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Post by cusqueno on Sept 16, 2015 12:04:58 GMT
Check this out.There are lots of membership goodies and the £15 seems quite reasonable.
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Post by velocipete on Sept 16, 2015 14:21:41 GMT
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Post by oldroadietehachapi on Sept 16, 2015 16:57:13 GMT
When you drive across the California desert there are few things to see; Joshua trees, Salt Bush, Creosote brush, rock formations and electrical transmission towers (called pylons in other places). In my 37 years of commuting to a desert work location (134 miles a day, half of which was in the desert.) I came to appreciate the simple functional elegance of electrical transmission towers. Somehow I never suspected that somewhere in this big world, such a club might exist. I should have suspected such as we often have British train spotters amidst American railroad fans visiting the Tehachapi Loop. If someone will travel halfway around the world to see a train go in a circle, then why not an electrical pylon club? I am tempted to join as it would make a great conversation piece; then again, maybe I should not. www.visittehachapi.com/play/555-tehachapi-loop.html#.VfmdpZZ0yUkwww.trainweb.org/brettrw/maps/loop.htmlCheers Jim |
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Post by velocipete on Sept 16, 2015 17:52:21 GMT
Lyrically put Jim. You must!
Cheers,
Pete.
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Post by cusqueno on Sept 16, 2015 18:36:18 GMT
'No such thing as an uninteresting roundabout' indeed. |
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Post by Jem on Sept 16, 2015 19:10:49 GMT
I can sort of see the interest in pylons...but £15? I'd want my own pylon for that kind of money. (although postage alone would come to somewhat more than that?)
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Post by cusqueno on Sept 16, 2015 19:21:49 GMT
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Post by Jem on Sept 16, 2015 19:30:13 GMT
I didn't set out to visit this event, but I was at a ploughing competition on Sunday - some might think it odd. And don't ask where I was on Saturday - a few would certainly think it odd...  |
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Post by velocipete on Sept 16, 2015 19:30:09 GMT
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Post by Jem on Sept 16, 2015 19:32:11 GMT
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Post by Jem on Sept 16, 2015 19:34:05 GMT
Look at the beauty of these furrows  |
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Post by velocipete on Sept 16, 2015 20:54:04 GMT
I've looked at clouds from both sides now. Cheers, Pete. |
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Post by velocipete on Sept 16, 2015 20:55:24 GMT
Look at the beauty of these furrows Looks like my forehead first thing in the morning! Cheers, Pete. |
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Post by oldroadietehachapi on Sept 17, 2015 5:04:06 GMT
I have not seen a ploughing competition but I have seen a tractor pull!
Thanks for the fun Jim
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Post by bendo on Sept 17, 2015 7:15:39 GMT
What the actual what...?
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