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« on: Yesterday at 16:05:07 »
Finn and I are currently enjoying a weekend away. Where are we today?
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« Reply #1 on: Yesterday at 17:10:30 »
Hmm.  From all that flint - somewhere in Suffolk?  Tongue
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William Huskisson MP▸ (Member of Parliament, or Mile Post (a method of measuring the railway in miles and chains from a starting point - usually London), depending on context) was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830.  Many more have died in the same way since then.  Don't take a chance: Stop, Look, Listen.

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Quote from: Chris from Nailsea on Yesterday at 17:10:30
Hmm.  From all that flint - somewhere in Suffolk?  Tongue

Too far east.
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« Reply #3 on: Yesterday at 18:23:53 »
South Downs, Sussex area
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Quote from: bradshaw on Yesterday at 18:23:53
South Downs, Sussex area

We're getting warmer. Finn wasn't in the South Downs National Park, but he was very close.
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« Reply #5 on: Yesterday at 19:13:25 »
It is on or very near chalk.
Somewhere near Mid Hants Railway, there had the Retro Wheels and Rails event this weekend
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« Reply #6 on: Yesterday at 19:44:03 »
Quote from: JayMac on Yesterday at 16:05:07




Finn is clearly grinning at me, in that picture, because he knows exactly where he was - but I haven't a clue.  Roll Eyes

It's not Taunton.  Lips sealed
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William Huskisson MP▸ (Member of Parliament, or Mile Post (a method of measuring the railway in miles and chains from a starting point - usually London), depending on context) was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830.  Many more have died in the same way since then.  Don't take a chance: Stop, Look, Listen.

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Quote from: bradshaw on Yesterday at 19:13:25
It is on or very near chalk.
Somewhere near Mid Hants Railway, there had the Retro Wheels and Rails event this weekend

VERY near the Mid Hants Railway. In fact, on it!

Finn and I were enjoying the retro weekend. He's pictured by the entrance to the old engine shed at Medstead & Four Marks station.

I'll maybe post more from the visit in the coming days. We did clock Walmington-on-Sea's finest patrolling Ropley station while supposedly 'guarding' an insolent German U Boat captain. Gunner 'Lofty' Sugden had apparently escaped the Royal Artillery concert party, made it home from Burma and joined the Home Guard.




I couldn't resist singing, "Whistle while you work, Hitler is a berk. He's half barmy..." when I walked past the U Boat captain. He responded in the correct manner...

"Your name vill also go on ze list. Vot is it?!"
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A brilliant clip, from Celebrity Mastermind: see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ln_4FmNwh5M  Grin
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