Pedro- Registered: 13 Oct 2017
- Posts: 5
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"Beautiful city," said the young tourist to the bus driver yesterday. "The castle, the white rocks." I'd just sat down, probably just as well, but it made me think. "Lovely people," he added. He's not wrong about that, so maybe we need to be a bit prouder of it all?
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Dover Pilot- Registered: 28 Jul 2018
- Posts: 350
#2
Bloody immigrants.
Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,948
#3
There's a lot to be proud of
But we must address the negatives
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Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,931
#4
Far more important to promote the positives as they far outweigh the few negatives that most of us know about.
We need more optimists as opposed to the pessimists to shout out about all the good people and places.
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Pedro- Registered: 13 Oct 2017
- Posts: 5
#5
That's really well put, Jan. Easy to focus on the empty shops or the things that don't happen, but starting with the people, there's a lot to be content with. That doesn't mean complacent. Meanwhile, let's hope the Pilot above is just having a laugh...hard to tell when you can't hear it said.
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,931
#6
Pedro wrote:That's really well put, Jan. Easy to focus on the empty shops or the things that don't happen, but starting with the people, there's a lot to be content with. That doesn't mean complacent. Meanwhile, let's hope the Pilot above is just having a laugh...hard to tell when you can't hear it said.
Thanks, nice to know I occasionally write the correct thing even if I can be as pessimistic as the rest of us at times.
"hard to tell when you can't hear it said."...... which is why I use emoticons at times.
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Gary39- Registered: 7 Jul 2017
- Posts: 454
#7
I live at remote Aycliffe and have the best view in Dover.. I can see the coast of France from my lounge. Around where I live there is so much history. Western Heights, two sets of gun emplacements, ranges, underground first aid post, two sets of WW2 AAA emplacements, cycle path, Samphire Hoe, Cliff tops walks, Pill boxes and Shakespeare Beach etc. Now if only we can get rid of the Dover TAP and A20 that was built through an area of outstanding beauty.
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Andy B
- Location: dover
- Registered: 10 Nov 2012
- Posts: 1,829
#8
One of my favourite sights at night is the giant Hougham tv ariel all lit up which I can see clearly from my house,not everyones favourite but I think its great.