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Started 2 months ago by beau-jolly
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beau-jolly

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I’ve recently take to twitter for the shop. One of the great joys I have discovered is following This is Dorset (@thisisdorsetnew).
Where else would you be fed headline such as:
Felled ash trees stolen from Milton Abbas (How the hell do you steal not just a tree but trees!)
Man in his underwear taken to hospital after betting he could swim across Mudeford Quay (but did he win the bet?)
Or the intriguing, St Leonards dropped kerbs are a must say residents
The tragic but confusing; Man dies after body found in sea at Alum Chine Beach

I get them confused with NB tickers.
What’s happening in your neck of the woods?

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@sloughobserver
I liked:
"Blocked sewer causes flood at Royal British Legion"
Man wanted for burglary believed to be in the Berkshire or Buckinghamshire area. (Good to narrow it down)

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"Light dusting of snow - South of England shuts down"

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Sinnick

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"Man jailed for spying on woman trying on bikini"

"Fraudsters use bizarre hoax involving a 'mysterious Dr Wong' to target Chinese women"

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Mum and twins forced out by mould invasion (Exmouth Journal)

Beau
The man who died - did it say whether it was the same man they found in Alum Chine or was it just a complete coincidence someone died at that exact moment?

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Just read the mysterious Dr Wong story Sinnick, its a cracker.

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Man wanted for burglary believed to be in the Berkshire or Buckinghamshire area.

Headline from the Hebden Bridge Times: 'Burglars steal belongings' (what else can they steal?)...

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Jackie can speak to pets through thought

A WI event at Leebotwood Village Hall in Shropshire reported in today's Shropshire Star:

One member asked why her dog had sometimes chewed his bed and Jackie 'spoke' to the dog... a member had a photo of Freddie on her mobile phone. The number of beds he had chewed up was correct and other things about him. Jackie also said she could contact animals in the after life.

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beau-jolly

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@ Geri: Absolutely! What was the body and how did it cause a man to die? I'm afraid the full story adds absolutely Fuck all to help. It does provide a nice library picture of Police tape though. As an aside; The Vesuvio restaurant mentioned is very good though. Maddy and I used to stop there for supper after a day out. Never got into the water outside it though. I did get stung by a weaver fish just up the beach but they are rarely fatal.

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Ouch. I got stung by a weaver fish once. One of the most painful experiences I have had. And then the speed with which the pain went away when the local lifeguards stuck my foot in very hot water was one of the nicest experiences !

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beau-jolly

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Yes NA. I thought I'd just cut my toe on a shell but when it carried on hurting more than it should I siddled up to a bloke in a municipal uniform (Maybe life guard, maybe car park attendant) and asked what it might be;
Me: Anything in there that stings?
LG: Aar! Weaver fish.
Me: only I may have been stung
LG: How long ago?
Me: About 20 minutes
LG: Where you got to drive to?
Me: Shaftesbury
LG: You b'aint gonna get there. Gonna hurt like a bastard in a bit! <He turns to wander off>
Me: Thank you. Hang on! Don't go away! Should I piss on it?
LG: You can if you want but won't do no good. Hot water is what you wants. Breaks down the protiens, see. <Suddenly he's a fucking scientist>

So half an hour with my foot in the dog's bowl filled with piping hot tea and all is well. It just tingled like a mild nettle sting. Thank God the cafe was still open. I was able to trot off down to the Vesuvio restaurant (see above) for a seafood pizza.

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Brings back memories. I thought I had trodden on some glass . I also got the protein explanation but I got to drink a tea while my foot was in water... Maybe the Cornish people are more hospitable to a grockle than the Dorset people.

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Ironduke

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You're an emmett, not a grockle.

and I bet you paid for the tea.

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Not Amused

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I was probably at porthemmet beach as well.

I don't think I paid for the tea directly but I am sure I happily left a donation. I've never been so pleased at people having good local knowledge.

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beau-jolly

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I had to buy the tea just to put my bloody foot in it!

Here's the nasty little bugger. They can lie in the wet sand on the edge of the water.

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@Heathrow @Gatwick @Stanstead @Manchester news:

mass exodus of 70's celebrities heading for South America

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Did you just put your foot in the hot water? I got stung on the foot by a weaver fish on a Cornish beach before and, like with you, the locals were very helpful in giving advice on how to make it better. But I had to eat a handful of sand, drink a pint of seawater and let them piss on my face, as well as putting my foot in hot water.

I think they might have conned you mate if you just did the hot water part.

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beau-jolly

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Reading up about it afterwards I found that there are "few reported cases" of people being stung. Hmmm! Should I have reported it?
I also found a Sun "man stung by deadly killer fish" headline.

In the course of my research I only found reference to one death where a fisherman had fallen into a load of them and managed to get stung all over hundreds of times. That takes real dedication.

VCG: Made me spit out my tea - Bastard!

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