I'm sure the risk was the point - perfect music though
Meanwhile, in Devon;
Re: Randomness
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2022 11:09 pm
by KiwiDave
What in seven shades of fuck is that sea tractor all about!? Just, why?
Still I bet the driver had a nice pint of mead to warm up after that...
Re: Randomness
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2022 12:37 am
by nuttinnew
Re: Randomness
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2022 6:21 am
by Jobbo
KiwiDave wrote: โMon Jun 27, 2022 11:09 pm
What in seven shades of fuck is that sea tractor all about!? Just, why?
Still I bet the driver had a nice pint of mead to warm up after that...
The island is cut off by the tide twice a day - itโs to get to it when the tide is in.
Iโve not just been on it, my ex-stepson got to drive it (just steering, but so nice of the driver to let him).
Re: Randomness
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2022 7:47 am
by dinny_g
@nuttinnew - that soundโฆ
Re: Randomness
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2022 8:49 am
by Jobbo
Re: Randomness
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2022 9:18 am
by John
Great filming by the pilot from the obviously hovering Canberra.
PS I once saw a Canberra crash on take off.
Re: Randomness
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2022 10:14 am
by jamcg
Re: Randomness
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2022 12:23 am
by KiwiDave
Jobbo wrote: โTue Jun 28, 2022 6:21 am
The island is cut off by the tide twice a day - itโs to get to it when the tide is in.
Iโve not just been on it, my ex-stepson got to drive it (just steering, but so nice of the driver to let him).
That's the most delightfully old-school, utterly mental, yet entirely practical solution for that problem. You can imagine when it was built the idea of continuously maintaining a one-off tractor heavily fucked by sea salt all the time just wouldn't be an issue... 'Alf and Gerard down the shop there can sort that, it'll be fine.'
Jobbo wrote: โTue Jun 28, 2022 6:21 am
Iโve not just been on it, my ex-stepson got to drive it (just steering, but so nice of the driver to let him).
Very I hope the weather was a bit more like the advert;
Jobbo wrote: โTue Jun 28, 2022 6:21 am
Iโve not just been on it, my ex-stepson got to drive it (just steering, but so nice of the driver to let him).
Very I hope the weather was a bit more like the advert;
Not quite. Funnily enough, someone managed to video it:
Re: Randomness
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2022 3:22 pm
by nuttinnew
Re: Randomness
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2022 4:12 pm
by Jobbo
Found some details of the earlier versions (the one above is the third):
Once you've started looking...
I had in my mind there was another one somewhere, I don't know if Salcombe was what I was thinking of though I've probably grouped everything together, like dinny's Brighton post and bathing huts etc. This and V8's Glos. post don't make me want to travel, honest