Baie dankie! Ek geniet dit baie om die ou Toyota te bestuur. Ek weet eintlik baie min van Pretoria, maar my plan met "Just off the Highway" is om meer van die land te leer en ervaar.

Absolutely!

Thanks very much for your encouragement. Have subscribed to your channel. Perhaps take a flight around the horse on Naval Hill?

@ well, a new mission it is. Thank you so much.

Yes, I was surprised by the ant hills. I never saw any until I arrived in the (quite small) area where the story is located. Then suddenly there are many!

Thank you 🙏

It's exactly this kind of story that I would like "Just off the Highway" to preserve. Your Gran was there. An eyewitness to events. I've no doubt there is more truth in what she remembered than in many history books.

Yes, it's the most wonderful, eccentric place. Well worth a visit.

They're delicious!

Adventure!

That's brilliant, Thanks!

Hi Lynn, thanks for the suggestion. It might be tough to get permission. But I'll certainly give it some thought.

Thank you!

Thanks! I appreciate your kind words of encouragement.

The neglect is evident in the streets and river. Thanks for providing that interesting detail about Jacarandas in Australia.

Not sure if I'm understanding you correctly. It sounds like you're describing some kind of past life experience. I'm not sure. But I do know that sometimes people get strong, but unexplainable feelings.

Thanks. Yes, this was one of my favourite episodes to make.

Thanks! Makes a good conversation piece next time you pass Heidelberg. You might want to browse the salmon Van As and Man with 2 graves episodes for more stories about the area.

Thank you very much. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Absolute pleasure! It was an opportunity to learn about them myself. I'm glad you enjoyed the episode.

Thanks, I also enjoy the places that raise the hair on the back of my neck a little bit. I will certainly share them when I find them.

That's a lovely thought. Thanks!

My pleasure. I'm glad the episode sparked a good association.

My pleasure. I'm glad you enjoyed the episode.

I found this for you. facebook.com/watch/?v=2854472067979188

Hi, thanks for your generous support! Yes, it's a story of ordinary people doing extraordinary things. I feel privileged that it was shared with me and I was able to bring it to KZbin.

If you had bothered to watch more than a fraction of one episode, before venting, you might have known that I have raised those issues (and more) in several episodes, especially the ones that reference Anglo-Boer wars like episodes 10, 16, 31, 38, 40, 41 and 46/7. And never mind the fact that the whole point of a 10 minute episode is to give KZbin viewers a taste of a topic (also re-stated in several episodes). Instead, rather dump your late night aggression in my comments section because I haven't provided a comprehensive history of Southern Africa to your satisfaction. So here's my question for you. Why don't you start your own channel? It's easy! all you have to do is write, film, edit, produce, post, advertise and then sit back and wait for the lovely comments.

Are you aware that English speaking people were interned in a concentration camp at Pretoria Girl's high for the duration of the war? My grandmmother told of the hardships and deaths in these camps and how she crept out at night, under fear of being shot, to steal peaches to bring back to the camp. BTW half my family fought for the Brits and the other half for the Boers. The two halves never met before my father's death in 1996, 100 years on. It;s past time to move on we have more meaningful modern problems to deal with.

@@chrisrowse4598 From whatever perspective, these stories are valuable. It's important that we keep them alive and share them, because they are needed.

Thanks for sharing that personal history. I'm glad this episode rekindled a memory.

A professional reply ONLY refers the viewer to the episodes you mentioned. The only episode that was on my screen was no. 50, therefor I thought it was biased. I hope your future episodes will be successful. All of the best.

Thank you. Now that's an idea! I never thought of that. Wouldn't even know how to find one though.

Thanks, yes, we did request permission, but unfortunately no luck. Did you attend that school? I hope the episode brought back good memories.

@JustOfftheHighway Yes. That was the school I attended.

@@eleanorjames1118 Okay. Gotcha.

Hi, I'm going to take that as a compliment. Thanks. I keep going like a classic Toyota, but not as fast as I would like. :-)

@@JustOfftheHighway For sure a compliment. I think we do not realise the amount of research done for one program. Visiting graveyards after 'unearthing' the facts is much appreciated. But please leave your spade at home . . .🤣🤣🤣

@@peetschabort1080 Thanks! I'll definitely do that. The corona only has a small boot. 😁

Thanks for the suggestion.

Thank you very much! So glad you're enjoying. Please subscribe (if you haven't) for notifications of new episodes.

That's interesting. I hadn't heard that. I grew up with one in our garden and I'm okay. I've Googled and there seem to be conflicting reports.

That's brilliant! Thanks for your generous support and help keeping us on the road.

Wow! Thank you very much for your generous support! 🙏

Beautiful memory. Thank you!

I had no idea there are yellow ones. Thanks for adding that detail.

They really are special. Didn't know that Springs has them too. Thanks!

@@JustOfftheHighway in Nigel road they are a highlight

That makes my day! Thank you for sharing these stories.

I have been told that the lack of rain has meant the flowers are not so spectacular this year.

It's my privilege to bring them to KZbin viewers. Thanks for your generous support. It really makes a difference.

Thanks for that unsolicited advice Romulus. It's cute, but I'm quite comfortable with what I'm doing.

Beautiful description. Thank you! I think many people (including me) don't register the white Jacarandas, because we expect them to be purple.

Thanks very much for adding that detail and for your encouraging words. Coincidentally, I was in a corporate building in Rosebank this week and from a few floors up, the scale of jacarandas becomes apparent. Beautiful.

Unless people mess it up, I think they will.