The above statement I hear often and, although I get in a big panic travelling I take a great interest in other countries and the way they live so although never been to STOCKHOLM and probably never will it is nice to look at pictures of other places - hence STOKHOLM it was bit of a mistake actually but thought i would write something to make it sort of go together ,as you can see i love going for a ramble with the written word,
I am not allowed to drive for health reasons, but I get a free bus pass which I make good use of
but sometimes it would be nice to look at views and places that are inaccessible by public transport ,hence the photo below!!!
It is actually 100 years ago that the co-founder of rolls Royce died ( and no I am not related to him but people who know me know I have a brain full of facts useful information , i have been known to drive lots of people crazy with.
The way CHARLES died was slightly moving (spot the pun)as he became the first Briton to die in a flying accident as he was in a display when the plane tail flew off,their are alot of hidden dangers in showing off!!
Although I an diabetic have been known to succumb to the odd MARS Bar but then run around madly to burn the sugar off but their is a certain company who works out how many mars bars it would cost to buy something and the answer is 347,0000, how they work these thing out and as i failed maths miserably I am glad not me as would definitely be in hospital!!
Another useless fact is the average person takes 645 car journeys a year who finds thes info is astounding and how do they know what a car journey they may have to make the same journey twice in one day of left their house keys behind.
I often think looking out on my street that we are being overtaken over by cars and one day will be stuck in a massive big TRAFFIC JAM if by chance all went out at the same time but what a shock if people in SOMALIA and LOS ANGELES swapped lands for the day as there are more
cars in L ANG than people in SOMALIA, but in SOMALIA there are 200 times more camels than cars .I Think if I had the choice of camels or cars , i would go with the humped variety but I suppose depends on distance travelled and the weather!
Although we tend to think drunken loutish behaviour is a thing of today,, I think there has nearly been drunks and louts since time began as the it first became the first drink
driving law thing happen way back in 1872, I would love to know what people were like at this time and I cant really imagine many people having transport.
People tend to complain about speeding and i know for my dad has been caught countless times for being just slightly over and always in the land of song WALES , as is so difficult when driving along on an A road but all of a sudden come across a squashy bendy thing, but speed limits are their for a reason 25 million people have lost their lives in road accidents, I know of two people who have died in crashes but never the less it is always a shock and so many people think will not happen to me or my friend or relative . MY mum was in a very bad crash when someone else went through the lights and hit her friends car and is still a very nervous driver.
Speeding laws have been around centuries but it would have been amusing to see cars travelling about in 1865 with a man walking in front with a red flag so luckily not happening today imagine cars ambling along today with every car with a man walking in front
So next time you are ambling about at a snail pace think of this!!!
The red flag was done away in1878 maybe to many cars correspond with the flag wavers but the speed limit was still at a rate of a tortoise with 2mph in the cities and 4mph in the country
You will never moan about traffic speed or jams again after reading this
All cars have number plates but you would need alot of dosh to buy the most unique which is just one number of course 1as is the one and only one but cost 7.1million back in 2008 so being unique does not become cheap.
Oh well if you cant make your mind whether to get a burger from a well known chain it actually works out cheaper to get a Car BROOOOOOOOOm!
FOR someone who does not drive or takes little interest in transport i don't half do a lot of road miles , oh well off on my buss pass
Hi Louise,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading these facts! I don't drive either which a lot of people find strange. But I do think that you get to see so much more when you take the train or the bus. I have, however, been to Stockholm very recently. I loved the city - it's made up of lots of little islands that are connected to the mainland by bridges (a bit like Wallasey perhaps?!) Before I went I spent a lot of time looking at the city on Google Earth and Google Street view - trying to find out where our hotel was etc. There's something really strange about being able to experience a place without physically being there and then, when I was there, I got a strange sense of deja-vu! Do you reckon that the Internet has changed how we experience places? And if so do you think that this is a good thing of not? I'm not sure....
I enjoyed reading your post Lou..
ReplyDeleteI have been lucky enough to have travelled far and wide andloved every journey I havemade. But there is something about returning to your own home and people you know and love.
I do drive and to me its a liberation! I didnt learn to drive till I was in my late 30's so I struggled for years with two baby's on and off buses, but we manage with what we have at the time. So when I finally passed my driving test I felt a greats enses of freedom. Carly and John have both taken driving lesseons over theyears but neither have taken the actual test.
As for virtual travle, I love it..and l understand that sense of deja vue Elaine. But also its a good feeling not to wander for hours when your time abroad islimited.
Loving the backdrops on our blogsites they are so apt to each of us.
Barb