Brush off at Southampton

[rosscogswell]

I was on the FlyBe Glasgow to Southampton flight last night which was doing very well with a strong tailwind. Sadly, for SWMBO in the shart stay carpark, we ended up being vectored all around the Solent. The reason? Two foxes playing on the runway!
I recall back at Hawarden we used to regularly see hares on the runway who seemed to enjoy sunning themselves rather than sit in the damp grass.

[Prop Jockey]

Could be worse - we've had to retrieve OAPs from runway at Denham that had escaped from the retirement home next to the airfield

Cheers

Rich

[DelP]

Cracking Rich

I've just had visions of folks lured away from the runway with tea and Battenburg cake....

Derek

[Prop Jockey]

LOL - I think its the only airfield in the UK that has Tartan Shopping Trolleys in the NOTAMS.

Cheers

Rich

[Garry Russell]

Many Years ago our airport was closed for a while because some wallabys escaped from the zoo and were out on the runway making a series of short hops

I never forget the sight of the firemen trying to catch them

[TobyV]

Ross,

Its probably because of the Itchen Valley Country Park next to the airfield. I used to go for walks in there and the old ramp across the long disused Itchen navigation to a farm house that used to stand in the trees at the edge of the airfield was still there, so I think it was possible to get into the airfield from the country park... certainly if you are "fox sized"

[Tomliner]

Rich wrote

Could be worse - we've had to retrieve OAPs from runway at Denham that had escaped from the retirement home next to the airfield

Any vacancies there? EricT

[Prop Jockey]

They're trying to break out and you want to get in Eric ? I believe vacancies do come up though - and if you meet an ocatagenarian dressed as a French farmer with soil on his clothes then you know where he's come from !

Cheers

Rich