tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post5628492294628280510..comments2024-02-07T23:23:13.726+00:00Comments on The Fylde and Wyre Antiquarian: It came in on the Abana boat…Brian Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00350965110160879688noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-44728022421013691952007-11-15T22:33:00.000+00:002007-11-15T22:33:00.000+00:00John,I don't know...how can you get a ship's bell?...<B>John,<BR/><BR/>I don't know...how can you get a ship's bell?<BR/><BR/>(Actually, working on the assumption that's not a humorous riddle, the usual way is to go the chandlers and buy one.)</B>Brian Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00350965110160879688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-29005032361419921012007-11-15T15:25:00.000+00:002007-11-15T15:25:00.000+00:00This was a good un, as they say, full of humor, hi...This was a good un, as they say, full of humor, history, and hijinks. I suppose we'll all be wondering why those officials climbed the tower during a hurricane, in the hopes of saving it. Unless, of course, officials refers to politicians, whose motives and brains are difficult to understand at the best of times.<BR/><BR/>Maybe some smart young voter told them they could get a better view of what was going on up there?<BR/><BR/>Cheers, JOHN :0)<BR/><BR/>PS How can I get a ship's bell?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15142977785391302797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-64695130777196430152007-11-10T09:59:00.000+00:002007-11-10T09:59:00.000+00:00Er...I don't honestly know. She was a 1200-ton thr...<B>Er...I don't honestly know. She was a 1200-ton three-masted barque from New Brunswick, so I'm working on the assumption that she had sails, no engines and was made entirely, from wood. The bits that are left sticking up out of the sand are all wooden anyway...I think. The nails were metal, but I don't reckon that counts. Perhaps I ought to get out my shovel and take a closer look next time I'm down that way.</B>Brian Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00350965110160879688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-86423468364835587582007-11-10T09:43:00.000+00:002007-11-10T09:43:00.000+00:00Was she steel-hulled, steam and sail powered or ju...Was she steel-hulled, steam and sail powered or just steam?JahTehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02007730071564639411noreply@blogger.com