On 23/3/05, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: >> In Hawaii, particularly in Maui, they have been widely criticized by >> full-time residents and regular visitors as ugly, noisy, disruptive and >> not in harmony with the rest of the community and the resorts. I would >> imagine that some would find there presence in a historic city like >> London to be less than desirable. > >strangely enough, the only place in London I ever see them is at the >junction of St. James's St. and Piccadilly. Other than that they seem >to be invisible. I don't think I've ever seen one in the river. > >They don't seem any more or less desirable than any of the other >traffic in London. If anything, they lighten things up a bit.
I did a few searches and can find nothing about them other than the references to an eccentric amphibious tour. You see the odd nutter driving a tank or steam traction engine every now and again - it's part of being British. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com _____________________________
