I've been doing all three
****, I told @smartguy69 no tongues and now look what I've gone and picked up
An OFF Topic thread to keep everyone happy that wants to talk B****cks.
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Looks like this thread has hit the mark with the locals.
Booze is always a great thing to chat about 🤪, I'm BANNED from spirit's as it affect's my mind too much.
But it's good to see everyone getting there OFF topic chat in
Booze is always a great thing to chat about 🤪, I'm BANNED from spirit's as it affect's my mind too much.
But it's good to see everyone getting there OFF topic chat in
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We bought some 151 degrees proof (75.5 degrees UK proof) Cockspur rum back from Barbados in the 1980s. Upon landing in Gatwick really early in the morning, I think we were the first flight in, we took the five 1L bottles through the red customs channel.
The customs officer opened the little wooden carrier, looked at the bottles, pulled one out, looked at us (we looked wrecked as the flight had been delayed due to fog), said "bugger your luck" and sent us on our way with no duty payable.
The customs officer opened the little wooden carrier, looked at the bottles, pulled one out, looked at us (we looked wrecked as the flight had been delayed due to fog), said "bugger your luck" and sent us on our way with no duty payable.
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Watching the TV with a nice French Brandy, settled, warm, you know just right and all seems well.
You call it a night and stand up and oops a little tipsy sir, try not to look too hissed. Last big mouthful was gulped down, rather than sipping and enjoying the moment.
Enter the domain of a restful sleep and ahh.
Until it’s the middle of the night and the bladder wants to break the seal and you find out that walls have another use, a guide to be palmed along until the desired location is stumbled on. The return journey fairs no better with a stub toe somewhere along the way and no matter how quite you think you’ve been.....you haven’t. You are reminded, with much glee by t’other half of the endless Amount of “phuffing” exhales of breath during the night, followed by “what we’re doing when you went to the toilet, bloody street could have heard you”
And alas, dear kugonians, then there is the “headache” and raised voice reminding you that your having a full roast dinner at lunch time and woe betide any remarks of just wanting a simple sarny.
Apart from that, don’t mind a drop. Lol
You call it a night and stand up and oops a little tipsy sir, try not to look too hissed. Last big mouthful was gulped down, rather than sipping and enjoying the moment.
Enter the domain of a restful sleep and ahh.
Until it’s the middle of the night and the bladder wants to break the seal and you find out that walls have another use, a guide to be palmed along until the desired location is stumbled on. The return journey fairs no better with a stub toe somewhere along the way and no matter how quite you think you’ve been.....you haven’t. You are reminded, with much glee by t’other half of the endless Amount of “phuffing” exhales of breath during the night, followed by “what we’re doing when you went to the toilet, bloody street could have heard you”
And alas, dear kugonians, then there is the “headache” and raised voice reminding you that your having a full roast dinner at lunch time and woe betide any remarks of just wanting a simple sarny.
Apart from that, don’t mind a drop. Lol
I wandered what that noise was in the early hours, could you be a little quieter next time.
So so true, just wish I could reach middle of the night, then I would make a noise “yeeeessss”
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Ah bless, the dreaded do I, or do I not. Latter usually wins.
Best option is not to drink after 9pm.....but I’m still like a race horse, when I go.
The things you talk about on a car forum!
Obviously, Kuga related “topics” are running low until we all move onto the mk3, then we can invade their segment, like parasites with our whimsical old fart been there drank that, palmed the wall and survived , stories of yonder year when men were men and driving vehicles with crash gearboxes, double clutch gear changes, pull out chokes, square steering wheels, plastic seat coverings and wind down windows. I know there’s a lot more but feel free to add to the list.
A glass of wine was from Yates wine lodge (not sure it was wine) , prawns in a bag with lashing of malt vinegar were the norm in the pubs, even in town and cockles if you were brave.
One more pint or bus fare home and maybe a burger from the small stand where it had been cooked it water along with the small onions.
Is that off topic on the off topic page or on topic as it’s on the off topic page where you can be as off topic as you want. Just asking.
No alcohol tonight just a 50/50 coffee milk/water. Lovely sometimes comes with a skin that scalds ya top lip and a single milk chocolate covered hob nob.
Best option is not to drink after 9pm.....but I’m still like a race horse, when I go.
The things you talk about on a car forum!
Obviously, Kuga related “topics” are running low until we all move onto the mk3, then we can invade their segment, like parasites with our whimsical old fart been there drank that, palmed the wall and survived , stories of yonder year when men were men and driving vehicles with crash gearboxes, double clutch gear changes, pull out chokes, square steering wheels, plastic seat coverings and wind down windows. I know there’s a lot more but feel free to add to the list.
A glass of wine was from Yates wine lodge (not sure it was wine) , prawns in a bag with lashing of malt vinegar were the norm in the pubs, even in town and cockles if you were brave.
One more pint or bus fare home and maybe a burger from the small stand where it had been cooked it water along with the small onions.
Is that off topic on the off topic page or on topic as it’s on the off topic page where you can be as off topic as you want. Just asking.
No alcohol tonight just a 50/50 coffee milk/water. Lovely sometimes comes with a skin that scalds ya top lip and a single milk chocolate covered hob nob.
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Those burgers cooked in water were "Westlers". Usually sold by an old guy smoking a *** and their little stalls would be outside the cinemas. You can still get them today or at least you could last time I went to Makro. I stopped going when they spoiled it and took away all the gear that brought families into their stores but made them no money (allegedly).
The burger were actually a Hamburger. not sure if there was any actual ham in them but who cared after a few beers.
The burger were actually a Hamburger. not sure if there was any actual ham in them but who cared after a few beers.
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I don't do facebook anymore since they changed the layout. I know how @Ripperoo feels now.
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Never happier than when the cockle man used to come round the pub on a Friday night with cockles, whelks, mussels, prawns and my favourite of all jellied eels.
Whatever happened to all of the eel pie and mash shops?
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Don't forget the full size spare wheel. Evidently they don't fit them now to save weight. Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.
What a load of Cod and Swallops. Cars are heavier now than they have ever been and don't get lighter with age due to the underseal, plastic liners and the disappearance of known inbuilt water traps, with slight exception.
Nigel,
Them pie shops STILL exist and they are (or were) busy as ever.
Manzie & Cooks are the best pie shops, I would have pie & mash 3 times a week when I worked near Chapel street market in Islington (where I grew up) and Jellied or stewed Eels was always served in the shop.
There was LIVE Eels outside Manzies in Chapel street back in the 70's and you could watch the guy kill gut and chop them up in front of you.
Not allowed now obviously, bit too graphic.
Them pie shops STILL exist and they are (or were) busy as ever.
Manzie & Cooks are the best pie shops, I would have pie & mash 3 times a week when I worked near Chapel street market in Islington (where I grew up) and Jellied or stewed Eels was always served in the shop.
There was LIVE Eels outside Manzies in Chapel street back in the 70's and you could watch the guy kill gut and chop them up in front of you.
Not allowed now obviously, bit too graphic.
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We had the wonderful Mrs Pink's in Brentford and there was a great pie and mash shop where the Hammersmith flyover now stands.
The busiest one local to me was Cookes, no relation to the one in East London, in Shepherd's Bush on the Goldhawk Road.
The site closed for 'redevelopment' about four years ago and remains untouched, so sad. The last time I had pie and mash was at a place just off Hoe Street in Walthamstow. It was ok but nothing special.
When the back permits and I can drive again I will make a pilgrimage to Manzi's.
The busiest one local to me was Cookes, no relation to the one in East London, in Shepherd's Bush on the Goldhawk Road.
The site closed for 'redevelopment' about four years ago and remains untouched, so sad. The last time I had pie and mash was at a place just off Hoe Street in Walthamstow. It was ok but nothing special.
When the back permits and I can drive again I will make a pilgrimage to Manzi's.
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Aye, you do get a good pie 'up north'. My son and I used to do a lot of away trips to watch Brentford. The pies at Wigan and Preston are legendary, however, the pies at Huddersfield are the most disgusting apologies for a piece of food stuff you can find anywhere in the country. A thin layer of grey potato slime occupying approximately 10% of a huge void in a disgusting pastry. From this you may conclude that I was not impressed 😆
Best away food anywhere though was at the late lamented Chester City where their pie and pasties and homemade soups were restaurant quality and really cheap.
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