Comments on: Birling Gap http://www.fearoflanding.com/british-mainland/birling-gap/ The art of not hitting the ground too hard... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:50:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Douglas Mcleod http://www.fearoflanding.com/british-mainland/birling-gap/comment-page-1/#comment-20096 Douglas Mcleod Sun, 02 Aug 2009 09:01:44 +0000 http://www.fearoflanding.com/british-mainland/birling-gap/#comment-20096 They probably moved the board to somewhere more sensible after it was shown on television a few years ago as being placed on the beach. They probably moved the board to somewhere more sensible after it was shown on television a few years ago as being placed on the beach.

]]> By: Sylvia http://www.fearoflanding.com/british-mainland/birling-gap/comment-page-1/#comment-20090 Sylvia Sun, 02 Aug 2009 00:44:31 +0000 http://www.fearoflanding.com/british-mainland/birling-gap/#comment-20090 Just thought I'd reference the fact that the site is a reference to flying for future people coming straight in via this page. Who knew that Birling Gap could be so popular? I wrote about Beachy Head in a <a href="http://www.fearoflanding.com/misc/the-south-downs/" rel="nofollow">previous post</a>. When I was there the board was definitely up top. Just thought I’d reference the fact that the site is a reference to flying for future people coming straight in via this page. Who knew that Birling Gap could be so popular?

I wrote about Beachy Head in a previous post. When I was there the board was definitely up top.

]]> By: Douglas Mcleod http://www.fearoflanding.com/british-mainland/birling-gap/comment-page-1/#comment-20046 Douglas Mcleod Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:35:31 +0000 http://www.fearoflanding.com/british-mainland/birling-gap/#comment-20046 I was googling for 'Birling gap' and found myself here. The title of your site is curiously inappropriate to the place since Beachy Head is associated with suicides - people leaping to oblivion. On the other hand I suppose that if you think you have perfected the art of 'not hitting the ground too hard' this would be a good place to find out how good you really are. Because of its draw to suicides the Samaritans placed a sign at Beachy Head with their phone number so that depressed people might ring them and hopefully be persuaded not to jump. I remember somebody pointing out at the time that the message board would have been more usefully placed on the top of the cliff rather than where they had placed it, on the beach. I was googling for ‘Birling gap’ and found myself here. The title of your site is curiously inappropriate to the place since Beachy Head is associated with suicides – people leaping to oblivion. On the other hand I suppose that if you think you have perfected the art of ‘not hitting the ground too hard’ this would be a good place to find out how good you really are. Because of its draw to suicides the Samaritans placed a sign at Beachy Head with their phone number so that depressed people might ring them and hopefully be persuaded not to jump. I remember somebody pointing out at the time that the message board would have been more usefully placed on the top of the cliff rather than where they had placed it, on the beach.

]]> By: anon http://www.fearoflanding.com/british-mainland/birling-gap/comment-page-1/#comment-11565 anon Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:59:51 +0000 http://www.fearoflanding.com/british-mainland/birling-gap/#comment-11565 whats the population there??? whats the population there???

]]> By: Dda http://www.fearoflanding.com/british-mainland/birling-gap/comment-page-1/#comment-6958 Dda Mon, 11 Aug 2008 01:41:49 +0000 http://www.fearoflanding.com/british-mainland/birling-gap/#comment-6958 Memories......... I used to live there in the late 79s. About 2 months trying to learn English... I remember it was pretty isolated.... for this purpose... Hopefully I'll go back one day, beating the edge.... Memories………
I used to live there in the late 79s.
About 2 months trying to learn English…
I remember it was pretty isolated…. for this purpose…
Hopefully I’ll go back one day, beating the edge….

]]> By: sex http://www.fearoflanding.com/british-mainland/birling-gap/comment-page-1/#comment-5696 sex Sun, 16 Mar 2008 23:36:12 +0000 http://www.fearoflanding.com/british-mainland/birling-gap/#comment-5696 I recently spent the weekend in a leaky hotel with some friends with a snowstorm sweeping across the town--at 10000 feet. The landscape and skies were bleak, but I loved the weekend and the hotel. I recently spent the weekend in a leaky hotel with some friends with a snowstorm sweeping across the town–at 10000 feet. The landscape and skies were bleak, but I loved the weekend and the hotel.

]]> By: sylvia http://www.fearoflanding.com/british-mainland/birling-gap/comment-page-1/#comment-5691 sylvia Sun, 16 Mar 2008 17:36:04 +0000 http://www.fearoflanding.com/british-mainland/birling-gap/#comment-5691 Actually, it's very cold and dreary. Still a great place though! Actually, it’s very cold and dreary. Still a great place though!

]]> By: sex http://www.fearoflanding.com/british-mainland/birling-gap/comment-page-1/#comment-5659 sex Fri, 14 Mar 2008 23:43:39 +0000 http://www.fearoflanding.com/british-mainland/birling-gap/#comment-5659 "If ever I had to meet a stranger with only a moment to judge his character, I would arrange that meeting at the Thatched Bar to watch his reaction to Birling Gap." Intriguing thought! It looks beautiful! “If ever I had to meet a stranger with only a moment to judge his character, I would arrange that meeting at the Thatched Bar to watch his reaction to Birling Gap.”

Intriguing thought! It looks beautiful!

]]> By: Mom http://www.fearoflanding.com/british-mainland/birling-gap/comment-page-1/#comment-5650 Mom Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:33:56 +0000 http://www.fearoflanding.com/british-mainland/birling-gap/#comment-5650 Ah, so that raisses a philosophica question. Is character fixed? So you may think of your Mom, for example, as reacting a certain way since we assume you know her character, but then it turns out that her reaction is really different - and won't that be fun. It looks beautiful, and I can't wait to go there - it will be great to get some real weather and some rough terrain! thanks Mom Ah, so that raisses a philosophica question. Is character fixed? So you may think of your Mom, for example, as reacting a certain way since we assume you know her character, but then it turns out that her reaction is really different – and won’t that be fun.

It looks beautiful, and I can’t wait to go there – it will be great to get some real weather and some rough terrain!

thanks

Mom

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