OT Fire on my beloved Pier

Woke up this morning to some sad news - a huge fire has devastated my
beloved Southend Pier
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/essex/4325430.stm
Latest news reports say that no-one has been hurt but that several of
the buildings have collapsed into the sea.

And the weirdest thing is that we live a mile from the seafront and
didn't hear any fire engines (we're almost directly en-route from our
local fire station to the seafront as well!)... I was also up til nearly
1am flitting around the Web, and the news was the last thing I
checked... first we knew about it was on the 7am news this morning! Paul
and I both work in an office block overlooking the pier, so may well
take camera's in today...

Whilst this doesn't come close to the weekends devastation in Pakistan,
it none-the-less is a very sad time for Southenders, as our pier is so
much of a focal point.

Suzie B
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Oh, Suzie, I'm sorry to hear about your pier. Always hate to hear landmarks
have been destroyed. Surely there is still a spot for you, or is it
completely destroyed?

Hugs,
Donna

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Woke up this morning to some sad news - a huge fire has devastated my
beloved Southend Pier
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/essex/4325430.stm
Latest news reports say that no-one has been hurt but that several of the
buildings have collapsed into the sea.

And the weirdest thing is that we live a mile from the seafront and didn't
hear any fire engines (we're almost directly en-route from our local fire
station to the seafront as well!)... I was also up til nearly 1am flitting
around the Web, and the news was the last thing I checked... first we knew
about it was on the 7am news this morning! Paul and I both work in an
office block overlooking the pier, so may well take camera's in today...

Whilst this doesn't come close to the weekends devastation in Pakistan, it
none-the-less is a very sad time for Southenders, as our pier is so much
of a focal point.

Suzie B
(may have to change my signature now!)
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"From the internet connection under the pier"
Southend, UK
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Oh, my. Read the news link after my first post. Doesn't sound so good,
does it?

Donna

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Woke up this morning to some sad news - a huge fire has devastated my
beloved Southend Pier
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/essex/4325430.stm
Latest news reports say that no-one has been hurt but that several of the
buildings have collapsed into the sea.

And the weirdest thing is that we live a mile from the seafront and didn't
hear any fire engines (we're almost directly en-route from our local fire
station to the seafront as well!)... I was also up til nearly 1am flitting
around the Web, and the news was the last thing I checked... first we knew
about it was on the 7am news this morning! Paul and I both work in an
office block overlooking the pier, so may well take camera's in today...

Whilst this doesn't come close to the weekends devastation in Pakistan, it
none-the-less is a very sad time for Southenders, as our pier is so much
of a focal point.

Suzie B
(may have to change my signature now!)
--
"From the internet connection under the pier"
Southend, UK
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Please remove NOSPAM when emailing me!
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Oh dear. Sorry to hear this Suzie - yet another pier gone.
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Suzie Beckwith writes
Woke up this morning to some sad news - a huge fire has devastated my
beloved Southend Pier
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/essex/4325430.stm
Latest news reports say that no-one has been hurt but that several of
the buildings have collapsed into the sea.

And the weirdest thing is that we live a mile from the seafront and
didn't hear any fire engines (we're almost directly en-route from our
local fire station to the seafront as well!)... I was also up til
nearly 1am flitting around the Web, and the news was the last thing I
checked... first we knew about it was on the 7am news this morning!
Paul and I both work in an office block overlooking the pier, so may
well take camera's in today...

Whilst this doesn't come close to the weekends devastation in Pakistan,
it none-the-less is a very sad time for Southenders, as our pier is so
much of a focal point.

Suzie B
(may have to change my signature now!)

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Paul & Suzie Beckwith wrote:

Woke up this morning to some sad news - a huge fire has devastated my
beloved Southend Pier
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/essex/4325430.stm
Latest news reports say that no-one has been hurt but that several of
the buildings have collapsed into the sea.

And the weirdest thing is that we live a mile from the seafront and
didn't hear any fire engines (we're almost directly en-route from our
local fire station to the seafront as well!)... I was also up til nearly
1am flitting around the Web, and the news was the last thing I
checked... first we knew about it was on the 7am news this morning! Paul
and I both work in an office block overlooking the pier, so may well
take camera's in today...

Whilst this doesn't come close to the weekends devastation in Pakistan,
it none-the-less is a very sad time for Southenders, as our pier is so
much of a focal point.

Suzie B
(may have to change my signature now!)

Oh, poor Southend! I started my teching career in Benfleet... All the
kids used to go on the pier at the weekends.

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Oh Suzie, how sad. I was able to watch the video in the news link, and that
is one big fire! I hope they catch whoever is responsible.

Karen, Queen of Squishies

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Paul & Suzie Beckwith wrote:

Woke up this morning to some sad news - a huge fire has devastated my
beloved Southend Pier
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/essex/4325430.stm
Latest news reports say that no-one has been hurt but that several of
the buildings have collapsed into the sea.

And the weirdest thing is that we live a mile from the seafront and
didn't hear any fire engines (we're almost directly en-route from our
local fire station to the seafront as well!)... I was also up til nearly
1am flitting around the Web, and the news was the last thing I
checked... first we knew about it was on the 7am news this morning! Paul
and I both work in an office block overlooking the pier, so may well
take camera's in today...

Whilst this doesn't come close to the weekends devastation in Pakistan,
it none-the-less is a very sad time for Southenders, as our pier is so
much of a focal point.

Suzie B
(may have to change my signature now!)


Oh, Suzie, how awful! I'm so sorry -- I hope it can be rebuilt quickly,
and I'm glad no one was hurt.
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Oh shoot ... that is bad news. As you say, it is not devastation,
but we all grow fond of the quaint structures and quirks of
nature that make our home towns unique. Maybe a new pier can be
constructed. I still have the Southend Pier decal on my sewing
room window ... and I will keep it there!
PAT in VA/USA

Paul & Suzie Beckwith wrote:

Woke up this morning to some sad news - a huge fire has devastated my
beloved Southend Pier
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/essex/4325430.stm
Latest news reports say that no-one has been hurt but that several of
the buildings have collapsed into the sea.

And the weirdest thing is that we live a mile from the seafront and
didn't hear any fire engines (we're almost directly en-route from our
local fire station to the seafront as well!)... I was also up til nearly
1am flitting around the Web, and the news was the last thing I
checked... first we knew about it was on the 7am news this morning! Paul
and I both work in an office block overlooking the pier, so may well
take camera's in today...

Whilst this doesn't come close to the weekends devastation in Pakistan,
it none-the-less is a very sad time for Southenders, as our pier is so
much of a focal point.

Suzie B
(may have to change my signature now!)