Sanctuary
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Re: Developments at Avebury
Feb 16, 2011, 17:01
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The Sea Cat wrote: Resonox wrote: The Sea Cat wrote: To be honest, and I don't like having to say this, but if any future replies of yours to any of my occasional posts would be in such a supercilious manner, I would rather you did not reply to them.
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Your meaning being ?... I wouldn't worry though, I don't post here often and I don't think I will bother much again actually.
Om Shanti
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Don't go SC your contribution is always welcome and as worthy as anyone elses.
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Sanctuary
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Re: Developments at Avebury
Feb 16, 2011, 17:16
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Resonox wrote: Littlestone wrote: nigelswift wrote: I can understand you being mighty surprised to be told that famous Stukeley quote was inappropriate. I would have thought it was the most appropriate quote in the history of the world for a thread titled Developments at Avebury. It's a puzzle.
Aye, and used by no less a luminary than Aubrey Burl in his Prehistoric Avebury (1979), rightly so by many others, and here by yours humbly for the last two years.
Speaking personally I’d like to see it etched into a brass plaque and screwed onto one of the many walls in Avebury made from the shattered sarsens of a once great monument - a constant reminder to all who pass by how our heritage can so easily be lost and damaged.
I'm not surprised anymore, I've seen the error of my ways, people talk about being upset by the destruction of our past....and how we should cling on to the heritage.....but quote something relevant and appropriate from our(recent) heritage, oh no that's vile....Anyway,it was my supercilious overtures that upset everyone, not the content, or maybe it was because I thought of saying it first(I should've deferred to "the fairer sex" who can dole it out with the best of 'em...but one paranoid whiff of treason and it's floods of tears and messages of support)....Maybe I should stick to quoting Melanie...it's deemed less pretentious
Resonox, my comment regarding the fairer sex wasn't just aimed at you personally, just I thought appropriate at the time to consider all of our posts when replying to a lady. We all get a bit flamed up at times and I'm no exception, but I just feel we should all behave in a gentlemanly way sometimes and ignore if we have to rather than ignite. And yes, it wouldn't be the same if the girls didn't give as good as they get sometimes and often do god bless 'em. Let's not spoil our discussions over this and call it a truce rather than the Eds having to pass comment again.
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Littlestone
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Re: Developments at Avebury
Feb 16, 2011, 17:20
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Bonds (formerly Rawlin’s Garage and Roadhouse) was an Art Deco building with a lot of character and lots of associations. Its demolition was a sad loss, and the building of five unattractive houses there, situated as they are so close to the north-east quadrant of the Henge, an even greater sadness.
The concrete markers to lost stones in the Henge are also Art Deco by the way.
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Littlestone
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Re: Developments at Avebury
Feb 16, 2011, 17:33
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And yes, it wouldn't be the same if the girls didn't give as good as they get sometimes and often do god bless 'em. Let's not spoil our discussions over this and call it a truce rather than the Eds having to pass comment again.
Hmm... not sure I’d use ‘girls’ and 'god bless ‘em' here Mr S ;-) but, as you and I are probably roughly from the same generation, I think I can see where you’re coming from.
It would be good to get back on topic though... any more thoughts about speed limits and pedestrian crossings? Better car park surface? There are disabled vistors to Avebury, and pushing a wheelchair over the rough surface of the main car park (not to mention the distance from there to the centre of the Henge) can't be very easy.
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jackyboy
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Re: Developments at Avebury
Feb 16, 2011, 17:37
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They can be dropped off in the village though.
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Sanctuary
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Re: Developments at Avebury
Feb 16, 2011, 17:55
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Littlestone wrote: And yes, it wouldn't be the same if the girls didn't give as good as they get sometimes and often do god bless 'em. Let's not spoil our discussions over this and call it a truce rather than the Eds having to pass comment again.
Hmm... not sure I’d use ‘girls’ and 'god bless ‘em' here Mr S ;-) but, as you and I are probably roughly from the same generation, I think I can see where you’re coming from.
It would be good to get back on topic though... any more thoughts about speed limits and pedestrian crossings? Better car park surface? There are disabled vistors to Avebury, and pushing a wheelchair over the rough surface of the main car park (not to mention the distance from there to the centre of the Henge) can't be very easy.
Well there was certainly no intention of demeaning the ladies in any way and I'm sure they understood that.
As for geting back on topic well where do you start and stop? A path around the stones for wheelchairs?!!!!!
Mr S running for cover LOL
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Sanctuary
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Re: Developments at Avebury
Feb 16, 2011, 17:58
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Sanctuary wrote: Littlestone wrote: And yes, it wouldn't be the same if the girls didn't give as good as they get sometimes and often do god bless 'em. Let's not spoil our discussions over this and call it a truce rather than the Eds having to pass comment again.
Hmm... not sure I’d use ‘girls’ and 'god bless ‘em' here Mr S ;-) but, as you and I are probably roughly from the same generation, I think I can see where you’re coming from.
It would be good to get back on topic though... any more thoughts about speed limits and pedestrian crossings? Better car park surface? There are disabled vistors to Avebury, and pushing a wheelchair over the rough surface of the main car park (not to mention the distance from there to the centre of the Henge) can't be very easy.
Well there was certainly no intention of demeaning the ladies in any way and I'm sure they understood that.
As for geting back on topic well where do you start and stop? A path around the stones for wheelchairs?!!!!!
Mr S running for cover LOL
PS. That was a TIC comment BTW....but a possibilty if challenged?
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Resonox
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Re: Developments at Avebury
Feb 16, 2011, 18:13
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The Sea Cat wrote: Resonox wrote: The Sea Cat wrote: To be honest, and I don't like having to say this, but if any future replies of yours to any of my occasional posts would be in such a supercilious manner, I would rather you did not reply to them.
edited for grammar
Your meaning being ?... I wouldn't worry though, I don't post here often and I don't think I will bother much again actually.
Om Shanti
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jackyboy
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Re: Developments at Avebury
Feb 16, 2011, 18:21
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Just a bad day. Please don't leave.
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Littlestone
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Re: Developments at Avebury
Feb 16, 2011, 18:30
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As for geting back on topic well where do you start and stop? A path around the stones for wheelchairs?!!!!!
Actually, that is precisely what was done at the Rollright Stones a few years ago – site friendly and opened by Aubrey Burl no less.
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