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#166

RE: Those were the days....

in Anything that's not Eriba-related. Sun Dec 03, 2023 1:10 pm
by Randa france | 12.870 Posts

Did you know that they used to "pinch" the sand from Swansea beach to replenish Blackpool Beach?
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#167

RE: Those were the days....

in Anything that's not Eriba-related. Mon Dec 04, 2023 9:40 am
by Simboc2004 | 650 Posts

That's quite a long way to take it! They do similar here in Suffolk - they continually (and I mean continually!) have to dredge sand from Felixstowe port entrance to allow the big container ships in and they then truck it north up the Suffolk coast and dump it on beaches - from where, through the process of longshore drift, it goes back south again to Felixstowe... they replenished Southwold beach with sand a few years ago and it has now almost all gone again.

Back in 1086, Dunwich, on the Suffolk coast, was one of the largest ten towns in Britain, with a thriving port. Now almost all gone through coastal erosion. As a child I used to play on cliffs there that are gone now. I remember seeing human bones sticking out of graves that were exposed by cliff falls.


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#168

RE: Those were the days....

in Anything that's not Eriba-related. Mon Dec 04, 2023 9:42 am
by Randa france | 12.870 Posts

I think in the case of Blackpool, they really needed it.
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RE: Those were the days....

in Anything that's not Eriba-related. Mon Dec 04, 2023 9:45 am
by Simboc2004 | 650 Posts

So does Southwold!


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#170

RE: Those were the days....

in Anything that's not Eriba-related. Mon Dec 04, 2023 4:37 pm
by dinky | 211 Posts

as a youngster we camped at Ulrome https://map.what3words.com/pacemaker.sla...5PGHQAAAA%3D%3D
where was pitched is now in sea! the shop / cafe that was behind to side with the statics on front, has now also all gone.
memories are left


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RE: Those were the days....

in Anything that's not Eriba-related. Thu Dec 14, 2023 3:47 pm
by Randa france | 12.870 Posts

Eribafolk Facebook member Steve Collingwood says:

"Just brought a 1988 triton. Going through old family photos to find mum and dad had a Puck many moons ago."

How good is that Randa

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#172

RE: Those were the days....

in Anything that's not Eriba-related. Fri Jan 05, 2024 12:22 pm
by Steve and Debbie | 1.074 Posts

Do you remember the Daf

This is off Facebook Group "Retro Diddy Caravans"

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https://www.facebook.com/groups/56082037...65421704455657/


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RE: Those were the days....

in Anything that's not Eriba-related. Fri Jan 05, 2024 1:38 pm
by SOULBLUESMAN68 | 1.116 Posts

those of us of a certain age will remember them well - but never saw one towing anything

Did they not have a strong rubber band in place of a normal gear change....................

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#174

RE: Those were the days....

in Anything that's not Eriba-related. Fri Jan 05, 2024 2:50 pm
by Randa france | 12.870 Posts

The DAF Variomatic. Forward to go forward, back to go back as the TV ad would say.

http://www.dafownersclub.co.uk/brief-his...f-daf-cars.html


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RE: Those were the days....

in Anything that's not Eriba-related. Fri Jan 05, 2024 3:11 pm
by Steve and Debbie | 1.074 Posts

I think it used centrifugal force from the rotation of the engine to push the rubber band up a cone to vary the car speed. Hence there was a inherent delay when trying to accelerate which wasn't popular.


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RE: Those were the days....

in Anything that's not Eriba-related. Wed Jan 10, 2024 12:26 am
by dinky | 211 Posts

there was a daf sold at thornton le moor on telly last year interesting how explained the belt


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