It got its nickname of "The Big Smoke" because through the 19th and in the early half of the 20th century, Londoners used coal for heating their homes, which produced large amounts of smoke. In combination with climatic conditions this often caused a characteristic smog, and London became known for its typical "London Fog", also known as "Pea Soupers". However, with the introduction of the clean air act in 1956, which stipulated that only smokeless fuels could be burnt in towns and cities, did London finally cease to be the Big Smoke. Londoners now enjoy some of the cleanest air in any UK city! I may have made the previous sentence up...
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They needed a new name when 'The Great Wen' went out of fashion.
The plural of 'anecdote' is not 'data'.
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You'd be forgiven for thinking i already knew that, seeing as how I asked immediately after you posted an old photo of a really smokey power station in LondonTaipan wrote: Mon Oct 25, 2021 11:46 amIt got its nickname of "The Big Smoke" because through the 19th and in the early half of the 20th century, Londoners used coal for heating their homes, which produced large amounts of smoke. In combination with climatic conditions this often caused a characteristic smog, and London became known for its typical "London Fog", also known as "Pea Soupers". However, with the introduction of the clean air act in 1956, which stipulated that only smokeless fuels could be burnt in towns and cities, did London finally cease to be the Big Smoke. Londoners now enjoy some of the cleanest air in any UK city! I may have made the previous sentence up...
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Granddaughter has been learning about injury makeup and prosthetics from daughter and made something for Halloween. She's ten.
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Having attempted underwater photography with one back in the early 80's, I can confirm they are only for operation on land.
I always wondered why some people called them land cameras 
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He also worked on the cameras in the Lockheed U2, and possibly the SR-71.
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Starting early here 
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Dundonald,near Belfast in the 60s.
In the land before H&S. Rider training scheme.
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Balaclava, eh?Skub wrote: Sun Oct 31, 2021 12:18 pm Dundonald,near Belfast in the 60s.
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As modelled my your local,friendly community justice officer.
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