tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post948188832923123198..comments2024-02-28T01:43:54.906-08:00Comments on Terry Tyler: It wasn't like that in my day...Terry Tylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15077413235902203848noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-49526572091586392222014-07-28T09:59:05.995-07:002014-07-28T09:59:05.995-07:00They're very good for loose tea also, really l...They're very good for loose tea also, really like the rose petalAnnecdotisthttp://annegoodwin.weebly.com/annecdotal.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-30208768052446334302014-07-26T23:52:44.449-07:002014-07-26T23:52:44.449-07:00Oh yeah, that's another annoyance! I've h...Oh yeah, that's another annoyance! I've heard lots of non-smokers moan about it, too, for this very reason. As one said, you can't sit there having a jolly evening with a group of people because half of them keep disappearing throughout the night. Thanks for reading and commenting, A! xTerry Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077413235902203848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-5018018379496003862014-07-26T23:50:49.805-07:002014-07-26T23:50:49.805-07:00Oh, Val, yes, I LOVE that! When I moved to Cromer...Oh, Val, yes, I LOVE that! When I moved to Cromer (which is like living in toy town) I used to go out shopping every Saturday morning with a big smile on my face, going to the butcher, the fishmonger, the greengrocer, etc - was lovely! Northampton is a very big town but there is no longer a fishmonger there - isn't that awful? Just supermarkets... There used to be a really good fishmarket (which I used to visit frequently, I am not one of those who don't use the independent shops then moan when all the 'quaintness' has gone!) - it's now a horrible discount place. Yes, I AM Victor Meldrew!!!Terry Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077413235902203848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-6103771626787714992014-07-26T23:46:36.704-07:002014-07-26T23:46:36.704-07:00Hi Nigel, thanks for your comment and interest! Y...Hi Nigel, thanks for your comment and interest! Yeah, I know there are plenty of nice pubs out of the town centre, as I mentioned. I lived in the town for 40 years, and what I was putting across was the way in which the town has changed, so that you can't go into the town centre just to have an ordinary drink any more, as the whole centre is now geared towards extreme drinking pubs and fast food outlets for the drinkers - thus, what I said about Bridge Street. I was only in my mid 20s and certainly no young fogey (!!) or I wouldn't have frequented the Billy, but I hated the way the town was changing then. When I was a teenager I think I would have hated it too. My point was, I suppose, that a very pleasant town centre has now been changed to cater mostly for the young heavy drinker. It's a pity they're not all confined to one area, so that people over the age of 25, and all the ones under it who don't like these awful places, can still go out in the town. I know there are a few that aren't like this, but the fact that there are so many makes the whole area not very nice to be in, and often quite dangerous. Thanks so much for reading and commenting, I appreciate it!Terry Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077413235902203848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-25420054543802535602014-07-26T15:52:42.538-07:002014-07-26T15:52:42.538-07:00There are a few pubs that don't have the boom ...There are a few pubs that don't have the boom boom alcopoppy vibe in Nch centre, Bedfords, Franks Bar, Murderers/Gardeners arms, Nch Tap House, Bicycle Shop, Plough tho these are slightly off centre down St Benedicts, Belgian Monkey, Pottergate Tav, then t'other side of centre there's the Wig and Pen, Adam and Eve, Ribs O'Beef, just need a bit of a wander about to find them. Size of Cromer prob put paid to Buffers but in bigger cities there are plenty of people who like these bars, hence their popularity. Fraid its the passing of time and your personal tastes that change. I lived in Northampton in the early '90's, i was wary of the Billy, thought it was a bit rough, maybe i was a bit of a wuss back then (and still now!) think i only went in a few times, The Welli Rd was a good pub crawl back then, Abington Pk Brewery for the start, Old House at Home, The Telerex? had a very low ceiling, the Cock near the town centre, there were others but my memory fails! maybe one called The Wedgewood? don't remember these being really boom boom bars, just quite popular. I went through my time of going to the loud music bars and getting pissed, but do it far less now, but did enjoy it when i was younger. Shorts Nigelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-28398302491707023452014-07-26T12:15:56.555-07:002014-07-26T12:15:56.555-07:00Just to add something for comparison's sake, T...Just to add something for comparison's sake, Terry. In the Netherlands, government policy is to discourage large out of town shopping centres. That's not to say there aren't any, but the general rule is to keep things small and to keep the town centres alive with real shops and real business. I think it's a healthy practice although I found it frustrating at first - used as I was to the big mall culture in South Africa. Now I like the fact I have to go to a number of different shops in real high streets to buy what I need instead of getting everything under one roof!Vallypeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08309284606572565277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-48361707731908895072014-07-26T08:47:23.736-07:002014-07-26T08:47:23.736-07:00I suppose Preston's biggest problem is that it...I suppose Preston's biggest problem is that it is home to a University now and most of the town centre pubs cater for the student body. There are a couple of 'biker' pubs that haven't changed, which is nice...good company,juke box, dart board, pool table...but even though I don't smoke, I find that a good night out is spoiled by having to go outside to talk to people who do smoke several times through the night.Andreahttp://serendipawtous.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-73036464368152144062014-07-26T07:38:35.612-07:002014-07-26T07:38:35.612-07:00Bloody hell, even in Oxford? Tssssk!!!Bloody hell, even in Oxford? Tssssk!!!Terry Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077413235902203848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-25597295859400083552014-07-26T04:34:27.243-07:002014-07-26T04:34:27.243-07:00Exactly the same thing happened in Oxford. I went ...Exactly the same thing happened in Oxford. I went to a hen party in what used to be a quiet lunch time pub to find bouncers on the door, nowhere to sit and music so loud it made my fillings ache. I hated it. Jenny Twisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15716569675973035423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-81206582947122061192014-07-25T00:53:12.871-07:002014-07-25T00:53:12.871-07:00.... maybe it's because the cities are big eno....... maybe it's because the cities are big enough to confine it to one area, like the Bigg Market in Newcastle, and the Prince of Wales Road in Norwich.Terry Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077413235902203848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-28418368195920156972014-07-25T00:42:32.192-07:002014-07-25T00:42:32.192-07:00Oh Val, yes, I SO agree! Northampton used to have...Oh Val, yes, I SO agree! Northampton used to have a fairly nice town centre where you could go shopping. Now, it's all discount shops. My father said the only reason to go there is to go to M&S. You want to go to Next, Halfords, River Island (can't think of many more as I so rarely go shopping!!!), you go out of town retail parks. At night, it's all about catering to the drinker. Of course there are SOME good shops left, and the library, even the odd okay restaurant, but it's not what it was even when I left 14 years ago, and it had already become a bit of a no-go area at night. I was just about to go 'into one' about the shops leading out of the town, too, but it would have got too long! Cities aren't like it so much - Norwich and Newcastle, for instance, are still pretty fab. And if my sadness about all this makes me sound like Victor Meldrew (as Julia says!), so be it!Terry Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077413235902203848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-24505949136688543312014-07-25T00:25:51.329-07:002014-07-25T00:25:51.329-07:00Terry, I was quite shocked last year when I visite...Terry, I was quite shocked last year when I visited a friend in Rugby. The town centre was all huge pubs (Weatherspoons?), fast food outlets and penny wise type shops. I felt the town centre really lacked the soul that Uk towns had when I was still young and living there. My friend said it was like this in most of the country towns and I was really sad about that. I couldn't imagine wanting to spend my Saturday afternoons in such a place, but wondered if I was just being an old fogey, I'm so glad you agree. This drinking culture... Vallypeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08309284606572565277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-57306644850622428272014-07-24T06:05:57.131-07:002014-07-24T06:05:57.131-07:00Thanks for reading, Anne!
Ah, as someone who thin...Thanks for reading, Anne!<br /><br />Ah, as someone who thinks a drink isn't complete without a fag, I dislike that, too! Oh yes, plenty of nice pubs in other areas - it's just the town centre ones that have been ruined. And I still get my coffee from Pumphreys - but it's in the Grainger Market now!Terry Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077413235902203848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-5104899582285658472014-07-24T05:53:13.167-07:002014-07-24T05:53:13.167-07:00The Bigg Market has gone downhill since Pumphrey&...The Bigg Market has gone downhill since Pumphrey's coffeehouse closed down some time circa 1980!<br /> I agree it's a shame what happened to city centre pubs but as a boring non-smoker I do see the upside of some changes and there are still some quiet country pubs to be found away from the cities.Annecdotisthttp://annegoodwin.weebly.com/annecdotal.htmlnoreply@blogger.com