Looks like it’s just between War Memorial and Chapelizod.
Slightly Bemused
Through sleep blurred eyes on a small screen I must admit I thought the picture was of a model battleship, and reminded me when I was small we would go down of a Sunday morning to Blackrock Park. The model enthusiasts would be out in force, and it was a great place to see where a speedboat was larger than a liner.
One guy had a sub (though always on the surface – I think there were ‘Rules’) and some kind of torpedo system. His friend had a model destroyer, and they would chase themselves around the lake.
One of my favourites, and what prompted this, was a model of a battleship (I do not remember which, but I do remember being told and being interested) and he had a system where he could turn the guns, and they would ‘fire’, spouting what I assume was steam.
And all this was in the days before modern micro-electronics, digital whatnot, and commercially made parts. These were the results of a passion, and many hours sitting at a bench glueing things I know I can no longer see clearly together.
I wonder now do they still gather at Blackrock park for miniaturised remote battle?
Gabby
On the outskirts of Dublin the Liffey looks gorgeous; but once it reaches Kingsbridge the water gets fouled up with all kinds of untreated effluent flowing into it.
Slightly Bemused
I used swim in it just down from an abbatoir. Occasionally the water would turn red, and we thought this was fun to swim in.
I am surprised I survived to this day :-)
Looks like it’s just between War Memorial and Chapelizod.
Through sleep blurred eyes on a small screen I must admit I thought the picture was of a model battleship, and reminded me when I was small we would go down of a Sunday morning to Blackrock Park. The model enthusiasts would be out in force, and it was a great place to see where a speedboat was larger than a liner.
One guy had a sub (though always on the surface – I think there were ‘Rules’) and some kind of torpedo system. His friend had a model destroyer, and they would chase themselves around the lake.
One of my favourites, and what prompted this, was a model of a battleship (I do not remember which, but I do remember being told and being interested) and he had a system where he could turn the guns, and they would ‘fire’, spouting what I assume was steam.
And all this was in the days before modern micro-electronics, digital whatnot, and commercially made parts. These were the results of a passion, and many hours sitting at a bench glueing things I know I can no longer see clearly together.
I wonder now do they still gather at Blackrock park for miniaturised remote battle?
On the outskirts of Dublin the Liffey looks gorgeous; but once it reaches Kingsbridge the water gets fouled up with all kinds of untreated effluent flowing into it.
I used swim in it just down from an abbatoir. Occasionally the water would turn red, and we thought this was fun to swim in.
I am surprised I survived to this day :-)
You have bovine stamina.