Last Tuesday I got an assignment to go to the UK and do some research work. Am living on one RAF base and working on another.

Still getting over the jet lag but had a very pleasant transatlantic flight.

On one side a British lady who had just returned to LOondon from a month in Hawaii, accompanied byu her husband. The pleasant parts of the journey were an interesting conversation and her very low cut blouse which she wore on the plane, much to my enjoyment.

On the other side, a 40 ish very attractive lawyer who picked my brain about her trip to Brittany to visit a friend getting married, and who gave me her name and phone for "later"

Am buying a digital camera tomorrow, I need one, not having had a good one since 2000. More pohotos as the adventure continues.

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Strelnik
Invest in America: Buy a Congressman!

1950 170SD
1951 Citroen 11BN
1953 Citroen 11BNF limo
1953 220a project
1959 180D
1960 190D
1960 Borgward Isabella TS 2dr
1983 240D daily driver
1983 380SL
1990 350SDL daily driver alt
3 x Citroen DS21M, down from 5
3 x Citroen 2CV, down from 6

Crashed for a while and then got out to get something to eat.

Went to a village square-food court with shops and stalls. Immediately can tell the US girls from the Brits: the locals all wear low-cut sundresses and blouses !

I asked one of the older local guys about it and he told me: It's August, they always do that because of the humiditiy!

Note to self: Only visit Britain in August!

I asked about car shows etc and was told I might be able to attend an auto-jumble aka pre-planned flea market, if I hurried.

Got there too late to see much (didn't have to pay, was there 10 min before closing) although one guy had an excellent 123 grille. Like everywhere else, 123s are everywhere.

I did find out something I didn't know: Cars that spend more tha two months in the impound lot are not seized and auctioned, they are crushed, no matter what condition !!

Makes me wonder what has been crushed in the past that otherwise could have ended up in a junkyard.

Weather here is chilly at night after sundown, a refreshing 48, different from the hot humid weather in Michigan.

But by 9:00 am it gets as warm as it's going to be (unless it rains).

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Strelnik
Invest in America: Buy a Congressman!

1950 170SD
1951 Citroen 11BN
1953 Citroen 11BNF limo
1953 220a project
1959 180D
1960 190D
1960 Borgward Isabella TS 2dr
1983 240D daily driver
1983 380SL
1990 350SDL daily driver alt
3 x Citroen DS21M, down from 5
3 x Citroen 2CV, down from 6

Oh, I'm visiting in September ... guess I don't have to pack my low-cut blouses.

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1987 300D, arctic white/palomino--314,000 miles
1978 240D 4-speed, Euro Delivery, light ivory/bamboo--370,000 miles
2005 Jeep Liberty CRD Limited, light khaki/slate--140,000 miles
2018 Chevy Cruze diesel, 6-speed manual, satin steel metallic/kalahari--19,000 miles
1982 Peugeot 505 diesel, 4-speed manual, blue/blue, 130,000 miles
1995 S320, black/parchment--34,000 miles (Dad's car)

How long are you there for? I took over 500 pic's in the two weeks my wife and I spent there in June. We had a fantastic time, really liked the place and hope to return soon. But would not live there permanently.

- Peter.

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2021 Chevrolet Spark
Formerly...
2000 GMC Sonoma
1981 240D 4spd stick. 347000 miles. Deceased Feb 14 2021
2002 Kia Rio. Worst crap on four wheels
1981 240D 4spd stick. 389000 miles.
1984 123 200
1979 116 280S
1972 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
1971 108 280S

I gotta go there one of these days!

August sounds delightful!

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.