The QE2, end of another era.

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Andy Edwards Posts: 1900 Joined: 14th Mar 2008 Location: UK	quotePosted at 08:42 on 12th November 2008 It seems like only yesterday that the beautiful QE2 was launched and brought into service by Cunard. I remember seeing this magnificent liner on countless occasions gracefully sailing past the Isle of Wight on her way to New York, full of excited holidaymakers. I also remember her joining the 'task force' in 1982, sailing to help in the Falklands conflict. What a pity it is then to find she will be a floating hotel in Dubai. Will we ever keep any of our treasures? Or should we keep 'selling off ' everything that we had so much pride in? Why could she not be a floating hotel in our waters, would that be so outrageous? I can't understand why our national heritage keeps dissappearing like this, can you? My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
MariaGrazia Posts: 711 Joined: 25th Mar 2008 Location: Italy	quotePosted at 09:30 on 12th November 2008 On 12th November 2008 08:42, Andy Edwards wrote I can't understand why our national heritage keeps dissappearing like this, can you? That's so true and sad, Andy. We are reckless sellers with very little self awareness left; the buyer only needs to sit down and wait for us to do all the job. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Ron Brind Posts: 19041 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England	quotePosted at 11:10 on 12th November 2008 Totally agree with both Andy and MG, we have lost anything and everything that was ever worth saving. Sadly, as you both point out, there is a whole long list of examples. Maybe warrants a new thread starting with our Gas and Electricity! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Cathy E. Posts: 8474 Joined: 15th Aug 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 11:10 on 12th November 2008 I don't understand it either Andy. You're right there is no pride or regard for the people who spent their time in making such a beautiful ship. How would they feel to know it won't be in their homeland anymore? Seems the whole world has become wasteful! And build something just to tare it down years later. Seems as though money rules everything! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
L Posts: 5656 Joined: 10th Jun 2004 Location: UK	quotePosted at 11:27 on 12th November 2008 I totally agree with everyone, and the sad thing is, when it gets to Dubai, it's going to be more or less gutted and rebuilt inside, even the funnel is to be dismantled and a glass penthouse suite put up there! As Andy said, whats wrong with us keeping it here in England and using it as a floating hotel ourselves?? That's yet another peice of our history gone down the pan! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Wolf Posts: 3423 Joined: 9th Jul 2008 Location: Australia	quotePosted at 11:35 on 12th November 2008 Same here folks Australia has sold off so many national icons I can't count them all and no-one is any better off for it. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Richard Sellers Posts: 4691 Joined: 16th Jul 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 20:36 on 12th November 2008 I agree as well,saw the news this morning,is a sad thing.Why oh why can we not keep hold of our history ? My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Stephanie Jackson Posts: 3911 Joined: 13th Apr 2008 Location: UK	quotePosted at 20:42 on 12th November 2008 My Aunt Alice and Uncle Harold (my Dad's aunt & uncle) used to go on the QE2. They were our rich relations. We picked them up from Southampton once after a QE2 cruise. They kept us waiting 3 hours and my parents were getting worried and when they came off they said they had been having food and drinks with the captain. On the way back my Mom said we should stop for food and my aunt said she was far too full! My Mom was less than impressed! It was a fabulous ship - I have a photo of it somewhere I took at that time when I was about 13. I'll have to look it out! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Stephanie Jackson Posts: 3911 Joined: 13th Apr 2008 Location: UK	quotePosted at 21:30 on 12th November 2008 I found the photo of the QE2 Andy - it's not brilliant but I'm going to scan it in and put it on the site so look out for it! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Stephanie Jackson Posts: 3911 Joined: 13th Apr 2008 Location: UK	quotePosted at 17:35 on 13th November 2008 Picture by Stephanie Jackson Here it is Andy - it's such a bad copy the other people on POE must wonder what I'm doing!!!! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions