I hope Filey has identified some decent boozers in Scarboro for the Not 606 away day?
Can I hijack this thread for a short while & ask for some good wholesome advice that can only be found on here?
I’ve done two things today.
Hinted to the other half before she went to work that we may go away for the weekend tomorrow.
Sorted out a decent 2nd hand lens for my camera that I can pick up tomorrow or Sunday from Retford or for £20 he can post it to me.
What’s Retford like for a weekend away? Is there much to do? What’s nearby?
Will the joy of the lens outweigh the earache?
Am I playing it right or should I take her elsewhere & cough up the £20 for delivery.
Can I hijack this thread for a short while & ask for some good wholesome advice that can only be found on here?
I’ve done two things today.
Hinted to the other half before she went to work that we may go away for the weekend tomorrow.
Sorted out a decent 2nd hand lens for my camera that I can pick up tomorrow or Sunday from Retford or for £20 he can post it to me.
What’s Retford like for a weekend away? Is there much to do? What’s nearby?
Will the joy of the lens outweigh the earache?
Am I playing it right or should I take her elsewhere & cough up the £20 for delivery.
Good job you're off the booze I'd sayI don't think everyone got the memo, I stayed in Hackney last week and the place was still swarming with beardy blokes in skinny jeans and lumberjack shirts.
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Can I hijack this thread for a short while & ask for some good wholesome advice that can only be found on here?
I’ve done two things today.
Hinted to the other half before she went to work that we may go away for the weekend tomorrow.
Sorted out a decent 2nd hand lens for my camera that I can pick up tomorrow or Sunday from Retford or for £20 he can post it to me.
What’s Retford like for a weekend away? Is there much to do? What’s nearby?
Will the joy of the lens outweigh the earache?
Am I playing it right or should I take her elsewhere & cough up the £20 for delivery.
Back in 2005, four of us went to the Denmark v England friendly in Copenhagen.
(Ferry to Amsterdam, flight from Amsterdam to Copenhagen).
Of course we lost 4-1 because David James had been up all night playing Sonic the Hedgehog, or some other console related crap.......
It was £10 a pint in Copenhagen for Carslberg lager in 2005 !!!!!!
When it was my mates round, he gave me his wallet, "I'm off for a piss, get the round in"......
So of course I got the blond barmaid a drink too, and she took a tenner, the price of a drink.....
On his return he found he had just paid £50 for four pints of Carlsberg!!!!
Needless to say, this was the end of my England away days.
That is a right royal piss take.JHC
FFS
I’ve just bought a pint in a boozer in London.
Not central London
Not a tourist hotspot
In fact positively suburban on an overground line
Normal boozer
Pints, sandwiches, blokes in work gear rolling their own cigs
£6.05
Six ****ing pounds and five bastard pence!!!!!
It hasn't changed, my daughter went to Copenhagen between Christmas and New Year and couldn't believe the prices, so high they spoiled the trip.
I'e just had 2 pints of Bitcoin ( seriously ) in Hawked.JHC
FFS
I’ve just bought a pint in a boozer in London.
Not central London
Not a tourist hotspot
In fact positively suburban on an overground line
Normal boozer
Pints, sandwiches, blokes in work gear rolling their own cigs
£6.05
Six ****ing pounds and five bastard pence!!!!!
Yes its crazy, there is the huge Carlsberg brewery right in the middle, and one bar actually had a pipe from the brewery coming through the wall. Still £10 a pint thoughIt hasn't changed, my daughter went to Copenhagen between Christmas and New Year and couldn't believe the prices, so high they spoiled the trip.
Enjoy, love Amsterdam.Amsterdamage for me tomorrow. 5 euro or 6 euro a pint. Bargain by the sound of it.
Back in 2005, four of us went to the Denmark v England friendly in Copenhagen.
(Ferry to Amsterdam, flight from Amsterdam to Copenhagen).
Of course we lost 4-1 because David James had been up all night playing Sonic the Hedgehog, or some other console related crap.......
It was £10 a pint in Copenhagen for Carslberg lager in 2005 !!!!!!
When it was my mates round, he gave me his wallet, "I'm off for a piss, get the round in"......
So of course I got the blond barmaid a drink too, and she took a tenner, the price of a drink.....
On his return he found he had just paid £50 for four pints of Carlsberg!!!!
Needless to say, this was the end of my England away days.
Thanks will give it a go. I usually go to the tourist traps like 'old sailor' and one of the bulldogs. But will go with your suggestion.Enjoy, love Amsterdam.
A good bar with cheap prices (3 euros last time there), was Susies saloon, they have happy hours during the day.
A decent, clean bar, bang in the middle should you want to go "elsewhere".
Also have the footy on too.
http://www.susiessaloon.nl/index.html
Not trying to ‘one up’ but when I went to Copenhagen for a weekend it was full of Swedes, when I asked one why they were there they said they come to Denmark to drink because it’s so cheap. After paying £9 a pint I was stunned.
Then I went to Stockholm in October just gone and everywhere I went it was £11 for HALF.
They only sold halves, Kempton.
retford?
blimey, if slough is the souths most depressing place
then retford probably takes the crown for the north
Basically roughly from memory walk down from the train station down the main street to Dam square. Turn left until you reach the canals, then turn right.Thanks will give it a go. I usually go to the tourist traps like 'old sailor' and one of the bulldogs. But will go with your suggestion.