Brit thread.

[lewdandlicentious]

Og,

That's a fantastic tale. I think I remember the hut described. strange I don't remember there being any inscription on it, is that the case??

 

[Guest]

Thanks for that, Og. As Lew said, it is a fantastic tale, and something I'd never heard before.

I *have* to take that trip now, to see that hut, at the very least. The thought of them meeting up and drinking tea together is very heart-warming.

Lou

Edited for an annoying little bugger of a typo.

 

[oggbashan]

Story, Tale, Faction?

Sorry folks, that was a story based on facts but NOT TRUE.

The hut did exist but doesn't now. The hole for the telegraph cable and the manholes for the cross-channel cables can be seen in the boat park by the Gents toilets, and more in the road leading up from the bay.

The only obvious thing is the large red and yellow notice facing the sea saying "Telephone Cable".

Facts:

1. The cable was still connected when Germany invaded Belgium.
2. The telegraph and telephone cables existed.
3. The Dutch Resistance used their high tech telephone system to keep in touch with each other without paying or being traced. They COULDN'T phone England.

The Belgian caretaker and what he did is my invention.

However St Margarets Bay and the South Foreland Lighthouse are significant places in the history of electronic communication. The only local notice about telecommunications is in the lighthouse - commemorating Marconi's wireless transmission.

Og

PS. Just up the cliff by the Gents is telegraph pole number 1.

 

[Guest]

Oh, good (or bad, not sure what he was) King Og, you've shattered all my illusions now. You had me going with that very good story, and now I find out it's merely that: a story!

Never mind, it still sounds like a very intriguing location.

Lou

 

[oggbashan]

You had me going with that very good story, and now I find out it's merely that: a story!

Lou

I don't just write erotica. That story was an exercise for my creative writing class. I and the other class members chose a postcard from a selection and wrote a story about it.

Here is another postcard exercise:

The postcard was of a heap of broken concrete with a windowless tower block rising from the rubble.

"We are here, Minister. This is the site for our urban regeneration project. As you can see it is all brown field land.”

“I can see an old tower block. What else was here?”

“Several more of the same. That one will come down next week.”

“It doesn’t look too tall as tower blocks go. I’ve seen taller.”

“Yes, Minister, but we still couldn’t get reasonable tenants for any of them. We tried everything. We had action teams, special hit squads for litter and graffiti, extra police patrols, CCTV, hotlines to report anti-social behaviour, you name it, we had it. We poured money into the area but it got us nowhere.”

“What did the tenants say?”

“Most of them were young, Minister. Families with children. They complained that there was nowhere safe for the children to play, the schools and shops were over a mile away, there was no community spirit, that sort of thing.”

“But were their complaints justified?”

“We don’t think so, Minister.”

“You showed me the plans. They look very nice. Pleasant houses in quiet cul-de-sacs with open play areas. I didn’t see any shops or schools on the plans. Nor a church or a pub.”

“A pub? No, Minister, we couldn’t put a pub into this development. We had enough trouble with alcohol abuse on the old estate.”

“Shops? Schools?”

“Minister, we have to use the land as efficiently as possible. There are shops and schools on the main road. And a pub. The old estate didn’t have them. If we put them in our new development we would have to reduce the number of dwellings. We might damage the existing schools and shops.”

The Minister sighed.


Og

 

[lewdandlicentious]

Og, you're as bad as Hans-Christian Anderson with your story telling repartee.

You're a cad and a scoundrel sir, you had me fooled.

I do seem to remember some form of shack type structure in the bay though, towards the left end, (Eastern) as you come down the hill. Perhaps I'm mistaken. It was 9 years ago I left there after all, and didn't exactly go down the bay every day!

Shame.

 

[oggbashan]

Og, you're as bad as Hans-Christian Anderson with your story telling repartee.

You're a cad and a scoundrel sir, you had me fooled.

I do seem to remember some form of shack type structure in the bay though, towards the left end, (Eastern) as you come down the hill. Perhaps I'm mistaken. It was 9 years ago I left there after all, and didn't exactly go down the bay every day!

Shame.

No, you weren't mistaken. THE hut was there. It isn't any more. Even the foundations have been overgrown with bushes.

There is a hut about the size of a one person toilet for the car park attendant, a compound for the sewage pumping station, a coffee hut, the toilets and a weird building that looks like half an upturned boat - that is the boat clubhouse.

The hut was a popular place to visit for telecoms engineers. They could say they were doing something important with the cross-channel cables when actually they were drinking tea with the caretaker and watching the waves or were actually in the pub. Mobile phones and remote fault sensing ended such excuses.

Even I had an official cup of tea there.

Og

 

[lewdandlicentious]

Unobscured, perfectly deliberate BUMP!

 

[Guest]

OUCH!

Not on the head next time, ok?

 

[oggbashan]

Dover and St. Margaret's Bay

I should be making an incognito appearance in Dover on Tuesday afternoon.

If time and weather permit I will take pictures of St. Margaret's Bay.

If I am recognised by my public I might not get to the bay in time.

Og

PS. Last appearance in costume was during 2003 at an event with Michael Howard (now leader of the Conservative Party). I, as Henry VIII, took precedence.

 

[lewdandlicentious]

Og,

That's cool. Mind you, anyone would make Michaeal Howard look ordinary, but Henry VIII ????

WOW!

It would be great to see some recent pics of the bay.

Can't wait!

 

[Guest]

Re: Dover and St. Margaret's Bay

I should be making an incognito appearance in Dover on Tuesday afternoon.

If time and weather permit I will take pictures of St. Margaret's Bay.

If I am recognised by my public I might not get to the bay in time.

Og

PS. Last appearance in costume was during 2003 at an event with Michael Howard (now leader of the Conservative Party). I, as Henry VIII, took precedence.

Hahaha! And I should think so too! Henry VIII (even just you dressed as he), is far more important than him.

Make sure you do take some piccies, I'd love to see them!

Lou

 

[oggbashan]

Re: Re: Dover and St. Margaret's Bay

Henry VIII (even just you dressed as he), is far more important than him.

Lou

Henry VIII, and me as Henry VIII, are larger in all dimensions, especially the feet.

Og

 

[Guest]

Re: Re: Re: Dover and St. Margaret's Bay

Henry VIII, and me as Henry VIII, are larger in all dimensions, especially the feet.

Og

LOL

I was going to ask if you have any proof, but on second thoughts, you are probably right.

Guess which particular dimension I was thinking of???

Lou

 

[lewdandlicentious]

YOU are a BAD girl!!!!

 

[Guest]

 

[lewdandlicentious]

Outstanding ass... I mean Av!!!

Yours???

 

[Guest]

Outstanding ass... I mean Av!!!

Yours???

Thanks, hon. And, yes! You knew that already.

Don't worry, I won't bite your head off.

That is, unless you want me to!

Katie-Lou

 

[oo0_boo_0oo]

*pokes head round door*

evening!

 

[Guest]

Good evening, Boo!

Pull up a pew.

Love, Lou

P.S. Hey, was that a poem?

 

[oo0_boo_0oo]

you should copywrite that one!!

you should also get your av made into a wiggling gif image

 

[Guest]

Yes, I thought it was pretty

As for the bum wiggle AV, nah, I'd start an earthquake!

Lou

 

[oo0_boo_0oo]

Theres worse ways to die! hehe...

 

[Guest]

Hahaha! It all depends on where you are at the time, I guess.

Anyway... how you doing?

Lou

OOPS! EDIT!!! Not WHO you doing? HOW you doing??? PMSL

 

[oo0_boo_0oo]

I'm pretty good thanks... yaself?