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The Cable Car Museum, and fun with (retired) firemen

 


After a couple of pretty ‘car heavy’ days, today I took myself off to…


…the Cable Car Museum…


….which is both free and fascinating.


I was most interested to read about the campaign (mostly conducted by that most formidable of fighters, the retired middle class woman) to retain at least a few cable cars in the 1940s and 1950s. 


Then on for an Irish coffee or two…


…well OK three…at the famous Buena Vista. 


We fell in with a group of retired firemen on their monthly met up. It was a really joyful affirmation of life to chat with them. Much to my surprise I ended up chatting about Thomas Aquinas, but then, they were all good Catholic boys.


Then some sushi…


…which didn’t counteract all those Irish coffees, so I’ve been snoozing all afternoon!


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