RMweb Premium rab Posted September 24, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 24, 2020 1 hour ago, jcm@gwr said: Whatever is wrong with Skegness, surely it can't be that bad that it's permanently associated with DJM! Would you want to be permanently associated with DJM??? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Popular Post AY Mod Posted September 24, 2020 Moderators Popular Post Share Posted September 24, 2020 I'm still waiting for the oft-promised book... The Clayton Job Catch 92 Gone in 60 promises On the origins of intellectual property The curious incident of the Mk5s in the nighttime 2 1 3 21 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy L S Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 14 minutes ago, AY Mod said: I'm still waiting for the oft-promised book... The Clayton Job Catch 92 Gone in 60 promises On the origins of intellectual property The curious incident of the Mk5s in the nighttime Plus "The King and I"? 4 5 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Bucoops Posted September 24, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 24, 2020 Shark uninfested waters. 3 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted September 24, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 24, 2020 1 hour ago, AY Mod said: I'm still waiting for the oft-promised book... The Clayton Job Catch 92 Gone in 60 promises On the origins of intellectual property The curious incident of the Mk5s in the nighttime Margaret Thatcher, my part in her downfall. Mike. 2 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
truffy Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 1 hour ago, AY Mod said: I'm still waiting for the oft-promised book... The Clayton Job Catch 92 Gone in 60 promises On the origins of intellectual property The curious incident of the Mk5s in the nighttime You overlooked the most anticipated volume in the series: Shadows of the APT (yes, it's a thing) 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willie Whizz Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Before you knock Skegness too much, take a look at Mablethorpe just up the coast. And as for Cleethorpes ... well, I went once, but it was closed ... 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted September 24, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 24, 2020 (edited) I could propose some film titles... How to loose tools and alienate people ? Austerity and I 71 Hit wonder Dysons arent forever From China without luck Who’s tool is it anyway ? A tilt too far The Good, The Bad and I didnt announce a class 70. Back To The Factory part 1 (59) Back To The Factory part 2 (74) Back To The Factory part 3 (92) Carry on Crowdfunding Edited September 24, 2020 by adb968008 1 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dava Posted September 24, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Willie Whizz said: Before you knock Skegness too much, take a look at Mablethorpe just up the coast. And as for Cleethorpes ... well, I went once, but it was closed ... Mablethorpe is for people who think Skegness is too posh. Cleethorpes is for people too stingy to go to Mablethorpe. I used to work in Lincolnshire....don’t think I dare return. Dava 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DY444 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 (edited) 13 hours ago, AY Mod said: I'm still waiting for the oft-promised book... The Clayton Job Catch 92 Gone in 60 promises On the origins of intellectual property The curious incident of the Mk5s in the nighttime The China Syndrome Edited September 25, 2020 by DY444 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Pilotman Posted September 25, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 25, 2020 Reminds me of the saying: Harwich for the continent, Frinton for the incontinent. 1 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Premium t-b-g Posted September 25, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 25, 2020 We keep quiet about the joys of the east coast riviera to keep the riff-raff out. We don't tell anybody where the good chippies are, or the good beaches, so we keep them for ourselves. People forget it isn't that long since a trip to Skeggy was about all the folks round here could afford or hope to get to as a destination. A day excursion to Skeggy or Cleethorpes was a genuine treat well into the 50s or 60s. A run to the seaside to Cleethorpes or Skegness for fish and chips and an ice cream on the beach is still a nice day out now. Well, when I say now, I don't mean a cloudy day near the end of September in the middle of a pandemic but you get the idea. So you can keep your "music hall" jokes and humour. We wouldn't want you lot here anyway, you would spoil it! 2 6 1 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 4 minutes ago, t-b-g said: We keep quiet about the joys of the east coast riviera to keep the riff-raff out. We don't tell anybody where the good chippies are, or the good beaches, so we keep them for ourselves. It sounds like the rest of the country prefers to send the riff-raff there to keep them away from the nicer parts of the country. And oddly enough, the majority of beaches are where the land meets the sea so they're all quite easy to find and a little difficult to disguise and keep secret. Consequently 99.9% of all beaches around the UK are known about, even the good ones. ;-) 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium t-b-g Posted September 25, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 25, 2020 8 minutes ago, grahame said: It sounds like the rest of the country prefers to send the riff-raff there to keep them away from the nicer parts of the country. And oddly enough, the majority of beaches are where the land meets the sea so they're all quite easy to find and a little difficult to disguise and keep secret. Consequently 99.9% of all beaches around the UK are known about, even the good ones. ;-) OK, some of the actual towns may not be up to much but we do have lots of nice sand. We have the sea too but when the tide is out, it is a flipping long way to walk to reach it. 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium spamcan61 Posted September 25, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 25, 2020 1 hour ago, DY444 said: The China Syndrome Big trouble in little China 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted September 25, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 25, 2020 Down here we have Bognor Regis, i am with George V on that place... 1 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
truffy Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 53 minutes ago, grahame said: And oddly enough, the majority of beaches are where the land meets the sea so they're all quite easy to find and a little difficult to disguise and keep secret. Exactly! You just keep going until your feet get wet! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_mcfarlane Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 On 24/09/2020 at 10:36, The Stationmaster said: I only went there to take some photos of signals so I never even left the station. Looks like I had a lucky escape - not even a decent chippy? Even Castleford had a decent chippy as I found when photographing signals there. A lot of the beach to the south of the town is actually quite nice. Once you get out of chav waddling distance from the car parks and railway station (about a quarter of a mile) there's miles of empty beaches without an empty chip wrapper in sight. It's just the town and the people in it that isn't nice. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDG Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 13 hours ago, Willie Whizz said: Before you knock Skegness too much, take a look at Mablethorpe just up the coast. And as for Cleethorpes ... well, I went once, but it was closed ... Had some great nights out in Cleethorpes when I was stationed at RAF Binbrook. There were some very "friendly" nurses there... 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium t-b-g Posted September 25, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 25, 2020 1 hour ago, pete_mcfarlane said: A lot of the beach to the south of the town is actually quite nice. Once you get out of chav waddling distance from the car parks and railway station (about a quarter of a mile) there's miles of empty beaches without an empty chip wrapper in sight. It's just the town and the people in it that isn't nice. That is exactly what I mean. Don't go telling everybody, they will all want to come. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravenser Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 14 hours ago, Willie Whizz said: Before you knock Skegness too much, take a look at Mablethorpe just up the coast. And as for Cleethorpes ... well, I went once, but it was closed ... Coming from the area , I've been to Mablethorpe , even quite recently. I admit that it's basically for those who find the pace of life in Skegness rather too fast, but a brisk long walk along the beach and sea defences was invigorating in a melancholy way. In early September late in the afternoon it was an excellent place to avoid the crowds, and there were certainly chippies and seaside tat-shops open. i gather the station building at Skegness has been converted into some kind of supermarket or shop, and I would expect there are reasonable chippies in the town, though I don't much care for the one-way system. On the other hand if bucket-and-spade is not quite your thing , I can recommend the nature reserve at Gibraltar Point to the south as a good place for a long walk On the other hand, Cleethorpes station is the only place that has ever filled me with a burning desire to go to Grimsby... 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
34theletterbetweenB&D Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 3 hours ago, t-b-g said: ...People forget it isn't that long since a trip to Skeggy was about all the folks round here could afford or hope to get to as a destination. A day excursion to Skeggy or Cleethorpes was a genuine treat well into the 50s or 60s... Quite so. Living in a prosperous location with full employment, I was the only child in my 'infant' school (current years 1 and 2) who had 'gone abroad' at six years old - twice actually! (This was at a time just before the foreign package tour really took off.) Everyone had been to Spain by the end of primary ed. (year 6)... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSpencer Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Don't forget his forth coming crowdfunded Connels inspired soundtrack : Seventy-four, Seventy-one 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium t-b-g Posted September 25, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 25, 2020 19 minutes ago, 34theletterbetweenB&D said: Quite so. Living in a prosperous location with full employment, I was the only child in my 'infant' school (current years 1 and 2) who had 'gone abroad' at six years old - twice actually! (This was at a time just before the foreign package tour really took off.) Everyone had been to Spain by the end of primary ed. (year 6)... I was in a similar position. My dad was in the RAF and by the time I was six years old, I had been to Bahrain, where we lived for 2 years and we had been to Aden (which was quite exciting for the wrong reasons) and Kenya for holidays. I remember lying in the hotel bed in Aden and asking Dad "Is that thunder?" and Dad saying, "No son, it is just the distant artillery in the mountains, now go to sleep". We ended up being evacuated on a tank carrying landing craft! When we settled back in the UK and I went to a "civilian" school, I was the only one who had been abroad. Apart from his travels abroad when on National Service, my old father in law, now 93, never holidayed any further than Cleethorpes, Mablethorpe and Skegness. He would cycle there, just over 40 miles, to save the rail fare! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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