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Blue Peter
Joined: 21 Mar 2005 Posts: 2400 Location: Milton Keynes
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cab
Joined: 01 Nov 2004 Posts: 32429
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Posted: Wed May 18, 05 9:52 am Post subject: |
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Where where ? tell me - I keep looking and can't find anything
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Get talking to the cocklers and have words with them about following them and filling a bucket. That's a great start. Stick close to them, though, you know how dangerous the sands are.
Out Chonder Green way, on the mud flats, there used to be plenty of marsh samphire.
On the banks of the Lune, up-stream from the city, I used to pick all the wild garlic in the world, and many other greens. The hedgerows all round Bailrigg were teaming with forage, including lots of fungi, some fruit, greens...
In the University campuss I used to get lots of wood sorrel, assorted mushrooms, beech, hawthorn, blackberries, etc. The trees around campuss were always good shelter for forage.
Up Morecambe way, just get out of the town and look. Loads of stuff.
The Lancaster Canal was also a great source for me; watermint was especially plentiful down there.
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I must admit the bike ride up to Glasson Dock and round Conder Green is lovely although its years since I've done any cycling - infact I don't even own a bike at the moment - Going looking for one this weekend funnily enough as the Kids are desperate to go on family bike rides
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Let me know if the smokery in Glasson is still there. Smoked salmon, from the river and smoked in the town, local smoked lancashire cheese... Oh, heavenly! I used to ride down there to get smoked salmon offcuts (they used to take pity on students willing to put that much effort in!), mostly to impress girls, but also 'cos it tasted so good! Glasson is (was, at least) a great little place. Haven't been there since '95, though!
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Back to the subject at hand - This would have been something I would have gone to if I'd known about it - The trouble is John Whitelegg irritates me beyond belief and anything that has his name attached to it would put me off.
Anyone who lives around the Lancaster and Morecambe area knows that the solution to the traffic issues is very complex and emotive and that Whitelegg's solutions are too simplistic to work unless the social problems are resolved as well. (I'll stop now before I get on my soap box)
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joanne
Joined: 28 Oct 2004 Posts: 7100 Location: Morecambe, Lancashire
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Milo
Joined: 16 May 2005 Posts: 342 Location: Oop North-ish.
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tahir
Joined: 28 Oct 2004 Posts: 45442 Location: Essex
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cab
Joined: 01 Nov 2004 Posts: 32429
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Andy B
Joined: 12 Jan 2005 Posts: 3920 Location: Brum
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sean Downsizer Moderator
Joined: 28 Oct 2004 Posts: 42207 Location: North Devon
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joanne
Joined: 28 Oct 2004 Posts: 7100 Location: Morecambe, Lancashire
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tahir
Joined: 28 Oct 2004 Posts: 45442 Location: Essex
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mochyn
Joined: 21 Dec 2004 Posts: 24585 Location: mid-Wales
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cab
Joined: 01 Nov 2004 Posts: 32429
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ButteryHOLsomeness
Joined: 03 Apr 2005 Posts: 770
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JYC
Joined: 12 May 2005 Posts: 11 Location: Near Glasgow
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Posted: Wed May 18, 05 7:28 pm Post subject: |
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Why don't we just run our motors, etc with lpg or veg. oil.
I have been looking into lpg, but it's not easy to find a garage that is handy for fuelling up!
I wish that I could use public transport, but to get to work it takes me 25 mins by car, 2 hours by train and 3 hours by bus. I have to cross a bridge but the ferries don't run regularly, and public transport is rubbish. The best that I can do is to car share, which doesn't always work out because of the geography of my project area. It also works out cheaper than public transport.
It's maddening, as I used to live in the city centre, biked everywhere and used to refuse to drive, but now I have little choice. |
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