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Post by Mr Jinx on Jul 28, 2008 8:34:34 GMT
The famous old pier at Weston Super Mare has been destroyed by fire  |
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Post by Mr. Jon Donnis on Jul 28, 2008 13:08:07 GMT
Its a terrible shame.
Wonder if there were any psychics on that peer at the time? You would have thought they would have seen it coming
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Post by conbott on Jul 28, 2008 13:59:13 GMT
It's awful, something stands for all those years, only to be destroyed by fire in no time at all.  |
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Post by Mr Jinx on Jul 28, 2008 14:35:26 GMT
It's awful, something stands for all those years, only to be destroyed by fire in no time at all. Apparently it was gone in under 2 hours. The Piers Association say it's unlikely it'll ever be fully re-built as it's privately owned and not entitled to a Lottery grant or government aid. |
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Post by Mike on Jul 28, 2008 15:06:13 GMT
I actually heard a councillor say on the news the chance of it being rebuit is actually quite high.
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Post by oh2bhappy on Jul 28, 2008 16:46:39 GMT
I hope the Councillor is right crashcat, as too many of these piers are abandoned when something like this happens.
I think it's so sad.
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Post by cullen on Jul 30, 2008 19:39:17 GMT
It's a great shame.
I remember going on a Primary School summer trip there. Paddle steamer from Penarth to Weston; coach to Cheddar Gorge, then back to Weston where we were allowed on the pier as a treat from the teacher (it cost him 3d each for us). There were loads and loads of penny machines which were donkeys' years old then.
A great day out.
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Post by farsideofthemoon on Jul 30, 2008 22:12:46 GMT
Its a terrible shame. Wonder if there were any psychics on that peer at the time? You would have thought they would have seen it coming Maybe they did, and all scarpered. Just like 9/11, they never thought to tell anyone.... I was then in my youth, piers are great and I have a lot of good memories. But old and dry wood, even a rubbish psychic could probably predict these piers will potentially eventually succumb to fire. |
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Post by fruitbat on Jul 31, 2008 7:06:29 GMT
It's awful, something stands for all those years, only to be destroyed by fire in no time at all. Apparently it was gone in under 2 hours. The Piers Association say it's unlikely it'll ever be fully re-built as it's privately owned and not entitled to a Lottery grant or government aid. Our one at Southend was never fully rebuilt.  |
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Post by fruitbat on Jul 31, 2008 7:11:29 GMT
When you click on the link and watch it....you see all the other videos put on there of the same thing. Does it not strike you as a little bit macabre. There is one that videos from their home, getting their keys and locking the door and filming the smoke all the way to the pier. I know it is human nature to watch scenes like this but I surprised how many people then put it on Youtube. |
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Post by fruitbat on Jul 31, 2008 7:12:17 GMT
I think I must be getting old |
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Post by Rocktron on Jul 31, 2008 9:13:05 GMT
Its a terrible shame. Wonder if there were any psychics on that peer at the time? You would have thought they would have seen it coming Nah, that's not how it works Jon. 01: First GOD does his thing and teaches us a valuable lesson (the Pr*ck). 02: Than he remotely controls his Best Psychics and let innocent people pay them for their entertainment. |
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