Mundane pictures of the North

[farmerbarleymow]

its completely unfixable...even if you levelled it and started again itd still be a poisoned earth place where chubby brown comes from . My one overriding memory of the place..first thing thats in my head when the words mentioned is a broken white plastic vibrator lying in the street, that i saw one day when hungover . And kids on little bikes laughing at it. They were about 8 and knew what it was .

That sufficient justification to nuke it from orbit in my view, regardless of what town it may be.

But yes, your right - I always feel depressed after spending a couple of days up in Teesside as it feels like a ghost place with little future. Its sad all round.

 

[cyberfairy]

My mum is from Redcar but now is Hyacinth Bouquet in Devon. Her sister showed me the pics of her house there up for sale on Rightmove. Seriously, it looked like a footballers house, utterly grandiose, massive, spotless and blingy- all black tiles, thick carpet, mega posh kitchen, ensuites, woodburners and massive lawn- It sold for under 130 grand!

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Is that the house in Devon or Redcar? The price sounds about right for Redcar, rather than Devon.

 

[cyberfairy]

Is that the house in Devon or Redcar? The price sounds about right for Redcar, rather than Devon.

No, Redcar. I know prices are silly down South and cheaper up here but this was like a place from Hello! magazine. Still couldn't afford it though

 

[longdog]

Apropos of not very much I have to confess I totally failed to document last week's chav / bus shenanigans. By all accounts (well... the bus driver on the way home from t'pub on tuesday) a group of around forty yoots on the next estate to mine had taken it upon themselves to 'storm' on to buses threaten the drivers, intimidate the passengers and generally behave like cunts.

According to a woman in the fag shop the day after the cops borrowed a bus and when said ne'er-do-wells tried the same trick they got pepper-sprayed, bludgeoned and generally had nine different shades of shit kicked out of them before being arrested en-mass. Normally I wouldn't support police brutality but...

Any old road up...

Back to the pikkies.




Why is this prime advertising spot still vacant?




Ah! That'll be why then




Two font doors on the first floor and a plastic toad. What's not to like?

Note woman on right trying to work out what the shop sells

 

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been for a walk this morning after the school run



car park by local cinema/market

 

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Market Hall - couldn't see any festivities

 

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Skate park ramp thingy for the yoot

 

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The back of The Winter Gardens theatre, Morecambe

 

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Particularly run down pub/bar for sale

 

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Waiting for a bus near Eric

 

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The view Eric has from his plinth

 

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Quite liked the old gable end painted signage for the Palladium Cinema.
The sign says it is 'through the arcade'. The arcade and the cinema are both long gone.
1047 seats I'm told

 

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Looking down the Prom from Eric's statue.
The main point of this was 'Don't lamp posts spoil things?'

 

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Further along the Prom
Midland Hotel in background

 

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The Bay looking towards Ulverston & Barrow

 

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The Hurley Flyer

RNLI hovercraft rescue boat thingy

 

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another angle of the hovercraft

 

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Red Boat

 

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Down the Prom towards the Yacht Club offices/hut

 

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Yacht Club Race Office

 

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Again

 

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Underneath.

 

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Last one.

I call this "No Fuckin' N'owt!"

Midland in the distance again.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

I think we need some proper mundane pictures of Morecambe prom from out in the bay on the sands. Go on - go for a walk across the bay to get some pictures for us! Just make sure to take your arm bands with you in case you sink or get caught in the incoming tide.

 

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[farmerbarleymow]

Gwan. Gwan. Gwan.

I'll call the RNLI if you fail to post any pictures by a set time.

 

[longdog]

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Particularly run down pub/bar for sale

It's a good job Mrs M wasn't there, she'd be up a ladder with a tin of paint adding the apostrophes before you could stop her.

She hates that sort of thing

 

[Shirl]

Gwan. Gwan. Gwan.

I'll call the RNLI if you fail to post any pictures by a set time.

Stop sending people out to sea to get drowned, you naughty boy We can all take photos of Morecambe on our outing for afternoon tea. Then you can go out to sea to get the views you want and we'll stay on the seafront ready to shout for help if you get into trouble

 

[Casually Red]

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Last one.

I call this "No Fuckin' N'owt!"

Midland in the distance again.

caravans are the first word, HGVs the last. Translated it really means no gippos and no whores