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#8746 Re: Nothing In Particular

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Aliens have arrived in Cardington Beds ...
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#8747 Re: Nothing In Particular

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area 51 Cardington

aliens been there for years, didn't you know?

real area 51 is just down the road at Chicksands, I think thats where the aliens escaped from originally...
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#8748 Re: Nothing In Particular

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"Frank...Frank......its the Blimp!"

"The Drazy hoops!... the Drazy hoops!".

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#8749 Re: Nothing In Particular

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Dave, when I see you floatin’ down the gutter
I’ll give you a bottle o' wine
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#8750 Re: Nothing In Particular

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I remember reading about that area 51 thing a good few years ago. Imagine my surprise when I discovered it to be a local hoax thst got to the good old US of A and they really took it seriously.

Chicksands us a much reduced and run down but stillextant RAF base. The aluen bodies that were found I though were discovered near the old Bedford testvtrack near the village of Lidlington. The bodies were made in the old scout hut...
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#8751 Re: Nothing In Particular

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ah memories...

we, the gang(ne'er do well hippy types), went to Chicksands for the 200 year celebrations in 1976...never forget it, they played bongo fury over the tannoy system at one point and lots of the host service chaps were jigging about without a clue to the meaning of the lyrics...I really learned about irony that day.

It was also the first time I encountered microwave ovens, there were a few dotted about with great big signs next to them warning anybody with a heart pacemaker to keep well away.

I haven't been back for a while but I believe the early warning array is still there. I have a good friend who is the warden for the woods at the north end of the site.

diet: should have qualified that, Chicksands was a front line USAF early warning radar base during the cold war and for 20 years after.
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#8752 Re: Nothing In Particular

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IslandPink wrote: Fri Nov 10, 2017 9:43 pm Dave, when I see you floatin’ down the gutter
I’ll give you a bottle o' wine
Ta! Arf!
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#8753 Re: Nothing In Particular

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Took the dog up onto Hanger Down behind Ivybridge a couple of days ago. Nice view over toward Modbury and Salcombe.

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#8754 Re: Nothing In Particular

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That's right Ed (about Chicksands) RAF Henlow is next door.

Sounds like an adventure - lashings of ginger beer!
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#8755 Re: Nothing In Particular

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Whats the world coming to when you're not allowed to decompose when operating your new Timing light?
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#8756 Re: Nothing In Particular

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It's a rum do and no mistaking!
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#8757 Re: Nothing In Particular

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Also, at a local pub today a Uke band turned up for a gig, they were setting up the PA and the bassist pulls out this...
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Those mahoosive fat strings reminded me of a 'thing' called the Ashbory bass from the mid 80's, I played one once and it was awful. I got chatting to the owner and he asked "wanna go?", so I did, it was flippin' great in fact through the PA. Sounded like a floppy dubba bass, it's fretless too but I could play it (rare).

It had such a great sound, impressed of Dartford.
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#8758 Re: Nothing In Particular

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#8759 Re: Nothing In Particular

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We lost our much-loved German Short-haired Pointer last weekend - SWMBO and I were in Fujairah (UAE) when we got a call from #1 son to say that Charlie had collapsed. I made the decision so that SWMBO and the kids didn't have to...

He was old, but in excellent general condition - GSPs normally only live to 13, but Charlie was nearly 14 and in great shape... until he collapsed on Friday. He was a rescue dog - we got him at 2 and he then had 12 wonderful years with us, growing up with the kids and having a ball - lots of fun & open countryside. The vet was very clear about the options - none were good.

His sidekick, Tilly (Russel x Border Terrier), and the rest of the family will miss him terribly...
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#8760 Re: Nothing In Particular

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Commiserations, Nick. Losing a much loved family pet is always hard, especially when you have to make the decision yourself.
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