I figured out how Trump decided on the capacity of the new White House ballroom (999). There are 902 billionaires in the US (Forbes).
23.10.2025 10:26 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@jimeachus.bsky.social
I figured out how Trump decided on the capacity of the new White House ballroom (999). There are 902 billionaires in the US (Forbes).
23.10.2025 10:26 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Moon, Venus, Regulus from Sarasota 7 am
19.09.2025 16:51 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Just picked up our luggage and the scooter at the Sarasota airport.
18.09.2025 20:13 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Aldi is everywhere!
14.09.2025 13:23 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0His companion said, "See how heavy it is," and handed me the outfit on its hanger. Unhh! Several pounds of real gold! Look up Lord Lyon of Scotland.
14.09.2025 13:15 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Got a picture of this guy after the service. Then I saw him and another guy getting into a car in the parking lot. Can I ask what the outfit is for? He was getting out of it and joked about being in his undershirt. I'm the Lord Lyon.
14.09.2025 13:11 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Went to the cathedral for the 11am service to hear the organ. Turned out this is Battle of Britain Day. Full of bigwigs and people in uniform. The usher took us to the only spot with room for the scooter - at the front between ranks of cadets.
14.09.2025 12:57 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Our best view of the Viaduct.
13.09.2025 15:06 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A lot of haggis on the menu
13.09.2025 12:42 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Downtown Glasgow
13.09.2025 12:36 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The Glenfinnann Viaduct
12.09.2025 16:03 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0West Highlands Scenic train. I can't pronounce the names of the stops.
12.09.2025 07:27 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Our rooms in Salisbury at the Merchant's House and in London at the Tavistock Hotel were tiny and quaint. Our room at the CitizenM in Glasgow is huge and ultra modern. Everything is controlled by this iPad, even the window shades.
12.09.2025 07:03 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0English countryside at 120 mph.
11.09.2025 13:21 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The Rosetta Stone! We had 3 hours in the British museum. Get the audio guide when you go.
10.09.2025 09:27 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0First thing we encountered on exiting the train station was the taxi queue. Path of least resistance. London cabs are huge cars. Most have a wheelchair ramp. So Ann drove her scooter right into the cab. Had a very nice Chinese driver named Wing.
10.09.2025 09:22 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Needed to get from Waterloo in south London to our hotel in North London. Underground doesn't do scooters. Heard a lot of bad things about London cabs and crabby drivers. So we were planning on Uber or a bus.
10.09.2025 09:18 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A different view of immigration.
10.09.2025 09:12 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Arrival at Waterloo Station in south London.
10.09.2025 09:09 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0London Waterloo Station.
09.09.2025 12:34 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0When we arrived at Heathrow we took an Uber to Woking to get the train to Salisbury. The elevators were out of order at the Woking station so we couldn't get the scooter to the right platform for the Salisbury train. They diverted the train to a different track so we could board it!
09.09.2025 11:02 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0On our way to the train station. Sad goodbye to Salisbury.
09.09.2025 10:54 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0William Shakespeare may have walked across this bridge. Built in the 13th century with the cathedral.
09.09.2025 10:52 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Followed by dinner at a French restaurant.
08.09.2025 18:46 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Stonehenge at last!
08.09.2025 18:43 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0Our hotel is in a building from the 1500s. Our room displays some of the original worm eaten beams. I assume decorative only at this point.
07.09.2025 15:59 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The Doom Painting in St Thomas Becket church. The church is believed to be older than the cathedral (1258) . The painting was made in 1470, whitewashed over during the Reformation. It was discovered in the late 1800s, been under repainting and restoration ever since.
07.09.2025 15:43 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The Germans also marked many of the wealthy estates for preservation. When they conquered England they planned to take their art work back to Germany.
07.09.2025 15:28 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0During WW II Salisbury was never bombed because the Luftwaffe used the cathedral as a landmark. "When you see the cathedral, turn right for London." As a result, Salisbury has retained more of its ancient character than other English cities that had to be rebuilt.
07.09.2025 15:25 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Saw a good production of Little Women last night at the Salisbury Playhouse.
07.09.2025 08:12 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0