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What water shortage!
Last edited by Diver; 10 June 2012, 05:32.Confusion is a natural state of being -
But that's Wales innit. They've got loads of it.
Frankly the cheapest way to get water from Wales to say Devon would be to line up all the Welsh unemployed and get them to pass water bucket by bucket down the line to fill up the Resevoirs on Dartmoor. And before someone jumps in I can see the argument against. Yes, there's more Welsh unemployed then is needed to cover the distance so I was thinking the other half can be on the other side of the road passing back the empty buckets.What happens in General, stays in General.You know what they say about assumptions! -
Oh the humanity! All of those caravans destroyed, no longer to create tail-backs throughout the nation.
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Originally posted by MarillionFan View PostBut that's Wales innit. They've got loads of it.
Frankly the cheapest way to get water from Wales to say Devon would be to line up all the Welsh unemployed and get them to pass water bucket by bucket down the line to fill up the Resevoirs on Dartmoor. And before someone jumps in I can see the argument against. Yes, there's more Welsh unemployed then is needed to cover the distance so I was thinking the other half can be on the other side of the road passing back the empty buckets.merely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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Originally posted by eek View PostBut that means the Welsh would have to leave the valleys and to be frank we can't have that. there is a reason why the Welsh can be shot if seen after dark in Chester and 800 years of history confirms the fact that they should be left where they were.
As the Welsh bow (Now called the English Longbow by the thieving English)) had a range of 180 to 270 yards and the crossbow a range of 350-400 yards, it was felt a suitable deterrent to stop the rogues of Bangor and the surounding area bringing bows too close to the city walls.
While bows have been used for hunting and warfare for thousands of years, few achieved the fame of theEnglishWELSH Longbow. The weapon first rose to prominence when it was deployed by the Welsh during the Norman English invasions of Wales. Impressed by its range and accuracy as well as the speed of delivery, the English adopted it and began conscripting Welsh archers into military service. The longbow ranged in length from four feet to in excess of six. British sources usually require the weapon to be longer than five feet to qualify.Confusion is a natural state of beingComment
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Originally posted by bless 'em all View PostOh the humanity! All of those caravans destroyed, no longer to create tail-backs throughout the nation.
"You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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Originally posted by Diver View PostI believe that the original law was a Welsh bowman found within range of the city walls could be shot from the city wall by crossbowmen of Chester.
As the Welsh bow (Now called the English Longbow by the thieving English)) had a range of 180 to 270 yards and the crossbow a range of 350-400 yards, it was felt a suitable deterrent to stop the rogues of Bangor and the surounding area bringing bows too close to the city walls.
Cheshire West & Chester council says
The story about the Welsh being excluded from Chester after dark originated during the Glyndwr rebellion of 1403. Henry, Prince of Wales (future Henry V) was also Earl of Chester and on 4 Sept 1403 he ordered that all Welsh people and Welsh sympathisers should be expelled from the City; none should enter the city before sunrise or stay after sunset on pain of decapitation (not hanging, but it would have the same effect!). There are records of people standing surety for the good behaviour of Welshmen arrested under the order. The text books don't refer to anyone ever paying the maximum penalty for this 'crime'. Concern over 'the Welsh threat' continued into the 15th century and Chester was seen very much as a border town. There is no record that Henry V's order was ever repealed.
Either way if your welsh bog off and stay there.merely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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Originally posted by TimberWolf View PostWhat did the Normans ever do for us?Comment
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