tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560521630633728472.post5731068030533142501..comments2024-03-21T17:03:47.134+00:00Comments on sideblog: - meanwhile on the other side of the village...Sideburn Magazinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17388542247621130725noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560521630633728472.post-83657828501913215882010-05-25T14:44:38.933+01:002010-05-25T14:44:38.933+01:00funny.. I used one of those last week!!!! REALLY! ...funny.. I used one of those last week!!!! REALLY! at a friends house... thats how he gets his lawn cut, people want to try out his Flymo so he starts it up and says "try it over there"Motorcychohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18302661937907179849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560521630633728472.post-7118518622538136892010-05-23T11:43:46.270+01:002010-05-23T11:43:46.270+01:00I sometimes use the hovercraft from Ryde to Souths...I sometimes use the hovercraft from Ryde to Southsea for my commute. It is just awesome. Properly fast, and the way it bats across the water is simply fantastic. <br /><br />The hovercraft regulars just sit there, accustomed to the crossing and perhaps not sharing my child-like enthusiasm, as I look around at people and want to scream "how cool is this?" as we whizz across.<br /><br />If you're ever on the South coast just go across on a return for the experience. You won't regret it!Nik Codlingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560521630633728472.post-35422168030268981482010-05-23T09:51:29.295+01:002010-05-23T09:51:29.295+01:00Sometime in the late 70s we went on a family holid...Sometime in the late 70s we went on a family holiday to France crossing the Channel by hovercraft. Noisy & surprisingly bumpy, but I remember being impressed when it skimmed straight off the water on to the concrete jetty. BPSideburn Magazinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17388542247621130725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560521630633728472.post-54149870213711283002010-05-23T09:21:59.196+01:002010-05-23T09:21:59.196+01:00When I was a kid we used to go on holiday to South...When I was a kid we used to go on holiday to Southsea, and two big hovercraft used to dock there (or nearby) and were perhaps used as passenger craft for the Isle of Wight crossing. This must have been about 1969/70, so still relatively early days for hovercraft, and they were the most impressive things I'd ever seen.Mick Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09742574306425728027noreply@blogger.com