Yeah, or as in this case “this is what the American registration said but we don’t trust it”. 
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It’s there again this evening, though a block away.
I looked at it a bit more, and am pretty confident in saying it didn’t start life as a cop car.
It’s an early 70s Oldsmobile (I don’t know enough to date it exactly, or to spot if it’s mismatched parts), Delta 88. GM made that generation of B body cars for the 1971 to 75 or 76 model years. Designed right before the oil crisises, this is the longest B body cars gm made. By this time, Olds wasn’t in the cop car business, GM cop cars were Chevrolets, but departments did buy some and use them that way. ((Probably where the sheriff owned an olds dealership…) this car lacks a door pillar spotlight, and a couple other standard cop car features. It’s also got very faded 9-1-1 emergency number verbiage painted on it, and very few places had 911 in the early or even late 70s. (50% coverage was in the mid 80s).
It’s conceivable some department put lights on it, but they would have put a real department shield on the door. I wonder if it was a movie prop or something like that, for someone who did not care about accuracy.
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I can’t deep link the result, but
https://vehicleenquiry.service.gov.uk/?locale=en has first registration in May 1986. That’s probably the date of import to the UK.
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For reference, here’s a photo of the worlds most famous Delta 88.
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Not really my part of the world but we’ve just got back from Madeira and I took a lot of pictures of gardens…
Madeira Botanical Gardens
Monte Palace Tropical Gardens
Jardim Quinta Magnolia
It was very weird to see “houseplants” just casually growing out of the ground.
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Coming back from the food festival in Plymouth we saw quite a few people gathered on the railway bridge just opposite the house. We asked ‘Is there a special train coming?’
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A few years ago it must be now, we most unexpectedly saw this while walking the dog across a field. Heard this strange noise (we’re all too young to remember the age of steam) and then the Flying Scotsman appeared from some trees and steamed past, about 50 yards away.
In truth though, I much preferred it as LNER 4472…
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well, was there?
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It was the Flying Scotsman, 100 years old and the first locomotive to reach 100mph. Apparently it’s rather famous
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Thanks. I figured it was something important, but my visual recognition of locomotives is pretty much at the the “huh, that’s steam” level.
The service started in the 1860s, btw, so it’s ~160 years old, which is pretty impressive to be in running shape.
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The service started then but that wasn’t this particular locomotive - this one entered service in 1923, this is its centenary tour I believe. Although I couldn’t have told you that yesterday.
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Yes, that engine was named after the service.
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We just got back from our „friend week-end“ in southern Black Forest. This was the view from the terrace of the place where we stayed. The view from the „game“ room was almost the same
I had been a little worried about being able to play some games there. But was not disappointed:
I was not the only one to bring games either 
The room was just for our use during from Friday afternoon to Monday noon. A little over a two hour drive from home. There were 15 adults and 10 kids. Everything was really lovely and we had a great time (more about the games we played in the other thread)
This was the 3rd iteration of the event. Or maybe 4th. Depending on how we count. Interrupted by the pandemic of course…
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Are those… deer!? Like, domestic deer that just hang around the lodge for food!?
That’s amazing! That’s beautiful! And those tables…
Amazing. I’m glad you had a great time!
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There is a fence. But yes domestic deer. The one that all the kids got to pet is called Emily and the owner gave the kids some dried bread to feed them but said not to give everything to Emily she was already getting fat. (We also had deer for dinner one night–well not me I ate vegetarian)
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I haven’t taken a shot without a child in it for 3 years, but I couldn’t resist this one tonight at Como Lake in Coquitlam, British Columbia. I’m ten minutes from mountains and/or sea in any direction, but I find constant comfort from this boggy little pond. I’m from Ontario and this feels more like home. The cherry blossoms are long past their prime, but that just means the new leaves are out. I definitely wished I had my camera on hand for the views tonight.
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First time out in the wild for a while. Staying in a log cabin with a barbecue tonight. Highlights for the kids so far seem to be splashing in a river and the retro Famicom device in the cabin.
Edit: bonus picture
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Just returned last night from our first big family vacation. Last fall we drove to Omaha, Nebraska to take our kids to the Omaha Zoo, allegedly better than our local Kansas City Zoo… both seemed about the same to me, other than the drive time.
Anyway, my in-laws were celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary (a year late as we waiting for pandemic-related concerns to subside a bit). We split the driving across 2 days in each direction, staying just outside of Memphis, Tennessee on the Mississippi side both times. It was brutal having 3 kids aged 1, 3, and 5 in the car for a total of ~1900 miles; thankfully, there was a week of being on vacation in Florida in between.
Travel map for those that don’t necessarily understand the scope and scale of travelling through the US. That’s Leawood, Kansas to Destin, Florida for my non-American readers
We had a beach house rental for 8 days, 7 nights; checking in one Saturday evening and checking out the following Saturday morning. There were 12 people total, including 5 kids aged 9 or under.
It was a great time and I don’t regret anything about it, other than, perhaps, not having the energy of a 20-something. Most of the time we were there, by the times we got the kids in bed in the evening, everyone was too tired to do anything else. On Thursday night, we did manage to get in a couple of games after children were asleep.
We went to a local aquarium and caught a dolphin show (educational and a bit of entertainment). And then the next day, we all went on a dolphin tour (get on a boat, the boat goes out and finds dolphins… less splashing and jumping. Not as entertaining or educational, but still fun).
We also did some touristy stuff, like spending too much money on junk that we don’t need. But most of our time was spent eating (as you do), playing on the beach, and a bit of swimming in the swimming pool.
We’ve already discussed returning next year. Sadly, it will be to less spectacular accommodations, as we simply can’t afford to repeat the indulgence of this trip.
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Glad you made your Destin-ation safely.
(Couldn’t resist)
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