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BB2215 : Restricted to Just Five Words

Wednesday 11th May 2022

Those readers who can remember the times before 16^th September 1968 may recall that it then cost 4d (four old pennies) to send a letter. However you could send a postcard for the reduced sum of thruppence (3d) provided the message was “restricted to five words”.

I wonder if the children of Langdale School were aware of this when they designed their amazing mural. Anyway they inspired me to see if I could write today’s report as a series of reduced rate postcards.

Silver How seen from Elterwater

Oscar, the wandering minstrel

Silver How gully looks steep

Fairfield, Grasmere and Rydal Water

The Lang How mini-Matterhorn

Crinkles in cloud, Langdales not

Two Lions and two Lambs

Cloud is lifting

In one word: viscious!

In one word: delicious!

Sun now shining in Langdale

Eggspensive for a cardboard box

Classic view

Ceramic postcard display ouside school

Penalty for improper use

Britannia. Wish you were here!

So, how did I do? Did I achieve the objective?

Answers on a postcard, please. Not more than five words.

Don, Wednesday 11th May 2022

Comitibus: Tony, Don, Stan

Bonus Pictures from Tony

A Posthumous Completion

Last week's report, BB2214 : Happy Birthday Mister President, mentioned that there were three Monros that Sir Hugh had failed to climb due to him having died in the flu epidemic at the end of the First World War.

It added that Peter's friend at the Scottish Mountaineering Society had put matters right by carrying to the tops an effigy of the great man.

Peter subseqeuntly sent me an extract from The Munroist's Companion that contains a humourous description of how this was achieved.

If you click on the photo you will see the full article. It's an entertaining read.

Comments in just five words:

Alan S: "Go to top of class!"

Don: "Thank you kindly, good Sir."

Helen did actually send me a postcard, all the way from Chamonix, with the five word message:
"You are just great, Don!"

To which I naturally responded:
"A very kind message indeed!"

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Map OS 1:50k

STATISTICS	BB2215 : Restricted To Five Words
Date:	Wednesday 11 th May 2022
Features:	Silver How, Lang How
Distance in miles (SatMap):	7.3
Height climbed in feet (MM):	1,566
Comitibus:	Don, Stan, Tony

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