tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post8671398515045806787..comments2024-02-07T23:23:13.726+00:00Comments on The Fylde and Wyre Antiquarian: A Potted History of the Fleetwood Coastguard: Part OneBrian Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00350965110160879688noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-51972368249001775882008-12-14T07:54:00.000+00:002008-12-14T07:54:00.000+00:00Jayne,Nope I've read that five times now and I sti...<B>Jayne,<BR/><BR/>Nope I've read that five times now and I still don't understand it. Too early in the morning for me I think...or senility creeping in...possibly both.</B>Brian Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00350965110160879688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-28035432314304154672008-12-14T00:59:00.000+00:002008-12-14T00:59:00.000+00:00*shriek*WV is "fling" - something I shall do with ...*shriek*<BR/><BR/>WV is "fling" - something I shall do with any glass not containing lemonade this festive season :PJaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13887495757366973130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-52660369618929988992008-12-12T13:46:00.000+00:002008-12-12T13:46:00.000+00:00That was before the discovery in '88 that the hen ...<B>That was before the discovery in '88 that the hen was, in fact, a cockeral?</B>Brian Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00350965110160879688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-43058597808888174362008-12-12T12:52:00.000+00:002008-12-12T12:52:00.000+00:00The hen is yet to lay the egg with which I shall e...The hen is yet to lay the egg with which I shall ever sup of eggnog after the Horror Homemade Batch of '87. *shudder*Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13887495757366973130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-83971277909472139932008-12-12T09:54:00.000+00:002008-12-12T09:54:00.000+00:00Jayne,I'm not sure. Perhaps somebody's been spikin...<B>Jayne,<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure. Perhaps somebody's been spiking your eggnog.</B>Brian Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00350965110160879688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-82891356883009301532008-12-12T07:32:00.000+00:002008-12-12T07:32:00.000+00:00Why do I suddenly have visions of Peter Sellers in...Why do I suddenly have visions of Peter Sellers in The Party saying "birdie num nums"...?Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13887495757366973130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-23208297914316937762008-12-11T23:46:00.000+00:002008-12-11T23:46:00.000+00:00"I'm having a deuced time of it, and am lucky to g..."I'm having a deuced time of it, and am lucky to get in at all."<BR/><BR/><B>John, the latter half of that sentence is debateable.<BR/><BR/>Jayne,</B><BR/><BR/>"Perhaps standing on our heads, whistling 'Rule, Britannia' and reporting Google to the RSPCA will stop its mucking about."<BR/><BR/><B>I tried that, but all I got was an answer machine in Bangladesh and the offer of a free one-way flight to the 'Taj Motel Timeshare Pressure Group Exposition'.<BR/><BR/>Yours, Confused Imperpetuity.</B>Brian Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00350965110160879688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-50020792861995939312008-12-11T23:39:00.000+00:002008-12-11T23:39:00.000+00:00Dear Puzzled in Jersey-Haven't had trouble accessi...Dear Puzzled in Jersey-<BR/>Haven't had trouble accessing this blog but other blogs have been giving me the run around past few days.<BR/>Perhaps standing on our heads, whistling 'Rule, Britannia' and reporting Google to the RSPCA will stop its mucking about.<BR/><BR/>Yours,<BR/>Permanently Confused in MelbourneJaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13887495757366973130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-712680821044776252008-12-11T23:26:00.000+00:002008-12-11T23:26:00.000+00:00Note to all,Has anyone else had problems accessing...Note to all,<BR/><BR/>Has anyone else had problems accessing this site? I'm having a deuced time of it, and am lucky to get in at all.<BR/><BR/>Puzzled in Jersey :0)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15142977785391302797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-90966780211660877572008-12-11T10:39:00.000+00:002008-12-11T10:39:00.000+00:00Jayne,It's a heap of bricks like 97 per cent of Fl...<B>Jayne,<BR/><BR/>It's a heap of bricks like 97 per cent of Fleetwood...or possibly my normally 20/20 aesthetic judgement is becoming impared.<BR/><BR/>Reuben,<BR/><BR/>They tend to smell a bit fishy as well.</B>Brian Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00350965110160879688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-13768444895988884692008-12-11T09:05:00.000+00:002008-12-11T09:05:00.000+00:00Codhead youth? Sounds rather fishy.<B>Codhead youth? Sounds rather fishy.</B>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-72789747421250975132008-12-11T00:45:00.000+00:002008-12-11T00:45:00.000+00:00Lovely brickwork!And they say tradies have no imag...Lovely brickwork!<BR/>And they say tradies have no imagination...!Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13887495757366973130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-28254972623738666942008-12-10T11:39:00.000+00:002008-12-10T11:39:00.000+00:00John,They're those old sandstone blocks again, are...<B>John,<BR/><BR/>They're those old sandstone blocks again, aren't they? To be honest, I hadn't noticed until you mentioned them. I suspect they came from the same place as the other incongruous sandstone blocks scattered around the back alleys of Fleetwood. The only trouble is, I've no idea where that was.<BR/><BR/>Reuben,<BR/><BR/>Only when they're not being carried around purposefully by one of the local kids, or as we prefer to think of them, the Codhead Youth.</B>Brian Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00350965110160879688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-89421069261441628952008-12-10T07:38:00.000+00:002008-12-10T07:38:00.000+00:00The bricks are remarkably pretty; they cultivate a...The bricks are remarkably pretty; they cultivate a nice atmosphere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-88161694811275579432008-12-10T00:25:00.000+00:002008-12-10T00:25:00.000+00:00Brian,I notice in the first photo that there be re...Brian,<BR/>I notice in the first photo that there be red bricks built upon large old stones... any clues there? Was this an aesthetic choice, or was this building built upon an older foundation, or as you've mentioned in past posts, built from what was at hand?<BR/><BR/>Just curious, JOHN :0)<BR/><BR/>32 lives? No wonder a life boat was needed! Either that, or swimming lessons.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15142977785391302797noreply@blogger.com