Author: O Zangado

Just loping around. Extremely fond of roast boar in particular, meat in general and cooking on the barbie. Fish is good too.

‘Like’ and blog etiquette

In recent weeks I have increasingly been using the ‘Like’ button on the posts of other Charioteers.  Personally, I do so in order to indicate to the author that whereas I may not have anything constructive or informative to add to the particular subject matter, which is usual, I have at least read and appreciated their contribution.

Is this right, or is it otherwise viewed as cocking a metaphorical hind leg against the post indicating that the ‘Liker’ can’t be bothered to compose a proper comment in response?

OZ

Mores, O Mores III – CW February

A chill November wind ruffled the fallen leaves, spinning them into eddies and flurries between the parked cars. In the barren branches of surrounding trees a lone rook cawed mournfully as the sombre, black-clad congregation exited the crematorium, turning coat collars up against the cold, adjusting scarves and pulling on gloves.

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Ah, but what are you driving now?

Old Movie Guy’s excellent trip down memory lane,  ‘A Night at the Orchid’

https://charioteers.org/2011/01/21/a-night-at-the-orchid/

seems to have veered off like an errant Vauxhall Victor into a discussion of what we were driving back in the day.  Please have a look at OMG’s post to get the flavour and then I’d like to know a) what you were driviing then and b) what you’re driving now, as I’m wondering if the flair, style and romance has gone out of motoring, or, if as Bearsy says, nostalgia isn’t what it used to be.

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