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  1. Fat Controller

    Fat Controller 'Cuddly' Scottish Admin! Staff Member

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    Got it!
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      Fat Controller 'Cuddly' Scottish Admin! Staff Member

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      Yes, I've been with London United for 25 years or so. Drove 85's quite a lot back then as they were a route nobody wanted to drive because of trouble on the housing estate just off Roehampton Lane. I never had any trouble really.
       
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        We used to enjoy watching the conductor on the trolley buses trying to catch the poles that had dropped off the overhead wires and were waving around in the air :heehee:
         
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        • Fat Controller

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          I drove this one in the Services parade for the Late Queen's Golden Jubilee. Surprisingly nerve wracking driving past The Queen and Prince Philip..

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          • Star gaze Lily

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            • Fat Controller

              Fat Controller 'Cuddly' Scottish Admin! Staff Member

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              And before I did buses...

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              • pete

                pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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                Not "On the buses", you aint Reg Varney in disguise are you.:roflol:
                 
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                  Many thanks to Kate & admin who helped me log in after I kept getting an error message. It’s all sorted now.
                   
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                  • Blue arbour

                    Blue arbour Super Gardener

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                    That’s very true @Fat Controller. We are usually comfortable with what we know so that it can then become daunting to try something new, but once we do, we become comfortable with that and wonder why we worried in the first place.
                    The welcome here has been fantastic and I’m sure all newbies will soon feel as if they’ve always been here.
                     
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                    • BB3

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                      I remember getting on the pre routemasters with the little globe lights. . You felt safe and comfortable chugging along in the dark and there was a conductor.
                      Somebody spoke about the sound of the routemaster, the sound of the old ones was better. The sight of them coming towards the bus stop when you had drink taken wasn't bad either
                       
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                      The adverts that I get are surprisingly local. Interested to know how they got the information. Something to do with Google?
                      Edit: I'm not complaining or begrudging your revenue - just curious.
                       
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                    • Star gaze Lily

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                      BB3 I've been wondering the same. A couple have been just a couple of miles away.
                       
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                      • Little_Weed

                        Little_Weed Apprentice Gardener

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                        I have made it here too. As always there are not enough hours in the day for me to post much, but I will still read every day if I can.
                        Other GW refugees will know me as Pauline7.
                         
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                        • wiseowl

                          wiseowl Friendly Admin Staff Member

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                          Good evening @Little_Weed and welcome to Gardeners Corner:smile:

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                          • Jenny_Aster

                            Jenny_Aster Optimistic Gardener.

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                            I don't mind the 'targeted' adverts, though it is interesting where Google get's the algorhythm from. Was chatting on WhatsApp with my brother, we were chatting about something obscure. After the conversation I started to get adverts for what we were chatting about (can't remember what it was now), I always thought WhatsApp was end to end encrypted. Obviously not :mad:
                             
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