tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post726860557450092335..comments2024-03-29T00:37:50.677+00:00Comments on A Yorkshire Memoir: The Airship in the ShedTasker Dunhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-39561927217750471312016-07-17T11:49:59.707+01:002016-07-17T11:49:59.707+01:00Hope you mean my description and not Nevil Shute&#...Hope you mean my description and not Nevil Shute's. The local wit seems to have been lost on him. I've heard retorts like "get back on t'land whe-re y'belong" in response to a farmer's banter - coarse but brilliant. Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-31973852399421952262016-07-16T22:44:36.644+01:002016-07-16T22:44:36.644+01:00Those airships are fascinating, covering such a sh...Those airships are fascinating, covering such a short period in time. And yes, quite right re the way the men and women are described!Estellehttp://www.skittishlibrary.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-18016297443489937852016-07-10T18:18:58.820+01:002016-07-10T18:18:58.820+01:00I do remember those and could never get them to wo...I do remember those and could never get them to work either. They were soft plastic in different colours, a bit too high for their size, and had a big plug underneath where you put the baking powder. <br />Not an expert on that part of Yorkshire - we all tend to bypass nearby places and go further away. Will look forward to your report. Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-6230444603628611402016-07-10T16:40:18.244+01:002016-07-10T16:40:18.244+01:00Do you remember those submarines that came in brea...Do you remember those submarines that came in breakfast cereal packets and you put baking powder in them to make them submerge and surface. They never worked of course.<br />Will be in Yorkshire for a week some time soon with young grandchildren, staying near Leyburn. Any recommendations?Andrew Petcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03729597727743064632noreply@blogger.com