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  1. Just had a weekend in Northumberland. See what you think of it.
  2. Oh blimey, Flying Duck you were about two hours too late. Thanks anyway, and I mean that. The reservation for two nights in July at the Perth Travelodge is on our inbox as we speak. I hope the ospreys are worth it. They all look like seagulls to me anyway! I will look up the site you recommend anyway - We have a week in early september to do something with.
  3. Get the 252 bus to The Bridge Inn at Ridgeway, or park in the free car park there, and walk the 2-3 miles through the Moss Valley to Eckington Church, where you can either get the 252 back to the city, or walk a different route back through the valley and the woods. Easy walking, wonderful scenery, simple to get to. And if you return, there are loads of different paths to explore the next time. And the next time.
  4. This link is from the Youtube channel of Daniel Staniforth from Eckington. I've posted it before, and it really is the full story of this crash site, including the story of the dead pilot's widow's visit to the site only recently. Incidentally, Daniel is a brilliant maker of very watchable videos on the pennines. His yet-to-be-completed Pennine Way series is an evening's viewing in itself. Great spot Buggz.
  5. This is the danger. It's not the danger of countries having the bomb, it's the length other countries will go to to stop others from getting it. Pakistan and India both now have nuclear weapons, and will now engage in their own era of mutually assured destruction. Israel, on the other hand, will never accept Iran from having nuclear weapons. They know that their own nuclear detterrent will be rendered useless if one of their hostile neighbours gets a capability. I would take,at most, one or two low-yield warheads to destroy Israel, whereas Iran is a vast country with many population centres and military targets to take out. I honestly believe that, but for US-pressure, Israel would have already carried out pre-emptive strikes against Iran's nuclear developments. They have done this before against their neighbours. The threat of a prolonged war in the middle-east grows closer every day. The USA vs any arabic nation will always be a mismatch ending in occupation. Israel vs Iran will be a fight to the death, possibly of both...
  6. Good to see Matt doing well. I was his boss at Currys at Crystal Peaks about 10 years ago. he was playing for Hallam FC then, and went to Buxton as I recall. Totally useless warehouse man though!
  7. The missus wants to go osprey spotting in Scotland in the summer. Anyone know of any quiet campsites in Scotland reasonably close to the A9? Ideally, somewhere between Perth and Aviemore, as she's wanting to go to Loch of the Lowes or Loch Garten.
  8. That's what I was thinking. Try the harbour area in July. About 6pm, with the pavement bars packed and the tide in, the atmosphere is brilliant. Nothing wrong with it. I think we put our resorts down too much.
  9. I can't help laughing at pedestrians with no coats when i'm in the car in a torrential downpour. This failing of mine reached it's peak a couple of years ago near the Royal Hallamshire. Having just left the car park, we turned down the hill in a downpour. Soggy students walking around everywhere crying about their ruined £30 haircuts. At a pedestrian crossing was a solicitor/legal secretary-looking woman. Power-dressed, high heels, looking all smug and pleased with herself under her big umbrella. The lights turned to red, and the traffic stopped. Out she stepped into the gutter into about four inches of water and SPLASH! It was the way she hurried along, without even flinching, obviously hoping nobody had noticed. We had, and almost ruptured ourselves...
  10. When the Barnsley Metrodome opened, some used to joke about the locals turning up with a soap-on-a-rope and rubber duck....
  11. A few years ago Leicester v Everton was marred by an Everton fan being killed by flying debris in high winds. He was walking past a building site near the ground. Leicester were criticised in some quarters for not postponing the game for spectator safety's sake. An Everton fan actually phoned talksport from the ground after the incident, and complained that the police were wearing riot helmets because of the conditions, and that the Everton fans, disgracefully, had not been given any helmets to wear. (I kid you not). Point is, it's okay to complain about games being called off, until something goes wrong. Also bear in mind there was a major disaster in the USSR in the 80s caused by fans slipping on ice coming out of the ground, causing a massive crush which killed dozens of fans.
  12. Don't laugh. My first ever concert was Toyah in 1982 as an 11 year-old. (She'd just won a Brit Award as best Female Artist so she can't have been that bad!) I have never before or since heard anything as loud in all my life. Closest thing was probably a Tornado taking off at Finningley Airshow. Earsplitting.
  13. This happened at major electrical retailer at Crystal Peaks when I worked there. (they don't sell Chicken Tikka...) Customer Service Desk assistant. (You know who you are...) "Alright Mrs Brown. I'll see what I can do. I'll just put you on hold a moment while I get the instruction book. No problem, Mrs Brown, I won't be long. " Put's the phone on hold, and turns to his mate... "Stupid f---ing woman, how many times am I going to have to explain the same f----ing things to her. For crying out f----ing loud." His mate. "Are you sure that phone's on hold?" "...course it is....oh my god..."" (It's not always deliberate!)
  14. If you then slam into the car in front because you've been gawping at the bus passengers, that will soon put a smile on their faces:D
  15. Is it because they've just realised they're on the bus for Stocksbridge when they live in Woodseats? I once saw a guy drop to his knees and sob "No!" loudly. Turned out he was on his way to a job interview, and has just realised he'd left his CV on the kitchen table.
  16. I dropped my nephew off at his new home in Worsbrough a few weeks ago. He excitedly pointed out the locals sites. "...and a bloke got murdered on that street corner last month, and that house there is where the drug-dealer had his door smashed in yesterday morning..." I wound the window up and held the car on the clutch while he got out, just in case... PS Barnsley in general is fine. Staincross, Mapplewell, Darton, Kexbrough are best. The local football team plays in the championship as well!
  17. The "Old Barnsley" stall on Barnsley Indoor Market has a large section on Sheffield, and can usually get hold of anything anyone asks for. He has all his photos on display in ring binders round the stall for people to look through.
  18. Is it right that Halfway is something to do with Gypsies? (And also the Gypsy Queen pub)?
  19. Built in the mid-19th century to serve the short-lived colliery in Eckington Woods. The pit closed in 1901, but I don't know whether the line closed with it or lasted longer. The long straight lane leading into the woods from near Eckington Church is on the old track bed. If you look down on Eckington on Google Earth you can see the line of the old railway by following the line of trees running through the village, coming from behind the Castle Hill estate, along Penny Engine Lane, across the A6135 and across the golf course to join the existing line. The place where it went under the A6135 can still be seen by the walls of the old bridge on either side of the road. The bridge below is now filled in and landscaped.
  20. It depends on whether you want a quiet camping holiday or a lively one. We went to Norfork in early August and it was like camping in a school playground, sunny and warm but not at all peaceful. Followed that with West Sussex in mid September. It was dark by 8pm, chilly at night, but we had the entire site to ourselves and it was great. Not being funny, but the hours of daylight available are a big consideration I find. If you're ok with being packed away and zipped up by 9pm then spring or late summer are ideal. If you are going to be in a pub or eating out til late, then the same applies.
  21. I started visiting Scotland as a result of seeing "Billy Connolly's World Tour of Scotland" on the BBC in the mid-90s, and I've been a few times now. First time I went was camping in Fife, which is about the most England-like part of Scotland. However, on that trip we had a long drive across to Oban, and I just fell in love with the highlands. What we've done since is explored the less obvious places. The border region is beautiful (and accessible to us northerners), as is Strathspey, Angus and Aberdeenshire. The place that really suprised us though was Dumfries and Galloway. We went for a cheap week in a cottage in late 2010 in a place called Moniaive. The mountains and forests in the south-west are beautiful, and the coastline is endless. We are hoping to explore the area west of Fort William sometime soon. There is a musical tale about my trip to Scotland last year here. http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=890621
  22. The Assynt-Coigach area in north-west Scotland is one of the most beautiful places I have seen. Me and the missus have just put a photo slideshow on YouTube of it. It's only a short one, promise! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9zGzSTFpMU&context=C35716d5ADOEgsToPDskKW1OzPHjU8tmR7OYQsuXP-
  23. If there is someone at Poundland stacking shelves who is only there for 2 weeks and absolutely resents being there, then I wouldn't like to think what kind of effort they are giving. Poundland's staff and management probably feel like they are more hinderance than help, like babysitting a naughty child. I would imagine that at least one comment of "who does she think she is?" would have gone round the place.
  24. Hate to say it, but my sister's partner works in Cornwall, and always does it in about 4 and a half hours, and that's from Huddersfield. Overnight that is though. I've done that overnight drive myself about a dozen times, and i've never done it in less than 7-8 hours. What I do know though is that the M5 between Birmingham and Bristol is like Le Mans in the early hours. Many times I have been trundling (!) down the slow lane at 70mph when out of nowhere cars (usually 4x4s strangely enough) have come blasting down the fast lane at speeds well in excess of 100mph. I suspect that these are the 4.5 hour brigade. I prefer to get there alive myself.
  25. This is no exaggeration - the entire county of Cornwall is fantastic. You could just put a pin in a map and land somewhere nice. Even Newquay with it's gridlocked roads and packs of lager louts is worth a visit. Look up Porthleven, off the beaten track but very nice.
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