I wonder......

[Poppy]

..... was this anyone we know?

 

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/mystery-mobility-scooter-man-tows-5404360

 

BroadScot, bet it was YOU  :naughty: :party:

[BroadScot]

Oye! Poppy!

 

NOT Guilty mlud, am a good boy>>>>  I stick to pavements apart from crossing at suitable lowering areas. Must admit there are times i'd feel safer on the road than dodging pedestrians.

 

 

[GeoffandWendy]

Good job he came from Hartlepool and not Scotland Iain, otherwise the finger would have been on you.   

[BroadScot]

Ah but Geoff it wasn't me,   I now .....Ah Hartlepool, a place worth a visit to go and see this.....  http://www.hms-trincomalee.co.uk/

 

 

Iain

[Springsong]

Now there is a thing Iain the whale tails on my yet to be fitted rubber on SP are made from part of her original teak hull. 

[BroadScot]

Hi Barry,

 

A piece of history then, nice one Barry. My wife has been on the ship with a school party many years ago, she informed me being 6ft tall, is awkward for the back n head. Its a hard hat boat to inspect it below decks properly, I believe.

 

I have done the ducking and diving on HMS Victory, and my old back complained later! lol I love to see these ships preserved for all to see, not forgetting your own lovely craft I may add.

 

 

Iain.

[GeoffandWendy]

I went to see the Trincomalee a couple of years ago. I saw plenty of the Victory, when I was in the RN and last year, spent a few days in Southsea, to visit all three ships again, Victory, Mary Rose & Warrior. Not been to see the Cutty Sark yet since it was restored from the fire, but did get to see HMS Belfast, one of my old ships that I spent time aboard during the 1960s, At that time she was tied up in Portsmouth and was being used as an accommodation ship, whilst the Royal Naval Barracks was being rebuilt. Seen the Royal Yacht many times, a mate of mine was serving on her, during the sixties, but not seen it since she was taken to Leith. I have yet to visit the SS Great Britain in Bristol.

[deebee29]

Hartlepool did a great job of hosting the Tall Ships Race a few years ago.

The Trincomalee fitted in well with the rest of the ships.