Oak island

[Humfrey]

Hi all just wondering if you get to see "The curse of oak island " in th UK?

[Bill from Lachine]

Humpfrey,

Let me know if you can view the video or not.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pq35iqVBbMg

Regards + HH

Bill

[Val Beechey]

Yes we do Humfrey. I've been following the series.
Tell you for certain, there isn't!t enough money in the world to tempt me to go done that pipe.   

Be great if they found something though.

[Landyman]

We get it on sky but it is a few episodes behind.

[probono]

I must have missed this one - is it an old series?

it's very strange whatever it was / is, but they've been digging for years and haven't found anything much yet - how can they have a series on it?

[Val Beechey]

New series probono.  2 Brothers, starting from scratch but bringing all the old info. together plus 2 old timers who've been there before.
They located the money pit, which had been lost over time. Also another pit that was dug by the side of it after the money pit flooded.  It was reported that whoever dug the 2nd pit had hit an open space at 180ft and a camera had picked up what looked like a box and possible human remains.
That's the one they've cleared out ready to send a diver down. It's in 2 sections, top part no trouble but the bottom section is only 27inches wide     Imagine trying to dive through that, scary 
Next program is  Wed 10pm on History channel.  Seems they find a Roman sword on a new dig.  Didn't think the Romans got to the Americas so it'll be interesting to see what they make of it. 
Don't know if it's on 'catch up' haven't looked.

[Chef Geoff]

I tried watching it once but only got through 15 minutes before I had to and take a shower as I felt sullied and my intelligence insulted
I think the only money involved in Oak Island is the money they make from the TV series

As for the sword Val apparently you can buy them as a souvenir ....
http://www.andywhiteanthropology.com/blog/thursday-morning-swordgate-update

[Val Beechey]

Got to admit Geoff my initial reaction was the same as yours. Only watched it a second time cause I couldn't find anything better.  I sort of got hooked after that.
Amusing how many different theories have been discussed. Quite out landish.
S'pose you didn't catch the series about the brothers searching for proof that Giants lived in the past. 

[Chef Geoff]

No I've not seen that one Val but I don't think I'll be thumbing through the Radio Times to find it

[Bill from Lachine]

Folks,

Even though I live in Canada I've always been skeptical about the Oak Island treasure....they've been chasing it for over 100 years....the tunnel system is way to complex for pirates to have made it....scratch that.

And even though the Knights Templar with all their wealth and knowledge might have be able to pull it off....pretty much all of them got whipped out courtesy of the King of France who sent his knights out to kill them so he wouldn't have to pay his outstanding debts to them.....just as a general comment that's when the bad luck Friday the 13th started because that was the date they were slaughtered.

Regards + HH

Bill

[probono]

If Oak island was so important, I'm sure TimeTeam would have got there and sorted it out in three days

Do you remember that episode where someone found a La Tene sword in Wales, but it turned out (whilst some of the artefacts were genuine), the whole thing had been set up?

I do find productions on the History Channel or Discovery Channel often insult my intelligence, although like Val I'm sometimes drawn in to the drama of the amazing claims these people make.

[Humfrey]

Hi Bill from lachine, thanks for the link I had not seen that one before. Very interesting.
I'm from your neck of the woods but live in pei now just a few hours drive away from oak island for anyone who is not familiar with Canada.  But I must say I lived in the UK for for a while and I sure do miss it there.