Sunday 16th Sept - Penarth Mine Trip

[Ali Wiseman]

As a Public Service Announcement:-

If you have Oval Balls, please proceed directly to your GP. Do not Google, do not show them off in wonder, but seek medical help immediately.

[Welsh Lass]

[quote="NewStuff" post=9586]As a Public Service Announcement:-

If you have Oval Balls, please proceed directly to your GP. Do not Google, do not show them off in wonder, but seek medical help immediately.[/quote]

But the whole point of my sport is that you have to touch the person with the oval ball..

[Ali Wiseman]

Is that Medical advice, and is it infectious to do so?  :silly:  

[Welsh Lass]

[quote="NewStuff" post=9588]Is that Medical advice, and is it infectious to do so?  :silly:  [/quote]
Not infectious enough, you're supposed to shout loudly to alert others though. I guess this is where the googling comes in ;-)

[Ali Wiseman]

Should anyone ever manage to *touch* me with their oval ball(s), then I imagine much screaming may be involved shortly afterwards...

[quote="Welsh Lass" post=9589][quote="NewStuff" post=9588]Is that Medical advice, and is it infectious to do so?  :silly:  [/quote]
Not infectious enough, you're supposed to shout loudly to alert others though. I guess this is where the googling comes in ;-)[/quote]

[John Nicholson]

We had another good trip in Penarth.
Thankyou Dylan for the excellent maps, which I used to find my way to the loop level with the mine workings .  All the gates were open, and seemed uncloseable.  The 101 drove along the tracks easily, the only problem being lots of hungry game birds.  I returned to the gathering at the lay-by just before 10.30.

We all jumped aboard the truck and set of confidently - until we saw a man walking up the track and he did not step aside to let us pass.  It turns out he is the 'game keeper' and he insisted that we had no right of way along these tracks and the land is not part of the forestry commission.  With the debate going on about mine access on forestry commission land I did not wish to create any altercation.  So we were forced to turn back as take the footpath.

It would be good to findout who is the landowner, and seek permission to use the track in the interests of saftey and rescue.

Great to meet 'Welsh lass', who does not look at all 'Welsh'.  A very interesting person indeed.  I certainly hope she will join us on more trips.  Can anyone help her with a lift to our Thursday trips from Wrexham?

[Joel Colk]

Glad to hear you had a good time. Shame about the angry game keeper though. I'm on my way back from the mines at Nenthead at the moment and it seems that there is is same problem there, most of the land has game on it and the gamekeepers hate anyone going off the track at all to access the shafts.

Probably a good call to turn around.

What does a welsh person look like? Obviously nothing like mike :p. Marty is welsh isn't he?

[Welsh Lass]

Great to meet you all. Many thanks for including me and looking after me.
Hope to see you again soon!