The Capetonian WOE Thread

[Opsboi]

Which she's never managed to do seeing as how the air traffic gets diverted whenever Betty's staycationing there

I’m with Ex-A on this one, if only we knew someone who had ATC experience in the LHR area

Clearly a Berks / Surrey residents' urban myth, then

Sorry, all

[Smeagol]

Thanks om.

Just in case anyone might think so, let me make clear from the outset, this is NOT Slough.

[G-CPTN]

Padstow?

[Smeagol]

Nice try G-CPTN, but did you really think I would leave that registration visible if it was Padstow?

But it is Cornwall.

[FD2]

Falmouth?

[om15]

The name Mevagissey is derived from the names of two saints, St Meva and St Issey. The first record of a hamlet in this name was in 1313, but there were local settlements in this vicinity during the Bronze Age.

[Smeagol]

It is indeed Mevagissey, so om15, you win today's star prize!

You get to post the next challenge.

[om15]

Thank you, let's head on west a bit more, here is one for the film buffs,

[om15]

Released in the USA in 2020 this film won a raft of awards, released last month in the UK I saw it yesterday at the pictures. It is a bit different, but recommended, portrays how hard life can be in the US.

[Cpt_Pugwash]

Evening all.
Looks like a very arid area, guessing at Arizona, Nevada or the Texas panhandle. Not a film buff, so no help from that source.
Looking.

[om15]

You are wandering about in the right area.

[Cpt_Pugwash]

Searching on mining/quarry town truckstops proved fruitless, so turned to films.
Then penny dropped re. the clue in your last, so assuming that the fillum might be Nomadland, then this location could be Empire, Nevada.

[om15]

It is, the location is Empire in Nevada, it became derelict in 2011, but has now been sold and is back in operation with people living there again. Interesting film based on actual events.

Puggie to shoot.

[Cpt_Pugwash]

OK, thanks , OM. Will have to look out for the film.

Next up, never been here but is mentioned ( by its old name) in a travel book I'm currently reading.
May be too easy for our well travelled thread regulars.

[Ex-Ascot]

Stumped on this one. You say old name. Is it India?

[om15]

I think it is China.... somewhere

[Hydromet]

Thinking yangon/Rangoon, but that's just a guess.

[Cpt_Pugwash]

Artnoon all.

None of the above, but OM15 is probably closest. It is the capital of a huge country, formerly part of an even bigger federation.

Making it too easy now.

[fin]

Bombay?

[ian16th]

Artnoon all.

None of the above, but OM15 is probably closest. It is the capital of a huge country, formerly part of an even bigger federation.

Making it too easy now.

One of the 'Stans' that was part of the USSR?