tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post3752507275151658316..comments2024-03-22T23:27:47.349+00:00Comments on EAGLETON NOTES: Wellington Water BombingGraham Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-20110010804138626802016-03-30T09:05:14.630+01:002016-03-30T09:05:14.630+01:00He was BIG lad Virginia.He was BIG lad Virginia.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-32253885836613053722016-03-30T00:48:02.019+01:002016-03-30T00:48:02.019+01:00Wow looks like great fun....that bomber was succes...Wow looks like great fun....that bomber was successful....what a BIG splash.VirginiaChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17282569773671179047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-11532852674901616912016-03-20T01:13:57.232+00:002016-03-20T01:13:57.232+00:00Yes Diane it really was very impressive.Yes Diane it really was very impressive.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-8976570063627573462016-03-20T01:13:26.495+00:002016-03-20T01:13:26.495+00:00Jenny missing the pool wouldn't be my fear. Hi...Jenny missing the pool wouldn't be my fear. Hitting someone else would.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-87933789067161624302016-03-18T07:50:16.559+00:002016-03-18T07:50:16.559+00:00Wow that is one big water bomb. A great series of ...Wow that is one big water bomb. A great series of pics.diane bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002292118984909883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-71812581908189029992016-03-17T18:29:31.268+00:002016-03-17T18:29:31.268+00:00But actually being the wimp around water that I am...But actually being the wimp around water that I am, I'd be scared of somehow missing the pool.... Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-11552985743168590762016-03-17T18:16:37.029+00:002016-03-17T18:16:37.029+00:00Fortunately my camera is waterproof Cro!Fortunately my camera is waterproof Cro!Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-48930056911554162772016-03-17T18:13:25.387+00:002016-03-17T18:13:25.387+00:00Pauline I shall look forward to that. I hope you g...Pauline I shall look forward to that. I hope you get one at the dam. They are fun.<br />Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-22580680490836779962016-03-17T18:09:54.815+00:002016-03-17T18:09:54.815+00:00YP I spent most of my life 'acting my age'...YP I spent most of my life 'acting my age' which even at 6 was nearer middle age. When I reached sixty I found my youth for the first time. (But I still wouldn't go water-bombing there!).Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-22898171280905290622016-03-17T18:07:05.217+00:002016-03-17T18:07:05.217+00:00Kate that's a very kind thought. Thank you.Kate that's a very kind thought. Thank you.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-43563827471254152282016-03-17T18:01:08.238+00:002016-03-17T18:01:08.238+00:00Red it was relatively small and not somewhere I...Red it was relatively small and not somewhere I'd want to jump into.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-15264371513340744492016-03-17T04:59:58.911+00:002016-03-17T04:59:58.911+00:00That last picture looks like a great success, if t...That last picture looks like a great success, if the amount of wet spectators is anything to go by.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-75710931754209469932016-03-17T02:33:07.722+00:002016-03-17T02:33:07.722+00:00Safe travels, Graham. We'll have to have twic...Safe travels, Graham. We'll have to have twice as much fun next time! We saw the bombing tower on the news the other night and Danny straight away started thinking about building one for the dam. Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276284964859313257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-73415123153604454142016-03-16T18:50:18.740+00:002016-03-16T18:50:18.740+00:00Given your recent health history and the prospect ...Given your recent health history and the prospect of a new knee there is no way that you should be waterbombing with the kids at Wellington harbour! Act your age man - not your shoe size!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-77365858616733865182016-03-16T18:17:06.886+00:002016-03-16T18:17:06.886+00:00Good ol' Wellington. In the harbour you said G...Good ol' Wellington. In the harbour you said Geeb? Great! <br />It's always fun to see NZ written about 'from the outside' so to speak. Although after all this time, I think we should make you an honourable Kiwi. I will set the wheels in motion and bring you the certificate over when I come.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-9178960769155877612016-03-16T14:32:36.653+00:002016-03-16T14:32:36.653+00:00Great photo but it looks like a very unsafe place ...Great photo but it looks like a very unsafe place as it's small and cement sides all around!Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-53741087601060739042016-03-16T10:21:41.768+00:002016-03-16T10:21:41.768+00:00It does Lee and it is indeed done in a specified a...It does Lee and it is indeed done in a specified area. I'm not so sure about the control!Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-27395216705202686082016-03-16T10:20:52.065+00:002016-03-16T10:20:52.065+00:00I'd give a lot to see you do that Adrian.I'd give a lot to see you do that Adrian.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-547342243323466412016-03-16T10:20:25.001+00:002016-03-16T10:20:25.001+00:00Meike I'm sure in many places the arrangements...Meike I'm sure in many places the arrangements would be regarded as totally unacceptable but NZ still has a reasonable approach to many of these things.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-714509515501251522016-03-16T08:58:36.712+00:002016-03-16T08:58:36.712+00:00It fulfills the desires of those who want to water...It fulfills the desires of those who want to water-bomb...and it's done in a specified, controlled area.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-40145889806791176422016-03-16T06:58:21.101+00:002016-03-16T06:58:21.101+00:00Just brilliant it looks like a brown version of me...Just brilliant it looks like a brown version of me.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-42775369471590774582016-03-16T06:28:12.658+00:002016-03-16T06:28:12.658+00:00How unusual! But if it's extra space reserved ...How unusual! But if it's extra space reserved for just that purpose, and does not endanger other people in or near the pool, it's a great way of offering entertainment for both the bombers and the spectators!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.com