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Old 29 August 2009, 21:48   #1
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Railway Sleepers
Talking to my friend today about going out over the weekend
he toild me that kids had been dumping old railway sleeper off Hayling Island
his hard boat was on the way in fron I.O.W when it struck one at full speed
ripping both legs of the boat
So beware
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Bloody hell

Hopefully no-one hurt?
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Should rip the legs off the little gits that are doing it.

Not the same but I was stood on the beach and kids were throwing stones at the boats with the parents watching.
Another in a different village throwing stones at signs we just put up again with his parents, I shouted at the little sod, his parents didn't know where to look.
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Charming!What is wrong with the youth of this country?
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"Charming!What is wrong with the youth of this country?"

Quite....

Slightly more worrying - what has happened to the parents? They're the eejits who let their spawn run riot.....
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Do railway sleepers float then?
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I could do with a few for my woodburner!!!
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Do railway sleepers float then?
Yes - showing not much on the surface . Hit one once , but with a jet drive - slid straight over it on the upwards bit of a bounce from the waves - without a mark on the hull !
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Imagine hitting one with the new IPS drives...............
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