Arndale Centre - Page 3

lancsdave · 29-05-2008, 17:26

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Originally Posted by jaysay

You have a big gob Rindi, its tri-twin Accy with both Baghdad and Kabul

The councillors of Baghdad and Kabul are going to be pretty peed off when they see what they got landed with

lindsay ormerod · 29-05-2008, 17:34

Sounds like a standard fire drill, the shutters are put down to stop more folk wandering in.

jaysay · 29-05-2008, 17:53

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Originally Posted by lancsdave

The councillors of Baghdad and Kabul are going to be pretty peed off when they see what they got landed with

They will if Graham Jones is in the party

Yolanda25 · 29-05-2008, 19:04

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Originally Posted by blazey

I am glad I wasn't there for this routine fire alarm thing. Why do the shutters shut if the fire alarms go off?

When a routine fire alarm goes off and the centre has to be evacuated the shutters have to be put down or the shop will be empty by the time we come back in, there is always a sneaky rat outhere

Yolanda25 · 29-05-2008, 19:06

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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

It was only evacuated for 10 minutes....the police were in there, but there didn't seem anything amiss.

where was the police?
never saw them

Busman747 · 29-05-2008, 19:23

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Originally Posted by Yolanda25

where was the police?
never saw them

THATS Willows secret...........At the same time that the Arndale was shutting its doors, I was telling Willow over the phone that there was a conglomeration (good word that) of uniformed police, (about 20 odd) C.I.D. Personnel, Ministry of Transport, Customs & Excise.......and an important looking middle-aged woman with ID around her neck all meeting within a mile of the town centre. Coincidence?

derekgas · 29-05-2008, 19:35

There was also a policeman at the bottom of Burnley rd directing traffic, though it did seem that the lights were stuck, that was at 5.30ish.

WillowTheWhisp · 29-05-2008, 19:50

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Originally Posted by Busman747

THATS Willows secret...........

Trust him to go and blab!

cashman · 29-05-2008, 20:01

well if thats all it was i would tell you that around 1-00 this aft all those customs n exise folk were assembled at the lay-by opposite the old english electric down by the dunk, checking the Fuel of Vans n Wagons they stopping, but my lips are sealed.

WillowTheWhisp · 29-05-2008, 20:03

Well that wasn't where they were this morning when I was told not to say where they were.

accyman · 29-05-2008, 20:08

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Originally Posted by AccyMad

Just walking through the Arndale on my way to work this morning when alarms starting ringing & they announced over the tannoy that all shoppers & staff had to evacuate the centre - outside shutters were coming down and I thought I might have to do an Indiana Jones out o'there. Anyone heard what was going on?

the truth is as follows..

for once a shop actualy opened up instead of closing down , this threw the alarm system into a frenzy which short circuited the main board causing the fail safe to over ride the system resulting in a total lock down

lancsdave · 29-05-2008, 20:22

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Originally Posted by accyman

the truth is as follows..

for once a shop actualy opened up instead of closing down , this threw the alarm system into a frenzy which short circuited the main board causing the fail safe to over ride the system resulting in a total lock down

Sounds plausible to me

mani · 29-05-2008, 20:26

at least we're not leicester

they really did have their town centre closed after a suspicious package

accyman · 29-05-2008, 20:27

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Originally Posted by mani

at least we're not leicester

they really did have their town centre closed after a suspicious package

linford christie was opening a shop i belieive

Busman747 · 29-05-2008, 20:28

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Originally Posted by cashman

well if thats all it was i would tell you that around 1-00 this aft all those customs n exise folk were assembled at the lay-by opposite the old english electric down by the dunk, checking the Fuel of Vans n Wagons they stopping, but my lips are sealed.

Thanks cashman, As I said, coincidence? Not surprised though! In Brougton, there is a garage with a large sign on the roadside offering red diesel at 69p per litre - available in 20 litre drums (In smaller print, it says not to be used on public roads) Surely that must be a temptation to the many drivers out there? Would any accyweb members be tempted to put red diesel in their cars?