Round Yorkshire With A Knife: The Wizard’s Quest Part 3

Thanks a lot guys. If any of you ever get a chance (who haven't been before), I do very much reccomend York as a place to visit. I doubt there are many other places with so much well-preserved and accessible history, and it's a beautiful place :)

jackknife said:
I need to go back for a visit, and maybe go for a charter boat on the canals.
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It would be fantastic to meet up Carl. I have a few friends with canal boats and have regularly stayed on them myself. It's a very slow way to travel though, enjoyable as it is.

meako said:
Jack -good to see you brave the gale strewn isle hot on the trail. Funnily enough my watch packed it in a couple of weeks ago and I just got a new battery yesterday. At least it told the time correctly twice a day.
cheers.
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I was just checking Citizen's site last night, and I kind of take 'You will never need a battery again' to mean what it says, and not 'It will work OK for a few years, until the internal rechargeable battery wears out'! I've gone back to mechanical!

wouldestous said:
seems appropriate


excellent narrative! as an aside, i kind of like the look of that old ibberson locking pruning knife.
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Very funny. There was a range of half a dozen of these knives. The one I saw briefly the other day had the same pruning/tackler blade, but non-locking, and with a secondary long narrow screwdriver/cap-lifter blade. They're big old things.
 
Really enjoyed the story Jack! Flashed back nearly twenty two years since I visited last. Despite your haul for the day it must of been fun hunting, you never know what's around the corner.
A Cornish pasty to boot, my favorite meat pie.........now my stomachs rumbling!

Russell
 
Jack:
I enjoyed the walk down memory lane. Been to York twice and the first trip we also walked the Wall. Really enjoyed the Shambles and have a framed "Come by Train" poster of a street scene of it hanging in my office. I was thankful for the building height limits when we had a fire alarm during our last stay there.
Thanks, Charles
 
chuko said:
Jack:
I enjoyed the walk down memory lane. Been to York twice and the first trip we also walked the Wall. Really enjoyed the Shambles and have a framed "Come by Train" poster of a street scene of it hanging in my office. I was thankful for the building height limits when we had a fire alarm during our last stay there.
Thanks, Charles
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Thanks Charles, glad my post brought back some happy memories (fire alarm aside!). I think I know exactly the poster you mean :)
 
Another awesome story. I must say one thing in particular caught my imagination. You see I've been at my deer camp since the first of the year. All this talk of pubs is making me quite parched. One thing I think I would really enjoy about the UK is the pubs.
 
Woodrow F Call said:
Another awesome story. I must say one thing in particular caught my imagination. You see I've been at my deer camp since the first of the year. All this talk of pubs is making me quite parched. One thing I think I would really enjoy about the UK is the pubs.
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Thanks a lot pal. I really think you'd like the pubs - they're probably the best thing about the country! :D Unfortunately, they're currently closing at an alarming rate, so come soon Woodrow, we need to visit a few together! :thumbup:
 
Jack Black said:
Thanks again folks, I'm lost for words! ;)

*and keep an eye on your mailbox next week!!*
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You are welcome Jack, but it is we who should be thanking you for these wonderful journeys!!

*Don't let your women friends see the picture of the pretty maiden, Jack! They will be jealous!:D
 
Thank you Charlie and Chris. I suspect that there may be a few more installments yet to come ;)

waynorth said:
Don't let your women friends see the picture of the pretty maiden, Jack! They will be jealous!:D
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Can't find a smarticon for 'intrigued and excited'! :)
 
Thanks for the tour, Jack. Very well done. York is beautiful. It's on my list if ever I get a chance to visit England rather than fly over/stop over... which has been the extent of my visits while on the way to "less beautiful" (to put it kindly) places.
 
MerryMadMonk said:
Thanks for the tour, Jack. Very well done. York is beautiful. It's on my list if ever I get a chance to visit England rather than fly over/stop over... which has been the extent of my visits while on the way to "less beautiful" (to put it kindly) places.
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Thanks Al. Let me know if you ever get the chance to visit :)

Jack
 
Excellent post, York is a great place to visit! I've been several times. Lots of Roman remains and a great railway museum amongst many other attractions.
I've got one of those Ibberson orange-handled pruning knives, (non-locking) it holds it's edge really well.

Andy
 
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