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McFadden's Cold War 15:12 - Nov 5 with 5944 views

Lovely stuff

https://twitter.com/Coldwar_Steve

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McFadden's Cold War on 15:32 - Nov 5 with 5908 views

DannyPaddox

Love it.

McFadden's Cold War on 15:35 - Nov 5 with 5897 views

Mick_S

White dog poo and two bars on the fire.

Did I ever mention that I was in Minder?

McFadden's Cold War on 15:42 - Nov 5 with 5886 views

Mick_S

Did I ever mention that I was in Minder?

McFadden's Cold War on 15:59 - Nov 5 with 5861 views

hopphoops

Gerry!

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McFadden's Cold War on 16:18 - Nov 5 with 5830 views

FDC

Love the fact he got an actual exhibition recently.

McFadden's Cold War on 01:54 - Nov 6 with 5569 views

timcocking

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What does all this mean?

Do like that picture of a load of people chasing a Fray Bentos down a hill. Is that Sam Allardyce leading? Ha. That does describe the English quite well.

Phil owns (owned, dunno if he still does) a nightclub in Falmouth where my folks live. Shades it might be called? Went there once, we got into a fight (fear not, it was a glorious one sided victory and it was their fault. Touring Aussie rugby players misbehaving, but we had some SBS ringers). Up on the market-on-the-moor. A good local Pasty shop opposite on the moor, Charlie Choak's. Nice little town, Falmouth. I believe i'm correct in saying it's the world's third deepest natural harbour, possibly behind Sydney and Tokyo.

McFadden's Cold War on 02:27 - Nov 6 with 5560 views

BazzaInTheLoft

That anecdote was one hell of a rollercoaster!

(No subject) (n/t) on 23:21 - Nov 6 with 5381 views

DannyPaddox

McFadden's Cold War on 01:54 - Nov 6 by timcocking

I always thought Falmouth was the second deepest natural harbour after Sydney which made it an ideal place for American battleships to refuel during WWII which led to the town being knocking shop central during the 40s. As told to me by a local historian.

Anyway here's Gerry again.

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(No subject) (n/t) on 01:44 - Nov 7 with 5335 views

timcocking

(No subject) (n/t) on 23:21 - Nov 6 by DannyPaddox
I always thought Falmouth was the second deepest natural harbour after Sydney which made it an ideal place for American battleships to refuel during WWII which led to the town being knocking shop central during the 40s. As told to me by a local historian. Anyway here's Gerry again. [Post edited 6 Nov 2018 23:30]

That's an exceptionally good picture!

McFadden's Cold War on 02:59 - Nov 7 with 5315 views

BrianMcCarthy

I come from Castletownbere, Co. Cork and live in Cork City, both of which are definitely the second deepest harbours in the world. Both of them. Neighbours have told me.

Which is handy. Because we go swimming the odd time.

Any questions?

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McFadden's Cold War on 06:24 - Nov 7 with 5286 views

BazzaInTheLoft

McFadden's Cold War on 02:59 - Nov 7 by BrianMcCarthy
I come from Castletownbere, Co. Cork and live in Cork City, both of which are definitely the second deepest harbours in the world. Both of them. Neighbours have told me. Which is handy. Because we go swimming the odd time. Any questions?

The Firstcut is the deepest.

McFadden's Cold War on 07:45 - Nov 7 with 5253 views

distortR

McFadden's Cold War on 02:59 - Nov 7 by BrianMcCarthy
I come from Castletownbere, Co. Cork and live in Cork City, both of which are definitely the second deepest harbours in the world. Both of them. Neighbours have told me. Which is handy. Because we go swimming the odd time. Any questions?

there's nothing natural about Cork.

Ramsey's harbour is deeper, there was a fishing boat AND a seal there the other day. AT THE SAME TIME.

McFadden's Cold War on 09:42 - Nov 7 with 5208 views

DannyPaddox

Intrigued by the question I used the internet to investigate what indeed was the world's deepest natural harbour - isn't that what the internet's for after all. So after examining countless pictures of natural harbours (and some shaved ones too) and reading different accounts I'm none the wiser.

People generally interchange deepest with largest and biggest and no ones quite sure how to measure it. Many places, Falmouth, Cork, Milford Haven in Wales, Poole in Dorset, Pearl, Clyde, Mahon in Minorca, and Trincomalee in Sri Lanka, claim to be the second or third deepest,
especially when they're hosting an international sailing event. Only Sydney claims to be the deepest (or do they the mean the largest) but some argue that Rio, Hobart, and Halifax, Nova Scotia are all deeper. It's a deep question. Falmouth certainly has one of the smallest pubs I've been in. By the bus-stop. A wardrobe with a serving hatch. Three people max could fit in there. At least I think it was a pub (edit: uh-oh - last remaining war-time knocking shop?) I hope it's still in business. Does anyone have any more Cold War Steve?

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McFadden's Cold War on 10:07 - Nov 7 with 5170 views

Mick_S

Did I ever mention that I was in Minder?

McFadden's Cold War on 10:09 - Nov 7 with 5169 views

hopphoops

McFadden's Cold War on 10:07 - Nov 7 by Mick_S

Garth Crooks and Mohamed Salah! Bosh!

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McFadden's Cold War on 10:16 - Nov 7 with 5146 views

hopphoops

Schteeve!!

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