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Originally Posted by Jerome Betts
Thanks for the update, Graham. I crossed the cantilevered paint-consumer at the age of 13 but have never seen the two others or the upcoming fourth over the Forth.
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You are welcome, Jerome!
The visitor centre on the south side had some lovely models of the new bridge in various scales - of the whole environs (both shores and other bridges), of the proposed bridge itself (with very miniature vehicles), and one with a cut-away new tower showing internal elevator and stairway, complete with tiny human figure. I was privileged to attend a talk on this construction project, in the company of my father and his social peer group of retired engineers.
The last I heard, the project was both ahead of schedule and coming in under budget.
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Originally Posted by Jerome Betts
'Flying mammals of the order Chiroptera erhaps, John?
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Jerome, are you needing a pee? (Please excuse the vernacular!)
"Erhaps" though may be your intent; if so, I find it a pleasant coining: presumably, that which e'er happens? - compared to 'perhaps': that which perchance happens.