Some seventy years ago, my Dad took us all to the beach at Whitley Bay. I asked my Dad what was carried in this very big pipeline laid out into the sea from amongst the dunes at the back of the beach, He looked across, then said, "Thats where they pump all the treated sewage after it goes through the works. " It was only then that I worked out why he would not let any of us three brothers do anything else but paddle in the shallowest of the waters. Nothumbrian Water has progressed a long way since then, but they still pump storm water into the sea when they get overflows!
Penseivat. As a boy, growing up in the North East, I was told that the end of the outlet pipe for sewage was a good place to find crabs and prawns. Have eaten neither since.
Some seventy years ago, my Dad took us all to the beach at Whitley Bay. I asked my Dad what was carried in this very big pipeline laid out into the sea from amongst the dunes at the back of the beach,
ReplyDeleteHe looked across, then said, "Thats where they pump all the treated sewage after it goes through the works. "
It was only then that I worked out why he would not let any of us three brothers do anything else but paddle in the shallowest of the waters.
Nothumbrian Water has progressed a long way since then, but they still pump storm water into the sea when they get overflows!
One hopes it's only that.
DeletePenseivat.
ReplyDeleteAs a boy, growing up in the North East, I was told that the end of the outlet pipe for sewage was a good place to find crabs and prawns. Have eaten neither since.