"The year 1080p" made me laugh way more than it should have!

@Wardsite

Ай бұрын

me to!

@RampageObidos

Ай бұрын

Snap

@GazzaJAnimal

Ай бұрын

Yeah, me too!

@AntneeUK

Ай бұрын

It was a year of high definition

@hairyairey

Ай бұрын

The year Newcastle upon Tyne was founded, apart from the p

"it must have worked, because we won" - lines like this keep me coming back!

@nitehawk86

29 күн бұрын

I find absolutely no flaws with this logic.

@2001davebowman

24 күн бұрын

I snorted embarrassingly loud at that! 😂

1080p was a high quality year. Far more defining than most

@toypaj

Ай бұрын

People were far more resolute

@brucegoatly

Ай бұрын

And definitely a Memorable Year.

@RichardWatt

Ай бұрын

I wonder what it'll be like in 4k?

@BromideBride

Ай бұрын

@@RichardWatt you probably won't know until 4090

@douglasboyle6544

29 күн бұрын

Some might even say "Highly Defining"

Love how he puts down every place he visits.

@user-sd3ik9rt6d

Ай бұрын

Dartford to sheppy, hard work to not.

@lolzlarkin3059

Ай бұрын

Easy when you just go to shit places

@YetAnotherGeorgeth

Ай бұрын

Yeah, Kent isn’t exactly the best place these days, and I don’t even live in Kent!

@01Naaman

Ай бұрын

@@lolzlarkin3059 and Chatham would have been too easy

@DustyCustard

29 күн бұрын

I don't,. It's done to death by other channels with no wit or imagination. The year 1080p is much better.

The casual avoidance of Chatham and Gillingham, probably for the best....

@dellawrence4323

18 күн бұрын

I worked as a doorman in Chatham about 15 years ago and I could not agree with you more.

You visited Gravesend and managed not to mention the Black Death or Pocahontas. Amazing.

Some nice little gems in this one; "Today, it looks likes a field, because it is", and "The year 1080p". Nice one Jon, your wit and humour makes these videos fun to watch

I like this video so I pressed the button specifically for that 👉🏻

@shootmcrunfast

Ай бұрын

If only there was a button specifically for liking comments.

@ninjathedeadguy2655

Ай бұрын

@@shootmcrunfastthere is

@fairyliquid6864

Ай бұрын

​@@ninjathedeadguy2655 No way! 😯

The Gravesend to Tilbury ferry unfortunately stopped running on 30th March 2024. A sad note to add to your excellent video.

@mdpenny42

Ай бұрын

Somehow, "Ferry Cross The Thames" doesn't have *quite* the right ring to it...

@hublanderuk

Ай бұрын

Shame he does not mention the fact the Ferry stopped running due to Thurrock Council being Broke. Then when they got the money together the Ferry owner decided they had enough so the ferry stopped. We shall see what happens in the future. But then when I had a trip on the Waverley paddle steamer from London we did stop there before going to Southend Pier.

Apparently Sheerness was the birthplace of some guy by the name of “Richard Beeching” What a Kent

@borderlands6606

Ай бұрын

A Man of complete Kent or complete and utter Kentish Man?

@barneypaws4883

Ай бұрын

See you next Tuesday people used to mutter to him as he passed

@bingbong7316

15 күн бұрын

Inbreeding is still rife.

Ahh Rochester, the city that forgot to be city. If you don’t know what I mean, in 1998 during a local government reshuffle Rochester had to appoint charter trustees to maintain its city status and they didn’t so the city status was lost. Nobody noticed until 2002 and now that status can never be reclaimed.

@Jasper-Holland

Ай бұрын

More like Nocitychester

@jonbaldwin

Ай бұрын

Well city status could be granted again, but two monarchs and seven prime ministers simply couldn't be bothered.

@iansteel5569

Ай бұрын

The council didn't forget to put the parking charges up but also forgot to fix the potholes.

@SashaGrace94

Ай бұрын

@@jonbaldwinI may be wrong but my understanding in this case is that they can’t, because there is no local government authority for Rochester in the same way as there was at the point of the first government reshuffle in the 70’s. Medway has applied to be a city and failed so far but Rochester the history city can’t do it. Tom Scott (inevitably) explains it better.

@jonbaldwin

Ай бұрын

@@SashaGrace94 The good people of Rochester could set up a parish council to sit under the Medway unitary authority. But I think you're right - unless they did that it would be the whole of Medway. :)

“Must have worked, as we won”, genius.

Interesting fact about Rochester: It used to be a city but is now just a town. As it has a cathedral. it was, by tradition, a city, but when the Kent boroughs of Rochester and Gillingham merged in 1998 to form the unitary authority of Medway separate from Kent County Council, the leaders of the council forgot to properly protect Rochester's city status and it lost it. They have been campaigning to get it back; so far without success.

@mikdavies5027

Ай бұрын

@DavidJCane. Interestingly, you managed to leave out Chatham, which is much older than both Rochester and Gillingham!!

@hairyairey

Ай бұрын

Having a cathedral doesn't make you a city (Southwark for example). It's totally up to the Monarch. But you're right it lost its city status.

@norfolkngood8960

Ай бұрын

@@hairyairey Anglo-Saxon cathedral, of North Elmham is a good example lol population of 1400 these days and ok its more a ruin than a cathedral but it did have one and up until recently was sign posted as on, they've been changed to say chapel now for some reason

@kramer26

29 күн бұрын

The incompetence of Medway Council, whether red or blue, never ceases to amaze me. Actually, I'm being facetious, I'm never surprised at their astronomic levels of incompetence.

@hairyairey

29 күн бұрын

@@norfolkngood8960 I had a look at this on the English Heritage site - it seems it was a cathedral until 1071. Or 1080p-9 to people on this site. So yes, I guess it was downgraded. Bit like poor Pluto.

I grew up in these areas. Even watching the video of you driving through Dartford and Gravesend, I was reaching to lock my imaginary car door.

6:35 - 'Get a fry up, go karting and throw up' 🤣 ☮

Brilliantly produced, written, researched, edited and delivered. What an awesome channel! You should be immensely proud

Stunning Jon 🥳 An area I was compelled to deliver the cheapest shoddy furniture in Christendom, early to mid 1980’s…….. much of the Medway towns has a veneer of shit…… although the Dickens festival in Rochester is always worthwhile…… Chatham Docks is worth a visit, there’s also a rusting Cold War Russian Submarine (following a failed attempt at a night club or venue) tied up in the Medway…….. plus the unexploded remains of the SS Richard Montgomery - some 440 feet of US Liberty Ship, grounded and sunk during the second small disagreement. It still contains some 1500 tons of exploding murder death kill stuff……. sitting in the Thames Estuary near the mouth of the River Medway. The masts can be seen from as far away as the Pier in Southend on Sea. If it were to detonate, windows and property might be destroyed in London, Canvey Island and the Isles of Sheppey and Grain could be washed away. There may also be negative effects. Do please carry on Jon, you are doing important work 🇬🇧 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

@garycollard1981

28 күн бұрын

Chatham Dockyard is indeed worth a visit, I was there yesterday. Will now be looking for pics of that Russian sub, didn't know about that.

@iancharlton678

28 күн бұрын

@@garycollard1981 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Submarine_U-475_Black_Widow 🙂

@garycollard1981

28 күн бұрын

@@iancharlton678 Cool. Thanks.

@illegalopinions4082

20 күн бұрын

"There may also be negative effects" 😂😂😂 I went to Sittingbourne and the Isle of Sheppy for work last week. Interesting to see it on the channel. It's really a little dreary over there.

@iancharlton678

20 күн бұрын

@@illegalopinions4082 …… extra fingers, webbed feet…… and the distant sound of a badly thumbed banjo 😳

the deadpan sarcastic comedy is what keeps me coming back

@AutoShenanigans

16 күн бұрын

Glad you like it :D

Interesting fact about the Kingsferry Bridge: I used to work for Southeastern Railway. The third rail power supply over the bridge does not include that part of the bridge that is lifted when a ship needs to pass through. This necessitates trains having to "coast" over that section before picking up the power again. Do trains ever fail to do that and get stuck? Oh YES!!!! 🤣🤣🤣

"Sheerness. What a treat..." Jon, your sarcasm and comic timing are spot on. I have been to Sheerness once, and once only. It appeared to be closed.

@emmajacobs5575

Ай бұрын

You were lucky, I had to go lots of times for my job 😕

As someone born in Chatham (although very nearly in Sheerness!), I wholly applaud John's putting down of the area (although Rochester IS actually quite nice).

Exploring Dartford to Sheerness by boat is even more fascinating. It really is a very interesting piece of the coast.

@soyebaswat5382

Ай бұрын

Factory factory factory, council estate factory factory warehouse...

@fatman3785

27 күн бұрын

@@soyebaswat5382 Lots of marshes and Napoleonic forts too.

@marcoose777

25 күн бұрын

@@fatman3785 and a former Royal Navy Dockyard.. The HMS Victory was built there.

You are correct that people from Gravesend don't want to go to Tilbury, but people from Tilbury want to go to Gravesend, then they have to get back again. When I was a child in the 1960s a family day out would be a visit to Coalhouse Fort followed by a trip on the Tilbury Ferry.

Your enthusiasm for your destinations this week was just oozing out of you John. Be well.

the date 1080p?! that's a resolution my brother

@SekritJay

Ай бұрын

Dude's a pro-gamer going for a high refresh rate so if he wants a cheap monitor he'd have to stick to 1080p

@user-sd3ik9rt6d

Ай бұрын

Can't wait for the year 4k

@nitehawk86

29 күн бұрын

@@SekritJay This is what we call, a pro-gamer move.

@malphadour

29 күн бұрын

Don't you think he knows that?

@ethzero

29 күн бұрын

Came to the comments to make or like it 👍

Should have gone to Queenborough. You might also have mentioned that the new Sheppey Bridge hosted the UK's worst pile-up in 2013 with 130 vehicles, but amazingly no fatalities.

@PhillipParr

Ай бұрын

I like that they've done nothing to the bridge to mitigate something like that happening again.

@grahamcook9289

Ай бұрын

@@PhillipParr They had a 50 speed limit for a while. The problem was the fog, which is not unknown for that area. Perhaps red lights to close the bridge in similar conditions?

@fatman3785

27 күн бұрын

@@PhillipParr You cant fix stupid. Weather doesn't cause a 130 car pilleup on its own.

@PhillipParr

27 күн бұрын

@@fatman3785 indeed, but you can mitigate stupid with various techniques

Ahh Dartford. I grew up there, and that's why I drank a lot. I moved away, a long way, and now I am teetotal. It wasn't just the place to blame though, it was the people too.

Nells Cafe in Gravesend, came into existence when the A2 was a dirt road 😀

Great video as always. I'm a lorry driver, I've heard other drivers complaining about driving over Thelwall on the M6 as it can be a bit hairy in bad weather. Which i don't doubt, but its not as bad as going over Dartford QE2 bridge, which in turn isn't as bad as the Sheppey bridge. Its virtually always windy going to Sheppey, but when its really bad the older bridge is a very thankful site, although I've only had to use the older bridge a couple of times. People pay alot of money at the fairgrounds for thrill seeking rides, I'm not desperate enough to get it for free!!!!

That pier is the remains of the old Gravesend pier station. The Thames Way road follows the old track alignment and uses an old railway tunnel. As you pass through you can see the arches within the tunnel for pway workers to shelter in when trains passed. The floor has been dig out to allow better clearance and the arches are half way up the walls

Well I have lived in nine places along that route. When I lived briefly in Gravesend in the late 80s the ferry was in operation. I used it to visit the fort on the north side of the river but did not see much else of note. The Kingsferry bridge was resurfaced at about the same time. They had a slight problem because the bridge would not come down again completely with all the reduced weight after the nights work. Fortunately it was low enough that they could drive loaded trucks onto to provide weight but nobody could drive on or off the island that day. Surprised that there was no mention of the ship off Sheerness left over from the second disagreement.

@jillp1840

Ай бұрын

Yes, I remember as a child taking the ferry from Gravesend over to Tilbury to visit the fort. It was a highlight of the year! 🙂

@highpath4776

28 күн бұрын

Had ancestors in Gravesend (oddly Two of similar names that appear to be distant cousins who independently moved to london then independently married the ancestors of my parents.

Spot on comment about Sittingbourne traffic, as the town expanded the local government there (KCC/Swale Borough Council) didn't bother much with infrastructure planning. Best avoided.

I was born in Dartford but left when I could just about walk so that's why it ran down hill afterwards! My Dad worked on the paper mill mills as well. So thanks for popping in there! 🤣

18 weeks of pure joy. Long may this road trip continue. 👏👏👍😀

I'm pleased that you didn't mispronounce Kent Countryside.

@stevegray5263

29 күн бұрын

Like Trevor McDonald's famous Spoonerism on News at 10 one time ;)

Love these videos. The combo of info and snark are excellent. Keep up the good work.

The disguise on the watch tower must of worked because we won😊😂 Classic auto John😊

There's one part of that journey you can't make any more - the A226 between Swanscombe and Northfleet collapsed last year at Galley Hill, when the narrow chalk ridge it was built on gave way in a landslip. It has remained closed ever since, while the water company and the council argue about whether the burst water main caused the landslip, or the landslip broke the water main, and who should pay for repairs, which would be a major engineering project.

@AutoShenanigans

15 күн бұрын

Something I learned all about on the day of filming, oops! Video on the collapsed road coming soon!

Thank you for asking. Just had an excellent Sunday lunch.

A little known fact about Sheerness. Circa 1950 an industrialist, called Wadia Murad started the Murad Car company. Sadly a number of problems, including Government intervention, apparently they wanted him to move his companies to Wales! Things halted before serious production began. One example still exists.

Since you are in that park of the UK make a trip to Ramsgate to This Museum is (not) Obsolete, I think you’ll find it is right up your street

I lived in Sheerness between the ages of 7 and 17, whereupon my parents relocated us to Bristol (from one of John's most favourite places to another!). I'm sure they did this to give us kids (I was the eldest) better job opportunities.

I’m crying 😂😂, being from Kent, this is absolutely spot on and I hope you have a few Kent videos in stock 🤣🤣 love the videos fella

@AutoShenanigans

Ай бұрын

Nice one, thanks for watching!

My childhood stamping grounds, lived on an estate built on the old RAF Gravesham with the old airport turned into Thong Lane sports centre now called Cascades, wasn't the worst place to grow up if one had a trusty Raleigh Chopper and enjoyable activities like winding up the Cobham hermit to learn brand new swear words. My late father in the 70's worked every signalbox in the area, he was quite well known in railway circles as a bit of a signally god just a shame in home circles he was a proper tit to brother and I. Still, it never got old when calling out to the girls to admire ones purple chopper :P

lol at " the year 1080p" you'll find it was actually 1080i

@GBPaddling

Ай бұрын

1440p came much later....🤩

@malphadour

29 күн бұрын

I was waiting for a roman villa built in the year H264...

Thanks Jon. You can’t polish a turd!

Rochester used to be a city for over 800 years until 1998 and is now part of the borough of Medway.

Gravesend used to have an airport to the east of the town. Opening on 1932 it was a fighter base in the Second Small Disagreement. It closed in 1956 and a council estate was built on the site.

You made one good decision in this video, and one very bad one. Leaving Dartford is a good idea, but going to Sheerness is terrible idea.

@AutoShenanigans

Ай бұрын

I do these trips so you dont have to. :D

@90vanman

Ай бұрын

@@AutoShenanigans Brilliant, great rejoinder!!!

Dartford. My birthplace, a long, long time ago. I barely recognise the place now, although I was ridiculously pleased to kind of see (as in, "Ooh, it's about there, somewhere") my childhood home (literally born at home) on the map with the roman villa. But we had a different roman villa discovered 'just up the road' which also was covered back up as it was 'insignificant' and housing built over it. Thank you for a trip down memory lane, and a shout out to my husband's cousin who runs a tea shop in Rochester!

Just always chuckle at the “small disagreement” Another great video thank you, informative and enjoyable, I love your presentation skills

You missed one the most significant sights of Sheerness, the wreck of the US Liberty Ship Richard Montgomery, still holding 1400 tonnes of bombs and the masts of which are visible from the beach. The jury is out about how safe it is and what might be done about it but one thing is agreed - if/when it goes up it will be a VERY big bang! A waterspout 3km high and 15m high tidal wave. Someone calculated it could flatten Sheerness, doing as much as £150 worth of damage, so it's not all bad.

Hello Jon How the devil are you have you had a good week and also I liked the video and used the button specifically for that

The love that went into this video 😍

Excellent - I think an updated guide book would only have one page - it would say AVOID. North Kent was never going to be beautiful (excepting little bits of Rochester) Even Dickens set some of his grimmest stories here! (love the Saab - class!)

Coincidently I flew the length of Kent yesterday to Manston and was struck by the amount of commercial and industrial sites around the area to the south of the estuary. I guess it's better than thousands of acres of dull housing as it contributes to what's left of the country's wealth.

Really funny mate thanks, Subscribed.

Back in the early 90's Sheerness was where I took the ferry to Vlissingen in the Netherlands (the Brits called it Flushing as they couldnt get their head around fliss-ing-ge). I had a GF in Sutton and working in Hamburg so it was a handy overnight crossing (only a 4 hour drive on the other side). I guess the railway may have handled any foot passengers. Sadly, no longer a ferry port. The new bridge may have just been in time to see the ferry stop.

@johnclements6614

Ай бұрын

When the ferry terminal was being built they accidentally buried a large excavator, they were pumping in sand to reclaim the beach and it was too expensive to stop. Cost a fortune to dig it out again a few months latter.

1080p hahahaha love it

The reason the guide book mentions visiting St George’s church in Gravesend, is because that is where Pocahontas is buried Jon.

Thanks Jon, safe travels.

Sheerness is, shall we say, a shadow of its former glory! I used to have to visit the docks regularly for work. I can say that there are some Georgian architectural gems on the dock site but behind security. There was a wonderful food trailer just over the bridge onto the island. Awesome bacon and egg in a salt and pepper tiger baguette! Just what you need having suffered the Dartford crossing.

i like the speed of your delivery and the interesting information you give . i am a fan .

@AutoShenanigans

Ай бұрын

Nice one, thanks for watching!

Loved it, John! Kent is a county of contrasts, there’s juxtapositions of nice towns and countryside next to utter dumps!

Should have said we could visit the City of Rochester but that doesn't exist anymore - lost city status in 1998 with local government reorganisation & them not bothering to appoint city trustees

You crack me up. Your sarcasm alone makes for great content. You could be describing a half sucked polo mint and I would be enthralled with your verbosity. Take that as the highest of praise from a Glaswegian (we are slightly sarcastic here)

Pocahontas is buried at St George's Church, Gravesend.

Never a dull moment here Jon.

Absolutely wonderful

I used to know Sheppey well, as had friends at Warden Point. Minster was quite interesting and Leysdown on Sea was a classic piece of crappy British seaside.

The unsung hero of the two little disagreements, a weird looking house structure on the Isle of Sheppy.

I've moved a few thousand cars into and out of Sheerness over the years. It's expanded a bit after the railhead was closed which is a bit odd given one train has the capacity of 25 trucks. Go back 20-25 years and pretty much all the kit that arrived in Gefco in Corby had come through Sheerness with the exception of the Pug 206 which were built in Coventry.

Beautiful bit about my home town Sittingbourne here and of course the Isle of Sheppey which like you said is a treat!!

More quality content - thanks for visiting these places so I don't have to 🙂 Keep up the great work Jon!

Love watching these videos. Keep it up mate.

Brilliant Jon thank you

I love Rochester.

Another awesome video John 👍⚓️🧲

Great ep Jon, thanks

Really enjoyed this episode.....hope you continue

That time of the week again 🎉

@millstonebarn

Ай бұрын

Sorry, I made almost exactly the same comment to you, around 6 minutes later, without looking at the previous comments. I hope that people do not judge me accordingly. I hope you've had a good week.

@FXCartel

Ай бұрын

No worries we're all allowed to agree that's wicked sweet awesome

Worth a coffee!

First recorded instance of someone visiting Gravesend and not mentioning Pocahontas, incredible scenes. And it wasn’t raining, you got lucky here 😂

The best thing about Kent is it is a short hop across the channel to civilization.

@denishoulan1491

Ай бұрын

What! Dirty old France?

@malphadour

29 күн бұрын

I think you will find it is quite a long drive to get to Manchester ;)

Always love the latest Auto Shenanigans video, I look forward to it and the history info and humor

Thanks!

Great video John, straight to the point at the beginning 🤣,love it👍👌

Always love your enthusiasm Jon 😂

"Like a block of hideous flats." Love it... 😎

Good I carn`t wait

I used to visit Sheerness in the 1950s and remember looking a the sunken ammunition ship through a telescope. Been waiting for it to blow up ever since.🤣

awesome video, love all the fun facts and jokes in thes videos

You paint a fine picture of this county. Cheers

Very Enjoyable John

Another video treat thanks

@AutoShenanigans

Ай бұрын

Nice one, thanks for watching!

Awesome Video

Hey let me show you how Glorious DOVER is. Like Jerusalem !! Seven hills and seven Vallie's. It has a crap town centre and Council. But the scenery is dramatic and beautiful. I am a proud Man of Kent :o) And DOVER XXX

Excellent video

1080p - brilliant :)

My favourite so far.