Welcome to London you ****ing Northerner

[SteCenturion]

I will try to avoid steps, it's for the best

Agreed.

 

[SteCenturion]

There's even pictograms for those whose first language isn't English...

Like those from East Ham

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

we went up the ArcelorMittal Orbit, must say fantastic view from the top and the family enjoyed the slide down, first time I've been in that part of london, very nice and some interesting food places at the Westfield food court....

I remember when the Westfield Centre/'lympic park/Stratford International was the site of a railway depot. Seriously, that place has changed out of all recognition, I couldn't beleive it the first time I saw it!


The last time I was ever at Stratford TMD must have been in the early '00s* when it had all but closed, and we found a shed full of locos, incuding stored/withdrawn class 58s, which to a Scottish enthusiast were pretty exotic at the time (still are in fact).

The place was deserted, so I was able to examine the '58s 'properly', which made it all the more memorable. I only wish I had taken more pictures.....


* - It says it closed in 1997, clearly as a full depot, but it was still used as a stabling point and/or for the storage of locos for several years after.

 

[Dec66]

[QUOTE 4531930, member: 76"]What did you do? Bleed heavily on his shoes after he gave you a good old Southern Beating?[/QUOTE]
Erm.... No.

 

[RoubaixCube]

Imo its not just the northerners i see that stop in the middle of nowhere but people with the head down staring at their mobile phones and totally oblivious to whats going on in the world around them.

There was a moped gang that went around stealing the phones of people who had theirs out and werent paying any attention at all. In a really small way these thieves were doing these folk a service by taking away their phones when they should of been watching where they were going

 

[stephec]

Next time you're on the tube make sure you've got this blasting out of your headphones, they'll love it.

Plenty of banging tunes on there our kid, although to be fair there's a lot of shite as well.

 

[subaqua]

Like those from East Ham

And Highbury

 

[subaqua]

I remember when the Westfield Centre/'lympic park/Stratford International was the site of a railway depot. Seriously, that place has changed out of all recognition, I couldn't beleive it the first time I saw it!


The last time I was ever at Stratford TMD must have been in the early '00s* when it had all but closed, and we found a shed full of locos, incuding stored/withdrawn class 58s, which to a Scottish enthusiast were pretty exotic at the time (still are in fact).

The place was deserted, so I was able to examine the '58s 'properly', which made it all the more memorable. I only wish I had taken more pictures.....


* - It says it closed in 1997, clearly as a full depot, but it was still used as a stabling point and/or for the storage of locos for several years after.

The international station is on the site of a engine shed where some record was set. Next time I am near I will try and get a pic of the plaque.

 

[dodgy]

This thread reminds me of those bumbling hybridists you see collected at pinch points on our glorious National Cycle Notwork, chatting, repairing punctures, looking at the view.

GET OUT OF THE WAY!!!

 

[Cycleops]

Pi$$ed if he gets anywhere near one of our proper pints instead of that gnat's tiddle they serve daahn sarf...

Many cockneys like a gold watch (scotch)

 

[Tin Pot]

This thread reminds me of those bumbling hybridists you see collected at pinch points on our glorious National Cycle Notwork, chatting, repairing punctures, looking at the view.

GET OUT OF THE WAY!!!

 

[classic33]

The international station is on the site of a engine shed where some record was set. Next time I am near I will try and get a pic of the plaque.

Time on your side?

 

[Cycleops]

Time on your side?

You obviously don't know trainspotters.

 

[classic33]

You obviously don't know trainspotters.

Well he can't Go West Really.

 

[Salty seadog]

Being a Northern bloke who like's his beer I have to say Fullers ESB is an excellent pint, but with the explosion of small brewing operations most of the beer I drink is brewed north of Sheffield, one exception being the best pint of Tetleys I have had for years (was brewed in Leeds now Wolverhampton) in the Victoria in Leeds.

http://www.nicholsonspubs.co.uk/restaurants/yorkshireandthehumber/thevictoriahotelgreatgeorgestreet

One of the best pints of Sam Smiths I have ever tasted was a pint of Museum Bitter in a pub somewhere around Shaftsbury Avenue, I don't think museum bitter is brewed anymore.

Ahhh, Fullers, a fine selection of beers from a great southern brewery.

The best Samuel Smith's I had was the nut brown ale many years ago.