0bserver Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 Has the Douglas Harbour fog horn been upgraded? It sounds extra loud this evening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anyone Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 Not from here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finlo Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 5 minutes ago, 0bserver said: Has the Douglas Harbour fog horn been upgraded? It sounds extra loud this evening. Dunno, but they were all supposedly redundant 20 odd years ago due to modern technology yet you often hear Douglas's in the background on MR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilly Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 18 minutes ago, 0bserver said: Has the Douglas Harbour fog horn been upgraded? It sounds extra loud this evening. Yes it seems extra loud tonight, l've just taken my Labrador round the garden, he look at me with a surprise look on his face on hearing the foghorn whilst he was watering my late flowering marigolds, little monkey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoTailT Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 37 minutes ago, 0bserver said: Has the Douglas Harbour fog horn been upgraded? It sounds extra loud this evening. Sorry Mrs NoTailT's farts are particularly potent tonight. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AOR Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 Although I didn't her it recently, I know the Douglas Isle of Man foghorn surely needs tuning, and has done for decades. I realise the sound of any foghorn is intended to penetrate fog but that does not mean it has to be a highly annoying dissonnant wail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finlo Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 23 minutes ago, AOR said: Although I didn't her it recently, I know the Douglas Isle of Man foghorn surely needs tuning, and has done for decades. I realise the sound of any foghorn is intended to penetrate fog but that does not mean it has to be a highly annoying dissonnant wail. All foghorns have a unique sound for identification purposes the same goes for lighthouses flashing sequences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 I always liked the foghorn, it was oddly comforting. Not heard it for a long time, just like I haven’t smelt the hoppy air when the Falcon brewery was in full operation, or the smells of lits when the wind was in the wrong direction. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AOR Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 9 minutes ago, finlo said: All foghorns have a unique sound for identification purposes the same goes for lighthouses flashing sequences. I'm not sure to what degree that is the case, but whatever, they still need to be maintained, including 'tuning'. 5 minutes ago, Gladys said: I always liked the foghorn, it was oddly comforting. Not heard it for a long time, just like I haven’t smelt the hoppy air when the Falcon brewery was in full operation, or the smells of lits when the wind was in the wrong direction. For sure, when it was properly maintained and you were but a lass. But in the interim it has become a dissonant moaning mess. To such an extent, I suggest the wikipedia quote on this: In many cases, modern navigational aids, including GPS, have rendered large, long-range foghorns completely unnecessary, according to the International Association of Lighthouse Authorities. Wiki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Power Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 I liked the old deep, moaning foghorn, not sure when it was replaced by the higher pitched version but I still love its familiar wail. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiVibes Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 1 hour ago, Max Power said: I liked the old deep, moaning foghorn, not sure when it was replaced by the higher pitched version but I still love its familiar wail. Peters vs Wint? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Lamb Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 1 hour ago, Gladys said: I always liked the foghorn, it was oddly comforting. Not heard it for a long time, just like I haven’t smelt the hoppy air when the Falcon brewery was in full operation, or the smells of lits when the wind was in the wrong direction. Hearing the whistle of the Peel train meant it would rain; telling visitors the stench of sewage at Port Jack was ozone; soaking policement standing on point duty in the rain; watching the coopers in the yard at the brewery - a simpler time with simpler pleasures. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCallig Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 I'm sure I heard it when I was stood outside the Baltic in Foxdale tonight. That's unusual ( the fog horn, not me outside the Baltic ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finlo Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 2 minutes ago, McCallig said: I'm sure I heard it when I was stood outside the Baltic in Foxdale tonight. That's unusual ( the fog horn, not me outside the Baltic ) It was probably Cubby dropping his guts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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