Guest catweazle (Banned Member) Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 A HIGGINS BOAT. Its at the Holmbush roundabout Shoreham. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest catweazle (Banned Member) Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 Its said it came from saving private Ryan bit of waste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest catweazle (Banned Member) Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 Just imagine that was the view you got when the ramp went down(no not the pub)we could never in a million years imagine what those blokes went thro.may we never forget.:nono: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisg Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 Its not there anymore dont know where its now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 We have a FV432 on a roundabout in Ashford.........trees and bushes have grown around it now so not easy to spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest catweazle (Banned Member) Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 Its not there anymore dont know where its now Blimey,i saw it in March,just as well the chavs would of got it,as our southern rep,its your job to find out,also whats the new gunboat thats taken the place of the fairmile at shoreham? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 It appeared that some planning was done in its placement as it was set on a good gravel base , and if the hull drains were open then corrision would seem to be very low. Shame its been removed , was it judged not to be PC ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest catweazle (Banned Member) Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 It appeared that some planning was done in its placement as it was set on a good gravel base , and if the hull drains were open then corrision would seem to be very low. Shame its been removed , was it judged not to be PC ? Dont really know,hoping Chris will find out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisg Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 The boat that repaced the fairmile is a Schutze class minesweeper. the old boat wes a farimile D (MTB682) which i blelive was the last of its type As for the higgins boat if i remember i'll go that way going to amberley there was a lot of comments about it being dangerous That it would distract drivers and childern would run accross the road without looking it would also be a magnet for rubbish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joris Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 Wow, we only have strange art on roundabouts, no military vehicles. We do have a UFO landingsite on one roundabout, the site is in Dutch but the images are not : http://www.grenswetenschap.nl/permalink.asp?grens=536 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest catweazle (Banned Member) Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 The boat that repaced the fairmile is a Schutze class minesweeper. the old boat wes a farimile D (MTB682) which i blelive was the last of its type As for the higgins boat if i remember i'll go that way going to amberley there was a lot of comments about it being dangerous That it would distract drivers and childern would run accross the road without looking it would also be a magnet for rubbish Cheers,i would prefer it not to be on a roundabout,but its funny how the french dont have those probs,they have boats on r/abouts all over the place.Yes i missed Amberly this year gave this new place ago,apart from the dog fight,and an official being bitten by the dog,and a ruddy helicopter,so you had to shout at each other to be heard it wasnt bad.so thats another question i have got to ask before i book in,cos if you got a copter flying i aint goin,new i would find something to moan about.:argh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtistsRifles Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 Cheers,i would prefer it not to be on a roundabout,but its funny how the french dont have those probs,they have boats on r/abouts all over the place.Yes i missed Amberly this year gave this new place ago,apart from the dog fight,and an official being bitten by the dog,and a ruddy helicopter,so you had to shout at each other to be heard it wasnt bad.so thats another question i have got to ask before i book in,cos if you got a copter flying i aint goin,new i would find something to moan about.:argh: Just 'cos yer tea & sarnies tasted of aviation fuel!!!! :evil: :evil: :evil: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woa2 Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 I heard about a group that had Roundabouts as a hobby, and went around photographing them, even going for a holiday in Basingstoke just to photograph the roundabouts there. They were featured in a TV programme about unusual hobbies a couple of years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woa2 Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 Cheers,i would prefer it not to be on a roundabout,but its funny how the french dont have those probs,they have boats on r/abouts all over the place.Yes i missed Amberly this year gave this new place ago,apart from the dog fight,and an official being bitten by the dog,and a ruddy helicopter,so you had to shout at each other to be heard it wasnt bad.so thats another question i have got to ask before i book in,cos if you got a copter flying i aint goin,new i would find something to moan about.:argh: ....er, they have Helicopter rides at War & Peace show. It lands in America field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest catweazle (Banned Member) Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 ....er, they have Helicopter rides at War & Peace show. It lands in America field. They moved them in 2006 to another part of the site,you telling me there back in americas field again.cos if they are i will be joining the ever increasing number of people just goin in the car for the stalls.:argh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest catweazle (Banned Member) Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 Just 'cos yer tea & sarnies tasted of aviation fuel!!!! :evil: :evil: :evil: Shame though thats Mayhem of the books,it amuses me we all go and support some venue for nothing to fetch in more public,some fly boy comes in takes £35 a head upsets people on the ground has a very profitable day and buggers off.We go home save a few more bob to put in the tank to go and do it over again.its about time we put our hand out.or go back to our own meets like the plains ralley.:argh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 Do what we did. Point the Rapier at 'em and track them round, we soon had the parrafin parrot giving us a wide berth. its the hot air ballons at Headcorn can be somewhat exciting at times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtistsRifles Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 Shame though thats Mayhem of the books,it amuses me we all go and support some venue for nothing to fetch in more public,some fly boy comes in takes £35 a head upsets people on the ground has a very profitable day and buggers off.We go home save a few more bob to put in the tank to go and do it over again.its about time we put our hand out.or go back to our own meets like the plains ralley.:argh: Mayhem?????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest catweazle (Banned Member) Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 Mayhem?????? Military Mayhem ,sez in the advert copter rides, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Burley Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 Plus the Army are turning up with a AH64 and (rotor heaven)UH-1D,if the blurb is to be believed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.O.S. Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Saw this in France displayed on a roundabout - at least I'm assuming it had been placed there intentionally........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest catweazle (Banned Member) Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Nice one mate,anybody got any more,we can make it roundabout heaven,i can right a book and retire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 We got a roundabout with concrete sheep......and another with giant chicken eggs.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Harlow had a roundabout with a Ford cortina on the top. But how the hell it got up the three foot surrounding wall is beyond me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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