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31st July 2013, 08:20 PM
#11
Skelmersdale:
Skelmersdale is a town in West Lancashire. It lies on high-ground on the River Tawd, 6 miles to the west of Wigan, 13 miles to the northeast of Liverpool, 15 miles south-southwest of Preston.
I KNOW THAT NOW:
WHEN TRYING TO PULL. THE MOST BEUTIFUL GIRL IN THE WORLD:
Said where in Yorkshire is that exactly. Is it near Emmerdale ?
We all make mistakes said the Dalek (Robot) climbing off the dust bin.
K.
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1st August 2013, 03:53 AM
#12
[QUOTE=Captain Kong;134446]When I was a kid during the war I used to see several "nodding donkeys" by Southport Beach
Did you start drinking at an early age then Brian.


Happy daze John in Oz.
Life is too short to blend in.
John Strange R737787
World Traveller

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1st August 2013, 03:56 AM
#13
They are fracking all over the place these days, often in some of the most beautiful and unspolied areas. We have similar here in Oz, but the fact is oil and gas are getting expensive so new areas must be sourced. We want the best of both world unfortunately, beauty and the gas. But if the resources are there then we should use them but recover in a manner that does not endanger the environment.


Happy daze John in Oz.
Life is too short to blend in.
John Strange R737787
World Traveller

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1st August 2013, 09:44 AM
#14
I meant the North West:
The desolate North East? Whoops, I meant the North West, says Tory Lord Howell who keeps digging a hole in shale gas row
Lord Howell branded 'foolish and ill-informed' for attack on the North East:
Now claims he got it wrong, and meant to say the North West
K.
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1st August 2013, 09:58 AM
#15
Brian,they where in Formby which is in between here where I am at Seaforth and Southport.I don't know if any of them are still there and it would be interesting to know how many barrels a day they produced.
Regards.
Jim.B.
Thanks for that Jim,
I knew I had seen some, about 70 years ago. There was a war on and I did see lumps of oil afloating by the beach.
Not too sure of the exact location.
As you say I wonder if they are still producing oil. Have to find out.
Cheers
Brian
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1st August 2013, 10:13 AM
#16
300 pound a day for an r...sole like that
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1st August 2013, 10:32 AM
#17
it beggars belief how the hell these people find these positions in the house of lords more pigs in the troughis about the best I can come up with on this site for fear of being banned in honest seamans language I could sink the bums.....300 pounds per day for donkeys like this now he ses its the north west the bloke probably couldn't find his **** in the shower
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1st August 2013, 10:43 AM
#18
ithink when he got offered the chance to come up the north east and repeat wot he said ....he changed his mindand wants to come over jim bs area wonder wot jims reaction to that is ,,,,no seamans language please
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1st August 2013, 10:56 AM
#19
Desolate North East.
Yes I now see that he is saying that he meant Lancashire,it has been going on here anyway for some time.It was put on hold because of some earthquake in Blackpool but it has now been given the all clear.There has been some protesters but I think on the whole if it did bring work here people would be glad of it.We have had worse than fracking here in the NW over the years.I see that the North East Tourist Board have invited the noble Lord up to the NE for a holiday and have even offered him a caravan to stay in.
Regards.
Jim.B.
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1st August 2013, 11:47 AM
#20
No fracking allowed or you will be sorry!!!
Hi shipmates, Hi jim Brady Is up north . The place where the late great Iron Lady done the nuclear tests'? and the chemical warfare dumping? or was that Scotland? Dont let them Frack up your lovely countryside, the big companys' will make extra big profits at your peril.
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