Drakelow (shadow factory / Cold War bunker) Trip - April 9th· Page 8

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ICLOK
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14 years ago

#141

Thanks everyone for a great trip .... good to see you all.... and apologies for NOT recognising folk initially..... you just looked different in the dark... cough... oooh er!
Thanks to Mike and Vanoord for organising... :thumbup:

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh Creeper!!!!!

Edd
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14 years ago

#142

http://www.flickr.com/photos/urb_edd/sets/72157626345005773/

Will endeavour to get some on the site later 🙂

'I started reading it with full intention to read it all and then got bored and went and got beer instead!'

simonrl
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14 years ago

#143

Just to add my thanks to Vanoord and Mike for arranging it all, it was an amazing day.

my orders are to sit here and watch the world go by

ogof addict
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14 years ago

#144

it was a fantastic trip, thanks to everyone involved in organising and running it. i would have come and said thanks in person if i knew what you looked like. I seem to have spent all day stalking Carabeener 😮

thanks to everyone for sharing photos, there were some serious looking photography gear there, and some lovely photos 😉 next time (big hint, please can we go back!!!) i need to bring shed-loads of spare batteries for my pathetic little camera, it died far too quickly :curse:

Moorebooks
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14 years ago

#145

"ogof addict" wrote:
it was a fantastic trip, thanks to everyone involved in organising and running it. i would have come and said thanks in person if i knew what you looked like. :

I was the big guy sat in a chair flogging th DVD and Drakelow Unearthed book

Mike 😉

Hal_Chase
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14 years ago

#146

http://www.flickr.com/photos/urb_edd/sets/72157626345005773/

Will endeavour to get some on the site later :)

Very good coverage of the site...not always easy once you get in and start getting distracted, you must have been in there a while!! 🙂

Sadly I had some flu thing and missed the whole trip 😢

All I want for Christmas is an Eimco...

Wormster
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14 years ago

#147

Many thanks to ALL involved in setting this trip up, what a fangtastic day out.
It was good to see old friends (even though one of them is about 6 feet tall, with a pony tail, goatee beard and octagonal purple sunglasses, and was merely a figment of my imagination) and even make a few new ones!
Roll on the next inter-forum meetup!

Better to regret something you have done - than to regret something you have not done.

Les W
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14 years ago

#148

A big thank you from everybody at Team Wessex to those that made this happen.

It was great to meet old friends as well.

When is the next one :thumbsup:

I'm a very busy person

Moorebooks
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14 years ago

#149

You want to go again -it can be aqrranged Chris is willing to organsie something similar

Mike

Brakeman
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14 years ago

#150

"Moorebooks" wrote:

You want to go again -it can be aqrranged Chris is willing to organsie something similar

Mike

I for one would certainly like a return visit, didn't quite get to see it all..

The management thanks you for your co operation.

Edd
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14 years ago

#151

Can i take a goped or mini bike next time :flowers:

'I started reading it with full intention to read it all and then got bored and went and got beer instead!'

ogof addict
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14 years ago

#152

Sorry Mike, i should have turned my brain-cell on. so was it Vanoord who ticked me in and didnt tell me off for losing my number?

there's lots i didnt see, the gopeds/bikes is a good plan :lol:

next time, i will make sure i say hi and thanks! and read the book beforehand not after. its good.

Vanoord
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14 years ago

#153

"ogof addict" wrote:
Sorry Mike, i should have turned my brain-cell on. so was it Vanoord who ticked me in and didnt tell me off for losing my number?

Nope: I was inside in the dark, with a helmet on ;)

Looking at the book, there's a fair bit to see in Tunnels 2 & 3 which I missed, not to mention a few of the tunnels having signage remaining (Edd found at least one of these).

I think it might be best to leave it a year or so before a return trip?

Hello again darkness, my old friend...

ChrisJC
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14 years ago

#154

"Vanoord" wrote:

I think it might be best to leave it a year or so before a return trip?

There or thereabouts, I agree. And I would be interested in this return trip too.

Chris.

ICLOK
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14 years ago

#155

A return trip would be great..... As I didn't leave myself enough time to do it justice... :flowers:

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh Creeper!!!!!

sinker
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14 years ago

#156

"Vanoord" wrote:

I think it might be best to leave it a year or so before a return trip?

Count me in + 1

Yma O Hyd....

ditzy
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14 years ago

#157

just added 17 of my pics to the album but i cant edit them with names and stuff? picked ones that i thought were good and not taken all reddy

http://ditzycaving.blogspot.com
my underground blog

simonrl
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14 years ago

#158

"ditzy" wrote:
just added 17 of my pics to the album but i cant edit them with names and stuff? picked ones that i thought were good and not taken all reddy

That should be fixed for you now 🙂

my orders are to sit here and watch the world go by

steve turbo
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14 years ago

#159

my drakelow unearthed book arrived today ,thanks mike ,cant put it down .. :thumbsup:

Brakeman
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14 years ago

#160

I've finally sorted out some of my photos from the weekend, some can be seen here,

http://www.flickr.com/photos/oldexplorer/sets/72157626361571775/

Will probably post some here later although strictly it is not mine related.

I only found one set of initials carved into the walls, I would have expected to see plenty more given the soft nature of the sandstone.

The management thanks you for your co operation.