My favourite time down there when the seas rough, so refreshing. Hopefully coming down in September. I'm off to do a 12 hour shift driving a coach around London so your video has put me in a positive mood for the rest of the day. Thanks for sharing. 👍😀
Fantastic camera and editing skills Al! Was that Mo I could hear in the background barking? They have forecast some sunny days, down our part of the world for a few days! Great film! TFS and have a great weekend! 👍💖
No. Idiocy like this hasn't been done since the French built the Maginot line. Leaving a gap not covering attack thru Ardenau Forrest, over the Meuse River and thru Sedan. This is even worse. A shoddy, ordinary hours understaffed go slow job. Whether there is any point given the obvious changing tide and underwater sentiment combined witj industrial and climate change I doubt. Why the hell didn't Cameron or Blair earlier reopen the withered arm one of those numerous closed but still existing rail corridors.Alower routes you say.Actually the Royal Navy isn't a third of the size in the 1960s or 1970s so obviously the rail traffic is much less today particularly for the high payment booze and business trains Don't have that or the Devon Bell and Atlantic coast express anymore .No. More case a realistic route should have been reopened a decade ago. OMG. And as Brian Wilson said , God only Knows.
Looks no better to be honest, no more effcient. I have seen the sea much higher and rougher.The only difference is the new concrete is considerably uglier and has pretty much ruined the Victorian charm of Dawlish seafront, especially the beach.
Should be 100 ft of rock armour all along the length of that wall , sea shouldn’t be anywhere close , interLocking concrete if rock is too expensive , can’t believe they’ve let the wall tested like this after all the money, disruption and planning involved
i think they have made a mistake there. The curve at the top of wall is to SMALL I assume this is not high tide either you have to film this more often. See how long it will last when winter comes. Nice subject
Oh Good! Another armchair expert who knows nothing about how these things work. No matter what you do, there will always be spray blowing over in high seas. The engineering on this project is superb, as it should be, with them having employed some of the world's most experienced tidal engineers. If you think you can do better, go ahead!!
@@theCybershot123 I have not worked with any models, because I am not and don't pretend to be an expert, which is exactly why I trust those who know rather than listen to Armchair experts who don't know anything, but think they do.
@@sgthree Why sneer at an honest observation? He is smply judging what he sees, and it looks as if this wall is an embarrassing failure. I see no evidence that the engineering is superb. That's just wishful thinking.
On tv they said these walls are high enough to remain effective for the next 100 years. I think that’s being very optimistic.
Probably is.
My favourite time down there when the seas rough, so refreshing. Hopefully coming down in September. I'm off to do a 12 hour shift driving a coach around London so your video has put me in a positive mood for the rest of the day. Thanks for sharing. 👍😀
Sounds great!
...If we could harvest that energy....
Yes it is all there.
Nature will always win the day 🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊💪💪💪💪
You are right there Paul.
this has been built very well. if mantained properly it could last hundreds of years.
Fantastic camera and editing skills Al! Was that Mo I could hear in the background barking? They have forecast some sunny days, down our part of the world for a few days! Great film! TFS and have a great weekend! 👍💖
Yes it was, she got a bit wet too. Ha ha. All the best Hazel.
The terrifying power of those waves1
Mother nature at work.
Are you becoming a roving reporter - excellent coverage !
Ha ha my next job.
If the wall was built by the council it will not last long 🤣
Luckily British rail.
Network Rail is the customer, Bam Nuttall is the contractor.
Very hypnotic to look at well done on the camera work,good place to put some turbines for electrics and get that power out of the waves👍👍👍👍☘️☘️☘️☘️
Yes, absolutely
Great footage Al 👍
Thanks 👍 Cheers PB.
A very good Saturday morning to you sir and your family
Thanks, you too!
I love this, did you get a soaking?
Sure did Alison.
Not many swimmers today then 🏊♀🏊♀🤣🤣
No all wimps. Ha ha.
Get your shorts on and the surf board out Al 🏄♂️🏄♂️🏄♂️🏄♂️🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊
Ha ha very good Paul.
We defo need a pressure reducing valve on that incoming mains.
Ha ha yes.
Superb engineering.
Sure is Mick.
No. Idiocy like this hasn't been done since the French built the Maginot line. Leaving a gap not covering attack thru Ardenau Forrest, over the Meuse River and thru Sedan.
This is even worse. A shoddy, ordinary hours understaffed go slow job.
Whether there is any point given the obvious changing tide and underwater sentiment combined witj industrial and climate change I doubt.
Why the hell didn't Cameron or Blair earlier reopen the withered arm one of those numerous closed but still existing rail corridors.Alower routes you say.Actually the Royal Navy isn't a third of the size in the 1960s or 1970s so obviously the rail traffic is much less today particularly for the high payment booze and business trains Don't have that or the Devon Bell and Atlantic coast express anymore .No. More case a realistic route should have been reopened a decade ago. OMG. And as Brian Wilson said , God only Knows.
@@frederickmiles327 sounds like you're having a bad day.
That’s crazy I could not live so close to the sea there! How long will those walls hold that raging ocean back?
Time will tell.
For decades if not centuries.
When was this taken
this morning
Wow!
Thanks.
It looks like the waves are dancing .... Why is the sea brown? What causes such a color?
No idea.
The sand of the beach will be being mixed up in the water by all the turbulence.
Looks no better to be honest, no more effcient. I have seen the sea much higher and rougher.The only difference is the new concrete is considerably uglier and has pretty much ruined the Victorian charm of Dawlish seafront, especially the beach.
Yes it is a shame.
Should be 100 ft of rock armour all along the length of that wall , sea shouldn’t be anywhere close , interLocking concrete if rock is too expensive , can’t believe they’ve let the wall tested like this after all the money, disruption and planning involved
Fingers crossed it holds.
Wow, that is incredible. I take Dawlish is in Wales?
Devon, south coast. The main Paddington to Penzance line runs right behind that wall
Thanks.
Something about a rough sea ! Is that a sewer pipe that extends out, if so, is raw sewage discharged into the sea, can anyone tell me ?
Sorry I dont know mike.
i think they have made a mistake there. The curve at the top of wall is to SMALL I assume this is not high tide either you have to film this more often. See how long it will last when winter comes. Nice subject
Thanks might be worth a shot.
Oh Good! Another armchair expert who knows nothing about how these things work. No matter what you do, there will always be spray blowing over in high seas. The engineering on this project is superb, as it should be, with them having employed some of the world's most experienced tidal engineers.
If you think you can do better, go ahead!!
@@sgthree Time will tell wait till winter storms arrive what scale model have you worked on lately
@@theCybershot123 I have not worked with any models, because I am not and don't pretend to be an expert, which is exactly why I trust those who know rather than listen to Armchair experts who don't know anything, but think they do.
@@sgthree Why sneer at an honest observation? He is smply judging what he sees, and it looks as if this wall is an embarrassing failure. I see no evidence that the engineering is superb. That's just wishful thinking.
When was this taken
This morning.