The Dowager Duchess lived in a similarly cyclonically susceptible area on the Atlantic Ocean where it approaches New York Harbor.
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| IN NEED OF SOME SKIN RESURFACING? |
The "cyclonic winds" in Brooklyn are also less common in summer, but we had one of those days last week. If you were unfortunate enough to be on the beach, you would have received free microdermabrasion. I was on the boardwalk.
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| BROOKLYN'S MINOR-LEAGUE BALL TEAM. LOCATED IN CONEY ISLAND AND APPROPRIATELY NAMED "THE CYCLONES." |
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| CONEY ISLAND'S OLDEST REMAINING ROLLER COASTER. IT OPENED IN 1927 THE DAY AFTER THE DOWAGER DUCHESS WAS BORN... |
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| ... AND IT´S CALLED THE CYCLONE! THE DUCHESS NEVER WENT FOR A RIDE. |
A very smart Duchess she was!!
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't go near it either! Even if it is presumably well-maintained.
It is usually always windy, to varying degrees of course, down at the beaches here......all year round.
Yes, I could use a sand-blast or two!! lol
Todd rode it once before I met him. I was never that brave.
ReplyDeleteI don't do roller-coasters, there are plenty of adventures
ReplyDeleteMy Mom went on this ride in 1956 with a dear friend. Now I know why I stay clear of these rides ~ not a pretty sight to say the least ~ screaming and wailing and gnashing of teeth!
ReplyDeleteYour Mom was one smart cookie!!
Ron
I don't like roller coasters...a carousel is just my speed!
ReplyDeleteMitchell you mum was wise woman..
ReplyDeleteI would ride it in a heartbeat. I love those old wooden rail roller coasters. I did get a chance to ride the one on the Santa Cruz boardwalk- you probably know exactly the one I am talking about - and loved every exhilarating moment of it. I just looked it up to see that it opened in 1924.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't go for a ride either!
ReplyDeleteI am of the vote we should ride the roller coaster before it is too late.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE rollercoasters. I have yet to get Carlos on one though!
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