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Did you happen to notice if they were referring to an electronic version of=
the Bentley's on their portable devices?
Dave=20
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On Sunday, August 6, 2023 at 06:33:23 AM CDT, John Macartney <johnbmaca=
rtney@gmx.com> wrote: =20
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In my home town of Evesham in the U.K., the early part of August sees a we=
ekend dedicated to a re-enactment of the Battle of Evesham in 1265. By all =
accounts it was a very bloody affair with neither side taking prisoners. Th=
is weekend sees the better part of 1,000 reenactors taking part with the in=
evitable mediaeval encampment, horses everywhere, tents everywhere and a pa=
ll of woodsmoke from a myriad campfires hanging over the town and under a c=
ontinuous drizzle of rain of any Typically British summer day.
The reenactors and camp followers are taking things very seriously by dress=
ing in period clothes, eating period food and some are even speaking Chauce=
r=E2=80=99s English. The whole scene is a backdrop of two handed swords, sp=
ears, pikes, longbows and what have you.
Imagine my surprise therefore when coming through the town last night to en=
counter a Spitfire and a Stag parked by the kerb. The bonnet was raised on =
the Spitfire and the bootlid open on the Stag with a large box of tools on =
the ground between. But it was the crews of these cars that intrigued me as=
they were all dressed a l=E2=80=99epoque de 1265 with swords, spears, club=
s and longbows leaning against the two cars, while eating in their fingers =
from a number of opened packets of fish and chips strategically placed on t=
wo soft tops, as the Spitfire decanted it=E2=80=99s own smokescreen to add =
to that of the campfires.=20
I=E2=80=99m guessing a tourist would want to photograph this scene but to m=
e it was all quite normal - just a bit of period confusion perhaps but so t=
ypically British.
Jonmac
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rtney <johnbmacartney@gmx.com> wrote:
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<div><div dir=3D"ltr">In my home town of Evesham in the U.K=
., the early part of August sees a weekend dedicated to a re-enactment of t=
he Battle of Evesham in 1265. By all accounts it was a very bloody affair w=
ith neither side taking prisoners. This weekend sees the better part of 1,0=
00 reenactors taking part with the inevitable mediaeval encampment, horses =
everywhere, tents everywhere and a pall of woodsmoke from a myriad campfire=
s hanging over the town and under a continuous drizzle of rain of any Typic=
ally British summer day.<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">The reenactors and camp =
followers are taking things very seriously by dressing in period clothes, e=
ating period food and some are even speaking Chaucer=E2=80=99s English. The=
whole scene is a backdrop of two handed swords, spears, pikes, longbows an=
d what have you.<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Imagine my surprise therefore wh=
en coming through the town last night to encounter a Spitfire and a Stag pa=
rked by the kerb. The bonnet was raised on the Spitfire and the bootlid ope=
n on the Stag with a large box of tools on the ground between. But it was t=
he crews of these cars that intrigued me as they were all dressed a l=E2=80=
=99epoque de 1265 with swords, spears, clubs and longbows leaning against t=
he two cars, while eating in their fingers from a number of opened packets =
of fish and chips strategically placed on two soft tops, as the Spitfire de=
canted it=E2=80=99s own smokescreen to add to that of the campfires. <br></=
div><div dir=3D"ltr">I=E2=80=99m guessing a tourist would want to photograp=
h this scene but to me it was all quite normal - just a bit of period confu=
sion perhaps but so typically British.<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div>=
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