[News] Missing Lancashire woman

[The Clamp]

Jesus wept. From the board that bought you such threads as “what is a fire-stick?” and “why am I typing in italics ?” comes “I know how sonar works”

 

[Eric the meek]

In answer to 'why is this mystery causing so much publicity, well-
Initially poor Nicola vanished into thin air. There is no way of leaving the area without being seen. 100% she must have gone into the water.
The river was checked by police and we have to presume they would have done a very good job but we are unsure how far they searched.
Meanwhile 100's of amateur sleuths are also combing the area, including visual checks of the river and private buildings.
A pro search team take to the river claiming 'if Nicola is there, we will find her'. They didn't but we are again unaware of the distance searched.
Meanwhile it would be obvious to the sleuths that just maybe Nicola could have floated up/downstream. You can guarantee that river was searched visually (and I bet some went in) for many miles up/down from the point she disappeared.
So basically, she disappeared on the 27th Jan and was found on the 19th of Feb, 1 mile down the river.
and no one saw her in all that time.....

Think downstream. Not upstream. Things can only go upstream if the river is tidal. There is a weir in the village (downstream of where she disappeared), which is the defining point. Downstream of the weir, the river is tidal. Upstream of it, it is not tidal. So if she went into the river upstream of the weir, she would have been transported downstream. I hope this makes sense.

The location where the body was found (albeit yet to be identified) was one mile downstream.

 

[Official Old Man]

Think downstream. Not upstream. Things can only go upstream if the river is tidal. There is a weir in the village (downstream of where she disappeared), which is the defining point. Downstream of the weir, the river is tidal. Upstream of it, it is not tidal. So if she went into the river upstream of the weir, she would have been transported downstream. I hope this makes sense.

The location where the body was found (albeit yet to be identified) was one mile downstream.

How far downstream is the weir? If a short way I'd has guessed the divers and police would have used it as a marker point to stop.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Jesus wept. From the board that bought you such threads as “what is a fire-stick?” and “why am I typing in italics ?” comes “I know how sonar works”

Genuine lol

 

[Eric the meek]

A word about the role of social media in this case.

My wife is a northerner, and comes from Accrington (Stanley). But she is now an honorary southerner, in that she can see the pros and cons of 'northernism'.

Northernism has been discussed in the form of well, Burnley on here, which incidentally is not that far from Accrington.
But apart from the racism, there is another manifestation of 'northernism'. I'm going to use a broad brush here, but trust me, this is not based on blind prejudice, but actual, real-life experience, based on a half a lifetime of being married to my lovely wife. And her wider family.

There are exceptions, but in general, everyone's business is everyone else's business. Most people's lives are an open book, free to be discussed, approved of, or vilified, at will. Affairs are not secrets for long. When I first came across this cultural divide, I was absolutely mortified. The effontery! The brass neck! But that's how they operate.

So when you hear about the gossip, the rumours, the speculation etc (not the trolling of course) in the Nicola Bulley case, please exercise a little tolerance.

It's just the way they are.

 

[drew]

A word about the role of social media in this case.

My wife is a northerner, and comes from Accrington (Stanley). But she is now an honorary southerner, in that she can see the pros and cons of 'northernism'.

Northernism has been discussed in the form of well, Burnley on here, which incidentally is not that far from Accrington.
But apart from the racism, there is another manifestation of 'northernism'. I'm going to use a broad brush here, but trust me, this is not based on blind prejudice, but actual, real-life experience, based on a half a lifetime of being married to my lovely wife. And her wider family.

There are exceptions, but in general, everyone's business is everyone else's business. Most people's lives are an open book, free to be discussed, approved of, or vilified, at will. Affairs are not secrets for long. When I first came across this cultural divide, I was absolutely mortified. The effontery! The brass neck! But that's how they operate.

So when you hear about the gossip, the rumours, the speculation etc (not the trolling of course) in the Nicola Bulley case, please exercise a little tolerance.But

It's just the way they are.

Knowing someone's business is one thing, threatening to sell the story to a national newspaper is surely another?

 

[Eric the meek]

Knowing someone's business is one thing, threatening to sell the story to a national newspaper is surely another?

Absolutely.

That's a different thing entirely, and I'm not advocating tolerance of that at all.

 

[zefarelly]

Upstream, downstream, leave me a lone . . . Very sad for her, and the family.

 

[dazzer6666]

How far downstream is the weir? If a short way I'd has guessed the divers and police would have used it as a marker point to stop.

Not that far. The body has appeared a mile or more downstream of the weir.

 

[Eric the meek]

How far downstream is the weir? If a short way I'd has guessed the divers and police would have used it as a marker point to stop.

I don't know the exact location, other than it is in the village.

 

[Weststander]

Global roving reporter Kay Burley rushes from Turkey’s Kurdish earthquake zone to St Michael’s On Wyre.

 

[Lenny Rider]

Global roving reporter Kay Burley rushes from Turkey’s Kurdish earthquake zone to St Michael’s On Wyre.

Some wish she was in the river

 

[Weststander]

Some wish she was in the river

Mrs.W makes me change channels when she hears her voice.

 

[Brovion]

Jesus wept. From the board that bought you such threads as “what is a fire-stick?” and “why am I typing in italics ?” comes “I know how sonar works”

Oooh Ooooh I know! It's a match! And of course I know what sonar is. I've seen every episode of 'Stingray'.

 

[Sheebo]

My wife is a northerner

Thoughts with you mate x

 

[Eric the meek]

Thoughts with you mate x

It's been a journey of discovery. Mostly by other northerners about my wife's and my most personal and private stuff.

 

[Sheebo]

It's been a journey of discovery. Mostly by other northerners about my wife's and my most personal and private stuff.

Have to say I felt guilty when I’d wrote that as went back and read the rest of your post that was going into northern values glad you took it as it was intended! X

 

[Weststander]

I found the interference in a live investigation of Braverman in telling the police off and telling us she'd done it, and other politicians also sticking their noses in, nauseating.

Imho there was an element of grandstanding, "look at me, I'm tough". Only doing this because of huge blunders such as Couzens. Chasing the mood music and votes.

It reminded me of US police chiefs (political appointments at the ballot box) and mayors being very publically vocal during all stages of the legal process.

Stay the fck out of it.

 

[jackalbion]

A word about the role of social media in this case.

My wife is a northerner, and comes from Accrington (Stanley). But she is now an honorary southerner, in that she can see the pros and cons of 'northernism'.

Northernism has been discussed in the form of well, Burnley on here, which incidentally is not that far from Accrington.
But apart from the racism, there is another manifestation of 'northernism'. I'm going to use a broad brush here, but trust me, this is not based on blind prejudice, but actual, real-life experience, based on a half a lifetime of being married to my lovely wife. And her wider family.

There are exceptions, but in general, everyone's business is everyone else's business. Most people's lives are an open book, free to be discussed, approved of, or vilified, at will. Affairs are not secrets for long. When I first came across this cultural divide, I was absolutely mortified. The effontery! The brass neck! But that's how they operate.

So when you hear about the gossip, the rumours, the speculation etc (not the trolling of course) in the Nicola Bulley case, please exercise a little tolerance.

It's just the way they are.

Especially in small villages, a friend of mine lived in Hawes, and literally everyone knew everything about each other, when I came to visit every one seemed to know who I was straight a way, weird.

 

[KZNSeagull]

Body in river confirmed as Nicola Bulley. RIP