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    Harwell

    Anyone ever worked there? What goes on in there. There used to be an urban myth about a slip road off the M4 signposted Works Traffic Only which led to some kind of nuclear silo. IIRC that led up to where Harwell is located now.

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    Originally posted by gricerboy View Post
    Anyone ever worked there? What goes on in there. There used to be an urban myth about a slip road off the M4 signposted Works Traffic Only which led to some kind of nuclear silo. IIRC that led up to where Harwell is located now.
    Both my parents worked at Harwell for years. My Dad was a nuclear chemist. We lived in Harwell village when I was a kid. Did all my courting in the orchards round there. Marvellous days!
    No slip road off M4.

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      #3
      Originally posted by mr_woo View Post
      Both my parents worked at Harwell for years. My Dad was a nuclear chemist. We lived in Harwell village when I was a kid. Did all my courting in the orchards round there. Marvellous days!
      No slip road off M4.
      The Works Unit Only sign must be a little bit before there then. Another theory was that it was a nuclear bunker for the Royal Family.

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        #4
        Atomic Energy Research Establishment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
        While you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.'

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          #5
          Saw a couple of very well paying infosec roles in Oxfordshire the other day. Is your post related?
          Older and ...well, just older!!

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            #6
            Originally posted by ratewhore View Post
            Saw a couple of very well paying infosec roles in Oxfordshire the other day. Is your post related?
            No, DBA role

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              #7
              The "secret" sliproad is for RAF Welford, which IIRC used to be USAF Welford. Nothing to do with (or anywhere near) Harwell.

              Google Maps
              Will work inside IR35. Or for food.

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                #8
                Originally posted by VectraMan View Post
                The "secret" sliproad is for RAF Welford, which IIRC used to be USAF Welford. Nothing to do with (or anywhere near) Harwell.

                Google Maps
                Bloody Google. Can't keep anything secret these days, eh zeity?

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by gricerboy View Post
                  Anyone ever worked there? What goes on in there. There used to be an urban myth about a slip road off the M4 signposted Works Traffic Only which led to some kind of nuclear silo. IIRC that led up to where Harwell is located now.
                  It's only a myth if it isn't true: Works unit only sign.

                  Originally posted by VectraMan View Post
                  The "secret" sliproad is for RAF Welford, which IIRC used to be USAF Welford. Nothing to do with (or anywhere near) Harwell.

                  Google Maps
                  WHS. It's a munitions depot, not an airfield, and was one of the places the USAF stored their nukes.

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                    #10
                    Google maps doesn't let you turn left!

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