When I were a lad, travelleing on the plane was unheard of. We knew that somewhere there were people who were so rich that they could afford to fly, but not anyone I knew
not anyone in my town.
I had heard about this new 'package holiday' thing were people flew to Spain, and I had seen and heard planes flying over, but it was all mysterious and glamorous.
Even the people on the soaps who flew out were never filmed in the airport or plane, they used to go out the front door with thier luggage, then turn up two weeks later talking about the flight.
We used to go on holiday in a boring old steam train. boring , boring, smokey, steamy and dull. Every kid wanted to be a train driver, but on a shiney new diesel, not a boring old steam train.
Nowadays, I hate flying. There is no glamour , the mystique has gone. There are even IT nerds stripping off to complain about the horrendous and stupid pocedures we have to go through to even get on a boring boring plane.
What wouldnt I give to travel around the country on a steam train. even europe. the world. to stand on the footplate and blow that whistle. fantastic
not anyone in my town.
I had heard about this new 'package holiday' thing were people flew to Spain, and I had seen and heard planes flying over, but it was all mysterious and glamorous.
Even the people on the soaps who flew out were never filmed in the airport or plane, they used to go out the front door with thier luggage, then turn up two weeks later talking about the flight.
We used to go on holiday in a boring old steam train. boring , boring, smokey, steamy and dull. Every kid wanted to be a train driver, but on a shiney new diesel, not a boring old steam train.
Nowadays, I hate flying. There is no glamour , the mystique has gone. There are even IT nerds stripping off to complain about the horrendous and stupid pocedures we have to go through to even get on a boring boring plane.
What wouldnt I give to travel around the country on a steam train. even europe. the world. to stand on the footplate and blow that whistle. fantastic
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