tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704984.post4422941400066631990..comments2023-09-25T12:03:00.637+01:00Comments on Tom Morton's Beatcroft: Dan, his long-distance Raleigh Chopper, and a tale of three old postcardsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704984.post-73643309609585454822008-09-12T19:54:00.000+01:002008-09-12T19:54:00.000+01:00Hi Tom,It's Dan here.Thanks for the coverage (both...Hi Tom,<BR/>It's Dan here.<BR/>Thanks for the coverage (both in print and on air).<BR/>I still haven't printed or scanned the images (let alone decided how to present them) hence the lack of updates.<BR/>I was thinking of asking at the gallery in the Shetland Archives in Lerwick if I could display it there next summer, but haven't approached them yet.<BR/>I also considered cycling the other half of the journey (Hillswick back to Lerwick) whilst up there just for fun.<BR/><BR/>But..., sadly, on Tuesday the bike was stolen!<BR/><BR/>Tied up while I went swimming for an hour, it was victim of a bike-thievery spree and may be lost to the criminal underworld of Newcastle Upon Tyne forever!<BR/><BR/>I've just ordered a new (red) one that I may paint yellow (to make it more distinctive if anything terrible were to happen to it), so the journey may still be possible even if on a different Chopper.<BR/><BR/>I'll keep you posted if anything exciting happens!<BR/><BR/>danAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704984.post-25004916364098748342008-06-14T19:13:00.000+01:002008-06-14T19:13:00.000+01:00A lucky man to have a Chopper! I requested one for...A lucky man to have a Chopper! I requested one for my birthday as a nipper and received.... a horrible, little, yellow, Chipper instead, the little brother of the Chopper... I'm still scared to this day twitch twitch and have no friends :(<BR/><BR/>I hope Dan had the statutory cloths-peg and cardboard on the back wheel!Donald J Scumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00522135314181786659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704984.post-54810142946464237562008-06-14T17:19:00.000+01:002008-06-14T17:19:00.000+01:00excellent story! let me know if you ever receive ...excellent story! let me know if you ever receive notice of the 3 Postcards website.<BR/><BR/>kevin<BR/>ps. it looks to be the june gloom is burning off here in the south bay. time to get out the rollerskates.<BR/>today i am heading north to Marina del Rey to hear a "tropical" band called Uncle Monkey at Fisherman's Village.Tonykakuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10692541326313101279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704984.post-10749643230289846012008-06-14T11:53:00.000+01:002008-06-14T11:53:00.000+01:00If there is a website or some follow up, can you l...If there is a website or some follow up, can you let us know? <BR/>I love old photos and this sounds like a great project. A few years ago I found an old postcard of a Geneva street scene. Your post has given me an idea....Catherine Nelson-Pollardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292389495117523090noreply@blogger.com