Wonderful photos, Elliott, and the more so as it is my inherited county and where I spend my time, if I am not “over La Manche”.

There are several references to the airfield being enlarged in 1939 so perhaps 1938/9 was when they were built in the run-up to the outbreak of war.

I am sitting in the middle here. There is no love lost between me and the pikeys, I assure you, but, come on guys, no one knows who did it and I agree with the Sqd/L, there is a strong tendency in the county as a whole to blame groups of people or individuals for criminal acts, where there is no shread of proof. It smacks of tabloid journalism and we forumites want none of that trash, do we?:)

Scuba diving can be very disorientating. Sometimes you can feel like you’re in the middle of a ping pong ball, with an equal amount of light (or dark) from every direction so you lose your reference to up and down. I’ve had a touch of vertigo a couple of times, where I’ve felt like I was swimming in a washing machine. All you can do is trust your bubbles. Logic says they’re going upwards. A bit like instrument flying – ignore what your senses tell you and have faith in the instruments.

Al is right – Loch Ness is an eerie place to dive. I’ve also noticed that Nessie tends to become active in the spring, just before the tourist season…

I suppose her agent’s on a cut…………….

That was a good, read, Al. I don’t dive but I can imagine what you have described and the sensations your mate experienced. Presumably the Loch has been explored by submersibles at some time or another, has it? Is the chemistry of the water incompatible with freshwater life. No fish etc?

Mmmm – more blue sky!:)

Blimey – I knew you were dry, but did not realise it was that serious. Hopefully the Autumn/Winter will be wet and help to bring levels back to where they should be. I suppose that is one of the UK’s advantages – major extremes of weather rarely occur, which is why we get so excited when they do.

Think the date is wrong – it should have read 1st April 2010.:D