BRISTOL CARS .... THE END OF THE ROAD!

Bristol Cars, the British motoring institution, has just gone into administration...
For a generation, its cars were the embodiment of high-powered, handcrafted Britishness.

To own a Bristol Car was to drive a "Gentleman's Express", a luxury vehicle for the discerning wealthy who wouldn't be seen in anything quite as dreadfully bling as a Rolls-Royce or Bentley!

Now, though, Bristol Cars, the last wholly-owned British-owned car maker, with its manufacturing base in er, Bristol, has been placed in administration. In the firm's heyday, it was making around 200 cars a year with a waiting list of 18 months. Production, all by hand, is said to have dwindled to just 20 vehicles a year with the company increasingly reliant on servicing old cars.

The current models on offer (above) at its sole showroom, on High Street Kensington, West London, range in style from the Fighter – top speed more than 200mph, 0 to 60mph in less than four seconds – to the Blenheim, which offers "authoritative performance, elegant understatement and imperturbable stability at speed". Priced between £150,00 and £250,000 with recent customers including Bono, Liam Gallagher and Sir Richard Branson.

WHICH IS THE MOST EXCITING CAR YOU’VE EVER DRIVEN? OR … WOULD LIKE TO DRIVE?
Do tell me. And Happy Ruby Tuesday/Rednesday! And do visit other Ruby Tuesday & Rednesday! (Links at Work of the Poet & Sue Loves Cherries).
Enjoy!
XOXO LOLA:)
PS Have a good week and see you again for Alphabe-Thursday!

MORE UNUSUAL SIGNS ...

Dear readers, I am participating in Alphabe-Thursday where ‘U’ IS FOR * U*NUSUAL, VERY *U*NUSUAL… SIGNS!

WHICH SIGN DO YOU FIND THE STRANGEST/ MOST SHOCKING? ANY OTHERS YOU KNOW OF?
Do tell me! And do check out other Alphabe-Thursday posts @ Jenny Matlock!
And, finally, thank you to all my dear readers who have visited or commented. Have a great weekend!
And see you again for Ruby Tuesday!
Enjoy!
XOXO LOLA:)
PS Not the most original use of *U* I admit! But … amusing, no?

NEED MORE COLOUR IN YOUR LIFE, GUYS?

Here are some examples from the recent Milan Fashion Show to rival all the colour of Sunday’s Oscar gowns!
Ladies, can you see the men in your life in any of these outfits in the near future? Ooh! And here’s one for you too (from NY Fashion Week): WHAT’S THE MOST OUTRAGEOUS OUTFIT YOU’VE EVER WORN? (EXCLUDING NATCH THAT FANCY DRESS PARTY WHEN HE WENT AS SUPERMAN AND YOU AS SUPERWOMAN!) Happy Ruby Tuesday & Rednesday!
And do visit other Ruby Tuesday/ Rednesday posts! (Links at Work of the Poet & Sue Loves Cherries.)
Enjoy!
XOXO LOLA:)
PS Have a good week and see you again for Alphabe-Thursday!

THE TOP TEN WEEPIES FOR MEN - MOVIES, THAT IS!

Dear readers, I am participating in Alphabe-Thursday where ‘T’ IS FOR *T*HE *T*OP *T*EN “WEEPIES” FOR MEN - MOVIES, THAT IS!

According to a recent poll, the top ten weepies of all time for men are:
1.TOY STORY 3 (above)
This from Disney Pixar, has apparently been making grown men cry more than ever before. The others are:
2. The Green Mile (the giant, John Coffey, below)

3. Gladiator (Russell Crowe in his pre-fighting period)

4. Blade Runner

5. Up 6. The Shawshank Redemption

7. Terminator 2 (Arnie – future Governor of California)

8. Field Of Dreams (Kevin Costner)

9. Transformers – The Movie

10. Saving Private Ryan (Vin Diesel scene)

DO YOU AGREE WITH THIS POLL? ANY OTHE MOVIE(S) YOU KNOW WHICH HAVE MADE MEN (OR YOU!) WEEP?

Do tell me! And do check out other Alphabe-Thursday posts @ Jenny Matlock!
And, finally, thank you to all my dear readers who visited or commented. Have a great weekend!
And see you again for Ruby Tuesday!
Enjoy!
XOXO LOLA:)

"LONDON BRIDGE IS FALLING DOWN"? - OOPS! IS RE-OPENING!

“LONDON BRIDGE IS FALLING DOWN”? - OOPS! IS RE-OPENING!
As the London landmark Tower Bridge is about to reopen to ships for the first time in 5 months following a facelift, an on-site exhibition sheds new light on this masterpiece of engineering.

Building the bridge (that opened in 1894) took eight years, the lives of 10 men, 30,000 tons of granite and Portland stone.

Happy Ruby Tuesday and Rednesday!
And do visit other Ruby Tuesday/ Rednesday posts! (Links at Work of The Poet & Sue Loves Cherries.)
Enjoy!
XOXO LOLA:)
PS Have a good week and see you again for Alphabe-Thursday!

SHOCKS, SCARES AND HOAXES THAT FOOLED THE WORLD!

Dear readers, I am participating in Alphabe-Thursday where ‘S’ IS FOR * S*HOCKS, *S*CARES AND *S*IGNIFICANT HOAXES THAT FOOLED THE WORLD!

HERE ARE JUST SOME OF THOSE SHOCKS, SCARES AND HOAXES:

1. Forged Hitler Diaries revealed in 1983. 62 volumes bought by Stern magazine for DM 2.5M! (above)
2. Giant skeleton in Saudi Arabia in 2004, below? No, entry in photoshop competition! 3. Crop circle UK 1991 - later revealed as man made (below)
4. Fake UFO – although some still remain unexplainable apparently… 5. 2005 Runaway bride who later claimed kidnap and sexual assault. Ex-fiancé married another woman! (Lucky escape?)

6. “Montauk Monster” washed ashore in NY 2008.

7. Female Bigfoot in 1967 film? No, ape costume!

8. Georgia 2008 – another Bigfoot? No, hollow head & rubber feet!

9. 2009 £350,000 commissioned piece, Entropa (depicting EU states’ stereotypical attributes) caused diplomatic row.

10. Liberty Bell renamed as “Taco Liberty Bell” April 1, 1996 (April Fool's joke?)

WHICH IMAGE DO YOU FIND THE SCARIEST/ MOST SHOCKING?
Do tell me! And do check out other Alphabe-Thursday posts @ Jenny Matlock!
And, finally, thank you to all my dear readers who have visited or commented. Have a great weekend!
And see you again for Ruby Tuesday!
Enjoy!
XOXO LOLA:)

A VALENTINE FOR YOU!

I couldn’t overlook the fact that today is Valentine’s Day so, in case you haven’t (yet) received your roses via Interflora, here are some from me to you:

Plus some chocolates too… HOW WILL YOU BE SPENDING THE DAY?

Happy Ruby Tuesday and Rednesday!
And do visit other Ruby Tuesday/Rednesday posts! (Links at Work of The Poet & Sue Loves Cherries.)
Enjoy!
XOXO LOLA:)
PS Have a good week and see you again for Alphabe-Thursday.