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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

So big Ben is going to be silenced until 2021 for essential repairs to the clock tower.

Other than special occasions (new year and remembrance sunday) the chimes will fall silent.

Does anyone care? Or is the outrage that is springing up have some creedance?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Can't hear Benny boy from here !!

On a serious note maintenance is important for future generations

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Can't here big Ben from here

So if it's needed and in need of repair so be it ....just have to be without him/her

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm a bit far away to hear so I couldn't really care less. What astonishes me more than the supposed outrage, is the fact that this is newsworthy.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Other time pieces are available! What's more important is that for safety and heritage reasons it's maintained properly; however long that takes

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Why they not get some big speakers in and go digital bells just so as folks can still hear em till the old bells are back. Seems long feckin time to wait wiv no dangly bells a ringing

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By *hips n FursMan
over a year ago

Huddersfield

All I can say is...to all the ones who are complaining...you go up and do the work. Then after four years of listening to the bell,done moan when you've lost your hearing.

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By *orkie321bWoman
over a year ago

Nottingham

I heard this was happening quite some time ago as it was featured on our local news.

Apparently the news at ten bongs won't be a recording of big Ben, they were planning to use the bell we have in the tower of the council house in Nottingham. It's basically a slightly smaller version of big Ben called little John.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Since Boris Johnson is a useless clod let's stick him up there and get him to shout out the bongs every hour

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

On a serious note (and recognising that this should probably be in the LOLitics section) - I find it telling that Theresa May has more to say about a giant bell in the UK being silent than about a giant bell in the US not being quite so silent.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Why they not get some big speakers in and go digital bells just so as folks can still hear em till the old bells are back. Seems long feckin time to wait wiv no dangly bells a ringing"
lol, my exact sentiments, when it was on bbc news

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By *rightonCheekyMan
over a year ago

Brighton

I think they should use the original Nokia ringtone as a stand in

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By *ohnaronMan
over a year ago

london

Don't sound as if workmen will be going like the clappers!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"On a serious note (and recognising that this should probably be in the LOLitics section) - I find it telling that Theresa May has more to say about a giant bell in the UK being silent than about a giant bell in the US not being quite so silent. "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

People are really losing their shit online thinking that it is being replaced by Massive Mohammed

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I think they should use the original Nokia ringtone as a stand in "

Bit commercial mind due could be like sponsored by haha but still they should keep it with a digital bong rather than no bong at all. Big Ben silenced. The outrage

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The main reason is down to health and safety of the workers doing the restoration, think of the claims in the future of the stonemasons with tinitus!

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By *rightonCheekyMan
over a year ago

Brighton

This thread rings a bell with me.....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"The main reason is down to health and safety of the workers doing the restoration, think of the claims in the future of the stonemasons with tinitus!"

They can wear ear muffs like the ones military wear. Surely it should be a job requirement

And they just get on with the job while one hears dong (as sponsored by Nokia haha, see above post)

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By *onny MCMan
over a year ago

Crawley


"The main reason is down to health and safety of the workers doing the restoration, think of the claims in the future of the stonemasons with tinitus!"

Yeah, the Daily Mail was outraged that the bells had been stopped by "Elf & Safety". They seemed to think the culture and heritage was more important - obviously since the maintenance team who'd have to put up with the racket would be working class and therefore unimportant.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"The main reason is down to health and safety of the workers doing the restoration, think of the claims in the future of the stonemasons with tinitus!

Yeah, the Daily Mail was outraged that the bells had been stopped by "Elf & Safety". They seemed to think the culture and heritage was more important - obviously since the maintenance team who'd have to put up with the racket would be working class and therefore unimportant. "

Doh ear muffs. The stone masons no doubt will have used in past and prob still do use tools such as a disc cutter and thus I'm sure be quite fine with wearing ear muffs

I actually dont care about it either way, is far more important things in society to worry about than some dangly bells...but still think if they coming back when fixed, then the bells should carry on ringing the now...go digital...and stone masons, well pay them a premium and also make compulsory wear ear protection

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ok schmucks....!

What time does big ben say on a bottle of HP sauce ?

Tell me that saucy suckers ....!

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By *unandbuckCouple
over a year ago

Sheffield

Big_Ben silenced? Is he a forumite who's got a timeout??

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham


"The main reason is down to health and safety of the workers doing the restoration, think of the claims in the future of the stonemasons with tinitus!

Yeah, the Daily Mail was outraged that the bells had been stopped by "Elf & Safety". They seemed to think the culture and heritage was more important - obviously since the maintenance team who'd have to put up with the racket would be working class and therefore unimportant.

Doh ear muffs. The stone masons no doubt will have used in past and prob still do use tools such as a disc cutter and thus I'm sure be quite fine with wearing ear muffs

I actually dont care about it either way, is far more important things in society to worry about than some dangly bells...but still think if they coming back when fixed, then the bells should carry on ringing the now...go digital...and stone masons, well pay them a premium and also make compulsory wear ear protection "

You really think ear muffs will protect them from the amount of noise big Ben makes? If that's the case, care to put your money where your mouth is?

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

Everyone hates health and safety until they get injured or suffer work related illnesses then they bay for our blood for not doing our work. Er we did, you just thought you knew better.... How did that work out for you?!

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By *onny MCMan
over a year ago

Crawley


"The main reason is down to health and safety of the workers doing the restoration, think of the claims in the future of the stonemasons with tinitus!

Yeah, the Daily Mail was outraged that the bells had been stopped by "Elf & Safety". They seemed to think the culture and heritage was more important - obviously since the maintenance team who'd have to put up with the racket would be working class and therefore unimportant.

Doh ear muffs. The stone masons no doubt will have used in past and prob still do use tools such as a disc cutter and thus I'm sure be quite fine with wearing ear muffs

I actually dont care about it either way, is far more important things in society to worry about than some dangly bells...but still think if they coming back when fixed, then the bells should carry on ringing the now...go digital...and stone masons, well pay them a premium and also make compulsory wear ear protection "

Obviously ear protection will have been looked into but if you've got power tools, in a confined, echoing space, then the bells on top of that, would standard ear defenders be sufficient? Someone obviously thinks not.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It just needs taking down!

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham


"It just needs taking down!"

Why?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It just needs taking down!

Why? "

Out with the old in with the new!!

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham


"It just needs taking down!

Why?

Out with the old in with the new!!"

Newer isn't always better

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It just needs taking down!

Why?

Out with the old in with the new!!

Newer isn't always better "

+1

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By *ockyjohnMan
over a year ago

North West

I've heard they will be working round the clock!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I've heard they will be working round the clock! "

I was going to chime in with that one

Yeah there is a story of big Ben being called massive Muhammed doing the rounds on Facebook, it takes a special kind of stupid to Belive half the shit posted on there. It's becoming the place for people who still point at aeroplanes. And believe fairies are real.if it was a place on earth it would be a corner of the deep south where they play banjo on the porch, and haven't seen a different gene pool in 5 generations

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I've heard they will be working round the clock!

I was going to chime in with that one

Yeah there is a story of big Ben being called massive Muhammed doing the rounds on Facebook, it takes a special kind of stupid to Belive half the shit posted on there. It's becoming the place for people who still point at aeroplanes. And believe fairies are real.if it was a place on earth it would be a corner of the deep south where they play banjo on the porch, and haven't seen a different gene pool in 5 generations

"

Ffs I thought you had been silence

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I've heard they will be working round the clock!

I was going to chime in with that one

Yeah there is a story of big Ben being called massive Muhammed doing the rounds on Facebook, it takes a special kind of stupid to Belive half the shit posted on there. It's becoming the place for people who still point at aeroplanes. And believe fairies are real.if it was a place on earth it would be a corner of the deep south where they play banjo on the porch, and haven't seen a different gene pool in 5 generations

Ffs I thought you had been silence "

Missed my name....silenced

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I've heard they will be working round the clock!

I was going to chime in with that one

Yeah there is a story of big Ben being called massive Muhammed doing the rounds on Facebook, it takes a special kind of stupid to Belive half the shit posted on there. It's becoming the place for people who still point at aeroplanes. And believe fairies are real.if it was a place on earth it would be a corner of the deep south where they play banjo on the porch, and haven't seen a different gene pool in 5 generations

Ffs I thought you had been silence

Missed my name....silenced"

They don't make ball gags in my size

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I've heard they will be working round the clock!

I was going to chime in with that one

Yeah there is a story of big Ben being called massive Muhammed doing the rounds on Facebook, it takes a special kind of stupid to Belive half the shit posted on there. It's becoming the place for people who still point at aeroplanes. And believe fairies are real.if it was a place on earth it would be a corner of the deep south where they play banjo on the porch, and haven't seen a different gene pool in 5 generations

Ffs I thought you had been silence

Missed my name....silenced

They don't make ball gags in my size "

Bell gong?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I've heard they will be working round the clock!

I was going to chime in with that one

Yeah there is a story of big Ben being called massive Muhammed doing the rounds on Facebook, it takes a special kind of stupid to Belive half the shit posted on there. It's becoming the place for people who still point at aeroplanes. And believe fairies are real.if it was a place on earth it would be a corner of the deep south where they play banjo on the porch, and haven't seen a different gene pool in 5 generations

Ffs I thought you had been silence

Missed my name....silenced

They don't make ball gags in my size

Bell gong?"

Missed the emoji

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I've heard they will be working round the clock!

I was going to chime in with that one

Yeah there is a story of big Ben being called massive Muhammed doing the rounds on Facebook, it takes a special kind of stupid to Belive half the shit posted on there. It's becoming the place for people who still point at aeroplanes. And believe fairies are real.if it was a place on earth it would be a corner of the deep south where they play banjo on the porch, and haven't seen a different gene pool in 5 generations

Ffs I thought you had been silence

Missed my name....silenced

They don't make ball gags in my size

Bell gong?"

Shh not everyone knows o have an award winning penis

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By *xplorer13Man
over a year ago

glenrothes

How can it take 4 years to service a clock??? Ernest Jones did mine in a day !!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I've heard they will be working round the clock!

I was going to chime in with that one

Yeah there is a story of big Ben being called massive Muhammed doing the rounds on Facebook, it takes a special kind of stupid to Belive half the shit posted on there. It's becoming the place for people who still point at aeroplanes. And believe fairies are real.if it was a place on earth it would be a corner of the deep south where they play banjo on the porch, and haven't seen a different gene pool in 5 generations

Ffs I thought you had been silence

Missed my name....silenced

They don't make ball gags in my size

Bell gong?

Shh not everyone knows o have an award winning penis "

Aw feck that....I'm not getting into my cocks bigger then yours

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"How can it take 4 years to service a clock??? Ernest Jones did mine in a day !!!"

AAA or AA battery

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I've heard they will be working round the clock!

I was going to chime in with that one

Yeah there is a story of big Ben being called massive Muhammed doing the rounds on Facebook, it takes a special kind of stupid to Belive half the shit posted on there. It's becoming the place for people who still point at aeroplanes. And believe fairies are real.if it was a place on earth it would be a corner of the deep south where they play banjo on the porch, and haven't seen a different gene pool in 5 generations

Ffs I thought you had been silence

Missed my name....silenced

They don't make ball gags in my size

Bell gong?

Shh not everyone knows o have an award winning penis

Aw feck that....I'm not getting into my cocks bigger then yours "

It's not about the size. It's just beautiful

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I've heard they will be working round the clock!

I was going to chime in with that one

Yeah there is a story of big Ben being called massive Muhammed doing the rounds on Facebook, it takes a special kind of stupid to Belive half the shit posted on there. It's becoming the place for people who still point at aeroplanes. And believe fairies are real.if it was a place on earth it would be a corner of the deep south where they play banjo on the porch, and haven't seen a different gene pool in 5 generations

Ffs I thought you had been silence

Missed my name....silenced

They don't make ball gags in my size

Bell gong?

Shh not everyone knows o have an award winning penis

Aw feck that....I'm not getting into my cocks bigger then yours

It's not about the size. It's just beautiful "

Ah I'll agree with that....mine is too and it's the only cock I find beautiful

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I say this is the work of feminists, trying to silence the last remaining male voice in the capital.

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By *unandbuckCouple
over a year ago

Sheffield


"Since Boris Johnson is a useless clod let's stick him up there and get him to shout out the bongs every hour "

He is a bell end afterall

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"The main reason is down to health and safety of the workers doing the restoration, think of the claims in the future of the stonemasons with tinitus!

Yeah, the Daily Mail was outraged that the bells had been stopped by "Elf & Safety". They seemed to think the culture and heritage was more important - obviously since the maintenance team who'd have to put up with the racket would be working class and therefore unimportant.

Doh ear muffs. The stone masons no doubt will have used in past and prob still do use tools such as a disc cutter and thus I'm sure be quite fine with wearing ear muffs

I actually dont care about it either way, is far more important things in society to worry about than some dangly bells...but still think if they coming back when fixed, then the bells should carry on ringing the now...go digital...and stone masons, well pay them a premium and also make compulsory wear ear protection

Obviously ear protection will have been looked into but if you've got power tools, in a confined, echoing space, then the bells on top of that, would standard ear defenders be sufficient? Someone obviously thinks not."

I think first time I said about ear defenders. I said they could use military standard ones, or the ones military spec privately bought tech, that goes dead silent on loundness but can be used for communication and talking otherwise as normal.

I'm sure will be a suitable into safety levels ear muffs as big ben can't be as many (db's) as some military applications

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By *eliz NelsonMan
over a year ago

The Tantric Tea Shop


"Big_Ben silenced? Is he a forumite who's got a timeout??

"

That was my thoughts, had not seen him post on forums....good username though

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By *axandbooCouple
over a year ago

Bristol

Woah...steady on!!!!

This is the 21st century here! Paying attention to big ben means taking focus away from the important things in life like Facebook, twitter, snapchat.

In other news a hedgehog mugged my cat of his biscuits!

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By *onny MCMan
over a year ago

Crawley


"The main reason is down to health and safety of the workers doing the restoration, think of the claims in the future of the stonemasons with tinitus!

Yeah, the Daily Mail was outraged that the bells had been stopped by "Elf & Safety". They seemed to think the culture and heritage was more important - obviously since the maintenance team who'd have to put up with the racket would be working class and therefore unimportant.

Doh ear muffs. The stone masons no doubt will have used in past and prob still do use tools such as a disc cutter and thus I'm sure be quite fine with wearing ear muffs

I actually dont care about it either way, is far more important things in society to worry about than some dangly bells...but still think if they coming back when fixed, then the bells should carry on ringing the now...go digital...and stone masons, well pay them a premium and also make compulsory wear ear protection

Obviously ear protection will have been looked into but if you've got power tools, in a confined, echoing space, then the bells on top of that, would standard ear defenders be sufficient? Someone obviously thinks not.

I think first time I said about ear defenders. I said they could use military standard ones, or the ones military spec privately bought tech, that goes dead silent on loundness but can be used for communication and talking otherwise as normal.

I'm sure will be a suitable into safety levels ear muffs as big ben can't be as many (db's) as some military applications "

No idea, maybe they won't budget for that kind of kit when there's the cheaper option of just not ringing the fucking thing in the first place? Or maybe problem is more to do with the vibration than the actual noise?

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By *hips n FursMan
over a year ago

Huddersfield


"Ok schmucks....!

What time does big ben say on a bottle of HP sauce ?

Tell me that saucy suckers ....!

"

Trick question...Big Ben is the bell and not the clock.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

#Londonproblems

Some Londoners possibly struggling to understand why nobody north of Hatfield cares, much like they didn't understand why they voted Leave.

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