0bserver Posted July 21, 2022 Author Share Posted July 21, 2022 23 minutes ago, monasqueen said: Maybe the guy with the overheight lorry came back and took it, to help pay for the fine he will (hopefully) get for destroying the railway infrastructure. Alleged overheight lorry. Did the crossing have sufficient warning signs in place to warn of the overhead wires? I'm sure DOI won't have neglected this.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Onchan Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 1 minute ago, 0bserver said: Alleged overheight lorry. Did the crossing have sufficient warning signs in place to warn of the overhead wires? I'm sure DOI won't have neglected this.... Yes I think there is a height warning sign but is probably obscured by bushes etc that haven't been maintained by..... guess who?? Not the DOI, shirley? 🤣🤣 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A fool and his money..... Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 1 hour ago, Non-Believer said: 200m of copper cable will have considerable value, maybe the public could also be advised of the purchase cost - they paid for it. Yes and if they could release the scrap value too, I'm sure the scrap yards I've approached so far are taking the piss. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0bserver Posted July 21, 2022 Author Share Posted July 21, 2022 1 minute ago, Andy Onchan said: Yes I think there is a height warning sign but is probably obscured by bushes etc that haven't been maintained by..... guess who?? Not the DOI, shirley? 🤣🤣 Genuinely I don't remember a height warning sign on that stretch of road. Highway Code says anything under 19ft needs to have a warning sign. Are the wires 19ft+? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxfisherman Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 4 minutes ago, 0bserver said: Genuinely I don't remember a height warning sign on that stretch of road. Highway Code says anything under 19ft needs to have a warning sign. Are the wires 19ft+? https://www.google.com/maps/@54.194183,-4.4239379,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s6TYS51q5qhDCtR_JeomwEg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtleish Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 4 minutes ago, A fool and his money..... said: Yes and if they could release the scrap value too, I'm sure the scrap yards I've approached so far are taking the piss. £4.5 per kilo. But you need to cut down into small pieces,, or they won't take. Probably 😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Johnson Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 1 minute ago, manxfisherman said: https://www.google.com/maps/@54.194183,-4.4239379,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s6TYS51q5qhDCtR_JeomwEg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 Thats 12 years ago 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Phantom Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 24 minutes ago, 0bserver said: Alleged overheight lorry. Did the crossing have sufficient warning signs in place to warn of the overhead wires? I'm sure DOI won't have neglected this.... Not sure if you've seen the video, but it was a flat bed recovery truck with the Adventurous Experiences Landrover (assume broken down) and a trailer full of kayaks on the back. Looks like it was the Kayaks on the trailer that caught the cable. Remarkably they seem to have been well secured and all stayed in place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monasqueen Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 32 minutes ago, 0bserver said: Alleged overheight lorry. Did the crossing have sufficient warning signs in place to warn of the overhead wires? I'm sure DOI won't have neglected this.... Did you see the way the lorry was loaded? About a dozen kayaks on top of a landrover on top of the lorry. Looks as though the kayaks have shifted a bit (hardly surprising!) Were the kayaks supposed to have been on top of a trailer, on top of the landrover? Some genius in the loading department. https://m.facebook.com/tmvinyl.co.uk/videos/340549211619810/?extid=WA-UNK-UNK-UNK-AN_GK0T-GK1C-GK2C&refsrc=deprecated&ref=sharing&_rdr 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Phantom Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 (edited) 7 minutes ago, monasqueen said: Did you see the way the lorry was loaded? About a dozen kayaks on top of a landrover on top of the lorry. Looks as though the kayaks have shifted a bit (hardly surprising!) Were the kayaks supposed to have been on top of a trailer, on top of the landrover? Some genius in the loading department. https://m.facebook.com/tmvinyl.co.uk/videos/340549211619810/?extid=WA-UNK-UNK-UNK-AN_GK0T-GK1C-GK2C&refsrc=deprecated&ref=sharing&_rdr See my comment above. It was Adventourus Experiences Landy and Trailer. I actually saw them parked up in Kewaige School earlier that day. Looks like they were all loaded already like they usually are for their Kayaking excursions and the then just put the Landy and trailer ontop of the flatbed recovery truck. No idea why they wouldn't have just towed the Kayak trailer separately. To be honest with amount of force required to tear those cables down and snap a couple of pylons, its remarkable they only shifted a little bit. Nightmare for Kierron, hope the Kayaks and trailer aren't too badly damaged. Edited July 21, 2022 by The Phantom 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quilp Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 Poor Kierron, eh? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eris Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 2 hours ago, quilp said: Don't bring Willie Black into this... Why Willie Black? Didn't even know if he's even still alive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quilp Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 Willie's a cut above the rest and still creating masterpieces on the noggin's of the brave... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chief Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 that cable will have already been 'trawled' off and taken by jetski to some obscure Scottish inlet in a big backpack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtleish Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 Has anyone checked John dogs shed?? He loves a bit of slummy..😲 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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