meanderingemu Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 1 hour ago, gvallee said: Last time I briefly visited France, they had all these new French words like 'horodateur' (parking meter') because they don't want to use English words. I felt like a total stranger. umm, Parking, ferry, weekend, footing, pretty sure they used horodateur from early days for these one centralised parking ticket sellers, because they were actually one of the early adopter of technology Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gvallee Posted October 8, 2022 Author Share Posted October 8, 2022 13 minutes ago, meanderingemu said: umm, Parking, ferry, weekend, footing, pretty sure they used horodateur from early days for these one centralised parking ticket sellers, because they were actually one of the early adopter of technology Sure, there are still plenty of English words in use. However, to my knowledge, there is no French word for 'upload' to the internet, only 'download' (télécharger). I hope I'm wrong. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meanderingemu Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 53 minutes ago, gvallee said: Sure, there are still plenty of English words in use. However, to my knowledge, there is no French word for 'upload' to the internet, only 'download' (télécharger). I hope I'm wrong. obviously my base is Québec which was more rigorous in business terms, but télécharger is used both for upload and download, and context would identify the direction. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Ventura Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 Many years ago, while driving around Montreal and listening to the car radio, I remember hearing “weekend” and “super heavy duty” mixed in with the French words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 (edited) A long time ago, Bernini placed a bunch of angels on a bridge in Rome, including this one, Angle with a Cross, by sculptor Ercole Ferrata. Some years later, this retired Italian fisherman on Giglio Island allowed me to capture him. The Empire State Building in NYC was the tallest building in the world for 40 years. It's the 53rd tallest now. Edited October 10, 2022 by Ed Rooney 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cecile Marion Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 I sure don’t have a fond remembrance for old software. I do enjoy photographing old doors. This one was in Bayeux, France. Elderly woman, remembering the good old days, during a magical autumn in Central Park, NYC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 (edited) Interesting topic ! 1) Beamish museum transport gala with period police officer in attendance 2) Delving into my own past, spent many a happy boyhood hour watching trains here. Boldon Colliery station - now Brockley Whins Metro stop. Note the gaggle of spotters top right. The loco is heading towards Tyne Dock. 3) The long demolished Sunderland Power Station, seen through the arches of Wearmouth railway bridge Edited October 9, 2022 by Bryan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 (edited) Bryan is making me a bit nostalgic with his three images. This comp is not as easy as it looks but here goes. Old coloured bottles on shelf in antique shop Street scene Shanklin Old Town Isle of Wight looking west on Church Street Old New York yellow taxi cab at Steam rally and Country fair Stow cum Quy Cambridgeshire Allan Edited October 9, 2022 by Allan Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 (edited) Abandoned derelict fishing boat off the coast of Oregon. An old Chevrolet farm truck. Year unknown. A string of shopfronts long closed and abandoned in the nearly ghost town of Washington, Oklahoma. A town on its heels. Edited October 9, 2022 by Betty LaRue 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony ALS Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 1976 receipt for Rubles (or Roubles) bought with Deutsche Marks. King Charles III would not approve! Old times kept alive in Spain. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCat Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 Ghost town in Namibia is being taken over by the desert sands... Interior in Kolmanskop, abandoned diamond mining town The Old West.... Cowboy in the Western Days Parade, Lakeside, California Old tin kettle with bullet holes... Tin kettle at abandoned marble quarry in the Svalbard Peninsula Paulette 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Morgan Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 Three from me: Row of antique Massey Harris tractors: Coke machine from the 60's Closeup of old barn door: Jill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebecca Ore Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 Mine: Ghosts of the older style Indigenous clothes. Old flat iron and colonial three legged iron pot. Old ways and new: oxen with horn yokes and an motor vehicle in need of work. Rural Nicaragua, Jinotega Department. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abiyoyo Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 My three old ones. Old window. Old lady Old shop 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 (edited) I'll take a different tack. Instead of history, how about the "End of History?" Berlin 1994 Potsdamer Platz, the Wall, MiG-21 Checkpoint Charlie. For obvious reasons I have to admit I didn't take this one. Friedhof Friedenau. Quotation from "Abschied vom Leben" by Theodor Körner (1791-1813) Edited October 11, 2022 by spacecadet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCat Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 (edited) Deleted. Edited October 13, 2022 by NYCat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCat Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 (edited) Deleted. Edited October 13, 2022 by NYCat 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 (edited) deleted Edited October 13, 2022 by spacecadet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 (edited) deleted Edited October 14, 2022 by spacecadet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Standfast Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 My three. 1. I had one of them you know... . 2. Dad's cordless drill. 3. Just sitting at the tractor sale. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiskerke Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 13 minutes ago, Mr Standfast said: 1. I had one of them you know... Ariel or BSA? wim (m20 - long time ago) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Standfast Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 2 hours ago, wiskerke said: Ariel or BSA? wim (m20 - long time ago) Good spot! No Ariels or Beesa's but a Triumph 5TA, Yamaha RD350, Yamaha RD125, Ducati 250, Yamaha SR500, Honda CX500, BMW R65 and last but not least two Honda C90 cubs. Not to mention the Puch Maxi...As I said, not to mention thePuch Maxi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VbFolly Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 Great challenge, Gen. Hard to choose three, but here's mine. Man working on a steam roller at the New Forest Show. My dad worked at Wallis and Steevens for most of his working life, so quite nostalgic for me. Post-war kitchen Ploughing fields with a pair of British Percheron heavy horses 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meanderingemu Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 On 13/10/2022 at 10:52, spacecadet said: deleted Where is the "confused " reaction when I need it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avpics Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 My offerings: Goodwood Revival paddock area with vintage cars and attire. Steam transport at Tenterden in Kent. 1930s Velocette racing at the Goodwood Revival. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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