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Re: The Smokin' Hot Where On Earth Thread Mk III

#5461 Post by tango15 » Tue Mar 31, 2020 10:50 am

Da! Well done 4ma. I think you've been following me around! :)

It is the very place where the need for a woollen face cover, beloved of bank-robbers was born. I was told that a strong wind used to whistle up between the hills in winter and during the Crimean War, the soldiers asked for some protection, so the ladies back home got busy with their knitting needles and produced the ubiquitous garment. The entrance to the Soviet-era submarine pen under the hills is just to the left and is now accessible apparently, but not when I was there.

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Re: The Smokin' Hot Where On Earth Thread Mk III

#5462 Post by 4mastacker » Tue Mar 31, 2020 11:22 am

Thank you.

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Re: The Smokin' Hot Where On Earth Thread Mk III

#5463 Post by om15 » Tue Mar 31, 2020 12:08 pm

I think that this is the worlds largest enclosed Ferris Wheel at 190 feet tall located at the Elem Entertainment Center in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.

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#5464 Post by 4mastacker » Tue Mar 31, 2020 12:17 pm

Correct OM.

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Re: The Smokin' Hot Where On Earth Thread Mk III

#5465 Post by om15 » Tue Mar 31, 2020 1:18 pm

Thanks Stacker, bit of aviation with this easy one



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#5466 Post by Smeagol » Tue Mar 31, 2020 7:59 pm

Well Google have been there!
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#5467 Post by om15 » Tue Mar 31, 2020 8:08 pm

Main economy is based on tourism, however there is recent military history, including a joint satellite tracking system base with the US.

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#5468 Post by Smeagol » Tue Mar 31, 2020 8:13 pm

And it's the Central Australian Aviation Museum in Alice Springs. The aircraft is a De Havilland Drover (Which I had never heard of before)
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#5469 Post by om15 » Tue Mar 31, 2020 8:15 pm

It is, built during the war, now houses a small collection of aircraft including a DC3 and early flying doctor aircraft.
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#5470 Post by Smeagol » Tue Mar 31, 2020 8:31 pm

Thank you om.

A change in country and subject. No prizes for guessing it is a pub. It is supposed to be a thousand years old!
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Re: The Smokin' Hot Where On Earth Thread Mk III

#5471 Post by om15 » Tue Mar 31, 2020 8:40 pm

I know this one so will pass on it. It has been recently refurbished and has quite a good web site.

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Re: The Smokin' Hot Where On Earth Thread Mk III

#5472 Post by om15 » Wed Apr 01, 2020 8:03 am

It was when I lived near Exeter

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#5473 Post by DBx » Wed Apr 01, 2020 11:08 am

You've made that a bit easy om!

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#5474 Post by Smeagol » Wed Apr 01, 2020 11:29 am

So you now know that it is 1,000 years old and in Devon. If I add that it is reputed to be the oldest pub in Devon it shouldn't take someone long to find it.
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#5475 Post by 4mastacker » Wed Apr 01, 2020 12:54 pm

Ok. I'll jump in and suggest it's the Masons Arms at Knowstone.
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Re: The Smokin' Hot Where On Earth Thread Mk III

#5476 Post by Smeagol » Wed Apr 01, 2020 1:06 pm

Sorry 4m, you are about 20 clicks too far north.
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Re: The Smokin' Hot Where On Earth Thread Mk III

#5477 Post by 4mastacker » Wed Apr 01, 2020 1:39 pm

Just how many pubs are there in Devon that have got thatched roofs? Talk about needles and haystacks!
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Re: The Smokin' Hot Where On Earth Thread Mk III

#5478 Post by DBx » Wed Apr 01, 2020 2:09 pm

I'm intrigued as following om's post I found it in 30 secs!

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Re: The Smokin' Hot Where On Earth Thread Mk III

#5479 Post by Ex-Ascot » Wed Apr 01, 2020 2:23 pm

The Cridford Inn Trusham Nr Exeter TQ13 0NR

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Re: The Smokin' Hot Where On Earth Thread Mk III

#5480 Post by DBx » Wed Apr 01, 2020 4:02 pm

Can't take any credit ExA, you carry on.

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