tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post6537800307395945165..comments2023-11-29T13:13:23.022+00:00Comments on newgate news: Bells and WhistlesMacheathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04451439759398780345noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-51954088062314031902014-09-09T22:19:50.595+01:002014-09-09T22:19:50.595+01:00They are indeed, JH, and, given the amount of mud ...They are indeed, JH, and, given the amount of mud and quicksand around our shores, it's a good thing their hovercraft are pretty nifty too.<br /><br />Thanks, Julia - flip flops! What is wrong with these people?<br />Macheathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04451439759398780345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-21699893876994229132014-09-08T19:11:40.399+01:002014-09-08T19:11:40.399+01:00One for you:
http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/11458...One for you:<br /><br />http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/11458577.Family_rescued_after_being_trapped_by_incoming_tide_at_Beachy_Head/JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-83143114518211770042014-09-04T08:50:51.956+01:002014-09-04T08:50:51.956+01:00Tangentially, the RNLI lifeboats are a mighty fine...Tangentially, the RNLI lifeboats are a mighty fine design of boat. :)James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-39224434182454318352014-09-03T10:14:20.615+01:002014-09-03T10:14:20.615+01:00Julia, I'm assuming you too have seen this hap...Julia, I'm assuming you too have seen this happen with your local pedestrian crossings, along with the resulting traffic delays and congestion - our less patient transatlantic cousins, meanwhile, have come up with a displayed countdown which, I think you'll agree, adds a certain spice to the proceedings.<br /><br />Concrete, AKH? I'd have thought a rudimentary dry-stone lean-to would be more in keeping (and less vulnerable to the sadly inevitable graffiti).<br /><br />The problem, I suspect, is the urban holidaymaker who has little truck with nature for the rest of the year; as a walker, you have doubtless met the type ambling around Shining Tor or Offa's Dyke in unsuitable footwear and inadequate clothing and wondering where they can find a bottle of coke and some chips.Macheathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04451439759398780345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-3622633564223219362014-09-01T15:07:01.759+01:002014-09-01T15:07:01.759+01:00"a night in the open isn't going to kill ..."a night in the open isn't going to kill them"<br /><br />I agree. We can be more robust about such things without endangering life. A simple concrete shelter would do.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-70011985016812994302014-09-01T06:30:08.427+01:002014-09-01T06:30:08.427+01:00"The yellow phase provides a countdown on how...<i>"The yellow phase provides a countdown on how much time is left on the causeway as a return trip takes about 40 minutes on foot."</i><br /><br />Given we are apparently all so disgustingly obese that a Task Force is needed, I hope that's been adjusted for waddling time too...JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.com