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Paolo and I had a walk around Bristol centre and the waterfront today.  The sky was beautiful and no rain (apart from the bit near @Slowlycatchymonkey:classic_laugh:

 

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The Hatchet Inn, reputedly the oldest Inn in Bristol.............

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The Council House, where they manage to spend money on useless shite day after day after day................

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We are twinned with Porto ...........

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The central library.............

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 Bristol cathedral.............

 

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There's even a statue of @Buckster    :classic_unsure:

 

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And down to the waterfront..............

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This storming great thing is so big it even has it's own mini-copter............

 

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Then we went for some lunch and had the shittiest Foccacia I've ever eaten...........

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Paolo had some birthday money to spend so we popped off to the shops before getting the bus back home.................

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1 hour ago, boboneleg said:

he Hatchet Inn, reputedly the oldest Inn in Bristol.............

I know it well! Wandered in there on my own in Summer 1971 and it was full of hookers and Skins......then this guy staggered across the room with his head split open. Very intimidating place with guys trying to stare you out! I was just gone 17 and it was my first time out of Swansea. 

Anyway, a full crew of us from Swansea, Gorseinon, and Bont (around 30 in total which included a couple of total psychos) went back there about a year later on bikes, and in cars and vans! Plus, I'm fairly sure that my mate Whippet from Clase had his sawn off in his old Hillman Minx cos he always carried it round for protection from Skins. 

Due to an unfortunate misunderstanding  we got banned from there within 15 minutes (and the Police got called) cos one of the psychos completely destroyed a metal serving tray by repeatedly hitting himself over the head with it while singing "Mule Train". Why he chose "Mule Train" I have no idea! I told him "Whole Lotta Love" would have been a much better choice!

He eventually got put down for Grave Robbing (don't ask me) and one of the other ones there got life for Murder a couple of years later. I'd estimate half of them never made it into the 80's for various reasons.

Over 50 years later I could well be the only one left standing!

Good days......simple pleasures back then!

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1 hour ago, boboneleg said:

And down to the waterfront..............

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This storming great thing is so big it even has it's own mini-copter............

 

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Then we went for some lunch and had the shittiest Foccacia I've ever eaten...........

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Paolo had some birthday money to spend so we popped off to the shops before getting the bus back home.................

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Great shots Bob!

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1 hour ago, XTreme said:

I know it well! Wandered in there on my own in Summer 1971 and it was full of hookers and Skins......then this guy staggered across the room with his head split open. Very intimidating place with guys trying to stare you out! I was just gone 17 and it was my first time out of Swansea. 

Anyway, a full crew of us from Swansea, Gorseinon, and Bont (around 30 in total which included a couple of total psychos) went back there about a year later on bikes, and in cars and vans! Plus, I'm fairly sure that my mate Whippet from Clase had his sawn off in his old Hillman Minx cos he always carried it round for protection from Skins. 

Due to an unfortunate misunderstanding  we got banned from there within 15 minutes (and the Police got called) cos one of the psychos completely destroyed a metal serving tray by repeatedly hitting himself over the head with it while singing "Mule Train". Why he chose "Mule Train" I have no idea! I told him "Whole Lotta Love" would have been a much better choice!

He eventually got put down for Grave Robbing (don't ask me) and one of the other ones there got life for Murder a couple of years later. I'd estimate half of them never made it into the 80's for various reasons.

Over 50 years later I could well be the only one left standing!

Good days......simple pleasures back then!

We had a bloke who used to do the mule train thing, he wore a Watneys Red Barrel tray into the Hatchet as he had already punched a hole in it while performing in the Full Moon.  There was a full-on punch up within five minites of him walking in there :classic_laugh:

There was a pub just over the road on the opposite corner and there were regular fights in the middle of Frogmore street between the two pubs when the pubs used to kick out at 11.00pm

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1 hour ago, XTreme said:

I know it well! Wandered in there on my own in Summer 1971 and it was full of hookers and Skins......then this guy staggered across the room with his head split open. Very intimidating place with guys trying to stare you out! I was just gone 17 and it was my first time out of Swansea. 

Anyway, a full crew of us from Swansea, Gorseinon, and Bont (around 30 in total which included a couple of total psychos) went back there about a year later on bikes, and in cars and vans! Plus, I'm fairly sure that my mate Whippet from Clase had his sawn off in his old Hillman Minx cos he always carried it round for protection from Skins. 

Due to an unfortunate misunderstanding  we got banned from there within 15 minutes (and the Police got called) cos one of the psychos completely destroyed a metal serving tray by repeatedly hitting himself over the head with it while singing "Mule Train". Why he chose "Mule Train" I have no idea! I told him "Whole Lotta Love" would have been a much better choice!

He eventually got put down for Grave Robbing (don't ask me) and one of the other ones there got life for Murder a couple of years later. I'd estimate half of them never made it into the 80's for various reasons.

Over 50 years later I could well be the only one left standing!

Good days......simple pleasures back then!

interesting stuff Pete

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35 minutes ago, boboneleg said:

We had a bloke who used to do the mule train thing, he wore a Watneys Red Barrel tray into the Hatchet as he had already punched a hole in it while performing in the Full Moon.  There was a full-on punch up within five minites of him walking in there :classic_laugh:

There was a pub just over the road on the opposite corner and there were regular fights in the middle of Frogmore street between the two pubs when the pubs used to kick out at 11.00pm

Where's all the personalities and characters gone Bob?

Non-existent in both real life and the entertainment business! now

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11 minutes ago, XTreme said:

Where's all the personalities and characters gone Bob?

Non-existent in both real life and the entertainment business! now

No longer socially acceptable, they might offend people.

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15 hours ago, XTreme said:

Where's all the personalities and characters gone Bob?

Non-existent in both real life and the entertainment business! now

The disturbed personalities that make up those characters are now otherwise engaged spreading hateful bollox on the internet 😆

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15 minutes ago, Slowlycatchymonkey said:

Oi Bristol isn’t disturbed.

oh yer forgot it is. 

Got the windows open, it’s Friday so we’re averaging about one set of sirens every 20 mins or so 🤪😂

We need photos of you eating your chinese with emulsion covered hands later

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1 hour ago, Slowlycatchymonkey said:

Today has reached its only possible conclusion 

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Good choice, Henney's is a very nice cider.  You can sometimes get it in LIDL  ..........

 

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@boboneleg you can get bloody anything delivered here in less than 30 minutes, it’s mental!
Especially for someone like me who keeps their fingers crossed they’ll be a grocery delivery slot left for a week away 😂

Last time I lived in a city none of this instant stuff existed! My mobile phone made phone calls and sent dodgy three characters to one key txts, and then came the iPhone and apps. Bloody marvellous 🤩 

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8 hours ago, Slowlycatchymonkey said:

The disturbed personalities that make up those characters are now otherwise engaged spreading hateful bollox on the internet 😆

or getting locked up for being a perv

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1 minute ago, Slowlycatchymonkey said:

Sorry to hear that happened to you, perhaps consider a separate laptop for that material 😂

That actually explains his posting habits.

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1 hour ago, Slowlycatchymonkey said:

@boboneleg you can get bloody anything delivered here in less than 30 minutes, it’s mental!
Especially for someone like me who keeps their fingers crossed they’ll be a grocery delivery slot left for a week away 😂

Last time I lived in a city none of this instant stuff existed! My mobile phone made phone calls and sent dodgy three characters to one key txts, and then came the iPhone and apps. Bloody marvellous 🤩 

Even in our road (on the outskirts) there are at least 10 deliveries per evening.  I swear the peeps over the road have shares in scooter sales 🤪

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2 hours ago, Slowlycatchymonkey said:

I’m not familiar with the posting habits of pervs..

apart from six and Pete 😂

 

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and secondly ...im no where near @XTreme level of weirdness

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