WHERE IS THAT???? e2a im guessing it's going to be somewhere near where we saw the sofa in the aire at the weekend
(don't tell me right now if you don't want me to come and stage a beach invasion
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Fez909
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WHERE IS THAT???? e2a im guessing it's going to be somewhere near where we saw the sofa in the aire at the weekend
(don't tell me right now if you don't want me to come and stage a beach invasion
You know, I was very close to calling you to see if you fancied it! I would've wanted beer/bbq/swim stuff to stay any longer though.
Just got back now. Knackered. Cycling in this heat is insane. I was planning on going to Skipton but only got to Horsforth, d'oh!
The 'beach' is a bit further up from the sofa, near the forge and the Abbey Inn.
It's a nice spot
looks lovely. i'm well acquainted with 'planning to go to' and 'ending up as far as' days 
definitely shout me next time you head down that way if you want company. and i'll try seek it out if i'm down in that direction on me own (actually, i'll be going past there for some Serious Errands on me brithday - will treat myself to a paddle, i think)
mundanity beckons tomorrow at woodhouse community centre - they're having 'come down and take away a hanging basket' day
definitely shout me next time you head down that way if you want company. and i'll try seek it out if i'm down in that direction on me own (actually, i'll be going past there for some Serious Errands on me brithday - will treat myself to a paddle, i think)
mundanity beckons tomorrow at woodhouse community centre - they're having 'come down and take away a hanging basket' day
I did get to Manchester yesterday but unfortunately my mate lost his iPhone so no photographic evidence. When we fisrt got into the city centre I thought it looked like a bit of a dump but later changed my opinion. It's no Leeds but still nice. The highlight of the day, apart from all the drugs, was being invited, totally unsolicited btw, to do a striptease for 3 graduates in return for a fag... Of course I obliged. The centre was packed aswell, possibly because it was graduation.
nope, not really my manor. just go past there now and then
Ah. I noticed you posted a few pictures from there is all. I know all that area quite well from my youth.
you are not allowed to post that on here without pics
I know what you mean but I don't have a device to get pictures at the moment. My Nexus only has forward facing camera so it's a bit difficult and I can't find mt camera at the moment.
farmerbarleymow
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Well draw us a picture then!
They are dancing. The one with pigtails is booty popping.
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neonwilderness
What would Badgers do?
That looks a lot like Blaydon Precinct
Not featured in the photo is the accordion playing bucker who is still terrible despite having been playing there for years
There's a parade in Lincoln Green that looks just like that. There used to be a lot more too but they've all been updated.
neonwilderness
What would Badgers do?
Tbf that's probably a bad example, it's usually busier than that. Although Morrisons are supposed to be building a store nearby, so that might have a knock-on effect.
Reminds me a bit of South Shields too
Reminds me a bit of South Shields too
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My pic is Immingham Civic Centre, or at least one end of it. Soon to be torn down so a Tesco can be built.
farmerbarleymow
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Miss Caphat
I want it that way
Holy shit, I've found a beach near my house! I'm posting this from the river - actually in it
jesus. are you sure that's safe to go in?
farmerbarleymow
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Well, there aren't any cars or shopping trolleys poking out, and if you ignore the possible chemical contamination it should be fine. But he's suffered the minor side effect of growing another two heads overnight, but lets not quibble about details.
Rivers are generally much cleaner than they used to be in England. When I was growing up, the River Tees was renowned for being an open sewer, and so much waste was poured into it by the chemical and other heavy industries that lined it that little, if anything, could survive in it. Definitely not for paddling or, god forbid, swimming. It has been cleaned up since though.
The Environment Agency has useful interactive maps that help you find out what various aspects of the environment are like:
http://maps.environment-agency.gov.uk/wiyby/wiybyController?ep=maptopics&lang=_e
I've had a quick look at the rivers and canals in Manchester city centre, and the canals are grade A for chemistry (they don't seem to measure biology in canals, but there are always lots of wildfowl on them so they should be healthy too), whereas the rivers fare less well.
The River Irk, in the section where it runs through the centre, is rated D for chemistry and E for biology (with A the best and F the worst), so not that good unfortunately. But the quality is better about a mile upstream (C and E respectively), so possibly the decline in quality in the city centre stretch is due to historic pollutants still persisting?
The River Irwell, another that runs through the city, is rated D & D in the nearest measurement to the city centre (in Salford).
Both of these rivers have featured in pictures I've posted on this thread, and you can see that they are not exactly raging torrents, so any pollution would presumably persist for quite a while, especially if it is bound up with the sediment in the river bed.
The River Aire in the area of the pub Fez909 is rated at B for chemistry and D for biology just a wee bit upstream so not too bad.
Rivers are generally much cleaner than they used to be in England. When I was growing up, the River Tees was renowned for being an open sewer, and so much waste was poured into it by the chemical and other heavy industries that lined it that little, if anything, could survive in it. Definitely not for paddling or, god forbid, swimming. It has been cleaned up since though.
The Environment Agency has useful interactive maps that help you find out what various aspects of the environment are like:
http://maps.environment-agency.gov.uk/wiyby/wiybyController?ep=maptopics&lang=_e
I've had a quick look at the rivers and canals in Manchester city centre, and the canals are grade A for chemistry (they don't seem to measure biology in canals, but there are always lots of wildfowl on them so they should be healthy too), whereas the rivers fare less well.
The River Irk, in the section where it runs through the centre, is rated D for chemistry and E for biology (with A the best and F the worst), so not that good unfortunately. But the quality is better about a mile upstream (C and E respectively), so possibly the decline in quality in the city centre stretch is due to historic pollutants still persisting?
The River Irwell, another that runs through the city, is rated D & D in the nearest measurement to the city centre (in Salford).
Both of these rivers have featured in pictures I've posted on this thread, and you can see that they are not exactly raging torrents, so any pollution would presumably persist for quite a while, especially if it is bound up with the sediment in the river bed.
The River Aire in the area of the pub Fez909 is rated at B for chemistry and D for biology just a wee bit upstream so not too bad.
farmerbarleymow
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