In amongt the modern new highrise buildings in Auckland City is this smaller vintage building that is currently for sale (I'd buy it if I had the money). My research found that: "It was designed by English-born architect Charles Towle and erected in the early 1930s as the Church of Christ, Scientist, the building's Graeco-Roman facade has towering columns that frame its impressive entranceway, with three ornate timber doors decorated with leadlight inserts providing access to the expansive foyer. Arched ceilings dominate the former congregational high stud space beyond the foyer and numerous picturesque windows provide a light, airy feel and an ambience many office buildings lack. The building housed congregational and Sunday school services for 70 years until it was sold and converted into office space in 2003. A significant refurbishment was also carried out with care taken to ensure that the building's distinctive character remained intact. Special architectural ...
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I admit I smoked over 20 years ago, too - how dumb and expensive. As hubby did. We both quit. He started with a pipe 2 years ago and keeps promising to let it go (and doesn´t).
I miss nothing and am astonished, too! So expensive and young people you find everywhere smoking real cigarettes. E-ones seem to be for the... haha, hurts to write... more "mature" ones here...
I switched to a pipe when I had a constant sore throat. After a few years of that I got a lip sore that wouldn't heal so I switched again, this time to chewing tobacco and dipping snuff. That was so nasty that I just quit. That was over 40 years ago.
But I still get an instant over tobacco smoke or heavy perfume. The perfume makes me itch too.
Thanks for peeking in on me for my "E's".
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