BBC and Glastonbury

[orraloon]

BTW, when many threads (coffee anyone?) are referencing rampant inflation and alleged profiteering, I saw yesterday that Wimbledon had put its strawberries & cream up. For the first time in 15 years, from...

£2.50 to £2.70

I thought credit was due.

Is that per berry?

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Is that per berry?

I remember as a kid, hearing of a friend of my sister's who's family would get their racquets out and go play tennis for about 2 weeks a year.

Even as a kid, I thought that was utterly idiotic.

I imagine the sales of strawberries and cream probably rise over the same time period too. 🙄

 

[Binky]

I remember as a kid, hearing of friends who would get their racquets out and go play tennis for about 2 weeks a year.

Even as a kid, I thought that was utterly idiotic.

I imagine the sales of strawberries and cream probably rise over the same time period too. 🙄

In the long distant past I was a very casual tennis player, squash was more my thing those days.
Anyway, no question come Wimbledon fortnight the courts would suddenly be heaving only to be veritable ghost towns soon after.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Is that per berry?

Here you go. Sometimes credit's due.

https://uk.style.yahoo.com/wimbledon-strawberries-cream-price-origin-124940112.html

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Here you go. Sometimes credit's due.

https://uk.style.yahoo.com/wimbledon-strawberries-cream-price-origin-124940112.html

I just read that and feel dirty now because it's... W*mbledon! 🤣

 

[Pblakeney]

I imagine the sales of strawberries and cream probably rise over the same time period too. 🙄

Quite possibly due to the fact that it coincides with the strawberry season.
At least it did while we ate home grown products instead of importing worldwide.

 

[stephec]

I remember as a kid, hearing of a friend of my sister's who's family would get their racquets out and go play tennis for about 2 weeks a year.

Even as a kid, I thought that was utterly idiotic.

I imagine the sales of strawberries and cream probably rise over the same time period too. 🙄

Same with the snooker club that I used to go to every week.

When the world championships were on if you didn't get in there before 19:00 on a Friday you had to put your name on a waiting list for a table.

And because these part timers weren't very good they'd take ages over a single frame.

 

[Electric_Andy]

We're watching it now. Good coverage but there are very few actual bands these days. When I went in 97 there was Radiohead, Ash, levellers, ocean colour scene, nearly all bands.

And those stupid flags blocking everyone's view 🤬

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Quite possibly due to the fact that it coincides with the strawberry season.
At least it did while we ate home grown products instead of importing worldwide.

A single farm in Kent supplies Wimbledon every year.

Yours, the Strawberry Bore.

 

[Animo]

Fair play - Rod has been pretty entertaining.

 

[Binky]

As I said in an earlier post, which music you like is personal taste. Just caught a bit of Celeste and some are raving about her vocal performance. Personally I thought she sounded tone deaf and was bloody awful.

 

[VinSumRox]

The coverage of all the acts would be improved 1000% if they got rid of those cocking flags. I can't imagine what it's like being there with them in the way.

I love The 1975 but their set was very polite and professional which wasn't quite the thing. Good but not going to grab anyone. The lyrics that were on the screens for Chocolate were quite superb though.

The flags are another reason I wouldn't pay to go to Glasto, they are really irritating when you are in the crowd further back, you can't see the stage through them all. Doesn't seem to be an issue at other festivals

 

[MontyVeda]

We're watching it now. Good coverage but there are very few actual bands these days. When I went in 97 there was Radiohead, Ash, levellers, ocean colour scene, nearly all bands.

And those stupid flags blocking everyone's view 🤬

you're not looking hard enough.
I've got 14 performances from friday and saturday cued up to watch in the coming days, all of them are bands.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Thank goodness the BBC don't have any other stupid minority sports. Imagine how awful it would be if they had that boring French cycling thing.

Funny enough they don’t cover the TDF or other French cycling things. It’s ITV who do that and not across all their channels.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Meanwhile, for those not following Glastonbury