Woodbury Common

[Mark43]

Originally Posted by nightshade

I was told that it(PVL) was a physical person to person transmission
http://www.show.scot.nhs.uk/SCIEH/in...LVJune2005.pdf

I expect it is...........the cut may have been infected by a carrier possibly.

[Gill Catton]

Originally Posted by cherrybee

I slipped on seaweed today on a slab of concrete along the estuary.The tide was out but the seaweed there is usually dry but I managed to find a wet bit.You should have seen the state of my coat and the back of my trousers all green and yucky
And my BTM hurt

I did a double- twist with sliding pike (I invented a whole new form of gymnastics!! ) down the steep muddy bank of a drainage ditch today looking for newts so I now how you feel......

[eeyore]

Originally Posted by Gill Catton

I did a double- twist with sliding pike (I invented a whole new form of gymnastics!! ) down the steep muddy bank of a drainage ditch today looking for newts so I now how you feel......

I managed a nice backflip with added twist out of our inflatable into the lake today whilst retrieving a (very) dead badger. Fortunately I avoided landing on the cadaver tho

My volunteers gave me 9/10 for artistic interpretation, but only 4/10 for technical merit :-)

[Beryl]

Originally Posted by eeyore

I managed a nice backflip with added twist out of our inflatable into the lake today whilst retrieving a (very) dead badger. Fortunately I avoided landing on the cadaver tho

My volunteers gave me 9/10 for artistic interpretation, but only 4/10 for technical merit :-)

Oh well done. Biggest laugh I have had all day

[cherrybee]

Originally Posted by Gill Catton

I did a double- twist with sliding pike (I invented a whole new form of gymnastics!! ) down the steep muddy bank of a drainage ditch today looking for newts so I now how you feel......

Oh dear Jilll hope you didnt hurt yourself.You are very lucky I wasnt there .I am afraid I have a twisted sense of humour and would have had a slight accident whilst doubled up laughing
I would have made sure you were ok though whilst spluttering trying not to laugh

[cherrybee]

Originally Posted by eeyore

I managed a nice backflip with added twist out of our inflatable into the lake today whilst retrieving a (very) dead badger. Fortunately I avoided landing on the cadaver tho

My volunteers gave me 9/10 for artistic interpretation, but only 4/10 for technical merit :-)

I am doubled up laughing now it seems my twisted humour works when I am not there too.I could just picture the sight. Oh dear I am laughing so much it hurts

[PhilBriggs]

Cherrybee
I know Woodbury common all too well from may days in the marines and spending allot of time training up there and crawling through Gorse, and worse. (The days before dog poo scoops) We were told that any cuts had to be disinfected throughly as the 'rash' would set in. The area does have a strange effect on cuts etc making them take longer to heal and sometimes get worse if not treated. We were told by our instructors that the rash was due to all the chemical testing they did on the common during and after the war which has leeched into the ground . Don't know how true that is but it made us look after our cuts etc.
Think you should be safe though unless you have a warped Sgt who makes you jump head first into a gorse bush for camouflage practice!!!.

Phil

[cherrybee]

Originally Posted by PhilBriggs

Cherrybee
I know Woodbury common all too well from may days in the marines and spending allot of time training up there and crawling through Gorse, and worse. (The days before dog poo scoops) We were told that any cuts had to be disinfected throughly as the 'rash' would set in. The area does have a strange effect on cuts etc making them take longer to heal and sometimes get worse if not treated. We were told by our instructors that the rash was due to all the chemical testing they did on the common during and after the war which has leeched into the ground . Don't know how true that is but it made us look after our cuts etc.
Think you should be safe though unless you have a warped Sgt who makes you jump head first into a gorse bush for camouflage practice!!!.

Phil

No warped Sgt just a very clumsy me.Mine isnt head first ,it's a** first
I did it again today,parked scooter near public walk through the common.Got covered in mud on feet and bottom of trouser soaked as there were a lot of muddy puddles.That was ok but when I went back to bike I pushed it off the stand it hit a stone started to tip away from me and as I went to staedy it I lost my balance and sat right in stinging nettles and bramble.Luckily my waterproof coat quite long and protected me a bit but I did feel a few brambles to the back of my legs.Felt a right twit as it was on the main Littleham to Budleigh road,luckily I was stood up when the next line of cars came along
A walking disaster thats me

[mickyb]

Hello all! having found your excellent site! and woodbury common being one of my favourite places, i thought i would pose the following question, is it better to leave dog poo on the ground to be trodden in, or to put it in a dear little plastic bag and throw in the trees to take a thousand years to degrade? i cannot understand peoples mentality to spoil such a beautiful wild placehttp://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/images/smilies/confused.gif
,take it home and put it in your bin after all it's you dog!
Thanks i feel better nowhttp://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif
. kind regards to all common lovers, mickyb (exmouth)

[Beryl]

One of the many good reasons for picking up your dog's toilet and putting it in a dear little plastic bag and disposing of it in the correct manner IE special dog litter bins , is because any puppies or dogs with worms who's toilet is left on foot paths and lawns can infect children ( who fall over and play on lawns)with TOXOCARA CANIS which causes blindness and it's about time the irresponsibles owners thought about this