-
Re: What place would you like to live in if you were not in south wales ?
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Mr Soul '68
Was there a record shop in Bridgend in the mid to late records called 33 & a 1/3rd, or have I made that up?
The one I remember growing up was eagle records , roxene , hitman and jungle
-
Re: What place would you like to live in if you were not in south wales ?
I actually wouldn't live in Wales now because I see all this local government gone nuts.
The little bloke ( don't know his name) who does the Covid (Wales) briefings on national TV is a ridiculous parody with two Welsh dragon flags each side in the fashion of the President of the USA doing a White House briefing. He sounds like some sanctimonious old schoolteacher from Treorchy taking himself seriously when no one knows or cares who he is.
They've got all these stupid local laws about not driving more than five miles and harvesting your organs for transplants without needing consent, and the whole place which used to be really great seems to be turning in on itself rather than looking to and taking part in the wider world .
That'll upset people I know, but there it is. It's an honest assesment and although it's harsh it's true.
I regret it more than I can say because I was brought up in a very different Wales which encouraged individuality and achievement on the world stage rather than focussing on trivial local issues and creating a tiny micro society which is inward looking and self limiting.
-
Re: What place would you like to live in if you were not in south wales ?
Quote:
Originally Posted by
RonnieBird
I actually wouldn't live in Wales now because I see all this local government gone nuts.
The little bloke ( don't know his name) who does the Covid (Wales) briefings on national TV is a ridiculous parody with two Welsh dragon flags each side in the fashion of the President of the USA doing a White House briefing. He sounds like some sanctimonious old schoolteacher from Treorchy taking himself seriously when no one knows or cares who he is.
They've got all these stupid local laws about not driving more than five miles and harvesting your organs for transplants without needing consent, and the whole place which used to be really great seems to be turning in on itself rather than looking to and taking part in the wider world .
That'll upset people I know, but there it is. It's an honest assesment and although it's harsh it's true.
I regret it more than I can say because I was brought up in a very different Wales which encouraged individuality and achievement on the world stage rather than focussing on trivial local issues and creating a tiny micro society which is inward looking and self limiting.
Devastating news
-
Re: What place would you like to live in if you were not in south wales ?
Quote:
Originally Posted by
RonnieBird
I actually wouldn't live in Wales now because I see all this local government gone nuts.
The little bloke ( don't know his name) who does the Covid (Wales) briefings on national TV is a ridiculous parody with two Welsh dragon flags each side in the fashion of the President of the USA doing a White House briefing. He sounds like some sanctimonious old schoolteacher from Treorchy taking himself seriously when no one knows or cares who he is.
They've got all these stupid local laws about not driving more than five miles and harvesting your organs for transplants without needing consent, and the whole place which used to be really great seems to be turning in on itself rather than looking to and taking part in the wider world .
That'll upset people I know, but there it is. It's an honest assesment and although it's harsh it's true.
I regret it more than I can say because I was brought up in a very different Wales which encouraged individuality and achievement on the world stage rather than focussing on trivial local issues and creating a tiny micro society which is inward looking and self limiting.
Each to his own I s’pose, stay safe while taking your chances with Johnson.
-
Re: What place would you like to live in if you were not in south wales ?
If money no object South of France or Rome visited both and love them especially Rome.
-
Re: What place would you like to live in if you were not in south wales ?
Kiev, Sofia or Plovdiv. I love the more Eastern parts of Europe.
-
Re: What place would you like to live in if you were not in south wales ?
-
Re: What place would you like to live in if you were not in south wales ?
Quote:
Originally Posted by
SLUDGE FACTORY
Roxene was run by a long haired bully boy who once accused me of shoplifting , cheeky get
The other shop was called Hitman records
Cheers buddy.
Thinking of Bridgend and music, do you remember Stag Marks' band, Secret Army? I never heard them but they went around for a few years with the pathetic tag line "Catch us now before we're huge".......
-
Re: What place would you like to live in if you were not in south wales ?
Like living in Cardiff as it is not too big but big enough to have different things do. Could live in Liverpool or Bristol for the same reason, in fact I do like Bristol.
Would prefer somewhere that isn’t as cold in the winter, really liked Bordeaux when we were there supporting Wales. Good wine, cheese, warm weather and beautiful countryside and full of French women.
Could never live in London, too big, Manchester, too wet and dreary.
-
Re: What place would you like to live in if you were not in south wales ?
**** it. I have changed my mind I want to live down the mumbles
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?sto...9ZGMz&d=w&vh=i
-
Re: What place would you like to live in if you were not in south wales ?
Adelaide, South Australia. It has my heart.
-
Re: What place would you like to live in if you were not in south wales ?
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Charles Bukowski
really liked Bordeaux...full of French women..
Surprising that! :hide:
-
Re: What place would you like to live in if you were not in south wales ?
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Mr Soul '68
Was there a record shop in Bridgend in the mid to late records called 33 & a 1/3rd, or have I made that up?
There was 33 1/3 on Nolton St.
https://www.ccmb.co.uk/showthread.ph...cords-Bridgend
-
Re: What place would you like to live in if you were not in south wales ?
Quote:
Originally Posted by
SLUDGE FACTORY
Devastating news
That's why I won't bother to give you proper legal advice about your neighbour's camper van then .
-
Re: What place would you like to live in if you were not in south wales ?
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Eric the Half a Bee
Cheers buddy.
Thinking of Bridgend and music, do you remember Stag Marks' band, Secret Army? I never heard them but they went around for a few years with the pathetic tag line "Catch us now before we're huge".......
I caught them , they never made it
-
Re: What place would you like to live in if you were not in south wales ?
Quote:
Originally Posted by
RonnieBird
That's why I won't bother to give you proper legal advice about your neighbour's camper van then .
Doesnt bother me , I have already got it
You are far too much of a brexit little englander type to interest me
-
Re: What place would you like to live in if you were not in south wales ?
Quote:
Originally Posted by
SLUDGE FACTORY
I caught them , they never made it
And rightly so. They were crap!
-
Re: What place would you like to live in if you were not in south wales ?
Quote:
Originally Posted by
splott parker
Each to his own I s’pose, stay safe while taking your chances with Johnson.
Hes defo picked a winner with boris
-
Re: What place would you like to live in if you were not in south wales ?
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Maccy Blue
Kiev, Sofia or Plovdiv. I love the more Eastern parts of Europe.
I was pleasantly surprised with Odessa in The Ukraine. It almost had a Parisian feel about it.
-
Re: What place would you like to live in if you were not in south wales ?
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Taunton Blue Genie
I was pleasantly surprised with Odessa in The Ukraine. It almost had a Parisian feel about it.
That is on my list of places to visit. Cheap flight to Poland and then another to Odessa. I have heard it is a really lovely place.
-
Re: What place would you like to live in if you were not in south wales ?
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Rock_Flock_of_Five
I agree with you totally. I lived and worked in London for nearly 3 years back in 2003, fantastic place!
I can't say I enjoyed every minute of living there, but I matured as a person by doing so.
Samuel Johnson had it right, when he said... "When a man is tired of London, he's tired of life".
I miss Cardiff and the UK weather (never thought I'd say that about the weather!). Constant heat and humidity just drains you.
I've stayed and worked in London for 10 yeas and it is a great city.
My only thought is that I enjoyed it so much because I didn't actually live there in the true sense. I came home most weekends and I probably saw more of and new more about more places in the city than people who actually lived there. It sounds odd but its true. People born and bred in one area often never go to the others.
By and large, despite what people say about Londoners I always found them good people and always ready to help
-
Re: What place would you like to live in if you were not in south wales ?
-
Re: What place would you like to live in if you were not in south wales ?
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Packerman
Cape Town amazing
The ninth most violent city in the world.
-
Re: What place would you like to live in if you were not in south wales ?
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Maxim
The ninth most violent city in the world.
If they built a 1950s style Council Estate on top of Table Mountain you would be there in a shot Max!
-
Re: What place would you like to live in if you were not in south wales ?
Quote:
Originally Posted by
cyril evans awaydays
If they built a 1950s style Council Estate on top of Table Mountain you would be there in a shot Max!
No good to me not enough grazing for my horses.
