Great Big Bloomin' Gun firing !

• Guest 640

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  4 June 2010     12:0954825
  #1      
  Well Crikey! O' Reilly ...about 45 mins ago the earth shook for me right here in fab downtown Dover and it wasnt anything to do with passion, nor was it anything to do with me winning the rollerball lottery, nor have I been selected as a late substitue for England in the World Cup. - No - that blasted very large gun fired off two rounds in relative quick succession without any warning right above my head. Me ears are still ringing!
  
  As I live almost directly under its flight path the bloody earth shook for me and no mistake. I almost dropped the smoked salmon and champagne..well it was a late breakfast what can I tell ya! But the bang from the gun scattered the seagulls and brought on yours trulys double whammy palpitations..Im now reaching for me pills to try and counter-effect the situation.
  
  After a lie down and a few pink gins Oi'll be right as rain so I will.
  
  Did anyone else here it??
  email: dover7@msn.com
• Guest 645

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  4 June 2010     12:2454827
  #2      
  Time for Pimms O'Clock? Methinks
  Marek
  I think therefore I am (not a Tory supporter)
• Guest 690

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  4 June 2010     15:5254837
  #3      
  I suspect the magpie never heard it Paul.
  Tell them that I came, and no one answered.
• Brian Dixon

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  4 June 2010     16:3254840
  #4      
  didnt here a thing up the western aproachs paul.
• Guest 641

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  4 June 2010     17:1754849
  #5      
  I didn't hear it either, it was to mark two minutes silence for Operation Dynamo
• Brian Dixon

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  4 June 2010     18:4254856
  #6      
  barryws is right there paul,it was a 25 pounder that they fired.another unpubliside event in dover.
• Guest 643

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  4 June 2010     20:0754874
  #7      
  I heard it Paul, I nearly fell off me sunbed lol
  There seemed to be a lot of helicopters about - was that to do with it too?
  They really should warn us oldies before this type of thing - not good for the heart so it isn't!!!
  There's always a little truth behind every "Just kidding", a little emotion behind every "I don't care" and a little pain behind every "I'm ok".
• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
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  4 June 2010     20:2154876
  #8      
  where did the bang originate?
  
  i never heard it but, like jacqui, saw all the helicopters.
• Bern

  • Location: Dover
  4 June 2010     21:1654886
  #9      
  Blimey - is this another event we missed?
• Guest 651

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  4 June 2010     21:5454893
  #10      
  I thought for a moment it was out 110 pounder on the Drop Redoubt ! You can see it from town
  Been nice knowing you :)
• Brian Dixon

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  5 June 2010     07:3554913
  #11      
  howard,it was at dover castle.
• Melissa Pile

  • Location: Dover
  5 June 2010     07:3854914
  #12      
  I missed it to, didnt hear nothing . also why all these helicoptors over head last few days its been continious.
• Guest 640

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  5 June 2010     07:4054916
  #13      
  lol!! Jacqui..hope you didnt spill any of that suntan lotion!
  I have to be honest I dont know my 25 pounders from my 110 pounders but whatever it was made one heck of a bang...and then they did it twice...twas enough the initiate beach evacuation in Calais! They scarpered pronto overthere...
  
  Howard re location..from my window I can see a large gun just over the castle wall at the very extreme corner of the castle grounds..just behind and above Millers. Just behind that gun is another gun just out of my view...thats the one they fired, as I could see vast amounts of smoke billowing from the spot.
  
  Jacqui is right they need to give us oldies a bit of a warning not that Jacqui is an oldie or anything..she's only a young thing! Im wriggling here..
  email: dover7@msn.com
• Guest 640

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  5 June 2010     11:2554924
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  The picture immediately below shows the sister gun to the beast that fired as viewed from yours trulys lofty towers..
  the pictures give a further indication of its location....so hope its clearer now. The gun that fired is about 25 yards behind this one showing above the parapet here.
  
  

  

  
  
  

  
  email: dover7@msn.com
• Sid Perkins

  • Location: Dover
  5 June 2010     16:4454946
  #15      
  Are you sure that's not our Ian doing a bit of long distance sea fishing?
• Brian Dixon

  • Location: Dover
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  5 June 2010     17:3554950
  #16      
  sid,thats ians long range telescopic lens to his bird watching camera,rumor has it theres a nudist beach on the calias sidejust under the cliff.not that i would know of course.