Another blisteringly hot day, here in Slide Central.
Still, it's not as hot as in 1963, when these two lads were forced into wearing a woolly cardigan and a woolly pullover, to try and insulate themselves from the heat.
Bonus -
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Being a construction of your humble blogger Tepid Halibut, with the aim of posting one vintage slide image per day, from now until Kingdom Come. (Or until Mr Halibut gets bored.)
Another scorching day here in SlideGuy Central, so I'm mostly chilling (or sweating) beside the swimming pool.
So, in response to very nearly one enquiry, this seems like the ideal day to delve into the secret "Hot Babes in Swimwear" collection of slides.
Here we have Gretchen Farklehoff, a typist and ditch-digger from Huddersfield, lounging in a woolen swimsuit that her geandmother knitted.
Bonus - Still too hot.
Ah.
Friday.
Friday afternoon.
A chance to relax with a coffee and a carafe of chilled Cabernet Sauvignon.
Bonus.
Four million pounds of thrust, and no OFF switch.
Formerly a good old traditional British activity for the weekend, it's been banned because of bleedin' 'Elf n Safety. Tony Bliar and co declared it non-PC, yet he allowed millions of furriners to come into...
Sorry.
My computer was it Daily Mail mode.
Now sorted.
Bonus
A quick brightness and tone adjustment, and ...
...nope. Person in car. Dull.
Bonus - Antipodean Map of the world.
No info on the slide, other than a data of October 1958... and I might have guessed that era from the wonderful American car style on the left.
Bonus - Remember that every warning on an item is there because of somebody with shoot for brains.
So, think about this.
Today's a bit cooler, tho' still rather warm. So, let's celebrate that with a slide from the 1977 Bikini Models set.
Two lovely ladies, in their lovely bikinis, cool off in the pool at Tarlair Swimming Pool
Bonus - Ripples
Now, if I know my American Military Aircraft (disclaimer, I'm not an expert) those appear to be General Dynamics F-111 aircraft ... a.k.a. The Aardvark
Bonus - The F-111 as Pop Art.