Mundane pictures of the North

[Throbbing Angel]

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

 

[farmerbarleymow]

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

I'm bringing a dinghy to send you out to sea.

By the way, did you manage to speak to the Midland to check if we need to book? It would be good to know if there is a dress code, as I'm a naturally scruffy git so would rather not have to wear proper trews.

 

[Shirl]

I'm bringing a dinghy to send you out to sea.

By the way, did you manage to speak to the Midland to check if we need to book? It would be good to know if there is a dress code, as I'm a naturally scruffy git so would rather not have to wear proper trews.

No, still haven't done it. I forget to do everything when I'm working. I'm off for 5 days from Thursday so I'll call them Thursday.

Remind me Thursday morning!

 

[farmerbarleymow]

No, still haven't done it. I forget to do everything when I'm working. I'm off for 5 days from Thursday so I'll call them Thursday.

Remind me Thursday morning!

Note in my diary to nag duly entered.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Note in my diary to nag duly entered.

It quite simply says 'Nag Shirl' with a reminder set for 9am on the day, so expect a nag shortly after that.

 

[Throbbing Angel]

bringing the bins back in this morning





had my head shaved 'Zero mate'





the back of St Leonards House, Lancaster

 

[Throbbing Angel]

caught the train to work this morning

Those going to Morecambe will pass through this station if they catch the connecting train from Lancaster to Morecambe

 

[badseed]

A recent trip to the boro...

Probably one for the old shit pubs thread

 

[badseed]

 

[badseed]

When you walk without ease

The pub I spent a lot of years in. Now a Weatherspoons with a stupid name.

 

[Fez909]

Wow, I've never seen that wall before badseed. Do you know what was there?

edit: in #4209 I mean

 

[badseed]

Wow, I've never seen that wall before badseed. Do you know what was there?

It's an old ship yard, then it became SLP module yard when I left it owned by oderbrecht (sp?) oil and gas. It was still goin gstrong in the 90's.
The wall is a listed building, it's on the boro side of the tranny.

 

[Fez909]

It's an old ship yard, then it became SLP module yard when I left it owned by oderbrecht (sp?) oil and gas. It was still goin gstrong in the 90's.
The wall is a listed building, it's on the boro side of the tranny.

Are you still in the UK? How did you find the boro after so long away?

You've made it look quite nice in your pics

 

[badseed]

Are you still in the UK? How did you find the boro after so long away?
You've made it look quite nice in your pics

I don't know what I was expecting, but it was ok.
Lots of little things have changed but nothing big. All the shops I remember have gone but apart from shop names and signs it's much the same as when I left it, it seemed cleaner than I remember but we had great weather when we there and that always helps.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Wow, I've never seen that wall before badseed. Do you know what was there?

edit: in #4209 I mean

It's an old ship yard, then it became SLP module yard when I left it owned by oderbrecht (sp?) oil and gas. It was still goin gstrong in the 90's.
The wall is a listed building, it's on the boro side of the tranny.

I thought I recognised that - looked familiar even though it must be 20+ years since I last saw it. Its quite a nice wall!

 

[cyberfairy]

Great pics Throbbing Angel. Morecambe is a pleasure to photograph unless you work for the tourism board- and to be fair, the view across the bay is my favourite view ever. Love the way things emerge depending on the weather like one of those 3d glasses I had as a kid- often looks strangely photoshopped.

Today in Lancaster...

 

[neonwilderness]

This sounds like a great idea

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/pol...owns-such-as-Hull-Hartlepool-and-Burnley.html

 

[farmerbarleymow]

This sounds like a great idea

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/pol...owns-such-as-Hull-Hartlepool-and-Burnley.html

Three words for that article. Fuck. Right. Off.

Oh, I forgot. Cunts.

 

[Throbbing Angel]

Great pics Throbbing Angel. Morecambe is a pleasure to photograph unless you work for the tourism board- and to be fair, the view across the bay is my favourite view ever. Love the way things emerge depending on the weather like one of those 3d glasses I had as a kid- often looks strangely photoshopped.

Today in Lancaster...

Cheers, I know what you mean, always summat worth a look in Mcmbe & Lancaster.

Where's that - the quay?

 

[Throbbing Angel]

Today I have marching around the wilds delivering Canvass materials for the Council.

sadly, after a few hours even views like these became mundae. My main train of thought was 'Why don't you lot have your houses closer together!'
#achingfeet

 

[Throbbing Angel]

 

[Throbbing Angel]

ffs

whats wrong with this bloody uploader doodad - apologies - you're just going to have to click on them


switches back to BB code editor

 

[Fez909]

This sounds like a great idea

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/pol...owns-such-as-Hull-Hartlepool-and-Burnley.html

I can't believe this is even being considered. Let's just condemn who swathes of the countryside to commuting and upheaval, and move them into the already overcrowded South East and push property prices and service use up to the limits.

 

[cyberfairy]

 

[cyberfairy]

Cheers, I know what you mean, always summat worth a look in Mcmbe & Lancaster.

Where's that - the quay?

Yes- I loved the quay before the bulldozers. But things never stay the same...

 

[cyberfairy]

Lancaster Music festival.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

I can't believe this is even being considered. Let's just condemn who swathes of the countryside to commuting and upheaval, and move them into the already overcrowded South East and push property prices and service use up to the limits.

The arguments presented in the Economist are very similar to those the Cabinet discussed 30 years ago to put Liverpool into a 'managed decline' due to the severe problems Liverpool had at the time following the Toxteth riots.

http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/dec/30/thatcher-government-liverpool-riots-1981

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-16355281

The quote from Lord Alton (MP in a Merseyside seat at the time) is interesting:

"Many people guessed that this was the impulse driving politics at the time.
"This idea of managed decline, that you can simply let one of the country's great cities slip into the River Mersey and opt for decay rather than renewal, shows an ambivalence to the north of England which still affects politics to this day."

Sadly I think he is right.

 

[longdog]

A recent trip to the boro...


Probably one for the old shit pubs thread

Plywood windows, peeling paint, empty sign hanger, a 'roof garden' chilled lagers (as opposed to hot ones presumably) and 'often copied, never equalled' fun nights.

Seems like a good candidate for a meet (bring your own firearms). The interior of the place must be worth at least two pages of mundane photos.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Plywood windows, peeling paint, empty sign hanger, a 'roof garden' chilled lagers (as opposed to hot ones presumably) and 'often copied, never equalled' fun nights.

Seems like a good candidate for a meet (bring your own firearms). The interior of the place must be worth at least two pages of mundane photos.

You go in first then. I'll wait outside to see if you survive.

 

[Throbbing Angel]

more wandering about in the wilds