Sunday, February 20, 2022

That is a gorgeous piece of machinery. I'd love to drive that.

 


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    1. Isn't lorrey spelled Lorre as in Peter Lorre?

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    2. So....what's the etymology of "lorry," anyway?

      And while we're at it, why is Bob your uncle?

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    3. "Why is Bob ...?" Because you did it right!

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  2. Sliding glass windows with screens so the bugs won't get in?

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  3. Sentinel steam wagon

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  4. Here ya go C.W, a working model.

    https://youtu.be/Cv3LNNwSx6M

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    1. A ride for Fish and Chips! So neat!

      This series Sentinel is one of the earliest to have four steering front wheels.

      Would be awesome to ride along!

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  5. Tarmac (short for tarmacadam) is a road surface material patented in 1901 in the UK. It is an improvement on the surface developed in the 1820’s by John Loudon McAdam. It’s essentially crushed rock mixed with cement then sealed with tar.

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    1. It would likely be the miserable, sharp fumed "coal tar" rather than the petroleum bitumen usually sourced now. Of course "tarmacadam" is a contraction, and the name seems to be used generically these days.

      Stateside you might hear "tarmac" more with airstrips than roads.

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