slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
One thousand and six....falling.
Shipping Forecast quiz
- Thread starter Glow worm
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Berk on a Bike
Veteran
- Location
- Yorkshire
This
swansonj
Guru
There was a story told on the News Quiz of a bloke who wrote to Charlotte Green asking her to read the shipping forecast slightly more slowly, so that he could finish at the same time as her.
Tail End Charlie
Well, write it down boy ......
- Location
- In green and pleasant hills.
I can heartily recommend "Attention All Shipping" by Charlie Connelly. He journeys round the shipping areas giving a bit of history about each, why they are so named etc. It is very funny and entertaining as well as instructional.
Fnaar
Smutmaster General
- Location
- Thumberland
"Sandettie light vessel automatic":
Berk on a Bike
Veteran
- Location
- Yorkshire
And Channel Light Vessel automatic. Such an air of mystery..."Sandettie light vessel automatic":
subaqua
What’s the point
- Location
- Leytonstone
subaqua
What’s the point
- Location
- Leytonstone
"Sandettie light vessel automatic":
Mad Doug Biker
Barred from every tavern in the Galaxy
- Location
- Craggy Island
5/10, the island one caught me out too, along with where Dogger is nearest too - When Hull came up, I thought, 'nah, that will be Humber, as is Norwich!' 
Oh yes, and the 'Backing' one.... Well, I just assumed it would be Anticyclonic.
The other two were the number of areas beginning with 'F' (I had forgotten about Fair Isle, Fisher and, embarrasingly, Forth) and where Utshire was - I was getting it confused with The German Bight, so said 'Denmark'.
Oh well.
Oh yes, and the 'Backing' one.... Well, I just assumed it would be Anticyclonic.
The other two were the number of areas beginning with 'F' (I had forgotten about Fair Isle, Fisher and, embarrasingly, Forth) and where Utshire was - I was getting it confused with The German Bight, so said 'Denmark'.
Oh well.
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Berk on a Bike
Veteran
- Location
- Yorkshire
Okay well now you've ruined it...
Mad Doug Biker
Barred from every tavern in the Galaxy
- Location
- Craggy Island
threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
- Location
- ...on the slake
Guessed 5 right.
mybike
Grumblin at Garmin on the Granny Gear
- Location
- Not 'emel 'empstead
It's got lots of solar panels.
twentysix by twentyfive
Clinging on tightly
- Location
- Over the Hill
7/10. Not bad if I say so myself
6/10
I'm a desk jockey in a shipping company
Also Q7 is a play on words
Portland may be an 'island' in name, but you can drive your car there (at any state of the tide) on hard ground all the way (no bridge) and Rockall may be an 'islet' which is just a small island. You can land on it, and there is no way there by land.
I hereby declare Cornwall an 'island' on the basis there is no way for a car to get there wihout driving over water
I'm a desk jockey in a shipping company
Also Q7 is a play on words
Portland may be an 'island' in name, but you can drive your car there (at any state of the tide) on hard ground all the way (no bridge) and Rockall may be an 'islet' which is just a small island. You can land on it, and there is no way there by land.
I hereby declare Cornwall an 'island' on the basis there is no way for a car to get there wihout driving over water
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