Big Bangs!

• Guest 640

  • Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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  4 November 2008     17:388634
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  No this has nothing to do with the experiment at CERN in Geneva but all to do with the earth shattering bangs of earlier today. About mid day I jumped about eight foot in nervous disarray as there was a horrendous bang. I nearly dropped my Pot Noodle so I did! I was convinced it was a bomb..something to do I suspect with my Irish heritage. Then say maybe a half hour later there was another one.
  
  I traced down the culpritt..a large gun was firing not a few hundred yards from my rear view window from the castle heights. The bang was tremendous and horrendous and all without any kind of warning.
  
  Many an ould geezer will get a heart attack if they dont give us a bit of warning when next they are doing it.
  
  What it was for I dont know. Were they shelling the strikers in Calais? Gawd knows! But the source of the sound was a large gun peaking over one of the castle perimeter walls...and letting rip!
  email: dover7@msn.com
• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
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  4 November 2008     20:288642
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  maybe it was the harbour board "taking out" a few pickets?
• Guest 658

  • Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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  4 November 2008     21:248644
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  Just a thought but could they be doing an equipment check and a practice for the 2mins silence.
  beer the food of the gods
• Guest 651

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  4 November 2008     21:288645
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  Wouldn't surprise me, the guns they use for the salute do sit out in the open air uncovered
  Been nice knowing you :)
• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
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  4 November 2008     23:288649
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  i heard through the grapevine, it was as guzzler posted.
  
  would be an idea if the local press warned us though.
  
  i never heard it, but as has been said earlier, an elderly person living nearby might croak over the shock.
• Guest 640

  • Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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  5 November 2008     10:088662
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  Yes I believe Guzzler is right there..had local scribe RG on last evening to suggest the guys were practising and of course yes..I didnt twigge being slow on the uptake. I thought they were firing on dem blockaders over yonder...
  
  Yes your right Howard we have to look after the elderly citizens close by..as the shockwave could cause collateral damage to ones carpet if one drops one's pot noodle, or even heaven forbid.. one might even somersault one's zimmer!
  email: dover7@msn.com