Author Topic: Didcot (Read 167676 times)

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #700 on:** 20 October, 2014, 12:10:10 pm »

Has MattC been playing with matches again?

Seriously - what the other matthew said a few posts ago.

Vince · « **Reply #701 on:** 20 October, 2014, 03:31:58 pm »

Quote from: Dibdib on 19 October, 2014, 09:27:07 pm

BBC News are reporting that Didcot B power station is apparently on fire. Pic from Twitter:

Hope everyone there is OK.

Dum dum da, dum dum dada, dum dum da, da daaaaa

mcshroom · « **Reply #702 on:** 20 October, 2014, 03:39:35 pm »

Quote from: matthew on 19 October, 2014, 10:22:53 pm

And there goes all the planning for the power balance this winter. We had better hope for a mild one, with a substantial number of nuclear reactors off line for safety inspections / remedial work they have been saying for a while the power balance could be tight.

Local news* was reporting yesterday that Hartlepool was going to be returning to service before Christmas, though at reduced power. I'd imagine the same will be true for the other two.

*Local being a relative term with BBC North East and (occasionally) Cumbria

Kim · « **Reply #703 on:** 27 October, 2014, 08:04:06 pm »

Spotted Didcot through the haze from the M40 earlier. It's not the same without the full compliment of cooling towers.

Bledlow · « **Reply #704 on:** 27 October, 2014, 09:20:04 pm »

Saw it yesterday while cycling past Ipsden, the other side of the river. Wondered for a moment what was wrong. Doh!

PaulF · « **Reply #705 on:** 09 December, 2014, 07:55:49 pm »

Apocalyptic sunrise over Didcot this morning

Didcot Apocalypse by paulfulford, on Flickr

PaulF · « **Reply #706 on:** 22 December, 2014, 07:21:23 pm »

I saw orcs marauding in Didcot town centre this afternoon

Well I was watching the Hobbit

Kim · « **Reply #707 on:** 27 January, 2015, 12:44:12 pm »

I see that Teethgrinder's been doing laps of Didcot today.

mattc · « **Reply #708 on:** 27 January, 2015, 12:53:22 pm »

Quote from: Kim on 27 January, 2015, 12:44:12 pm

I see that Teethgrinder's been doing laps of Didcot today.

Is that a worse omen than marauding Orcs? I can't decide $:-\$

Jaded · « **Reply #709 on:** 28 January, 2015, 12:52:13 am »

I think he should take his chances with marauding orcs, rather than risk Didcot.

HTFB · « **Reply #710 on:** 28 January, 2015, 11:26:21 am »

We are the fighting UKIP-hai.

Jaded · « **Reply #711 on:** 03 March, 2015, 09:14:48 am »

Didcot is sunny.

They are trying to rebrand it.

"Didcot - Event Horizon" is what I think it said.

Edited for typo

Vince · « **Reply #712 on:** 03 March, 2015, 09:25:24 am »

Quote from: Jaded on 03 March, 2015, 09:14:48 am

"Didcot - Event Horizon" is what it tihnk it said.

The first image to pop into my head was a brightly lit horizon with a mushroom cloud on it.

mattc · « **Reply #713 on:** 12 March, 2015, 07:29:14 pm »

https://flic.kr/p/qDet8b

ian · « **Reply #714 on:** 19 March, 2015, 09:07:08 pm »

I was in Didcot today for the first time in a while. I am sure there used to be more chimneys. In other news, someone has nicked one from Battersea too.

Zipperhead · « **Reply #715 on:** 20 March, 2015, 02:22:34 pm »

Quote from: ian on 19 March, 2015, 09:07:08 pm

I was in Didcot today for the first time in a while. I am sure there used to be more chimneys. In other news, someone has nicked one from Battersea too.

All four are going to be stolen, one by one, but replaced with plastic ones.

Still I suppose that if a 338 foot by 28 foot plastic tube blows down on you it's still going to sting a little.

mattc · « **Reply #716 on:** 20 March, 2015, 05:08:08 pm »

Quote from: ian on 19 March, 2015, 09:07:08 pm

I was in Didcot today for the first time in a while. I am sure there used to be more chimneys. In other news, someone has nicked one from Battersea too.

10/10 for observation!

1/10 for keeping up with this thread. Sorry.

mattc · « **Reply #717 on:** 23 March, 2015, 06:26:45 pm »

This MUST have been posted already (like, back in Oct), but I somehow missed it:

www.theguardian.com/books/2014/oct/17/ode-to-didcot-power-station-kit-wright-review

Jaded · « **Reply #718 on:** 15 April, 2015, 04:23:34 pm »

People on benches looking like they want to be somewhere else.

Vince · « **Reply #719 on:** 17 May, 2015, 08:07:00 pm »

BBC 2 is currently showing a program on the demolition of the cooling towers.

andyoxon · « **Reply #720 on:** 17 May, 2015, 09:44:02 pm »

Quote from: Vince on 17 May, 2015, 08:07:00 pm

BBC 2 is currently showing a program on the demolition of the cooling towers.

Yes noticed that... http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b05whdh8/demolition-the-wrecking-crew-episode-1

madcow · « **Reply #721 on:** 24 May, 2015, 10:16:44 pm »

Didcot in the news again.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-32867037

Bledlow · « **Reply #722 on:** 24 May, 2015, 11:37:31 pm »

For very wrong reasons.

mattc · « **Reply #723 on:** 30 May, 2015, 06:31:21 pm »

We were away on Saturday night - pparently there were about 300 police searching the area, but we completely missed everything. Only heard about it on national news.

Very sad.

Here's the (slightly positive) coda: www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-32929503

hellymedic · « **Reply #724 on:** 30 May, 2015, 09:07:06 pm »

Partner went through Didcot Station around 6pm last Saturday but was ensconced a English Music Festival concert when bodies were discovered.