(OT) A local saying: "it must be low tide in Milton Creek"; I heard this from several people over the years in the White Hart when the barmaid pulled short measure. The infamous stink of the Creek was due to the waste from Sittingbourne Mill. For many years they discharged a mixture of clay and paper waste. The former helped silt the creek up, the latter rotted. I navigated up the creek four years ago and it was only passable in a dinghy drawing 2' (at the prop) on a high tide.
