BITS AND BOBS..Funny, serious, mad, bad, inane, insane...anything goes here.

Bloody hell Nel theres some crazy people out there who dare to do those jumps .. Great video

LOLOLOL..Nel I love Shiro the cat and the wedding photo lmao

Hey the pub looks great Nel , Is the woman in the pics you Nel you look so young , not like I imagined . All my best x

The vid made me feel dizzy Nel, it must take a very special kind of courage to do those jumps, Brilliant! The pub is great, amazing what you can do with a garden shed.

Brilliant thread Nel, I love to pop on in the mornings and see whats been added.

nelix wrote:
Why are dogs committing suicide by jumping
off the Overtoun Bridge?

The Overtoun Bridge is an arch bridge located near Milton, Scotland, over the Overtoun Burn. A burn is a term used to describe a type of stream which is smaller than a river. Milton is a village in West Dunbartonshire,
which is just on the outskirts of Dumbarton. The Overtoun Bridge has gained public attention because of the unusually large number of dogs that have allegedly leaped to their deaths off the bridge. It is not known exactly when or why dogs began to leap from the bridge, but news stories and studies have indicated that these deaths might have begun during the 1950s or 1960s, at the rate of about one dog a month.

The long leap from the bridge onto the waterfalls of the Overtoun Estate almost always results in immediate death. Inexplicably, some dogs have actually survived, recuperated, and then returned to the site to jump again.
These dogs are known to the locals of Dumbarton as "second timers." The dogs have mostly jumped from one side of the bridge, during clear weather,and have mostly been breeds with long noses. No explanation has yet been found.

There have been a number of theories as to why dogs are choosing to end their lives by jumping off the bridge, ranging from the bridge being haunted to the canines suffering from depression, or even picking up depressed or suicidal feelings from the bridge. However, the explanation which seems to be the most logical involves the presence of minks on the banks of the burn.
The mink’s powerful anal glands leave marks wherever they go and the strong musty smell they produce is of interest to dogs.

It has been suggested that the height of the bridge’s granite walls significantly impairs the dogs’ sense of sight and hearing, so when they go to investigate
the smell, they are unaware of the massive fall that awaits them. However,this explanation doesn’t satisfy all. It is still puzzling why the dogs all jump
from roughly the same spot or why they return for a second jump if initially unsuccessful. There is something quite eerie about this bridge...

maybe they had watched the movie "ALL DOGS GO TO HEAVEN"

Great video from NASA Nel , The last pictures were just a tad spooky though lol .

If you have a spare hour or so, then I would urge you read this, and watch the vid..Pretty scarey stuff..

http://www.alienmania.org/last-day-on-earth.html

nelix wrote:
For all those men who say "why marry the cow when you can get the milk free?"...Heres an update for you!Nowadays 80% of woman are against marriage, why?.. Because women realize it's not worth buying an entire pig just for a little sausage!!!!!!

Nel..LMAO...I have been reading back and only just seen this...hehehehehehe xxx

nelix wrote:
If you have a spare hour or so, then I would urge you read this, and watch the vid..Pretty scarey stuff..

http://www.alienmania.org/last-day-on-earth.html

This looks interesting :-) Will defo give this a look over the weekend. Thanx