[graycamel]

"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" I believe is the correct name of the story. I liked that as a kid, also "Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator", though I don't remember it much. My fave was "James and the Giant Peach". I once saw a water tower in South Carolina and it reminded me of that story.

[graycamel]

Oh, I forgot to mention, the water tower in SC is shaped like a peach.

[durasell]

Yes, but it would have been confusing to call it by its real name.

Dahl was an interesting guy. He was RAF. Married Patricia Neal (sp?) and wrote a bunch of screenplays, usually adapting Ian Fleming books, i.e. chitty chitty bang, bang and You only live twice.

[over3Owithabrain]

My fave was "James and the Giant Peach". I once saw a water tower in South Carolina and it reminded me of that story.

You are no doubt referring to the "Big Peach" on I-85 in Gaffney, SC. We refer to it as the Big Ass to which it bears a striking resemblance. A few years back they modified the look a bit to try to stop the obvious comparisons.

[Chiapet]

'"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" I believe is the correct name of the story. I liked that as a kid, also "Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator", though I don't remember it much. My fave was "James and the Giant Peach"."

Did you ever read "Danny, Champion of the World?" That was one of my absolute favorite Dahl books when I was a kid.

[justt bloomin]

I know the water tower you're talking about.



I passed it and took a picture of it heading down to Atlanta last October.