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Hythe on the kent coast? I was brought up in Folkstone just up the coast and went to school in Saltwood just outside Hythe, haven't been down that way in over ten years.
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Hythe on the kent coast? I was brought up in Folkstone just up the coast and went to school in Saltwood just outside Hythe, haven't been down that way in over ten years.
Drago
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- Suburban Poshshire
Aye, on the coast. Lovely view of the grey sea as I await a fry up.
I was born on Thanet on the Manston Road (in a house, not on the actual road) about half a mile from the airport. My grandad had a heart attack and my parents flew down thinking he didn't have long to go (he went another 9 years) and I popped into the world early. So while I regard myself as a Scotsman an accident of birth means I am not, to my Mother's eternal shame.
Still got family on my Dad's side down in Kent and that's how I ended up joining this, er, club in Hythe all those years ago.
Sad to say Folkstone is a sheethole these days, although some of the outer suburbs are still leafy and quite pleasant. Have a good friend living there.
I was born on Thanet on the Manston Road (in a house, not on the actual road) about half a mile from the airport. My grandad had a heart attack and my parents flew down thinking he didn't have long to go (he went another 9 years) and I popped into the world early. So while I regard myself as a Scotsman an accident of birth means I am not, to my Mother's eternal shame.
Still got family on my Dad's side down in Kent and that's how I ended up joining this, er, club in Hythe all those years ago.
Sad to say Folkstone is a sheethole these days, although some of the outer suburbs are still leafy and quite pleasant. Have a good friend living there.
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I was brought up on the Roman Way council estate on the outskirts of Folkstone but haven't been back there since Mums funeral in 1989, I've got family in Ashford and Dover and was in Ashford ten or eleven year ago when my Sister was ill.
Morning all
Weather's looking good today.
Off to Minehead, for a bit of shopping, on the chuffa train at 10:54.
Might have a spot of lunch whilst we're there.
Photos of the locomotive please.😁
Good morning all.
It's a bit grey outside, and it has been raining overnight, but not at the moment.
numbnuts
Squire
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
morning
Finished " rewilding " part of the back garden, planted some poppies I harvested from one of the verges before the council mowing machine arrived. Scattered a box of assorted meadow flowers seeds, raked them in and 20 minutes later a fine drizzle descended which has continued overnight.
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
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- Z’ha’dum
I have turned off alerts for that stupid emergency warning alarm that the government is going to be testing later on in the month. Thanks but no thanks.
You'll be sorry when there is a Nuclear Attack and you don't find out about it!!!
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Z’ha’dum
I have been wondering about this
Wonder if anyone will check to see of there is a big rise in car crashes at the time it goes off
apparently it carries son until you cancel it
but if you are driving then you can;t touch it - legally anyway
so it will keep sounding - loudly apparently - until it annoys you enough that you think
"Sod it - I'll just cancel it
now where is it
damn thing is stuck in my pocket"
followed by
"Damn I just crashed into the car in front that was also swerving all over the road"
or am I being silly
again
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
@Dave7 one other possible step, depends on your phone, mine is a Samsung, you might need to do:
Settings >Notifications >Advanced Settings >Wireless Emergency Alerts.
I've left mine on. I can't see it does any harm and I'm interested to see the outcome. It was interesting in Iceland to learn about a similar system for volcanic eruptions. Farmers for example get a warning to open gates so livestock have an opportunity to escape threat.
Not a UK problem! 🤣
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PaulSB
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- Chorley, Lancashire
I saw one guy complaining on FB about the planned alarm test. His complaint was it might interrupt theatre performances. I couldn't help myself but reply suggesting anyone in a theatre audience should have their phone turned off or in airplane mode anyway. Didn't get a response to that. 🤣
Mo1959
Legendary Member
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- Perthshire,Scotland
Just done it. I would probably be drinking tea at the time and spill it everywhere if I got a fright!
- Location
- Somewhere wet & hilly in NW England.
Used to go to Broadstairs as a kid - we weren't well off so it was a big day out and a real treat.
Kent has changed a lot in parts - I was born in Dartford and lived in Gravesend for 30 years. Not been back for some time but it feels very frenetic and is noisey too. Don't miss it.
numbnuts
Squire
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
Done sewing
couple of repair jobs now sorted 
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Drago
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- Suburban Poshshire
Thanks for the tip.
I've switched mine off. If it is something local like floods or heavy snow my eyes will alert me. If its an incoming nuclear attack there's nothing I can do about it anyway.
Interesting that Putin is rattling the nuclear sabre and then the government decide to test this system. Makes you wonder what they know that we don't!
