Gotcha! - Page 2

BogMonster · 24 March 2006, 22:34

Last one for the moment - mine in its current home

taken this evening after coming back from 1/2 hour or so depleting the earth's hydrocarbon resources - it's also bouncing rather less than it was last night!!

wavelength · 25 March 2006, 12:11

Hi Steve
I see that yardarm is STILL hanging in there-when it eventually rusts thru that shackle and drops it should wake up everyone on both east and west falkalnd.

Whereabouts is the jetty you are on?

BogMonster · 25 March 2006, 12:36

Yes - they were talking about cutting it down a while back but since nobody is supposed to be on the Lady Liz anyway, if it lands on somebody's head it serves them right

I'm using the marina Dave Eynon built at the moment, just in front of the Cathedral, that's where the photo is taken. Long term plan is likely to be some Heath Robinson effort round behind the FIC East Jetty, where the two launches live, if you know where I mean, behind the wreck of the Egeria.

wavelength · 25 March 2006, 13:03

Yes I know where you mean-nice and handy there then but perhaps a bit exposed in some winds ??

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don't know why I stay here really

nice people, good social life, leave the keys in the new landrover (which is cheaper to buy out there than in the uk)and its still there in the morning, leave the house front door unlocked with no probs, safe for the kids and a good education for them both there and when they come to the UK, all that wildlife - No I dont know either

But we did learn to take a deep breath before one of those non MOT'd old diesel landrovers passed when walking down to Falklands Conservation in the morning cos we disappeared into a cloud of smoke!

BUT you get eastenders on tele dont you?- perhaps its time to leave

codprawn · 25 March 2006, 13:15

And no Political Correctness - also happens to be a very long way from Tony Blair - BLISS!!!

BogMonster · 25 March 2006, 14:54

Not to mention no Ramblers Association, if you happen to be a 4x4 owner (as most people are)

Paul F · 25 March 2006, 16:46

Spent a total of 3years down there whilst in forces. Brill place and cracking people.

Stephen How long have you lived there??

Paul

BogMonster · 25 March 2006, 16:59

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Originally Posted by Paul F

Stephen How long have you lived there??

Since I was age 0 -- 5th generation Benny

-- I spent 5 years in the UK at school (Surrey) and university (Durham) but apart from that I have always lived here.

Great great grandpa was demobbed from the Royal Marines here in 1860something, and the family has been here ever since, apart from a short interlude in 1982 when some folks took a dislike to us. After sticking a gun up our noses and inviting us for a little ride in a helicopter, they booted us out for a couple of months while they wrecked everything and sh@t in the house and car

Fortunately they were put firmly in their place without delay and normal service was resumed shortly after that

Which bit of the forces were you in Paul, and when were you here? Glad to hear you enjoyed it - a lot don't make the effort to get out and see the place but those that do usually seem to. Not a nightclubbers paradise though, I admit

Paul F · 25 March 2006, 17:29

Stephen
Was out there in 82 on Exeter, back in 83 on same ship. Was on Newcastle that did 1 stint, but the best one was Protector we were the last crew on it and took it back to UK for disposal. Spent many hours driving and (running aground) one of the Pac22s we carried. Brill time had on that as we went to loads of settlements socialising with islanders, with much time in Fox Bay and Pebble island ( even had ships dog given to us from Tich at Pebble), with our stand off time in Stanley or Mare(think thats were) harbour, a great time during that stint both work and play with many a story. Given the chance i would go back any day for a visit.
Paul

codprawn · 25 March 2006, 19:33

Got to say I really admired the Falklanders and Rex Hunt - remember watching it all as a kid.

The thing that stuck in my mind the most was an old lady (I think) in a little red hatchback INSISTING on driving on the left - forcing an Argie APC to get out of her way!!!

BogMonster · 25 March 2006, 19:58

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Originally Posted by codprawn

The thing that stuck in my mind the most was an old lady (I think) in a little red hatchback INSISTING on driving on the left - forcing an Argie APC to get out of her way!!!

My Dad did that once, it was the day we heard the Task Force was coming, we had all driven down to a bar to celebrate (at about 11 am). At about 4pm Mum remembered the chicken we were supposed to be having for lunch was still in the oven at home

So Dad was despatched to the house to remove it ... I went along ... shall we say the G&Ts had been flowing "rather freely" (ah the good old days before anybody invented drink driving laws ... a 2.25 Series 2 Land Rover was hardly gonna get up much speed anyway!)

Now one of the first things the Argies did was to make everybody drive on the right, they even painted arrows on the road. One enraged lady allegedly went out in the middle of the night with a tin of paint and changed the one in front of her house so it was back to driving on the left again which caused much amusement

Anyway back to the story, about half way home Dad and I (in 2 tons of Series 2 driving, of course, on the left, and with Dad being "somewhat fortified and perhaps ever so slightly aggressive" after rather too many G&Ts and possibly the odd rum or 20) met an armoured personnel carrier weighing about 25 tons driving on the right. An animated conversation ensued, and although I was only 9 at the time so don't remember it all that well, I'm pretty sure Dad won, probably on the basis of a torrent of abuse that the APC driver frankly wasn't prepared for

.... amazing we didn't get shot really ....

.... equally amazing that I didn't - in between when we were invaded and when we were booted out, a certain small boy who might have looked a bit like me was found by his mother waving an air rifle (non functioning - but they wouldn't have known from 200 feet) at low flying Pucara ground attack aircraft circling the house. Oops

got a bit of a B&&&&&ing for that one

wavelength · 25 March 2006, 20:37

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from Tich at Pebble

Hi Paul - who was living on Pebble Island when you were there ?

Paul F · 25 March 2006, 20:47

Wave,
I wish i could remember, the only chap i really remember is a chap by name of Tich who loved a drink or to. But i think he moved on to walkers creek(which i believe our dog went to when we had to bring ship back).
Can remeber bob and thelma on West Falklands(something point. Saunders?).Will have to dig books out.
I expect some names will come back
Sorry but was a while ago.
Paul

wavelength · 25 March 2006, 21:23

Ooo-er, never jump to conclusions eh--I thought tich had had pups and you'd been given one of 'em

Doesn't matter - I think it was another island I was confusing it with!

Paul F · 25 March 2006, 21:34

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Originally Posted by wavelength

Ooo-er, never jump to conclusions eh--I thought tich had had pups and you'd been given one of 'em

Doesn't matter - I think it was another island I was confusing it with!

Paul

wavelength · 26 March 2006, 12:13

whilst we are on the Falklands theme next sunday's country file bbc1 is a falklands special-
Plight of the albatross, and the Falklands situation since the conflict
must remember to tape it cos I'll be at sea

ian parkes · 26 March 2006, 12:46

Great pics . fantastic place
it must be the masochist in me but that place does a lot more for me than a sunny paradise with palm trees and hundreds of tourists .

Stange isn't it that dolphins like engines . I kayaked around Ireland some years ago and got up extra early to paddle to Dingle bay and meet Fungi the resident dolphin . He didn't get too exited with my 18" kayak but loved it when all the pleasure boats arrived revving up their big diesels.

Do you see many Wales ?

codprawn · 26 March 2006, 13:48

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Originally Posted by ian parkes

Great pics . fantastic place
it must be the masochist in me but that place does a lot more for me than a sunny paradise with palm trees and hundreds of tourists .

Stange isn't it that dolphins like engines . I kayaked around Ireland some years ago and got up extra early to paddle to Dingle bay and meet Fungi the resident dolphin . He didn't get too exited with my 18" kayak but loved it when all the pleasure boats arrived revving up their big diesels.

Do you see many Wales ?

Well a pod of about 1,000 was spotted off Pembroke last summer - along with 6 fin whales and 70 pilot whales off mumbles!!!

Either you editied that last post or I am drunk......

ian parkes · 26 March 2006, 14:18

Na you are drunk

Wales not ales nothing edited , can't spell anyway

BogMonster · 26 March 2006, 15:52

We do get whales but not often that close to town, they tend to stay offshore rather than come up into the outer harbour. There is the odd one (pilot whales usually) seen in the harbour but not that often.

I met a couple of the Countryfile team when they were down. One of the lasses that was here with them was extremely yummy too

It should be a good programme, they had some excellent weather while they were here so there should be some good footage.

Dave, if you do record it, any chance you could post a copy to me please? We don't get that particular programme here. I will of course reimburse cost of postage/tape etc.

Thanks

Stephen