A Conversation for Yateley (Hampshire, U.K.)
The Haitch Hypothesis
John the gardener says, "Free Tibet!" Started conversation May 11, 1999
"In Hertford, Hereford, and [most importantly] Hampshire, hurricanes hardly ever happen." But perhaps they happen often enough to drop the odd gate in the middle of a field.
The Haitch Hypothesis
Cavebloke Posted May 17, 1999
If something as exciting as a hurricane had just happened in your embryonic town, you wouldn't be that interested in the poxy gate. It's be called "place where Hurricane happened", or "Milton Keynes" in Celtic.
The Haitch Hypothesis
John the gardener says, "Free Tibet!" Posted May 17, 1999
That presupposes that the hurricane took place during a time of human occupation; and not, as I had in mind, in the long-before. In any case, I was actually referring to the phrase made famous in My Fair Lay.
My Fair Lay
Cavebloke Posted May 23, 1999
I'm not always totally in favour of name changes (see my user entry on Opal Fruits) but in the case of "My Fair La(d)y" I think we should make an exception.
My Fair Lay
John the gardener says, "Free Tibet!" Posted May 23, 1999
That's naughty Cavebloke; but in character with you nom-de-mouse (?). It would probably appeal to the exec.s at Fox, too. How about a sequel to Little Women?
Hurricane
The Dancing Tree Posted May 30, 1999
Well, when the "big wind" happened around ten years ago it more or less destroyed Yateley. The school's roof was neatly removed and deposited on someone's house a mile away and their massive satellite dish has not been seen to this day. (We got a week off school though). A neighbour of mine wasn't too happy though: while most of us had to wander down the road to find our fence panels, his oak tree had been ripped up and demolished the side of his houde. One of the main branches had completely speared his bathroom. Ouch.
Hurricane
John the gardener says, "Free Tibet!" Posted May 30, 1999
That was terrible! My wife and I visited Kew Gardens the previous Spring; and the thought of all those magnificent trees lost was heartbreaking. Still worse if the magnificent tree is one you have grown up with.
Hurricane
Lonnytunes - Winter Is Here Posted Jul 29, 1999
As a hurricane is a tropical cyclone does this mean Britain is sailing into the sunset?
Hurricane
John the gardener says, "Free Tibet!" Posted Jul 29, 1999
It may have been trying to run bfeore the storm; but large parts of it were dismasted.
Hurricane
The Dancing Tree Posted Jul 30, 1999
Okay - if one wants to be technical then no, we didn't have a hurricane. However, we did have hurricane force winds at that point in the UK, but as they were inland it is classified as a bad storm. One that can blow roofs off and uproot fuly grown oak trees ...
Hurricane
Lonnytunes - Winter Is Here Posted Jul 31, 1999
Awfully depressing so to speak. A bit like a cyclone, sometimes known as a depression....Sorry I jest. it must have been terrible 
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The Haitch Hypothesis
- 1: John the gardener says, "Free Tibet!" (May 11, 1999)
- 2: Cavebloke (May 17, 1999)
- 3: John the gardener says, "Free Tibet!" (May 17, 1999)
- 4: Cavebloke (May 23, 1999)
- 5: John the gardener says, "Free Tibet!" (May 23, 1999)
- 6: The Dancing Tree (May 30, 1999)
- 7: John the gardener says, "Free Tibet!" (May 30, 1999)
- 8: Lonnytunes - Winter Is Here (Jul 29, 1999)
- 9: John the gardener says, "Free Tibet!" (Jul 29, 1999)
- 10: Lonnytunes - Winter Is Here (Jul 29, 1999)
- 11: The Dancing Tree (Jul 30, 1999)
- 12: Lonnytunes - Winter Is Here (Jul 31, 1999)
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