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    Exclamation River Mersey Sand Banks

    Must show you this from yesterday.

    I spotted something strange on the sand banks of the River Mersey yesterday morning and decided to investigate with my god-like zoom (blame Maxy for that phrase). Look what I spotted: (scroll across if the image is too big)







    What is it? It has the Liverpool 08 symbol on it.
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    Holy crap, Kev found the hippy I killed!

    I wrapped him up In Liverpool 08 towel which I caught him smoking pot on!

    I just thought It was blasphemous that he was besmirching the capital of culture name by smoking pot In It's face through It's merchandise.

    It looks like some Inflatable stress tool you punch.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kev View Post
    What is it? It has the Liverpool 08 symbol on it.
    Don't know Kev. I'll have to think about it.
    Cracking photos, by the way

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    Kev, I wonder if it's a marine air bag? Still doesn't explain the logo though. [scratches head]
    http://www.lsur.org/Equipment/Air_Bags.htm

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    It's weird init? I first though maybe a pleasure cruise or some other kind of celebration aboard a boat may have threw something over-board but it cannot be that otherwise it would be out in the sea by now.

    No doubt the Echo will run a story about it in a week or two.
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    Quote Originally Posted by scouserdave View Post
    Kev, I wonder if it's a marine air bag? Still doesn't explain the logo though. [scratches head]
    http://www.lsur.org/Equipment/Air_Bags.htm
    That would be my guess or else one of the things that they have over the side of a vessel to cushion the landing. Like they used to use old tires for on the Mersey ferry boats (maybe they still do).

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    Is it not just a buoy??


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    I think it's a buoy to show where the sand bank is on a high tide!

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    It's deffo not a buoy, I can't see the willy. How far is Roswell?
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    Quote Originally Posted by snappel View Post
    Is it not just a buoy??
    A buoy but why the 08? A bit odd in the middle of the Mersey....

    Quote Originally Posted by nuttynovas View Post
    I think it's a buoy to show where the sand bank is on a high tide!
    Alreet mate!

    Quote Originally Posted by Ged View Post
    It's deffo not a buoy, I can't see the willy. How far is Roswell?
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    Eh Chris, slightly off topic, but how do you pronounce buoy seeing as you've been in the US for quite a while. "Boy" or "Booey?"

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    They look very much like fenders and are used for keeping the ships/boats sides from contact with the dock.
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    Quote Originally Posted by nuttynovas View Post
    I think it's a buoy to show where the sand bank is on a high tide!
    You have got it correct 'Our Kid' - It should have been painted red > red, returning.

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    We just pronounce it *Boy*

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    Quote Originally Posted by scouserdave View Post
    Eh Chris, slightly off topic, but how do you pronounce buoy seeing as you've been in the US for quite a while. "Boy" or "Booey?"
    In the states.. Buoy is pronounced Boo-ie......

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