Comments on: Demorestville’s Strange History (and more) https://zentastic.me/blog/2012/04/02/demorestvilles-strange-history-and-more/ I can scarcely move or draw my breath // Let me, let me freeze again to death Wed, 06 Jan 2016 03:58:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: james https://zentastic.me/blog/2012/04/02/demorestvilles-strange-history-and-more/comment-page-1/#comment-27259 james Mon, 14 Jan 2013 22:13:39 +0000 https://zentastic.me/blog/?p=12280#comment-27259 i, go
there..
alot

]]> By: james https://zentastic.me/blog/2012/04/02/demorestvilles-strange-history-and-more/comment-page-1/#comment-27258 james Mon, 14 Jan 2013 22:12:14 +0000 https://zentastic.me/blog/?p=12280#comment-27258 the big circle is for a giant satellite dish rotation road, theirs a big steel anchor in the middle. and a wheel would be on the road.

]]> By: Zevehoibe https://zentastic.me/blog/2012/04/02/demorestvilles-strange-history-and-more/comment-page-1/#comment-19330 Zevehoibe Sun, 15 Jul 2012 09:14:28 +0000 https://zentastic.me/blog/?p=12280#comment-19330 Dogs, cats, hamsters, fish, parrots – who do you prefer? Or perchance what that odd animals – snakes, crocodiles, lizards, monkeys?

]]> By: alien 1982 https://zentastic.me/blog/2012/04/02/demorestvilles-strange-history-and-more/comment-page-1/#comment-18254 alien 1982 Thu, 10 May 2012 21:49:15 +0000 https://zentastic.me/blog/?p=12280#comment-18254 I think that circle is an alien artifact.

]]> By: Shannon https://zentastic.me/blog/2012/04/02/demorestvilles-strange-history-and-more/comment-page-1/#comment-18199 Shannon Wed, 02 May 2012 20:33:08 +0000 https://zentastic.me/blog/?p=12280#comment-18199 Ah yes, that’s where they tested the Avro Arrow as well!

]]> By: Greg https://zentastic.me/blog/2012/04/02/demorestvilles-strange-history-and-more/comment-page-1/#comment-18197 Greg Tue, 01 May 2012 04:43:38 +0000 https://zentastic.me/blog/?p=12280#comment-18197 Coming to this late, but I only read your blog every few months.

That circle is the remnants of a pretty interesting part of Canadian military history.

There was an artillery school in Prince Edward County after WWII, and Point Petre was the firing range. They would fire their anti-aircraft guns over Lake Ontario. Of course, there’s not much point in firing anti-aircraft guns if you’ve got no aircraft to fire them at… which is what that circular track was for. That track (plus the big center pole) was used as a rotary launcher to fling model aircraft over Lake Ontario, which would then be shot at by training artillerymen! I remember my grandfather telling me about this, back when I was a kid.

I couldn’t find much online about the Point Petre installation, but here’s some links pointing to similar facilities in the United States and United Kingdom:

https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/952401

https://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=52436

https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/409349

https://campwellfleet.com/thercats.html

Hope you’re well, and say hi to your brother and sister-in-law for me.

]]> By: quinnnchick https://zentastic.me/blog/2012/04/02/demorestvilles-strange-history-and-more/comment-page-1/#comment-18045 quinnnchick Sat, 07 Apr 2012 00:08:38 +0000 https://zentastic.me/blog/?p=12280#comment-18045 It looks like there is the remnants of another circle above and just to the right of the obvious one.

]]> By: starbadger https://zentastic.me/blog/2012/04/02/demorestvilles-strange-history-and-more/comment-page-1/#comment-18029 starbadger Tue, 03 Apr 2012 18:53:20 +0000 https://zentastic.me/blog/?p=12280#comment-18029 ThanX for that post. I can remember when you were bigger and stronger than Devon and he was a better Chess Player. He’s probably still a strong player but what he did to his body via cross-training you did to your mind via computers is world-class awesome in both your cases. You both had great teachers, Troy Eaton for Devon; Garry Morris for you. Of course there were more.

You both worked hard – it was not a gift. May your “walk” moreso than your “talk” inspire others to be all they can be.

IT AIN’T EASY.

In closing – thanks for bringing the history lesson home.

I wonder how many people understand that you wrote unvarnished truth.

]]> By: Shannon https://zentastic.me/blog/2012/04/02/demorestvilles-strange-history-and-more/comment-page-1/#comment-18028 Shannon Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:16:18 +0000 https://zentastic.me/blog/?p=12280#comment-18028 Hahahaha oops, it’s supposed to be 1783! Thanks!

]]> By: Sean https://zentastic.me/blog/2012/04/02/demorestvilles-strange-history-and-more/comment-page-1/#comment-18026 Sean Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:00:25 +0000 https://zentastic.me/blog/?p=12280#comment-18026 You sure about that 1973 date?

]]> By: anon https://zentastic.me/blog/2012/04/02/demorestvilles-strange-history-and-more/comment-page-1/#comment-18023 anon Tue, 03 Apr 2012 09:19:11 +0000 https://zentastic.me/blog/?p=12280#comment-18023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NA2GVanzZRs

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