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Speed - the original bus jump In December 1952, Albert Gunter (a very experienced driver) was driving his usual route on the Number 78 double-decker red London bus, travelling from Dulwich to Shoreditch. It was late in the evening, dark, freezing, and shrouded by the London smog Approaching the iconic Tower Bridge at about 12 mph, the traffic light was green, the security gates were open, and no warning bell was sounding But unbeknown to Albert, a newly hired watchman had made a catastrophic error, instructing the bridge engineer to open the steam engine powered bascules (the levered spans) for a passing ship without shutting down the road As the bus moved onto the bridge, Albert suddenly noticed the road ahead was "falling away" and the southern bascule he was driving on was tilting upward. Realising the top-heavy double-decker would easily flip backward or slide into the icy River Thames if he slammed on the brakes, Albert dropped down two gears and slammed his foot on the accelerator The 7.5-ton bus launched off the road edge, cleared the now 6-foot central gap, and crashed heavily down onto the north bascule, which had not yet begun to rise. Realising the northern span would start lifting next, he kept driving and managed to get the bus safely clear under the bridge's stone archway even though the impact had destroyed the bus's suspension and snapped an axle, The 20 passengers and conductor were thrown to the floor. Amazingly there were no fatalities - 12 passengers suffered minor injuries and the conductor a broken leg For his extraordinary action, Albert became an overnight folk hero and was rewarded with: a day off work from London Transport and a £10 bonus. When asked what he would do with the money, he famously quipped, "Five for me, and five for the missus." The London City Corporation (which accepted full liability for the staff ‘error’) presented him with an official commendation, a £35 reward, and a fully paid week's holiday - in Bournemouth https://www.towerbridge.org.uk/stories/bus-jump

The Veiled Virgin, Giovanni Strazza (1850s) How could Carrara marble - one of the hardest minerals - be made to appear translucent, and in such a breathtakingly beautiful manner, by a human being using simple tools nearly 175 years ago? Sure, skill, patience, time and resources - still… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Veiled_Virgin (Note for moderators: Creative Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Veiled_virgin.jpg)

a relative born in Victorian times, who lived to nearly 100, told me near the end of her life how she remembered the terrible smell in the streets from the horse drawn traffic (she grew up near Manchester)

Sherlock Holmes and Hansom Cabs think of the Great Detective and you see him with his trusty companion, Dr Watson, in a Hansom Cab investigating yet another adventure mystery these iconic vehicles were on the streets of London almost 200 years ago (from 1834) they were essential transport during WWII (petrol was severely rationed) they continued in use until 1946 when his Pathé Newsreel was filmed There’s also a famous evocative photo from that same year, taken at night in a foggy London street, on this Facebook history page https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1577290103761433&set=a.581451953345258

timing there’s bad timing and then there’s this

Quatermass And The Pit almost 70 years ago (May 1957) writer Nigel Kneale pitched an outline to the BBC it combined ancient folk law, sci-fi, ancient aliens, the supernatural and horror in modern-day (1950s) London: During a major building project, site excavations uncover ancient humanoid remains archaeologists and anthropologists estimate they could be up to 5 million years old this is impossible - it totally undermines established evidence of early humans And Britain is rebuilding hell-for-leather after the massive destruction during WWII so the government is determined to continue the building work But the scientists are equally determined to stop the work and find out what these remains mean Pretty soon they’ll wish they hadn’t… This 1950s show predates colour TV in Britain but the image and audio is pretty good. It scores 95% on Rotten Tomatoes and ranks in the top 100 best ever British TV shows It can be watched for free on the fawesome.tv enterainment app

yesterday outside Buckingham Palace the King’s Guard played a tribute to Dolly - a global treasure

yes, good point I should have read the synopsis it’s a difficult thing for me

those controls aren’t in place here

this isn’t Shakespeare - it is targeted at teens and young adults, likely watching alone with a ‘happy ending’?

it is a romantic story key plot point - death by suicide

sorry, I’m not into romanticising suicide validating suicide especially given the target audience - teens and young adults who are already in a high risk group

but aren’t these images in this thread (and other threads) “links”? When members press the “Other Media” button the popup window says “Insert image from URL“ for example the image in this post from 28 February 2023 is from the source URL if you ‘click’ on the image the link to the source is displayed: https:// cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0481/4058/3069/files/ezgif-3-c8dbaeeed9eb_480x480.gif “Insert image from URL” is the only ‘instruction/information that members see when they post in a thread using the “Other Media” button so how should @Bill W or anyone else verify “that someone else didn't originally steal that photo and post it on (Wikipedia)”? do posters need to retain verification records of posted links? specifically, what records must be kept?

Chevrolet Corvair 1960-69 how an unusual American car that sold nearly 2 million, was attacked by campaign lawyer Ralph Nader as the most dangerous car on American roads, cost General Motors hundreds of $millions in lawsuits, and changed American law - making consumer protection for American car buyers probably the strongest in the world

time spent on things we enjoy is not time wasted