The local papers report . . .

[TENSHON]

what the hell was gon2seed's 67 year old mum doing up Mount Kilimanjaro? It's not like you can take a stroll to the local post office, take a wrong turn and then find yourself half way up a tazmanian mountain.

my favourite story my mum recalls is about when my big bro was a baby and she went shopping in town. apparently, back then, the thing to do was leave your pram (inc baby) outside shops.
what my daft old dear did was go to the back of woolies, leave pram and bro outside, do shopping and then leave via the front entrance. it wasn't until she got home on the wolverhampton road she realised her error and legged it flat out back to woolies to find him still there in his pram. he must have been a really ugly baby if no one wanted him.

 

[gon2seed]

I love the term "running out of control". Do they mean she was running and she lost control, or that she ran out of, i.e. lost, control?

Sorry for finding amusement in what could have been a tragic story, but the turn of phrase just made me laugh.

She was scree walking, a recognised technique for moving fast, and she lost control probably due to extreme altitude and having been awake for 12 hours in order to complete the final summit assault.

No problem with finding it funny, we pissed ourselves at her, looked like a panda in negative, ie two huge black eye patches, and extensive bruising to the rest of her noggin.

 

[jimbob23]

No problem with finding it funny, we pissed ourselves at her, looked like a panda in negative, ie two huge black eye patches, and extensive bruising to the rest of her noggin.

Such a caring son.

 

[Anders_Panders]

we're distant relatives gon2seed

 

[Anders_Panders]

my picture even resembles your mum!!

 

[cookie_monster]

No problem with finding it funny, we pissed ourselves at her, looked like a panda in negative, ie two huge black eye patches, and extensive bruising to the rest of her noggin.

Such a caring son.

did you not see the quote in the article?

Her other son Neal, 41, a fireman, of Highfield Grove, said: "We’re all very proud of her. I think it’s pretty amazing, but I never thought she wouldn’t do it. She’s as tough as old boots - but you wouldn’t know it to meet her."

very loving!


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[db]

what the hell was gon2seed's 67 year old mum doing up Mount Kilimanjaro? It's not like you can take a stroll to the local post office, take a wrong turn and then find yourself half way up a tazmanian mountain.

might i refer you to my thread vis a vis gon2seed being of superhuman stock..

his mum = supergran, natch..

 

[cookie_monster]

stafford to have its own angel of the north (end)

http://www.staffordshirenewsletter.co.uk/detail.asp?cat=General%20News&id=7041895


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[jimbob23]

This from the bottom of the article...

Being a native of Stafford. and having left some 27 years ago, may I say how shocked I was by the TOTAL destruction of what used to be a beautiful town. The river Sow little more than a muddy brook. The Guild Hall now a scruffy mall, St. Johns market GONE! Need I go on? To add insult to injury I see that Staffordians are now going to have their own Angel of the North. Hahaha, no doubt it will become a rusting derelict heap of junk and yet another eyesore to feast your eyes on.

He's got a point.

 

[MISS T]

Yet another car crash causes traffic chaos, anyone guess where?
The junction into tesco's store. That's five that I can count now, rant thread here I come.

 

[gon2seed]

I haven't seen the Express & Star but I'll have to have a butchers, as we were there, might have got my piccy in the paper! I'll be the one in the uniform!

 

[BBC]

Looks promising! Let's be honest anything is gonna be an improvment on the litter tray and chicroc.

http://www.staffordshirenewsletter.co.uk/detail.asp?cat=General%20News&id=6065982

 

[Anders_Panders]

looks good- will be hard to get jimbob to "dress-up " though!

 

[rich upsetter]

its bound to be rubbish if the fella had owt to do with Zanzibollox.. 'The Lounge' says it all really, not unlike the now defunct 'Chill Bar'.

however i live in hope.

 

[Anders_Panders]

what happened to the chill bar?

 

[rich upsetter]

what happened to the chill bar?

it died as has staffords premier titty twister most wanted, which is now JFourteen which is wait for it, a champagne bar. just for all the stafford celebs. the local paper (cant remember which one) said that midlands exports Jamelia & Darius Vassell were going to be there for the grand opening. they werent, and then the paper reported that they didnt turn up!

 

[BBC]

its bound to be rubbish if the fella had owt to do with Zanzibollox.. 'The Lounge' says it all really, not unlike the now defunct 'Chill Bar'.

however i live in hope.

give him a chance Rich! It doesn't sound like it's gonna be anything like the big Z. Quote:

"We believe Stafford is crying out for a quality venue. The Lounge will be stylish, contemporary, and classy, based around the China White feel. You won’t dress down, you will dress up. This is definitely not a nightclub or disco; it’s just a beautiful stylish bar with two floors, balconies, a terrace and a piazza, and the service will be second to none."

Sounds like it might be a bit poncey but tbh if it's nice surroundings, good service (unheard of in the ford) and I can have a conversation without shouting over Bon Jovi playing at full pelt then bring it on!

 

[Anders_Panders]

I hope your not dumping the Railway for this new posh bird BBC!

 

[rich upsetter]

i could go on about why i think this will be/go all wrong but i wont!

 

[BBC]

I hope your not dumping the Railway for this new posh bird BBC!

Never! But i wouldn't go 'out' to the railway, merely pop in for a quick magners and Castletonia gossip innit!