Yes, fear not Jim, The Pickled Egg is right on trend. People apparently would prefer to meet and chat over a coffee and cake these days, than over the traditional pint. The landlord of the PE is ahead of the game and has installed one of these 50's icons of Italian Coffee Machine design, and the staff have been training on how to froth milk (soy and cow) so you can get a decent latte.CitroJim wrote: Looking forward to reading those whilst I sip my decaff soy latte
Love that coffee machine... oldbike.eu-The online bicycle museum has a wealth of information including a full reproduction of "Cycling" magazine from July 24th 1897.CitroJim wrote:Cycling Weekly celebrates its 125th year of publication this year and in fact only a couple of issues have been missed in that time due to world wars!
I tend to agree with the quote from the site re old magazines...there is always something interesting to be found whatever the subject. Looks like in the summer of 1897 Endurance Steel Balls were de rigueur for the cycling enthusiastRather than momentous occasions recorded by historians, magazines reveal issues and attitudes affecting ordinary people. Editorial comments and readers’ letters show how folks felt about things at the time. For example, a recurring theme of 1890s magazines is reports of death and injury due to riding at speed downhill – a big problem for cyclists with fixed-wheel bikes until the freewheel hub was invented at the end of the decade.
Strange names the staff haveNewcastleFalcon wrote: and the staff have been training on how to froth milk (soy and cow) so you can get a decent latte.
Regards Neil
"goat" and "ewe" were on holiday that weekStickyfinger wrote: Strange names the staff have
That "St Jabob's Oil" isn't shy about its claims. Should probably get a few bottles in for the next "absinthe night", should be able to sell a few just before closing time.CitroJim wrote:I love those old adverts Neil...
I think I would like a tandem called a Royal Westminister---particuarly one who's ball-head and front forks have proved to be emminently satisfactory and reliable!We illustrate our Tandem to accomodate a skirted lady on the front seat
It doesn't seem so long ago to me that most firms offered catalogues by post on sending them an SAE (Stamped Addressed Envelope). Their ads in periodicals often had a little form to fill in and send off to make the process even easier..NewcastleFalcon wrote:And in these on-line, click, buy and have delivered days, nice to see "write for a price list" as the first step in the purchase process
NewcastleFalcon wrote:This one's just come in from Ontario Canada....Neustadt Springs Brewery to be precise...
...Along with this from Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Regards Neil
