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LondonBelle

LondonBelle Report 20 Apr 2020 15:33


If you've got 10 minutes to spare :-D you might like to take a virtual ride on Mail Rail deep beneath the streets of London

https://www.postalmuseum.org/make-a-connection/mail-rail-from-home/

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Island

Island Report 20 Apr 2020 16:02

Thanks Belle :-D Fascinating, I'll be forwarding it.
I saw a programme about fluffers on the tube after hours - who'd credit it? :-0 :-D

LondonBelle

LondonBelle Report 20 Apr 2020 16:11

Yes, Island and Fluffers tend to be gangs of women :-0 :-D

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MotownGal

MotownGal Report 20 Apr 2020 19:15

Have you ever been to the Post Office Museum?

Went years ago with the kiddliewinkles. A good afternoon out. Shut at the moment.

Along the road is Postmans Park. Another interesting place to visit.

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LondonBelle

LondonBelle Report 20 Apr 2020 19:27

I've been to Postman's Park ....it is quite petit but has those Victorian memorial glazed plaques of acts of bravery which are very interesting :-)

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MotownGal

MotownGal Report 20 Apr 2020 19:30

Brilliant innit?

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JoyLouise

JoyLouise Report 21 Apr 2020 10:09

Belle, I enjoyed that, thank you. :-D

JoyLouise

JoyLouise Report 21 Apr 2020 10:14

By the way, I had not heard of fluffers so when I first googled the word ..... OMG, I wondered what everyone down there got up to! :-D :-0 :-D

LondonBelle

LondonBelle Report 21 Apr 2020 10:41

Yes, fluffers has more than one meaning *blushes* :-D

When the gangs clean the tracks.... it's surprising how much human hair they clear away.....if you think though the tube trains push the air through the tunnels at a rate of knots and when they approach a station it's whoosh and your hair goes everywhere...so perhaps not surprising afterall :-D

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JoyLouise

JoyLouise Report 21 Apr 2020 10:58

Just can't stop giggling to myself ..... now wondering what others got up to with their 'tickling sticks'. :-0

MR_MAGOO

MR_MAGOO Report 21 Apr 2020 12:52

You learn something new every day :-D

Even pictures of them :-0 ;-)

Wonder if anyone has one in their tree :-)

JoyLouise

JoyLouise Report 21 Apr 2020 14:41

Imagine being a fluffer on 'What's my Line?'

:-D :-D :-D

'Emma'

'Emma' Report 21 Apr 2020 14:46

Wish I hadn’t googled now :-0 :-0

JoyLouise

JoyLouise Report 21 Apr 2020 14:54

That'll larn yer not to be so clever, lassie. ;-) :-D :-D :-D

I am tickled pink by the scenario. ;-)

'Emma'

'Emma' Report 21 Apr 2020 15:07

Naughty girl Joy ;-) :-D

Island

Island Report 21 Apr 2020 15:19

steady on girls, now's not the time for ribaldry you know :-0 ;-)

'Emma'

'Emma' Report 21 Apr 2020 15:58

Course it is Island :-D

Island

Island Report 21 Apr 2020 16:04

Exactly Emma! Now more than ever :-D :-D :-D

**Ann**

**Ann** Report 21 Apr 2020 18:00

Oh gawd me worst nightmare :-0 :-0 :-0

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 21 Apr 2020 18:46

"sagger makers' bottom knocker!"

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me and my darling wife at our wedding in 1960

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