |
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Post by mikeyt on Jun 9, 2015 6:02:30 GMT -8
Great historical info, and scenic as well. Thanks for your WSWT pics, Dani. As to that crooked building, Tim, it has been standing for 600+ years. It's not likely to fall down anytime soon.
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Post by Tyrone Jenkins on Jun 9, 2015 17:15:00 GMT -8
Damn, I'm not so sure I'd want to spend much time, in that crooked building. Looks as if she might come down, at any moment. Thank you for the tour! The stone buildings on each side are acting as bookends Thanks for the pics Dani. |
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Post by meepokta on Jun 10, 2015 6:22:25 GMT -8
Hi Dani, enjoyed reading about your adventures with the WSWT. Your hometown is both picturesque and historic. Thanks for the tour.
Cheers,
Ronald
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Post by 69ChevelleSS on Jun 10, 2015 7:33:47 GMT -8
Very neat Dani . . . . thanks for the tour / info!
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Post by funkster on Jun 17, 2015 13:54:22 GMT -8
Looking forward to taking the WT on a tour of London Town...
Who's next Tony?!
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Post by Groundhog66 on Jun 17, 2015 14:08:48 GMT -8
Looking forward to taking the WT on a tour of London Town... Who's next Tony?! Sounds like you're ready, I'll have Tony send it on to you, when he's finished with it. |
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Post by Tyrone Jenkins on Jun 26, 2015 14:49:00 GMT -8
Anyone seen the WT recently  |
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Post by Groundhog66 on Jun 26, 2015 14:51:35 GMT -8
Anyone seen the WT recently Yup...here it is!  |
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Post by Myles on Jun 26, 2015 16:35:11 GMT -8
Anyone seen the WT recently Yup...here it is! I have a feeling it's going to go for a ride in a motorcycle sidecar some time soon. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2015 7:46:30 GMT -8
For starters I'll say happy 4th of July my american buddies! Emmm sorry no sidecar at the moment. My friends putting it back together as I've just finished making him new pistons for it. For the record I lived in a 14th century thatched roofed cottage in Oxford for a couple of years. Although it looked a picture it was a horrid place to live with all the bugs and leaks that come with 800 year old houses so don't feel too hard done by that we have buildings older than the USA. I'm not one for this sort of thing sorry. Tim's already put that I serviced the Wrist Sushi WT for him but to be honest it wasn't showing up bad at all on the time grapher anyway. Now it keeps to within 10 seconds per day and has a 3 day reserve. I've also replaced all the seals/gaskets as they were a tad hard and square not round and squidgy as they should be. Luckily I had some already that I'd got off Stefan in the past So what did I do? Here's the service photos... Love working on these 6117 movements.    And here are some photos I took today as I thought I had better before you lot started thinking I'd sold it This is at a beauty spot in the Surrey Hills of England. It's about 45 minutes from where I live on the outskirts of SW London (Wimbledon is just down the road from me).  I know Tim likes my old bucket I rattle around in so here is a pic of the Surrey Hills from inside it.  Gets a bit busy up here with folk from all over the country and world for that matter. One guy asked me about my car came from near Dani in fact which must be a 2 1/2 hour drive on a Saturday around Londons biggest car park the M25 motorway.  Here's one of my old jalopy to end with.  Fin |
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Post by Myles on Jul 4, 2015 8:05:30 GMT -8
Here's one of my old jalopy to end with. Fin What a beautiful car! Ever own a Jensen Interceptor? |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2015 8:30:41 GMT -8
Here's one of my old jalopy to end with. Fin What a beautiful car! Ever own a Jensen Interceptor? Thanks Never owned a Jensen Interceptor as they always cost a small fortune but I use to use my ex's fathers all the time. He had the FF 4x4 version. Loved it. |
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Post by Groundhog66 on Jul 4, 2015 14:45:31 GMT -8
Good stuff, Tony...thank you again!
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Post by Benchdweller on Jul 10, 2015 19:19:49 GMT -8
10.30am and there's a knock at the door. I bounce out of bed (its a hard life being 'between jobs') and stumble down the stairs muttering something along the lines of "why's the postman here and WTF have I bought now?"... Package signed for and I'm still wondering whats inside, I start cutting it open and then remember "its the Wrist Sushi World Traveller!" So here's the unboxing picture on my kitchen table / watchmakers bench -  Bubble wrap removed and here it is along with some prehistoric Colorado real estate -  It just so happened that I was wearing my Heuer 980 with 20mm lugs on a grey nato at the time so I fitted a new pair of spring bars to the WSWT and fitted the strap I was wearing -  I have a busy schedule ahead involving going to the post office and then travelling the 10 or so miles across Belfast to buy some fresh cofee beans and um, thats about it, so I wheel out the m/cycle to negotiate the afternoon traffic -  Posting taken care of and fresh beans sourced -  Yum -  So with the caffeine levels back to normal I now have the afternoon to kill. The ride over to the coffee shop was in blazing sunshine but rain is forecast... Undaunted I decide to wheel out a different bike, my 1997 Merlin MTB -  2.5 miles and 400ft of climbing and this is the view south towards Belfast -  It was a very hazy day and you can barely see Belfast city 10 miles awayin the above picture. It around this time that it started to rain and as I was only wearing shorts and a t-shirt considered turning back, but it wasn't heavy rain and was actually quite pleasant keeping me cool on the climb. So onwards and upwards then and after about 5 miles and 1000ft of climbing I arrived at the Knockagh War Memorial Monument overlooking Belfast Lough -   Turning around 180deg this is the view-     Not the best of conditions today but on a clear day you can see Scotland and the Isle of Man to the left and Slieve Donard, the higest peak in N Ireland 45 miles away to the right. So from there it was a 1/2 mile ride into Woodburn forest and a ride round the reservoirs -   Action wrist shot -  The lower reservoir is drained and in the process of being upgraded -   The plan was to go from here and head down to Carrickfergus and take some pictures but some dark clouds were beginning to gather, so I decided to head back home before the sky opened up. On the way back I traveled along one of the cycle routes and took a couple more pictures. Last year I passed here and it was just a tree with some dude with a chainsaw carving away -  And a bit further along and about 1/2 mile from home some more chainsaw art -   Total distance covered was about 17 miles with 2000ft of climbing. That's the local countryside pictured and I'll get some pictures taken of Belfast city and the north Antrim coast in the next few days, but that's it for now folks. TBC... |
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