snow

[chalkies_shorts]

But the hooter was immortalised by XTC in one of their songs. I'm old enough to remember it.

[THE FLASH]

Yes thanks I am quite blind - I also have steep eyes and have to have stupid expensive lenses as Johnson and Johnson are the only ones who make lenses in different fittings for different shape eyes

Look JFW - Hoovers on special at Comet!
http://www.comet.co.uk/shopcomet/product/413712/NUMATIC-HET-200-22

[Simon Pieman]

Mr Whippy wanted to use the hooter to countdown every hour until kickoff (on a matchday). Another one of his crazy ideas which never materialised.

[Reg Smeeton]

Mr Whippy wanted to use the hooter to countdown every hour until kickoff (on a matchday). Another one of his crazy ideas which never materialised.

For anybody interested you can download a blast of teh hooter from this site

 http://www.new-mechanics.com/

[leefer]

http://www.google.co.uk/search?sourceid=navclient&gfns=1&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4ADBS_enGB287GB292&q=toothills+in+england

Ive been to Toothill in Essex ...Reg is right,Toothill was here along time before Swindon even..and a lot lot longer than the railways...its just a romantic notion about the tooten!...incidently Mannington was once a medieval village,Walcott and Nythe are very ancient places also.

[Rustle]

After living in Rodbourne half of my life i have to say that hooter is something that will be embedded in my memory forever.

[leefer]

http://www.davidforward.co.uk/rodbourne/rodbot.php


Have a read Russ!

[Reg Smeeton]

http://www.davidforward.co.uk/rodbourne/rodbot.php


Have a read Russ!

Different Rodbourne, Leefer...that one is between Great Somerford and Corston.

Landscape history, place names etc is a particular interest of mine....being able to read a landscape is fascinating. Of course you can only get a very generalised picture without dedicating serious time to the subject...which I'm unable to do.

[red socks]

Getting back to the snow..... Is there any still around Swindon?  There's none here and I'm thinking of taking the kids to have a play in it tomorrow, would the downs around barbury castle be good for some sledging still?

[Bushey Boy]

all ice now no snow! snow looks real but is crusty

[pauld]

Getting back to the snow..... Is there any still around Swindon?  There's none here and I'm thinking of taking the kids to have a play in it tomorrow, would the downs around barbury castle be good for some sledging still?

Don't know how reachable Barbury is, but should still be OK. We took the kids to the Lawns this afternoon and had a great couple of hours sledging. It's cold enough that most of it isn't melting despite today's sun so I'd see what the weather's like in the morning - if it's still as cold (and it's likely to be), there'll probably still be plenty. Like Bushey says though, it's quite icey so probably better for sledging than snowballs.

[red socks]

Cheers folks i'll see what the weathers like in the morning....

[flammableBen]

Brizzle again. Be back in a few days. Bye.

[Rustle]

http://www.davidforward.co.uk/rodbourne/rodbot.php


Have a read Russ!

Thank's Leefer efforts appreciated but reg is right it's the the wrong rodbourne,Im not sure how Rodbourne got it's name, as Im now in the ferndale area i was interested to hear how Ferndale got it's name from the welsh navvies. 

[Bogus Dave]

Its just started lashing down with snow again