Night Train
Maker of Things
- Location
- Greater Manchester
If we hitch a rope on the back of the tractor we could just drag Rio a bit closer!
Paralympics closing ceremony warning ....
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Fab Foodie
hanging-on in quiet desperation ...
- Location
- Kirton, Devon.
Does it have saddle-bag loops?
Night Train
Maker of Things
- Location
- Greater Manchester
It can do.
- Location
- The TerrorVortex
What, Rio?
I very much doubt it.
I very much doubt it.
- Location
- The TerrorVortex
Yebbut...you'd come out in the North Sea....
Oh no - hang on - isn't it at Hilldogger's place?
Wiggle about in enough canals and you should pop out on the west coast somewhere.
Over the Irish sea, up the Liffey, through the Royal Canal, down the Shannon and you're on the west coast of Ireland. Then there's just the Atlantic left to do.
Piece of cake.
Arch
Married to Night Train
- Location
- Salford, UK
Yebbut...you'd come out in the North Sea....
Oh no - hang on - isn't it at Hilldogger's place?
Wiggle about in enough canals and you should pop out on the west coast somewhere.
Over the Irish sea, up the Liffey, through the Royal Canal, down the Shannon and you're on the west coast of Ireland. Then there's just the Atlantic left to do.
Piece of cake.
I don't see the problem with ending up in the North Sea anyway. I could still get to the Atlantic, by way of the English Channel, or the Pentland Firth, depending on whether I turned left or right...
(True Thing: When I built it, and told people I was going to the Isle of Wight with it for a cycle festival, many people said "How are you getting it there?" My reply, "In a van", seemed to disappoint. I think they thought I was going to pedal there. I worked out that I'd need to go: Ouse, Humber, Aire and Calder Navigation, Trent, Grand Union, Thames, then out round Kent and along the south coast to the Solent. Up to the Thames might be doable in a boat with 4 inches of freeboard, but I didn't fancy the Channel....)
Arch
Married to Night Train
- Location
- Salford, UK
Ta da da da da da oi!
Ta da da da da da oi!
Ta da da da da da oi!
<repeat, fading into distance>
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Fab Foodie
hanging-on in quiet desperation ...
- Location
- Kirton, Devon.
No.
Not even just a little bit? I'll leave out the wet bits.
[Mrs Doyle]Oh, go on, go on, go on, go on.......[/Mrs Doyle]
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Fab Foodie
hanging-on in quiet desperation ...
- Location
- Kirton, Devon.
OK, but keep it brief!
Mad Doug Biker
Banned from every bar in the Galaxy
- Location
- Craggy Island
As already mentioned, there were other fireworks on the Thames and could be seen in the distance from DLR platform 4. It would have been those you heard, don't worry, I got caught out by the noise of them at first too. Also there was a small burst of firewoks from the stadium at 10ish, but the main fireworks for closing ceremony proper were at about 10.40.
I know all of this because I was there in an attempt to get some pictures of them. After discovering that there were buildings EVERYWHERE and hence no clear view at all, and that the high rise flats with the decent views seemed to be infested by the BBC and the likes, complete with security at the door
, I did the only thing I could, and took my pictures from the DLR, which provided a clear view...... Well, except for the overhead catenary in the way from the main lines this is.*Approaching Stratford from Bow Church, the train stops for a minute or so before going into Stratford Station.... Right in front of the Stadium. I simply went back and forwards between the two stations waiting for it to happen, and I got my timing right!
(although I missed the beginning of the pyrotechnics in question).Annoyingly, they had closed the station between Stratford and Bow Church which would have given a great view.
As it was, I had to stand on the seats** and stick my camera out of the hopper windows.
* - Really there genuinely were no clear views anywhere. Obviously we mere plebs were not meant to actually see it!
** - I don't like people putting their feet on the seats, so it certainly was a one off for me, and I brushed the seat down afterwards
Mad Doug Biker
Banned from every bar in the Galaxy
- Location
- Craggy Island
I don't want them to end .... it's been fantastic, and inspiring.
Please, give me a few days rest at least, all this travelling about between events complete with the early mornings and late night finishes is knackering me!!
Mad Doug Biker
Banned from every bar in the Galaxy
- Location
- Craggy Island
Also, when I get home I think I'm going to spend the next 12 days just watching it all, I really haven't seen anything much other than what I saw personally.
