The last few days have been very hectic. Last Friday (a week ago today) we set out to housesit in Devon for Carol, a cousin of Ann's. I took the above photo when stuck in traffic on the M25 (where else?). I had spotted, in the nearside lane a lorry which claimed to contain the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Well, ordinarily I don't doubt the truthfullness of large lorries, but it did seem to me that even if it did contain the Royal Philhamonic Orchestra, it really wasn't big enough to contain their instruments as well. On Saturday evening when we watched the last night of the Proms on Carol's Television, the Philharmonic Orchestra were playing, and this confirmed my view that it would have been impossible for the orchestra and their instruments to be contained in the one lorry; but then a possible solution to the mystery occurred to me - perhaps the orchestra runs TWO lorries, one for their instruments, and the other one for the Orchestra.
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I believe they use a charabanc for the orchestra, Mike and Pickfords for the instruments. This lorry probably contained the music stands and scores. Conductors used to go by omnibus until the bus-drivers took over their role as ticket purveyors.
How very disappointing Carl. It definitely said 'Royal Philharmonic Orchestra' on the back and sides of the lorry. Things have come to a pretty pass if large dignified lorries cannot be trusted.
P.s. Sorry, that should have been 'large dignified pantechnica'.
P.p.s. Well really Carl, just been rereading your comment and you say they use Mike and Pickfords for the instruments. Pickfords - possibly, but defininitely not .........
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