tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102969.post7269832481878874976..comments2024-03-10T19:57:59.285+00:00Comments on Nelly's Garden: Empty Streets and Dry GaragesNellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14527285652038975147noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102969.post-15222880926685208272016-09-04T22:01:24.957+01:002016-09-04T22:01:24.957+01:00Would love to know how that story ended.
Would love to know how that story ended.<br />Nellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14527285652038975147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102969.post-67025461044876072922016-09-04T15:22:26.691+01:002016-09-04T15:22:26.691+01:00Daddy told me that when he was courting Mum they h...Daddy told me that when he was courting Mum they had an American car which probably they acquired just after the war when NI was full of GIs. It had a running board and there was some elaborate story about someone jumping on it and falling off but unfortunately I can't remember the details.ganchinghttp://ganching.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102969.post-80806518248962256742016-09-03T23:02:03.585+01:002016-09-03T23:02:03.585+01:00My father's family were also early adopters of...My father's family were also early adopters of the motor engine. Also one of the first to use mechanised farm machinery while Bert's lot were still using Clydesdale horses.Nellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14527285652038975147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102969.post-38715885568416745412016-09-03T22:27:51.553+01:002016-09-03T22:27:51.553+01:00Interesting that you found the post card! My gran...Interesting that you found the post card! My grandfather always had a car or one sort of another, as did my father. In fact, while my dad was in the service and doing his pilot training, they had him teaching all the city boys in camp how to drive.Brighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11299215170393879517noreply@blogger.com