As we are winding up our last week here in Jersey, we are trying to make sure we have seen all that we want to see. We have a few more items on the list.
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| Dolly May – Ransomes, Simms & Jeferies limited traction engine – 1904. The engine was brought over to Jersey soon after the occupation, to be used for soil sterilization. |
The Jersey War Tunnels is pretty much the last item on the list and anything we see otherwise is a gift. We have yet to see another beauty of the island which is at the north end where the rocky cliffs are located. We hope to get to see them before we leave.
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| Old Willy tow truck |
We have been waiting until we are close enough to departure for London to work on our prescriptions.
I have one prescription that is ridiculously high in the USA and even while still employed, with my insurance a 30 day supply was over $100 USD per month.
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| Very old, beautifully restored, small cars of England |
Because of this we sought out a reliable, trustworthy Canadian pharmacy. There I can get a 90 day supply for about $40 USD. Each time we have ordered in the past, the supply was shipped from a London pharmacy so we chose to wait until we arrived in London to obtain my year supply.
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| Old rail car. First class had cloth seats, second class was wooden slats. The front of the car was for luggage |
I have just enough to get me to that point until I was able to get a 90 day prescription here while visiting a doctor for the controlled substance. So I now have a little cushion until we can get this filled.
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| Amazing how beautifully restored all these cars are. The majority owned by one person. |
All my prescriptions from my doctor were written for 365 days except one, the controlled substance. So I could only get 90 day prescriptions for it.
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| Ambulance Brigade. The stretcher and uniforms worn were in the back. Looks like an ordinary station wagon |
My USA doctor just dated them for the time they needed to be filled. Chuck talked to the Canadian pharmacy and they will be able to ship my prescription to our address in Croydon, England (just outside London) by us just filling out a form stating we are not living in London, just visiting, as well as the temporary address change.
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| Chuck checking out the Fire Engine |
Another item a.k.a. drug we ordered was over the counter Aleve.
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| St. Helier Fire Engine. Notice the large wooden wheel to hoist the ladder |
We cant buy it here unless we have a prescription. However, the Aleve will come from another pharmacy so we don’t know how that will work with customs. They’ll have 40 days to get to us so hope it works out. If not, its just Aleve. Nothing critical.
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| Jersey, United Kingdom and United States Flags |
Hopefully it wont get stuck and pass on through. This will be our first experience so we’ll see what happens.
The main reason for waiting until we arrived in London was so we “hopefully” avoid the customs issue.
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| 20 rank Gray & Davidson tracker organ with 1,056 pipes |
While out walking our daily walks we decided to go to a Steam, Motor & General Museum.
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| Mack truck used in 1945 as part of the British forces (notice the USA) in the Liberation of Jersey |
It was small but had some interesting old steam engines, fire engines, old cars and anything mechanical that was an antique.
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| Aveling and Porter Steam roller 1912 |
There was also a beautiful organ that was massive in size. It was interesting to see so many older vehicles, some that Chuck remembers, a lot I don’t.
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| These bicycles are pretty cool |
The museum was set up by Lyndon Charles Pallot. Most of the vehicles and equipment were restored by him and are owned by his trust. He developed an interest in mechanics from an early age and, after leaving school at the age of 14, started remaking bicycles until he became a trainee engineer at Jersey Railways, where his enthusiasm for steam was born.
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| Woods horse drawn mower, 1939-45. Why are there two seats? |
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| Telex – for data transmission – used during the second world war. Unlike fax or email, Telex has full “legal document status” in every country of the world. |
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| I’m sure some of you have seen or even used some of these washing machines |
And, with that I’ll wrap up. We’ll have more visits coming up but next week may be slow due to our washing, packing and planning for our departure. This part I dislike the most.
May God bless you always!
Chuck & Lea Ann
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