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by **dave-r** » 01 Oct 2007 11:02

Just slightly before my time but I can imagine the forman being a bit on the fearsom side.
A high wall with a castle every mile built right across the country in just 8 years with nothing but hand tools...... :shock:

by **RedRaven** » 01 Oct 2007 11:12

dave-r wrote:Just slightly before my time but I can imagine the forman being a bit on the fearsom side.
A high wall with a castle every mile built right across the country in just 8 years with nothing but hand tools......

I believe the romans used knettles and stingers to wack themselves across the legs to heat up their bodies during the winter months.

I imagine factors such as very cold weather, very rough terrain, crazy natives and of course being sick of listening to the proclaimers night after night halted the roman invasion of the north of the island!! :mrgreen:

by **Eddie** » 01 Oct 2007 13:43

I,m a history buff. I could spend weeks around that ruins and be content reading about it at the Library as well. It would be fascinating! I especially enjoy old English,Scottish,Irish castles and any fortified old building structures. Are you dudes allowed to research,(non-violently), those historic areas? That wall for instance?

by **RedRaven** » 01 Oct 2007 13:54

airfuelEddie wrote:I,m a history buff. I could spend weeks around that ruins and be content reading about it at the Library as well. It would be fascinating! I especially enjoy old English,Scottish,Irish castles and any fortified old building structures. Are you dudes allowed to research,(non-violently), those historic areas? That wall for instance?

I went to a battle re enactment when I was younger 18 we were hired during the war of the roses or so the story goes, it took part in a place called tukesbury(bad spelling)!!

by **dave-r** » 01 Oct 2007 15:01

airfuelEddie wrote:Are you dudes allowed to research,(non-violently), those historic areas? That wall for instance?

Of course. Plus there are always digs going on. They are always pleased to talk to anyone interested.

You used to be allowed to walk on Hadrian's Wall. But it has been getting so popular it is causing wear and tear so now you are only allowed to walk alongside it as in the photo I posted above. But you can follow the whole 84 mile route of it if you want.
http://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/hadrianswall/

There are several large forts and settlements along the wall. Plus museum's full of the stuff they find. Not just pots. Clothing food and even letters have been found. Including complaints about lack of supplies and living conditions! Even a birthday invite.

There are still many areas waiting to be excavated. You can see the shapes of streets and houses under the grass.

by **Eddie** » 01 Oct 2007 18:25

Hey, Thanks Dave I appreciate that. I saved it Thank You! Very interesting stuff there. I e-mailed them and requested ALL their brochures. Too bad I cant recieve the UKTV channel which has informative programs covering the wall and the peoples history of that area. :thumbsup:

by **drewcrane** » 01 Oct 2007 20:24

thats more history than i learned in skoool , man that wall is sweet , they let people build stuff with the stones? man that would be a cool house,we only have stuff here in colorado thats onlyy about 200 years old at best , so to see those pic's is sweet , i have stood on aztec step pyramids {theyare not like the great pyramids,} and i have stood on mayan step pyramids btw who are the two fellas in th pic?

by **RedRaven** » 01 Oct 2007 21:47

Check this out....

http://www.megalithicireland.com/Newgrange.htm

by **drewcrane** » 01 Oct 2007 21:51

3200 years old that is just sick that stuff is still around yea know some of this stuff is engineering marvels and we cant even duplicate it,heck we build some thing and tear it down in 5 to 25 years and we have no history like that is facinating!!!!!!!!!

by **RedRaven** » 01 Oct 2007 21:54

drewcrane wrote:3200 years old that is just sick that stuff is still around yea know some of this stuff is engineering marvels and we cant even duplicate it,heck we build some thing and tear it down in 5 to 25 years and we have no history like that is facinating!!!!!!!!!

Knew you would like that!!

by **Eddie** » 03 Oct 2007 9:22

Pretty cool Wayne! Dave I hope they send me that stuff on Hadrians Wall! :wink:

by **dave-r** » 03 Oct 2007 9:37

You know you are always welcome to stay at my place Eddie. As long as you don't mind a small sofa-bed. :wink:

by **Eddie** » 03 Oct 2007 9:50

Thanks Dave. I sleep on our sofa almost every night! All my doggies want to climb in bed with me! No room. :s023:

I'm an excellent cook! :wink:

(I cant believe I'm up at this hour 4:30 AM)

by **RedRaven** » 03 Oct 2007 10:23

dave-r wrote:You know you are always welcome to stay at my place Eddie. As long as you don't mind a small sofa-bed.

Eddie what Dave didnt mention is that his old sofa bed is now under a flyover just outside the toon man!!!! :mrgreen:

by **Eddie** » 03 Oct 2007 13:17

Yes, I knew that. I am going to have to wrestle Billy for his bed. I'm pretty sure Billy would win, but who knows, he may end up tagging along with us. He is a rescue hound! :s004:

Do the English still use 'outhouses'? I can stay outside of one,(downwind of course).

by **dave-r** » 03 Oct 2007 13:30

airfuelEddie wrote:Do the English still use 'outhouses'?

Err. Not since the cleared the slums in the 1960s Eddie. :bonk:

Hell we even have showers these days you know? :lol:

by **RedRaven** » 03 Oct 2007 14:14

Now they just bath in Brown Ale!!!

by **Eddie** » 03 Oct 2007 18:56

Didnt mean you guys are old fashioned Dave. I just thought that was were I was going to be accomodated! :biggrin:

Hell, if you want to see old fashioned come my way. These folks that live on/in the river still have dirt floors. No Joke. They arent poor, they are ignorant. Brown Ale? Isnt that supposed to be drunk warm. (Guiness Stout). :mrgreen:

Dave will let me sleep in his Challenger! I promise to clean those dirty ventvisors ol man! :lol: