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Andysmum

Andysmum Report 17 May 2023 16:59

This should make you smile - and scratch your head :-S

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-65625831

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 17 May 2023 18:18

:-D :-D :-D
Good to see someone using a bit of initiative.

Researching:
Old genealogists never die.....they just lose their census.

Island

Island Report 17 May 2023 21:05

Have they been searching since April 1st? ;-)

Researching:
I'd trade all my tomorrows for a single yesterday

agingrocker

agingrocker Report 17 May 2023 22:22

"Oi, you can't park there!"

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 17 May 2023 23:09

In the good old days, before things became controlled, the engineering students at the university here used to pull all sorts of pranks for April 1. Many of them involved a VW Beetle.

One of the ones I remember was hoisting a Beetle to the very top of one of the lamp standards along a major road to the university. Quite the sight at 8 am in the morning!

Another time, the Beetle appeared on top of the Bell Tower in the centre of the university.

Nobody ever worked out how they did it, and it took longer for the university's labourers to get it down than it did for the engineers to get it up there!

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 18 May 2023 00:07

Andysmum - :-D :-D :-D

Regularly used to shop in Annan we lived at Kirkpatrick Fleming.

'Big' food shop was in Tesco's in Carlisle, where we occasionally met Chris Bonington! :-D

Researching:
Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842

Island

Island Report 18 May 2023 08:26

never mind how they got it up there - how did they do it without being seen? :-S

Researching:
I'd trade all my tomorrows for a single yesterday