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What a funny sight that must have been! It must have been a smoky ride for the rest of the journey.

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Nov 8, 2023Liked by Sharron Bassano

Good one!

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Nov 8, 2023Liked by Sharron Bassano

Haha. Sometimes you just have to shrug your shoulders.

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In recognize some of those brands from my smoking days. The Players Navy Cut were unfiltered and harsh, but not as harsh as those Gauloises.

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Oh yeah! Kinda like crossing the state line for booze, or going to Wyoming for the fireworks. : )

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Delightful! "Not all of life’s mysteries are solved" --nor should they be! What's the fun in that?

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I've been to Salerno! But, alas, did encounter no tobacco raiders. :) Great vignette, Sharron.

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Nov 8, 2023Liked by Sharron Bassano

Look quick or you'll miss it. Trains for college were twice a day. Miss one, yer doomed. I thought London trains would be the same. I had questions for the ticket seller and felt awful being in the way of the regular travelers. I'd step aside and let them get their tickets and get back to the window. After a couple of these back n forthies, I found out their trains run every FIVE MINUTES!!! Boy did I feel like a dumb tourist. I can't remember where I was going or what I was asking. Blocked the whole thing right out of my mind. Flatlander.

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Gosh - I'd love to know what that was all about - colour me intrigued, Sharron!!!

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