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Cnosni these flickr links never work - for some reason the language used for SL doesn't recognise @ and excludes everything after it from the hyperlink, copy and paste works though!If you go into your Flickr profile (as I discovered with a little help from that other guy who puts a few snaps up on here ), you can enter a name in your ID which replaces the @xxxxxx identifier which overcomes it.Nice pics - I think I read that there are now 60 pairs over Harewood/Eccup way now, we get them coming over us to the east of there, hunting - an amazing site when they come across the house tops and swoop into the fields to take their catch - our little black & white cat goes balistic and growls like the devil at them but wisely, keeps her distance! Not managed to picture one yet.

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chameleon wrote: Cnosni these flickr links never work - for some reason the language used for SL doesn't recognise @ and excludes everything after it from the hyperlink, copy and paste works though!If you go into your Flickr profile (as I discovered with a little help from that other guy who puts a few snaps up on here ), you can enter a name in your ID which replaces the @xxxxxx identifier which overcomes it.Nice pics - I think I read that there are now 60 pairs over Harewood/Eccup way now, we get them coming over us to the east of there, hunting - an amazing site when they come across the house tops and swoop into the fields to take their catch - our little black & white cat goes balistic and growls like the devil at them but wisely, keeps her distance! Not managed to picture one yet. Cant find what you mean mate,thick or what.went into profile but couldnt find what you said.The pics were some of my first goes with my new DSLR,i need a bigger lens as these pics are blown up to the max that i could before the quality deteriorated too much.lenses are expensive though!!
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cnosni wrote: chameleon wrote: Cnosni these flickr links never work - for some reason the language used for SL doesn't recognise @ and excludes everything after it from the hyperlink, copy and paste works though!If you go into your Flickr profile (as I discovered with a little help from that other guy who puts a few snaps up on here ), you can enter a name in your ID which replaces the @xxxxxx identifier which overcomes it.Nice pics - I think I read that there are now 60 pairs over Harewood/Eccup way now, we get them coming over us to the east of there, hunting - an amazing site when they come across the house tops and swoop into the fields to take their catch - our little black & white cat goes balistic and growls like the devil at them but wisely, keeps her distance! Not managed to picture one yet. Cant find what you mean mate,thick or what.went into profile but couldnt find what you said.The pics were some of my first goes with my new DSLR,i need a bigger lens as these pics are blown up to the max that i could before the quality deteriorated too much.lenses are expensive though!! Sign-in, go to profile, tiny print top right corner, three choices, bottom one is screen name. Click, change save. It's not obvious unless you search

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When Taxis don't stop on the street for youWhen you can't get a late bus homeWhen you pay Exhorbitant rates to park your carWhen you see Parking attendants on almost every other streetWhen you can't find a litter bin (or it's full)When you can't go for a swim in the cityWhen you need a 'Sherpa' to help you cross grassed areasWhen you can see cobbles in the road instead of TarmacWhen you go for a cuppa in Golden Acre Park on a Bank Holiday at 5 O/clock and cafe is closing.When you pay Sky High Supplements at LB AirportWhen you can't watch Premiership/Championship football at Elland RdWhen everyone thinks you are, or used to be a Footy HooliganWhen one slight bump on the Inner Ring Rd grinds the City to a HaltWhen you pass the numerous pubs with windowboards upWhen people ask you if that's where the Bombers came from?
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You know you're from Leeds (rather than Morley, Pudsey, Wetherby, Otley etc) when you call the city "town" There are plenty of people living in Morley of my acquaintance from the city of Leeds. I "go into Leeds" they "go into town" For me Leeds is erm Leeds, "town" is Morley.
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Croggy wrote: Lolol - how true!!!Haven't been near the 'dry dock' in years! Wilfbarr how about Coldcotes school in Gipton
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No.51"I'm having a terrible day ! "I still say that whenever I see a newspaper seller anywhere in the country. Where did he sell his Evening Posts ? On the Headrow probably.

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dogdice wrote: No.51"I'm having a terrible day ! "I still say that whenever I see a newspaper seller anywhere in the country. Where did he sell his Evening Posts ? On the Headrow probably. Tony Judd - ex regular soldier and other jobs who lived, IIRR, at Lower Wortley. His pitch was at the bottom of Lands Lane at the junction with Commercial Street. He was the nicest chap you could hope to meet, very genuine, and has no doubt moved on to something more suitable to his character and capabilities.Do you also remember another chap, just along Commercial Street from there, who had the most amazing deep powerful voice, rather like Paul Robeson, and used to sing all sorts of folk music and evangelical hymns etc. - unaccompanied. I always felt sure that with training he really could have been a professional singer.    
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Can someone please explain their version of the meaning of the term"LOINER" I have mine, and I wonder if it compares with yours?Thanks Lyndoch For the record ....The Leeds United win has generated much interest here..I went to the cricket match at Adelaide Oval last Sunday and saw not one but two Leeds U tops in evidence..

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Lyndoch wrote: Can someone please explain their version of the meaning of the term"LOINER" I have mine, and I wonder if it compares with yours?Thanks Lyndoch For the record ....The Leeds United win has generated much interest here..I went to the cricket match at Adelaide Oval last Sunday and saw not one but two Leeds U tops in evidence.. Well I always thought it was connected with there being so many lanes in Leeds - Vicar Lane, Boar Lane, Lands Lane etc. The Yorkshire dialect word for lane is "loin" however there are several other ideas herehttp://www.secretleeds.com/forum/Messages.aspx ... ighLight=1
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