July 5, 20233 yr 1 minute ago, Sweep said: If they did, they could be buying Government bonds at 6% and be living like kings They must be up to 8% by now?
July 5, 20233 yr 1 hour ago, Not in Crawley said: I have heard more Glasgow accents today than I have in a while, but fucking hell. No wonder folk voted to 'take back control' its like the 60s issues in America - poor working class folks blaming other poor folks for the issues befallen them. What I saw today wasn't working class - it's under that, and that really needs to be addressed as a country, and stop blaming them for the situation they are in. Amen to that. All the foreigners fault though.
July 5, 20233 yr 9 minutes ago, gonzo said: Amen to that. All the foreigners fault though. Stop the boats, I say.
July 5, 20233 yr Author 18 minutes ago, gonzo said: Amen to that. All the foreigners fault though. I couldn't wait to get back to London, but I'm naive and sheltered - unless we can sort out kids having kids because they have nothing else to do, we are buggered. The North had been left, I'd be angry, and I am, but I'm a middle class man who does ok - our country won't be OK until we realise that the North has been left to be a economic shitshow. Don't vote for any party unless they invest in the whole country- sod the South East. We are ok. Vote for your local MP who will work for you.
July 6, 20233 yr 8 hours ago, gonzo said: Amen to that. All the foreigners fault though. Scots are foreigners. Especially the ones that type in Scottish😂
July 6, 20233 yr 9 hours ago, Not in Crawley said: I couldn't wait to get back to London, but I'm naive and sheltered - unless we can sort out kids having kids because they have nothing else to do, we are buggered. The North had been left, I'd be angry, and I am, but I'm a middle class man who does ok - our country won't be OK until we realise that the North has been left to be a economic shitshow. Don't vote for any party unless they invest in the whole country- sod the South East. We are ok. Vote for your local MP who will work for you. Ive been banging the drum about Blackpool and its investment for donkeys mate. The town probably generates more cash than any other town in England. Millions upon millions flock to the place every single year, the place is booming. ...all that cash leaves the town and never comes back and the only investment the town gets is stuff to bring more people to it. The people of Blackpool get left behind to pick up the scraps. Its like a fallen Christmas tree, sparkling with life and lights on the outisde. Slowly dying within.
July 13, 20233 yr Author Lovely little travelogue https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2023/jul/13/blackpool-trams-ballroom-tower-beach-renaissance
July 13, 20233 yr 1 hour ago, Not in Crawley said: Lovely little travelogue https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2023/jul/13/blackpool-trams-ballroom-tower-beach-renaissance Didn't mention the swathes of teenage parents though
July 13, 20233 yr Author 26 minutes ago, Zico said: Didn't mention the swathes of teenage parents though I think if you're being pitched by a PR company to cover the redevelopment of Blackpool, you probably leave it out of your copy...
July 13, 20233 yr 3 hours ago, Leyther_Matt said: Dinnertime chippy near Stanley Park please @gonzo Mere Park chippy next to the Mere Park pub is the closest Id say pal. The best is The Cottage though which is probably 5 mins drive
July 13, 20233 yr Ended our at Our Wee Chippy which I hadn’t realise was literally 30 seconds drive. Got to love a chippy that does haggis. Will aim for the Cottage when I’m back with work again next month.
July 13, 20233 yr 23 minutes ago, Leyther_Matt said: Ended our at Our Wee Chippy which I hadn’t realise was literally 30 seconds drive. Got to love a chippy that does haggis. Will aim for the Cottage when I’m back with work again next month. Ah yeah forgot about that gaff. Well renowned that place. Some good pubs on whitegate drive including The Saddle which in the doomsday book!
July 13, 20233 yr 12 hours ago, Not in Crawley said: Lovely little travelogue https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2023/jul/13/blackpool-trams-ballroom-tower-beach-renaissance Smashing that.
July 13, 20233 yr 2 minutes ago, gonzo said: Smashing that. I read it and liked it but reality hits hard. Blackpool is where my dad's side of the family are from and I loved visiting nanna as a kid, she lived just off Harrowside in a quiet cul-de-sac near a park. Those were such happy days that they help when the black dog rears its ugly head, I look back to the good times to take the edge off, Blackpool is special to me. On Blackpool though, it has had such a decline it is going to take many more years of investment to properly get better which thankfully is coming. I noticed last time we went we couldn't get to the car park at Coral Island from the motorway anymore due to huge building works on a new complex near Coral Island.
July 14, 20233 yr Glad it stokes good memories pal. They're trying, Ill give them that. However they dont half waste time and money on stupid decisions. Stuff doomed to fail from the offset. Stuff you think, Im a dumbass vision technician and even I can see its just not going to work. The rejuvenation of Ceder and St John's Sq has been brilliant, as has the comedy carpet area. That daft spyglass building and other stuff not so. What they did at foxhall village and the new houses there looked brilliant when built. Now they look fucked, just poor design.
July 14, 20233 yr 36 minutes ago, gonzo said: However they dont half waste time and money on stupid decisions. Stuff doomed to fail from the offset. I was there a few weeks ago and noticed they’ve taken the traffic lights away from the promenade junction with New Boney Street outside Coral Island Amusements. What a fuck up that decision was unless they want to make crossing the road a little more difficult.
July 14, 20233 yr Author 12 hours ago, gonzo said: Smashing that. It says something that I've been up twice in the last six months because of the amount of stuff we've got going there from big musicals at the Winter Gardens to funded stuff at the Grand. I didn't realise that the WG only started putting on musicals again when the town lost out on the casino and they had to think about other ways to bring tourists in. Anyway its such a beautful space (the kitchen needs to match the surroundings though, got some noodle stuff that even I'd think was bland if I made it at home) Grand just got over 3 million over the next 4 years. Honestly, seems like there is a bit of change in the blackpool air (and its not the sweage from the sea)
July 14, 20233 yr 1 hour ago, Not in Crawley said: It says something that I've been up twice in the last six months because of the amount of stuff we've got going there from big musicals at the Winter Gardens to funded stuff at the Grand. I didn't realise that the WG only started putting on musicals again when the town lost out on the casino and they had to think about other ways to bring tourists in. Anyway its such a beautful space (the kitchen needs to match the surroundings though, got some noodle stuff that even I'd think was bland if I made it at home) Grand just got over 3 million over the next 4 years. Honestly, seems like there is a bit of change in the blackpool air (and its not the sweage from the sea) Great to read. Got the Darts boys in town this weekend, then the punks not long after that. Keep it coming 💪
July 14, 20233 yr Author 6 minutes ago, gonzo said: Great to read. Got the Darts boys in town this weekend, then the punks not long after that. Keep it coming 💪 8 minutes ago, gonzo said: Great to read. Got the Darts boys in town this weekend, then the punks not long after that. Keep it coming 💪 Just wait until we get there.... https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/people/dirty-dancing-stars-visit-blackpool-pleasure-beach-and-recreate-famous-lift-on-the-promenade-4210419
July 14, 20233 yr 27 minutes ago, Not in Crawley said: Just wait until we get there.... https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/people/dirty-dancing-stars-visit-blackpool-pleasure-beach-and-recreate-famous-lift-on-the-promenade-4210419 Wife's birthday present sorted When they onlsale?
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