Weston-super-Mare pier up in smoke

Grim... · **Posted:** Mon Jul 28, 2008 10:50

Iplayer vid: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/somerset/7528165.stm

Quote:

A huge fire has destroyed the historic Grand Pier at Weston-super-Mare*.

Dozens of firefighters fought to tackle the blaze which took hold of the partly wooden pier in the North Somerset seaside resort at about 0700 BST.

No-one was injured in the fire, though black smoke and flames were said to be visible from as far away as Cardiff.

*should the S be capital?

Also: Fuck!

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

Grim... wrote:

No-one was injured in the fire, though black smoke and flames were said to be visible from as far away as Cardiff.

Wow, I may have to go see if I can see this at lunchtime.

Grim... wrote:

*should the S be capital?

No. Small "s".

andyb · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 489

I blame chavs, or an insider job

AceAceBaby · **Posted:** Mon Jul 28, 2008 11:01

Gangsters, or insurance, or developers or something like that. Whoever profits from it burning down, anyway. Neither Scarborough nor Brighton were accidents, were they?

devilman · **Posted:** Mon Jul 28, 2008 11:04

richardgaywood wrote:

Grim... wrote:

*should the S be capital?

No. Small "s".

Especially now there's no pier.

andyb · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 489

AceAceBaby wrote:

Gangsters, or insurance, or developers or something like that. Whoever profits from it burning down, anyway. Neither Scarborough nor Brighton were accidents, were they?

the current owners bought the pier 6 months ago, with plans for redevelopment. hmm... :ninja:

kalmar · **Posted:** Mon Jul 28, 2008 11:09

andyb wrote:

AceAceBaby wrote:

Gangsters, or insurance, or developers or something like that. Whoever profits from it burning down, anyway. Neither Scarborough nor Brighton were accidents, were they?

the current owners bought the pier 6 months ago, with plans for redevelopment. hmm... :ninja:

Didn't the exact same sequence of events happen with the Brighton pier a few years ago?
edit: Oh er yeah, what he said

ops:

YOG · **Posted:** Mon Jul 28, 2008 11:12

I did one of the stupidest things I've ever done at Queston, recently. I was on the beach with a few friends, enjoying a boozy picnic and building a few sandcastles, when I decided I fancied a swim. It was getting close to 5pm, so the tide had been out for quite a while, but I gaily suggested that we just walk the mile or so it'd take to catch up with it. Durrrrrrr.

Long story short, the two of us who went got back almost 2 hours later, having waded through an incredible knee-high mire of clay and quicksand, which we almost drowned in at several points, and only having managed to enjoy the water (which was rushing past our feet even as we paddled) for all of about three seconds.

King-size death-wish.

AceAceBaby · **Posted:** Mon Jul 28, 2008 11:57

kalmar wrote:

Didn't the exact same sequence of events happen with the Brighton pier a few years ago?
edit: Oh er yeah, what he said

ops:

When I visited Brighton, I was told that the local legend is that the mobsters who own the shiny pier had the other one torched after it was restored. But I thought that was obviously just malicious gossip and don't believe a word of it, and please don't glue my locks, thanks. :attitude:

metalangel · **Posted:** Mon Jul 28, 2008 11:59

Having been outside in Cardiff city centre at 7am and just now, I didn't see any smoke. Which must mean there was no fire.

Runcle · **Posted:** Mon Jul 28, 2008 12:18

Grim... wrote:

Iplayer vid: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/somerset/7528165.stm

Quote:

A huge fire has destroyed the historic Grand Pier at Weston-super-Mare*.

Dozens of firefighters fought to tackle the blaze which took hold of the partly wooden pier in the North Somerset seaside resort at about 0700 BST.

No-one was injured in the fire, though black smoke and flames were said to be visible from as far away as Cardiff.

*should the S be capital?

Also: Fuck!

Im suprised they didnt change it to Ubér to attract the younger demogrpahic.

Anyone see that tagline 'The grand pier: Then and Now' with a picture of it recently and also a picture of it on fire, bit of a kick in the balls.

Sir John Falstaff · **Joined:** 13th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 34

Oh well. Pier today, gone tomorrow!

Dudley · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8679

I know we all wanted you to make that joke, but you should be stronger. Don't be so quick to give in to pier pressure.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Jul 28, 2008 17:18

So Weston-super-Mare really is peerless now.

kalmar · **Posted:** Mon Jul 28, 2008 17:20

Dudley wrote:

I know we all wanted you to make that joke, but you should be stronger. Don't be so quick to give in to pier pressure.

There's jetty no need to start piling in with all your wharful puns.

AceAceBaby · **Posted:** Mon Jul 28, 2008 17:30

People on this board walk a fine line between excellence and awfulness with their bad puns.

kalmar · **Posted:** Mon Jul 28, 2008 17:35

AceAceBaby wrote:

People on this board walk a fine line between excellence and awfulness with their bad puns.

I'm docking you 4 points for that.

Sir Taxalot · **Joined:** 5th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 4840

Thank goodness it wasn't connected to a p2p network :nerd:

kalmar · **Posted:** Mon Jul 28, 2008 17:47

Sir Taxalot wrote:

Thank goodness it wasn't connected to a p2p network :nerd:

It had a wireless network port protected by a 128 byte quay.

Wullie · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 6183

I've went right off puns recently, but don't worry, I wont harbour a grudge against any of you.

AceAceBaby · **Posted:** Mon Jul 28, 2008 18:13

73 fish heads.

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