March 2008 Archives
When there was smoke!
Posted by Ray on March 6, 2008 9:15 AM
I remember the great atmosphere you used to get when going into a pub. The clash of glasses knocking together, the chatter, the smoke, the ambience. What did I say there? The smoke. Of course we've taken that out of the equation with the no smoking rule.
Now let me say straight away that I don't smoke and never have. But I certainly don't think I have the right to tell others not to. I can always move away if I want to.
But what surprises me is the comments of people who previously called for the ban.
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Messages from the past
Posted by Ray on March 14, 2008 3:50 PM
Lately I have beem fascinated by the old adverts painted on walls where shops once stood. If you glance around old buildings you will surely spot one. My first was spotted on Byker High Street, there was an old shop advertisement painted on the side of a wall - so old it offered chimney sweeping or tools for use in shipyards.
I have found it so fascinating (yesterday I found the ghostly letters of an old pawn shop on a building), that I have decided to record them. So if you come across any old adverts painted on walls, give me a shout!
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