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by **crusty_bint** » Thu Mar 18, 2004 11:05 am

hahaha... Im dying to get an excavation going :)!!!!! seriously tho! ::):

Im trying to muster the energy to go and do some research on it.

I dont think it was originally used as a petrol dump as it appears on the map of 1893... not much petrol going about then! Also, if the Queenie was a target for the Germans, why would we be dumping petrol there... so close to my house!!!

Theres no indication of it being lead-lined although most of its buried. There are some strange pieces of stone lying about in the undergrowth. You can tell the stone has been worked, and theres also some marble-like pieces lying around. I dont think the are marble, they look more like those transluscent chukkies you get for ur driveway.

Also, the old pond (on the NLS map) has been partially filled in Im assuming with the debris from the buildings around there. Theres also a wee dilapidated bridge that looks as though some recylcled stone's been used for the foundations.

Im away to call in Tony Robinson!

by **crusty_bint** » Thu Mar 18, 2004 11:06 am

PS... Iv farted about with my foto editor to no avail!
But... I tried with MSPaint and thats saying the res is already at 72dpi
Seems its just ur connections and or hardware thats crap!!!! :wink:

:)!!!!

by **Fossil** » Thu Mar 18, 2004 11:23 am

.......er im ok at my end maybe The G man has a very old equipment (ooer)..... name the day for a wee hunt round the park. Have you been to the local Library for info or a look at the maps?

by **crusty_bint** » Thu Mar 18, 2004 11:32 am

Im going to head down to Govanhill and then to the Mitchell if its no beans!
hav u really got a metal detector??? I'll show u round today if ur not doing anything? Other than that, Im off on a Thursday and a Monday

by **Sharon** » Thu Mar 18, 2004 11:45 am

Will you be putting your tour guide uniform on???

by **crusty_bint** » Thu Mar 18, 2004 11:49 am

hahahahahaha ::):

Aye, iv got my big red coat and hat all pressed for the occassion!
To be honest, there aint much to see, theres obviuosly been a lot of earth movement and its pretty much been reclaimed by the vegetablation!

by **Fossil** » Thu Mar 18, 2004 11:57 am

Got quite a fancy detector if I do say so myself. I'm off the weekend so I may pop down early Saturday morning... Are you going to the other place on sat?

by **Sharon** » Thu Mar 18, 2004 12:02 pm

Lucky you...i've been looking at making a metal detector cos i can't afford to buy one!! I have my doubts about how useful a home made one would be though....

...so have you found any treasure????

by **crusty_bint** » Thu Mar 18, 2004 12:04 pm

I started a new job last nite and am working on saturday now (DAMN!!) so I wont be able to make it... in saying that, i dont start till 11

hehehehe... the "other place"

by **Fossil** » Thu Mar 18, 2004 12:30 pm

..Make a detector WOW.
I got mine from Maplin £50 down from £100...
I’ve found a spoon in Devon bottle tops, wire err just crap,
but it's the thrill of the hunt as the box said ::):

by **Sharon** » Thu Mar 18, 2004 12:37 pm

I'd be happy with a horseshoe!

How to build a metal detector

by **Pgcc93** » Thu Mar 18, 2004 1:06 pm

crusty_bint wrote:PS... Iv farted about with my foto editor to no avail!
But... I tried with MSPaint and thats saying the res is already at 72dpi
Seems its just ur connections and or hardware thats crap!!!! :)!!!!

Probably the Ye Olde equipment & bellwire connection @ my end :cry:

But this 128k Spectrum was all the rage in my day. It's even got 512k RAM and 16 colours. I can even programme it in BASIC by typing in 9000 lines of code and it'll make a beeping noise and the screen flashes. Try doing that on your 3.4ghz Hyperthreading box o' tricks. As for your Bluetooth! that was what we got after eating a blue slushpuppy from RS McColls :wink:

Now where did I put those Werther Originals?? Dam! my pipes just went out. sook!sook!

OK now you've figured out it's 72Dpi, try image size of 640x480. And then my comp will load up like err, broadband ::):