Crap towns

jimharri said:
Not all of it. Down around Kerry, around Connemara, along the West Coast generally and parts of the North Coast around Antrim, parts of Wicklow; the "tourist-y places, they're generally not too bad. Most of the small towns though; its like Chernobyl after, not before. And a lot of Dublin is pretty grim. And.... it's full of Jackeens!
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Got marooned in Enniscrone last year for a week. The land that time forgot.
 
Pollock - Glasgow. Where my old Man was born and raised.

Roker - Sunderland. Went To Uni at Sunderland great times but fuck me dangerous times.

Monkbretton Barnsley. Did a job there with some German Work mates. They would not leave the hotel. Not once in 4 months!!
 
bangkokblueballs said:
Pollock - Glasgow. Where my old Man was born and raised.

Roker - Sunderland. Went To Uni at Sunderland great times but fuck me dangerous times.

Monkbretton Barnsley. Did a job there with some German Work mates. They would not leave the hotel. Not once in 4 months!!
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Didn’t leave in 4 months mustn’t Of done a lot of work them
 
Dave Ewing's Back 'eader said:
Soon to be three or four sisters! And how could I forget Yelloway! Bugger JC, mind!
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Don Estelle, best known for his role as Lofty in It Ain’t Half Hot Mum lived in the Seven Sisters tower and also lived in the Dorf across the road from us.When I was doing my paper road with our Yorkie I used to meet up with him and his Afghan hound for a chat. We bobbed down the other day making a rare visit and the place is sadly reminiscent of a scene from Romero's Dawn Of The Dead.Once a fantastic town with wonderful outdoor markets and thriving eco systems that has now metamorphosed into a wasteland of primeval soup.Our journey down Yorkshire street took us past many charity shops pound shit shops more charity shops and pawnbrokers drawing us ever nearer to the din and kerfuffle happening a short way down the street.Andy the shoeshine man was frothing at the mouth and tearing his lapels because a shopper had beat him to the tenner that some poor soul had dropped.He stood little chance of victory with the whole scenario akin to throwing a pie crust to a hundred well fed pigeons. That tenner lasted less than a micro second as it hit the tarmacadam.After paying in to the bank we swiftly retreated to the safety of the Wheatsheaf centre for a pot of brew in the civilized setting of Russels pianna bar.Giant fresh cream scones and pot of earl grey for £2.95 which offering great value to the weary traveller and not a single zombie in sight. After tea we went to the big pane windows to measure the progress of Rochdale new shopping centre. Most of the steel is up but still in it's infancy.Will they be able to attract the big stores back to fill the place and if they do what will happen to Yorkshire street ? The writing was on the wall when the clown ran away.When Ronald packed up that burger shed and did one you just knew the game was up.Originally kidnapped from Withington by the hill people when i was pre school but enjoyed my time in Old Rochdale before it's sad decline and classed myself as a local attending Henshaws on Oldham road. Nothing stays the same for ever and whether it's all down to market forces online shopping or even Brexit The Times They Are A Changing.

 
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Two Gun Bob said:
Don Estelle, best known for his role as Lofty in It Ain’t Half Hot Mum lived in the Seven Sisters tower and also lived in the Dorf across the road from us.When I was doing my paper road with our Yorkie I used to meet up with him and his Afghan hound for a chat. We bobbed down the other day making a rare visit and the place is sadly reminiscent of a scene from Romero's Dawn Of The Dead.Once a fantastic town with wonderful outdoor markets and thriving eco systems that has now metamorphosed into a wasteland of primeval soup.Our journey down Yorkshire street took us past many charity shops pound shit shops more charity shops and pawnbrokers drawing us ever nearer to the din and kerfuffle happening a short way down the street.Andy the shoeshine man was frothing at the mouth and tearing his lapels because a shopper had beat him to the tenner that some poor soul had dropped.He stood little chance of victory with the whole scenario akin to throwing a pie crust to a hundred well fed pigeons. That tenner lasted less than a micro second as it hit the tarmacadam.After paying in to the bank we swiftly retreated to the safety of the Wheatsheaf centre for a pot of brew in the civilized setting of Russels pianna bar.Giant fresh cream scones and pot of earl grey for £2.95 which offering great value to the weary traveller and not a single zombie in sight. After tea we went to the big pane windows to measure the progress of Rochdale new shopping centre. Most of the steel is up but still in it's infancy.Will they be able to attract the big stores back to fill the place and if they do what will happen to Yorkshire street ? The writing was on the wall when the clown ran away.When Ronald packed up that burger shed and did one you just knew the game was up.Originally kidnapped from Withington by the hill people when i was pre school but enjoyed my time in Old Rochdale before it's sad decline and classed myself as a local attending Henshaws on Oldham road. Nothing stays the same for ever and whether it's all down to market forces online shopping or even Brexit The Times They Are A Changing.

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I hear that Harrods are opening a northern branch in Rochdale Riverside, and Mike Ashley is relocating Kendalls likewise.
 
Dave Ewing's Back 'eader said:
I hear that Harrods are opening a northern branch in Rochdale Riverside, and Mike Ashley is relocating Kendalls likewise.
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I have access to many boards and forums on my silver surfing expeditions so I tendered a hypothetical question to general consensus that if Roccadale introduced a few big boys into their new and upcoming shopping centre would it reverse it's Mal De Mer and fall from grace and do you know what lad to a man they all said we should dare to dream.I appreciate you cannot make a silk purse out of a sows ear but in saying that I do share a certain affinity with this town hoping beyond all hope that it can it pick itself back up from the doledrums. Maybe Harrods and Kendals is a bridge too far but think long and hard because not too far back it did have it's own department store in the guise of British Home Stores.Some forumites said we made a dreadful mistake with our new tram system that took trade out of the town not bringing it back in but I digress.Who the fook wants to sit on a tram for thirty minutes just to go to Oldham : / Unlike us they do not have any interesting facts to share.If Rochdale is good enough for the sixth Dr Who then it's also good enough for me.Our Gracie can also do one because we now have Lisa Stansfield and I saw her once in the Cemetery pub and said hello.Apologies in advance to Oldham folk but I am sure you will agree that it is as rough as toast and beyond redemption..That is all :
 
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Two Gun Bob said:
I have access to many boards and forums on my silver surfing expeditions so I tendered a hypothetical question to general consensus that if Roccadale introduced a few big boys into their new and upcoming shopping centre would it reverse it's Mal De Mer and fall from grace and do you know what lad to a man they all said we should dare to dream.I appreciate you cannot make a silk purse out of a sows ear but in saying that I do share a certain affinity with this town hoping beyond all hope that it can it pick itself back up from the doledrums. Maybe Harrods and Kendals is a bridge too far but think long and hard because not too far back it did have it's own department store in the guise of British Home Stores.Some forumites said we made a dreadful mistake with our new tram system that took trade out of the town not bringing it back in but I digress.Who the fook wants to sit on a tram for thirty minutes just to go to Oldham : / Unlike us they do not have any interesting facts to share as we did.If Rochdale is good enough for the sixth Dr Who then it's also good enough for me.Our Gracie can also do one because we now have Lisa Stansfield and I saw her once in the Cemetery pub and said hello.Apologies in advance to Oldham folk but I am sure you will agree that it is as rough as toast and beyond any redemption..That is all :
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I'm surprised you didn't mention the co-op was founded in 'dogdale' tenbob gun.
 
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