What was that??

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 17 Aug 2004, 21:17

I think it was indeed the Red Arrows. Nine jets flying in V formation at any rate, with different colours streaming behind. Wangi, Alex - did you get a shot? Don't tell me you missed it!

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 17 Aug 2004, 21:26

I saw them out of my kitchen window - after I had put my fingers in my ears.

Amazing.

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 17 Aug 2004, 21:27

Aha! We were panicking slightly, wondering what it was...
Thought perhaps the Balti Prince had done a really special meal tonight...
Oh sorry, that was incredibly crass...

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 17 Aug 2004, 21:34

On other nights at 9 a Nimrod goes over - it's something else to see it appear over Cockenzie as looks as if it's going to fly between the towers!! And I've seen Tornadoes too.

Post by **wangi** » 17 Aug 2004, 21:50

Saw the noisy buggers out the window too...

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 17 Aug 2004, 22:35

Fishcakes wangi?

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 17 Aug 2004, 22:53

I love the Red Arrows. Put up with the whole airshow at East fortune last year just waiting for them. Was taken to see them every year as a child at...somewhere or other air show.

In contrast, hate fishcakes.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 17 Aug 2004, 22:58

But there are fishcakes and there are fishcakes! Fishcakes in Skippers are good.

Can't say the word 'fishcakes' without thinking of that Bauhaus song. Anyone remember it?

mr magnolia · Post by **mr magnolia** » 18 Aug 2004, 09:36

Flypast the castle at the start of the tattoo every night - they fly over our flat at what seems like about 200ft, wake up the children and then they let off some big fireworks from the castle just to make them more jumpy...

Jay · Post by **Jay** » 18 Aug 2004, 11:24

Oh thanks for enlightening me, everybody. I have heard something low and noisy go over my abode every evening for the past couple of weeks, and since I've never heard it before on a regular basis, could not work out if it was a new occurrence, or because I've just moved a couple of streets and am now right under the flight path! If the Nimrod is regular, then I have just moved under its flight path!

I must admit, the thing I like about the East Fortune Airshow, is seeing the Spitfire (or Hurricane) and Lancaster come over Portobello - glorious sight. I was also lucky enough to decide to go and recycle my bottles, and turned on to the prom. JUST as Concorde made her last flight up the Firth - that really brought tears to my eyes.

Post by **wangi** » 18 Aug 2004, 13:37

Well i actually said "b u g g e r s", with was helpfully translated by the software into "fishcakes", because afterall we cannot cope with such language...

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 18 Aug 2004, 14:24

"F i s h c a k e s" Wangi?

Post by **wangi** » 18 Aug 2004, 14:32

Bob, you're the bugger that's toying with me, not the software!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 18 Aug 2004, 14:38

Well, let's say it's a bit of both.

I made a few changes to the way the profanity filter works. The good news is that you can now use the word "Scunthorpe", should the need arise.

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 18 Aug 2004, 14:43

Scunthorpe.
Got lost there once. What a god forsaken hell hole it was. But I'm *SO* grateful that we can now say it with impunity.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 18 Aug 2004, 17:51

I got a great view of the Red Arrows flying overhead towards Calton Hill -- but didn't have my camera handy. Sorry.

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 10 Sep 2004, 15:12

Anyone else just get a fright just now when a HUGE miltary helicopter went along really low just off the Prom!!??

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 10 Sep 2004, 18:54

That would be the paparazzi trying to get photos of the housemates!

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 10 Sep 2004, 18:58

Epykat, you could be right - I did see a man standing at the mouth of the big hole at the back .

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 10 Sep 2004, 19:08

Osama?

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 10 Sep 2004, 19:12

No, I don't think so [b****y well hope not, anyway] - looked like a clean shaven military kinda guy!

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 10 Sep 2004, 19:17

Not.........George Bush!

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 10 Sep 2004, 19:26

I think if it had been GWB he'd have fallen out [wishful thinking?]!!