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Before we moved down here we walked through Westport with me plodding along with my phone taking random snaps of people, places and things in particular this shop front with a couple walking past talking. The "top up here" sign is for those who are on pre-paid plans with their cellphones and it's a very popular option.

Linking up with Weekend reflections, All Seasons and the Weekend roundup.

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Tigger's Mum said…
Fisher and Paykel - makers of 'whiteware'. Their factory used to be at Mosgiel and it was a sad day for our district when it closed. Are they still manufacturing in NZ - or simply importing overseas made with their brand on it?
19 November 2022 at 06:24
James said…
Nice street scene!
19 November 2022 at 07:42
Bill said…
Nice street photography.
19 November 2022 at 08:45
gz said…
We can even get F&P in the UK!!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisher_%26_Paykel
An interesting history
19 November 2022 at 09:15
roentare said…
Very peaceful looking streetscape
19 November 2022 at 11:34
Veronica Lee said…
Love the street photo, Amy.

Have a great weekend 💐
19 November 2022 at 18:47
Andy said…
Nice weather to take a stroll. In my part of the world everyone is wearing winter clothes.
19 November 2022 at 23:31
Iris Flavia said…
I still have my contract from 2001 and pay around €cents 35 per month :-)
Happy couple there.
Oh, I miss Christmas in heat. We had -6C this morning...
20 November 2022 at 00:43
Tom said…
...we have the same type of phones here.
20 November 2022 at 10:01
Jim said…
Nice street photo,Amy. When our daughter worked in London we had a phone that we would "top off" for our next visit. Our recent visit we used our AT&T phones at $15 a day for both. That included phone, text, and data from our AT&T Company.
20 November 2022 at 16:54
Lydia C. Lee said…
It almost looks like it's from a decade or so ago - I wonder if that's just the empty street (and I'm used to seeing things crowded?) Thanks for joining in #Allseasons
21 November 2022 at 09:00
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