That's nothing, go up the hill to High Meadow and you'll pass by the fuckers sitting in the grass by the path jacking up.
@katiemixednuts18173 жыл бұрын
Very interesting
@johnlatter3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Katie!
@katiemixednuts18173 жыл бұрын
Nice clear picture water looks clean
@johnlatter3 жыл бұрын
I'm quite impressed with the footage too, Katie. I did apply a coarse "auto contrast" function to it in a freeware video editor, and except for one brief section, the results were even better. However, correcting that one section would have required learning fine-tuning skills that I don't have the time to do just now. In the end, I left the footage exactly as it came out of the camera - I prefer being rough and ready rather than trying to be "professional", anyway. The river is surprisingly free of litter and that's probably due to the volunteer group who periodically clean this and other stretches of the river Dour.
@blancsteve48193 жыл бұрын
Are you going to try it in the sea JL ?
@johnlatter3 жыл бұрын
Definitely, Steve - but maybe not for a month or two yet... 🙂
@johnlatter3 жыл бұрын
Spoiler alert: no bodies weighed down with bricks, hoards of sunken treasure, or any other kind of goodies were found in the making of this videographic masterpiece 🙂
@Ben-db5re3 жыл бұрын
How often do the police respond to your anti social complaints?
@johnlatter3 жыл бұрын
Adding your comment to this particular video is only going to confuse the few visitors that I get, Ben, so I'll be removing it after giving you the chance to add it to one of the more appropriate "anti-social behaviour videos". OK? :)
@johnlatter3 жыл бұрын
A related March 2021 video: "Attempted Break-In, Robsons Yard Flats, Dover, Kent, UK" kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpDNlaein7ydhZo
@johnlatter3 жыл бұрын
A related March 2021 video: "Attempted Break-In, Robsons Yard Flats, Dover, Kent, UK" kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpDNlaein7ydhZo
@johnlatter3 жыл бұрын
A related March 2021 video: "Attempted Break-In, Robsons Yard Flats, Dover, Kent, UK" kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpDNlaein7ydhZo
@johnlatter3 жыл бұрын
A related February 2021 video of Robsons Yard: "Psychology of a Cannabis Party, Dover, Kent, UK" kzbin.info/www/bejne/jajSgIOij51gm5Y
@johnlatter3 жыл бұрын
A related February 2021 video of Robsons Yard: "Psychology of a Cannabis Party, Dover, Kent, UK" kzbin.info/www/bejne/jajSgIOij51gm5Y
@johnlatter3 жыл бұрын
A related February 2021 video of Robsons Yard: "Psychology of a Cannabis Party, Dover, Kent, UK" kzbin.info/www/bejne/jajSgIOij51gm5Y
@johnlatter3 жыл бұрын
An attempt to break-in to one of the Robsons Yard Flats was made on Friday, 6th of March 2021: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpDNlaein7ydhZo
@johnlatter3 жыл бұрын
In the video I said, "There is more to this than meets the eye", a statement expanded upon in the video's KZbin description and one that will be examined even further in a comment subsequent to this one. This quote from the American National Institute of Drug Abuse is typical of what I found during a quick search on Google: "Several studies have linked marijuana use to increased risk for psychiatric disorders, including psychosis (schizophrenia), depression, anxiety, and substance use disorders, but whether and to what extent it actually causes these conditions is not always easy to determine." My perception is different: teenagers with pre-existing psychological conditions are inclined to try anything that may help them cope with the ongoing existence of those conditions. If a teenager who starts smoking cannabis for this reason continues to be subjected to ongoing psychological pressure, is subjected to inescapable new ones, or a psychologically significant event occurs in their life, then it may no longer be enough to maintain the internal balance between mind and psychological history - hence the "increased risk for psychiatric disorders". Consequently, even if cannabis were legalized or smoked in a more efficient manner, I believe the teenagers mentioned in the video would still choose to sit in an open stairwell at 2.40 in the morning and in sub-zero temperatures. Smoking cannabis cannot cause "psychiatric disorders" but it appears it can help keep at bay any acquired (perhaps I should say, inflicted) potential for developing them. The knowledge exists on how to give such people the tools necessary for psychological "self-repair" but it is not yet, and there are good reasons why it may never be, available in the public domain. As an example of what can be achieved, consider an abuse victim called Karen, who without intervention would have spent the rest of her life in hospital as a human vegetable, given at: dover.evopsychology.com/2009/06/biggin-street-incident-straw-that-broke.html
@cyberash30003 жыл бұрын
you wouldn't have this problem if they just legalised it
@blancsteve48193 жыл бұрын
Tell them to vaporize it John. It makes less mess and does not smell so loudly.
@lordsame33653 жыл бұрын
hi
@johnlatter3 жыл бұрын
Hi
@WaisaBoy4 жыл бұрын
Nice1
@johnlatter4 жыл бұрын
Thank you :)
@JacksinUk4 жыл бұрын
Have you seen my channel yet
@johnlatter4 жыл бұрын
Yes, I have Jackie. Haven't watched many though (there aren't enough hours in the day) but you certainly get out and about - good for you :) (PS Say hello to Robert for me!)
@JacksinUk4 жыл бұрын
I've just said hello to Rob for you😁
@johnlatter4 жыл бұрын
@@JacksinUk Thank you :)
@JacksinUk4 жыл бұрын
Did you hear Western Heights got set on fire I don't know where thoe need to go up there some point and have a look
@johnlatter4 жыл бұрын
@@JacksinUk No, I haven't heard that, Jackie, but because of the lockdown there are only a limited number of ways that I would hear of such news. On the other hand, I would have thought it would be a bit too damp for a confragation of any consequence - it's probably been decades since I've seen any kind of hill fire of note.
@brianartillery4 жыл бұрын
Good to see you back again!
@johnlatter4 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Brian :)
@oldshep26954 жыл бұрын
used to walk over that every day to get to school. The old st marys in dover..
@johnlatter4 жыл бұрын
Hi Shep, There's a Facebook group for ex-members of St Mary's in Queen Street, if you're interested: facebook.com/groups/stmarysdover/
@queenieedwards4 жыл бұрын
When I reported chronic, daily/nightly noise and other neighbour nuisance to Southern Housing Group, they treated myself and my elderly mother who lived with me as the problem, not the residents causing the anti-social behaviour. It was one hell of a battle for me, trying to get Southern Housing Group to comply with their statutory obligations as Landlords. In the end, they moved the nuisance tenants to another property, but in doing this, merely transferred the problem on to another unsuspecting, innocent set of neighbours! Southern Housing Group's failure to act promptly in dealing with the nuisance neighbours and their poor attitude towards myself and my mother, gave us both chronic health problems from which we still have to deal with. At least we have better neighbours now, but that is more by luck than through Southern Housing Group's efforts.
@limbokillah13974 жыл бұрын
John, did you report them to your local authority/cancel? If so did they do anything about it?
@redsinsaneurbex76915 жыл бұрын
Happy 10 years John! These videos introduced me to the place and it's good to see it before it's graffiti apocalypse and the magazine that is so overgrown that I can't find it. I hope everything's good, Harold
@Mainer2075 жыл бұрын
I have the same wind chime and in Maine USA we have a 3 sided pyramid like bell called a buoy bell and I have 17 wind chimes and 9 buoy bells a total of 26 clanging things around the house but thank god I live on the side of a mountain with my closest neighbors are a mile away, hopefully they won't rip em down!!!
@thegentlemanjay7 жыл бұрын
That sounds so loud that it actually sounds like it’s in your own home and not down stairs
@blancsteve48197 жыл бұрын
Nearly 8 years ago now. Those stinging nettles will be triffids by now.
@redsinsaneurbex76917 жыл бұрын
It's a lovely place to visit, even now when you have to climb up a wall and through a window. It's a hidden treasure chest that has sadly been vandelised over the years
@si41067 жыл бұрын
Stupid things should be banned. I got some next to me. Drives me up the wall.
@4981ish7 жыл бұрын
Wind chimes suck, they are intrusive, not pretty, not melodious. They are intrusive and in the middle of the night they are like an alarm clock going off at one, two, three o'clock in the morning. They rob you of sleep. They suck! there are 11 outside of my window, I have lost years of sleep and am told there is nothing that can be done.
@brianartillery7 жыл бұрын
What a beautifully serene spot. I've looked at your photo of that vault, and I found it quite troubling. I wonder if any of the other vaults suffered interference like this? The lack of any real damage, other than the broken bier, made me think that possibly, only possibly, that it might have been 'Resurrection' Men.
@Muscles_McGee8 жыл бұрын
John Latter in Robsons Yard with a croquet mallet... > : ) No one would've blamed you.
@brianartillery8 жыл бұрын
Great videos! You know the area like the back of your hand. I'm also envious that you had these astonishing constructions as your childhood playground. Being able to play in somewhere like the Caponier must have been mind blowing. Thanks for sharing.
@johnlatter8 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your comment, Brian. With hindsight I can see how fortunate my generation - and the ones either side - were in having access to these fortifications. If computer games and the internet had been available when we were children then, after the initial interest had worn off, I am sure that we would have chosen a day in the tunnels over a day in front of a computer screen every time!
@Exoamylase8 жыл бұрын
Can you still access the tunnels? Im thinking of going to have a look soon.
@johnlatter8 жыл бұрын
The tunnels were closed when I went up there 2-3 weeks ago, Phatlip.
@johnlatter8 жыл бұрын
Just had an email message from you, part of which reads: "...After doing a bit of research i found that they've just had an open day..." The open day refers to the Drop Redoubt, the tunnels in my videos are of the North Centre Bastion. This is a satellite view of the Drop Redoubt: www.panoramio.com/photo/1554179 And this is a satellite view of the North Centre Bastion: www.panoramio.com/photo/1596190 Hope this helps clear up any confusion :)
@blancsteve48198 жыл бұрын
Are you hoping for snow this year Mr L ?
@johnlatter8 жыл бұрын
Yes I am, Stephen! I have a GoPro Hero 4 camera now that I can stick on a headband and forget about while keeping my hands warm in my pockets. That's the theory, anyway... :)
@blancsteve48198 жыл бұрын
You might try mounting that camera on a large St Bernard dog. Of course, you might have to remove the medical equipment hanging on the hounds collar first. Seriously, hand held gimbals make those pan shots nicer. Saw a review of on on the "techmoan" youtube channel. If you hate being panned for poor panning then Robert is your mothers brother. Thanks for documenting the heights. They say Star was was originally a japanese film called the "hidden fotress". I must watch it some day, when I have nothing more interesting to watch.
@johnlatter8 жыл бұрын
I do have a basic Opteka X-grip stabilizer that would be suitable for mounting the GoPro on but I'm bike- or foot-powered rather than car so it's a bit awkward to carry when climbing & stuff - I'll just have so see what conditions are like on the day. Another reason for wanting snow is because last year (when we didn't have any) I purchased a supa-dupa go-faster adjustable snow shovel that had been reduced in price from £8 to £2. If we don't get any snow soon then the shovel is going to last longer than I am!
@blancsteve48198 жыл бұрын
Go on.....you know you want to. : )
@rachelobbard67958 жыл бұрын
Great work.... just seen pretty much all of your Dover footage. It's apparent that your knowledge of Dover stems far. How did you gather such information about such locations? Keep up the good work 😀
@alfredhitchcock10418 жыл бұрын
Pour bacon grease out your window in the dead of night. It will attract outdoor varmints. Report them for rats.
@johnlatter8 жыл бұрын
+Alfred Hitchcock Very inventive, Alfred :)
@suzanne4489 жыл бұрын
Poke their eyeballs out with their chimes.
@suzanne4489 жыл бұрын
WInd chimes are a global problem. They should be outlawed. I feel your pain.
@TimRyeland9 жыл бұрын
Thank you John. Wonderful to get to see the place where my Gates ancestors were buried. I'm in Canada so this is the next best thing to visiting in person. Keep up the good work!
@johnlatter9 жыл бұрын
+Tim Ryeland You're welcome, Tim. If I see any memorials to the Gates family, I'll let you know.
@14blanche19 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your video. I spent a few hours looking for my Ancestors who are buried there. Do you have any knowledge of names on the grave stones. I am looking for Broomfield adults and babies
@johnlatter9 жыл бұрын
+marianne jacques If I find any graves with the name Broomfield on them then I'll come back here and let you know.
@uppanadam749 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your narration!! Too often I find that ppl put music on their clips!! And I just don't like that!! Narration means you learn something!!
@johnlatter9 жыл бұрын
+uppanadam74 I quite agree, Adam! Thank you :)
@benjhogbenpage25789 жыл бұрын
great i will be looking forward to it in Mean Time maybe you could check out me my uncle and grandads channel its called J.B.D Hobbies and interests thanks
@benjhogbenpage25789 жыл бұрын
are you doing more war tunnel videos?
@johnlatter9 жыл бұрын
+Benj Hogben Page Thank you for your comment, Benj. I shall be making a number of local history videos in the near future including some of tunnels (providing they're still accessible, of course).
@licksnkicks9 жыл бұрын
Omgosh! This is absolutely gorgeous! I can see how it was modeled like Highgate! The Victorians even in death were full of pomp and circumstance. I love the serenity of this cemetery. I am sure the majority of headstones were hand carved with labor intensive tools of the era! I am a taphophile or lover of cemeteries and headstones. The headstones reveal so much about the previous generations. I love the investigative work of finding facts out about cemeteries around me and the people that were buried there! An extremely interesting video. It would be wonderful if you could go back and do some vids of individual headstones. I would love to see what they say. And the dates too! The decorative aspect of the headstones is very beautiful. It just adds a certain ambience to the scenery. Really amazing! Thanks so much for sharing this! Loved it!
@agnusrobinson86949 жыл бұрын
Just watched another of your videos good stuff the pill box was at the top of our garden it used to be our den,always smelled a bit.When I left Dover in 1958 I put all my film star cuttings in there as I couldn't take them all with me.I noted that the house next door to ours is still there it used to be called Beech-croft I used to b babysit for the tenants all those years ago. Many thanks, your a star Agnes Robinson
@standook9 жыл бұрын
I can't believe I walked across those beams.
@seanthomson93019 жыл бұрын
Thanks John that was some crazy place when we were kids we used to travel by train with our bikes from Herne Bay I dont think we ever left a tunnel unturned we had a rule that we were not aloud torches candles only it was brilliant,
@tonyciantar64179 жыл бұрын
people can be so selfish.
@IKS-Exploration10 жыл бұрын
nice video John! I think you should make more when you get some free time :)
@johnlatter10 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Ian :) I am planning on making some more videos but haven't gotten around to it yet!
@IKS-Exploration10 жыл бұрын
oright cool, will be looking forward to them :)
@IKS-Exploration9 жыл бұрын
John Latter new document on the north entrances, is done, i want to do a document on the grand shaft barracks if your up for it?
@johnlatter9 жыл бұрын
IKS Production Team I noticed your post on Facebook about the North Entrance, Ian, but haven't gotten around to looking at it yet. 'Fraid I haven't the time at the moment for any new ventures - maybe when its warmer!
@IKS-Exploration9 жыл бұрын
John Latter sounds good mate, i want to do a video about the Grand Shaft Barracks. That will be next year though i think, as im doing Dover Castle videos soon :)