can you imagine the board meeting when the council decided to put this up? "riiiight so we've got a bit of money to spare, we thought we might help out some sick children or something......... or, we could put a giant tripod in the town centre. all in fav
I lived in Woking and very soon after this Martian appeared, I moved to NovaScotia, Canada.. Scared the Crap out of me... I just kept running.. Thought the UK would be over-run by them by now.!.!. Guess not, still just the one then, Typical Woking, half h
When they announced that this was going to be built I was quite excited. I was disappointed. I could trip it up with a broom! I thought it was going to be huge and scary. Pah!
That's great! how come, as a fairly big War of the Worlds fan (the album version anyway), i didn't know about this being built? Woking... poor effort in terms of publicising this.
I love its little anntena things. Whatever it is anyway, it's vaporized all the curbs!! Dear sweet Jesus, where does the path end and the road starts?!
As a fan of War of the Worlds, a milestone in sci-fi literature (and a rather excellent musical), I think it's quite good fun. Makes no less sense than the oversised wasp thing I saw in Watford!
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cheznoir 1108 days ago
Wo won of H.G.Wells creations in Woking, nice!
HannahRaeTaylor 1127 days ago
That woman knows no fear!
carrie_paterson 1150 days ago
Woking is the best, they even set up 'activites' in the common on the 100th year anniversary of WOTW!!! fun
stokley 1152 days ago
can you imagine the board meeting when the council decided to put this up? "riiiight so we've got a bit of money to spare, we thought we might help out some sick children or something......... or, we could put a giant tripod in the town centre. all in fav
30daysonbmx 1155 days ago
They should trap little Tom Cruise in Woking to battle the tripods - like in 'the prisoner'.
pixiefish 1158 days ago
This is outside my office - you should have popped in to say hello
XxFLETCHxX 1158 days ago
I lived in Woking and very soon after this Martian appeared, I moved to NovaScotia, Canada.. Scared the Crap out of me... I just kept running.. Thought the UK would be over-run by them by now.!.!. Guess not, still just the one then, Typical Woking, half h
BellyTricks 1158 days ago
When they announced that this was going to be built I was quite excited. I was disappointed. I could trip it up with a broom! I thought it was going to be huge and scary. Pah!
_caitlinhickey 1158 days ago
Ahhh War of The Worlds!! HAHA
adamdullenty 1159 days ago
*i didn't hear about this being built (it sounds wrong the other way)
adamdullenty 1159 days ago
That's great! how come, as a fairly big War of the Worlds fan (the album version anyway), i didn't know about this being built? Woking... poor effort in terms of publicising this.
shewokeup 1159 days ago
Yep, war of the worlds. The first tripod showed up in a park just down the road from the Ambassador's centre.
kettle1971 1159 days ago
...............scary!
HelenGuttridge 1159 days ago
It's ok, I see a jet fighter just around the corner to shoot it down.
cupkaykie 1159 days ago
Woking was the home of H.G. Wells and where he set "War of the Worlds"... And that is why this is here.
flutterbyby 1159 days ago
Hideous
SuzanneLD 1159 days ago
"War of the Worlds" - comes to my mind as well!
iamchloehughes 1159 days ago
I love its little anntena things. Whatever it is anyway, it's vaporized all the curbs!! Dear sweet Jesus, where does the path end and the road starts?!
KrazyKizza 1159 days ago
haha! And she just walks by ignoring it!
ASteveMartin 1159 days ago
As a fan of War of the Worlds, a milestone in sci-fi literature (and a rather excellent musical), I think it's quite good fun. Makes no less sense than the oversised wasp thing I saw in Watford!