Picture of the Day August 2009

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08-21-2009
Ronijayne

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Originally Posted by ItsaZappathing

:handclap:Great pics all.
Roni and Pablo...very good...carry on!:PDT_Piratz_26:

Thanks Itza. The photo of the wall was taken with my 'real' camera. It is much more colourful than this copy. I took it in Sept. 2001 I believe no matter what date it says on the pic!!
08-21-2009
pablo42

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Originally Posted by Ronijayne

I don't really know Pabs. So many bad things we see on TV news happen in the Bronx. 90 degrees here already (11am) so I should go to the park today as it is round the corner, maybe tea at the Plaza.

Well Roni, I shall go to Birkenhead Park then. It was the model for Central Park. Weather is a little different here. Raining for a change.
08-21-2009
lenka

21 Aug 2009

It is a lovely day. Isn't it?

http://i342.photobucket.com/albums/o...21_08_2009.jpg
08-21-2009
pablo42

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Originally Posted by lenka

It is a lovely day. Isn't it?

http://i342.photobucket.com/albums/o...21_08_2009.jpg

Nice photo Lenka. Might have been nice for you. Every time I popped me head out of the door it rained. Not heavy, just enough to wet you. Reckon God's got a cob on with me.
08-21-2009
lenka

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Originally Posted by pablo42

Everyone in New York lives in a tiny apartment.

For you people living in NY is good, but in LA apartments are small enough for your head to fit in :-)

http://i342.photobucket.com/albums/o...sAngeles74.jpg
08-21-2009
pablo42

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Originally Posted by lenka

For you people living in NY is good, but in LA apartments are small enough for your head to fit in :-)

http://i342.photobucket.com/albums/o...sAngeles74.jpg

Nice one Lenka, felt like that meself a few times. No, more than a few times.
08-21-2009
tezmac

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Originally Posted by taffy

Sorry I don't know the origin of the American Eagle on this building on Paradise Street. It used to be a pub and the eagle was there then. So no doubt it's been there for years but quite when it was installed there I don't know either.

Wasn't it outside the pub in Paradise Street called the Eagle, i remember having a drink in there with the wife
08-21-2009
Ronijayne

Lenka, those two pics are wonderful, thank you so much for sharing them with us.:handclap:

You can feel the energy of the market and the despair of 9 to 5 man, lol
08-21-2009
scouse smurf

Excellent pics, Lenka. Still no-one bought the old Zavvi shop then. Come to think of it, anything happened with the Woolies store yet ?
08-22-2009
wsteve55

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Originally Posted by tezmac

Wasn't it outside the pub in Paradise Street called the Eagle, i remember having a drink in there with the wife

Yes,it was the "Eagle"! The building was a U.S. consulate,in the 19th century,and one of the consuls,(Maury?) is buried in the Anglican cathedral!
08-22-2009
A.D.W

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Originally Posted by pablo42

I used to stay in a shoebox called Pruit Igo in the Bronx. I couldn't get a beer there cos I went into a black bar. The barnman said that it was a black bar. I said I couldn't care less. He said again it was a black bar, i told him I wasn't prejudiced. he said that I didn't understand. It was a black bar. He would'nt serve me cos I was white. Strange cos I never had that problem in the Southern States.I laughed like a chinaman.

That barman deserves to be applauded.

:PDT_Aliboronz_24:
08-22-2009
pablo42

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Originally Posted by A.D.W

That barman deserves to be applauded.

:PDT_Aliboronz_24:

Really? Do't go for all that coloured stuff meself. I served with all colours and creeds, each one of us woulda died for each other.

What colour are you?
08-22-2009
A.D.W

What colour am I? White, but if a black fellow wants to drink in a black only pub then he'll get no arguement out of me.
08-22-2009
pablo42

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Originally Posted by A.D.W

What colour am I? White, but if a black fellow wants to drink in a black only pub then he'll get no arguement out of me.

Oh, I just don't agree with colour bars. Either way. Ever been to South Africa, pre 1995?
08-22-2009
A.D.W

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Originally Posted by pablo42

Ever been to South Africa, pre 1995?

Nope.
08-22-2009
pablo42

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Originally Posted by A.D.W

Nope.

Shame. You'd have liked it.
08-22-2009
A.D.W

Why would I have liked it?
08-22-2009
pablo42

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Originally Posted by A.D.W

Why would I have liked it?

Aparthied. Probably best to keep us apart. Wouldn't like those darkies having a go at our women.

Jeez.
08-22-2009
A.D.W

:rolleyes:
08-22-2009
wsteve55

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Originally Posted by A.D.W

:rolleyes:

Go back in your box!:disgust:
08-22-2009
pablo42

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Originally Posted by A.D.W

:rolleyes:

Maybe, just maybe, you shoulda been with us.
08-22-2009
A.D.W

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Originally Posted by wsteve55

Go back in your box!:disgust:

Yes, boss.
08-22-2009
A.D.W

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Originally Posted by pablo42

Maybe, just maybe, you shoulda been with us.

Bit over my head that......
08-22-2009
pablo42

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Originally Posted by A.D.W

Bit over my head that......

Thought it might be.
08-22-2009
taffy

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22nd August 2009

Minton floor tiles at St George's Hall now on display again for a short time
08-22-2009
wsteve55

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Originally Posted by pablo42

Thought it might be.

Wait till he starts on about his sausages!:retard:
08-22-2009
pablo42

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Originally Posted by wsteve55

Wait till he starts on about his sausages!:retard:

What sausages? If he's got any info where to get good sausages from...
08-22-2009
Ronijayne

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Originally Posted by taffy

Minton floor tiles at St George's Hall now on display again for a short time

Oh wow! Magnificent! I don't ever remember being inside St. George's Hall. Next visit that is top of my list
08-22-2009
ItsaZappathing

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Originally Posted by lenka

For you people living in NY is good, but in LA apartments are small enough for your head to fit in :-)

http://i342.photobucket.com/albums/o...sAngeles74.jpg

Just spotted this pic Lenka...Excellent. Keep them pics coming. :)

You too Roni:PDT_Piratz_26:
08-22-2009
taffy

St George's Hall Liverpool

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Originally Posted by Ronijayne

Oh wow! Magnificent! I don't ever remember being inside St. George's Hall. Next visit that is top of my list

Glad you liked the photo. The Minton tiled floor is only on open display for limited periods. Normally it's protected by a special wooden floor. The hall itself is truly magnificent and is well worth a visit even if the floor is covered over.
08-22-2009
Ronijayne

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Originally Posted by taffy

Glad you liked the photo. The Minton tiled floor is only on open display for limited periods. Normally it's protected by a special wooden floor. The hall itself is truly magnificent and is well worth a visit even if the floor is covered over.

I would like to see the tiled floor but will take your advise and go there either way. That floor has to be protected.
At the Waldorf hotel in Manhattan they took up the entrance lobby carpet I think in the early 80's and discovered the most amazing art deco mosaic floor. I love seeing it and thankful they did not have to cover it up again, not that old.
08-23-2009
pablo42

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Originally Posted by taffy

Glad you liked the photo. The Minton tiled floor is only on open display for limited periods. Normally it's protected by a special wooden floor. The hall itself is truly magnificent and is well worth a visit even if the floor is covered over.

So, why exactly is the floor covered up? Woulda thought it was designed for walking on. Are the tiles very delicate or in poor condition. Just seems over kill.
08-23-2009
taffy

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Originally Posted by pablo42

So, why exactly is the floor covered up? Woulda thought it was designed for walking on. Are the tiles very delicate or in poor condition. Just seems over kill.

Simply to protect them from 150 years of wear. They are good condition but would not have been but for this protection. The floor tiles on the surrounding passageways which are not protected have been worn out and lost their artistic details.
08-23-2009
pablo42

Thanks for that Taffy, knew it was covered, but never knew why.
08-23-2009
gregs dad

23rd august

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2540/...eff3b37a_o.jpg
Eastham to Liverpool ferry ticket office,the last ferry sailed from here in 1929 it`s now a cafe.
08-23-2009
Ronijayne

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Originally Posted by gregs dad

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2540/...eff3b37a_o.jpg
Eastham to Liverpool ferry ticket office,the last ferry sailed from here in 1929 it`s now a cafe.

Lovely pic, very rustic
08-24-2009
lenka

24 Aug 2009

View from the St. George's Hall window

http://i342.photobucket.com/albums/o...DSC00029_1.jpg
08-24-2009
pablo42

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Originally Posted by lenka

View from the St. George's Hall window

http://i342.photobucket.com/albums/o...DSC00029_1.jpg

That's a nice shot.
08-24-2009
Ronijayne

Very, very cool Lenka but what is that big robot on the left?
08-24-2009
pablo42

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Originally Posted by Ronijayne

Very, very cool Lenka but what is that big robot on the left?

Which robot?

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