tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6367416329197066280.post3086769411301510768..comments2024-03-19T00:13:22.599+00:00Comments on LETTERS FROM SHEPPEY: Rushenden MarshesDerek Faulknerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6367416329197066280.post-59457290645550271872011-01-05T17:00:28.188+00:002011-01-05T17:00:28.188+00:00Derek,
The smell in that car must have been indesc...Derek,<br />The smell in that car must have been indescribable, even before the escapee decomposed !!<br />Ken LKenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16799127029576136372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6367416329197066280.post-63653051620286414772011-01-04T19:02:20.248+00:002011-01-04T19:02:20.248+00:00Ken, that was a good price, and yes we did have to...Ken, that was a good price, and yes we did have to deliver them, all writhing around in black dustbin bags.<br />After one trip my friend's car began to smell worse and worse and eventually we found a decomposing eel behind his back seat that must of escaped.<br />I recall the boats that hit the bridge were Gorthon pulp log boats, much later when I worked in the docks, we unloaded the same vessels there.Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6367416329197066280.post-5568808396212505422011-01-04T18:21:01.876+00:002011-01-04T18:21:01.876+00:00£1 a pound sounds a good price Derek, but did you ...£1 a pound sounds a good price Derek, but did you have to deliver them to Bow ?<br />I note your mention of the old bridge - I'm sure you must have a few tales of the pulp boats that used to knock the bridge supports and thus leave the span in the raised position, resulting in the Island being cut off for days at a time.<br />Ken LKenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16799127029576136372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6367416329197066280.post-64343061954236731972011-01-04T14:10:31.970+00:002011-01-04T14:10:31.970+00:00Jan,
Unfortunately, I'm old enough to remember...Jan,<br />Unfortunately, I'm old enough to remember the bridge that was there before those two, a right rickety affair.<br />Sheppey is only about 12 miles by 8 miles in size with one third being a mixture of houses and industry and the other two thirds a pleasant mixture of cliffs and lanes on the high ground and best of all, the desolate marshes on the low ground.Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6367416329197066280.post-34860098538412304052011-01-04T14:02:13.339+00:002011-01-04T14:02:13.339+00:00That was a very vivid account of your escapade in ...That was a very vivid account of your escapade in the fog Derek, it must have been the only time anyone has found the smell of a sewer welcome! :)<br /><br />What an imposing place it is although I have to admit to finding such large man-made creations as bridges like those rather intimidating. It is fascinating to see and learn about somewhere so very different to what I am used to.ShySongbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08148381873578585910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6367416329197066280.post-31811250987967336242011-01-03T19:27:01.820+00:002011-01-03T19:27:01.820+00:00Ken,
We used to sell them live to an Eel-Pie shop ...Ken,<br />We used to sell them live to an Eel-Pie shop in Bow, London and get £1 a pound for them, which was a good price in those days.Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6367416329197066280.post-76368858525887621852011-01-03T15:48:32.994+00:002011-01-03T15:48:32.994+00:00Thanks again Derek for yet another fascinating stu...Thanks again Derek for yet another fascinating study of Sheppey's history and geography. I hardly recognised the area but then it has to be at least 50 years since I last walked that stretch. I had to study the OS map to follow your journey and to pinpoint your photographs which continue to add greatly to your 'lessons'. <br />I hope you got a good price for your eels !Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16799127029576136372noreply@blogger.com