Holidays 2025

[wykikitoon 23956]

  On 15/08/2024 at 15:41, Christmas Tree said:

Wife’s gone to the room and I’m sitting feeling very pleased with myself having learned how to take  selfies using my watch to launch the camera  

 

Getting some strange looks from afar.

 

TBH, the first few goes were like

 

 

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I was up the road at Prologue cycles at lunch. 

 

Enjoy your stay. 

[Renton 24606]

  On 15/08/2024 at 15:43, Billy Whitehurst said:

In Rome at the moment. Pretty much every cafe and bar sells bottles of Tennents Super, very odd. I think it is considered a craft beer here rather than it’s true purpose of keeping tramps warm.

 

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Scottish jakey beer is probably considered exotic there, like Peroni Nastro Azzuro was here until for some inexplicable reason fake Italian beer appeared eveywhere. 

 

Just wait until you sit down for dinner.

 

[Gemmill 53059]

  On 15/08/2024 at 15:43, Billy Whitehurst said:

In Rome at the moment. Pretty much every cafe and bar sells bottles of Tennents Super, very odd. I think it is considered a craft beer here rather than it’s true purpose of keeping tramps warm.

 

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Tell Renton how shit Rome pizza is. 

[Billy Whitehurst 1068]

  On 15/08/2024 at 16:21, Gemmill said:

 

Tell Renton how shit Rome pizza is. 

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Haven’t seen a single Dominos, proper shithole.

[Christmas Tree 5483]

I’m sure this guy is famous, possibly a comedian. Does anyone recognise him? It’s doing my head in  

 

 

And I’m pretty sure it’s not Peter Withe

[Renton 24606]

Might be a character from an 80s soft focus porn film? 

[Monkeys Fist 46648]

It’s the drummer from Blur. 

[Gemmill 53059]

Are you wearing a dressing gown at the pub? 

[Monkeys Fist 46648]

It’s not Pat Sharp. 

[Gemmill 53059]

He looks a bit like Nick Hancock 20 years ago. 

[Monkeys Fist 46648]

  On 15/08/2024 at 19:16, Gemmill said:

He looks a bit like Nick Hancock 20 years ago. 

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Looks nowt like him

[NJS 4727]

  On 15/08/2024 at 19:16, Gemmill said:

He looks a bit like Nick Hancock 20 years ago. 

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Or Graeme Gooch about 50 years ago. 

[Monkeys Fist 46648]

I’ve just noticed CT’s ginger haired cheek/ear/scrotum poking in to frame in the top right. 
 

 

[Christmas Tree 5483]

  On 15/08/2024 at 19:12, Gemmill said:

Are you wearing a dressing gown at the pub? 

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Well we are staying at a spa so seems daft getting tarted up to go for a pint.

[Christmas Tree 5483]

I’ve narrowed it down to David tennant or Rodney bewes.

[Gemmill 53059]

 no fucking way this is true. Have you got your massive pig's trotters stuffed into a pair of those free slipper/flip flop things they give you too? 

 

[Christmas Tree 5483]

  On 15/08/2024 at 19:50, Gemmill said:

 no fucking way this is true. Have you got your massive pig's trotters stuffed into a pair of those free slipper/flip flop things they give you too? 

 

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Yes, what’s wrong with that? It is a fucking Spa town after all.

[Gemmill 53059]

  On 15/08/2024 at 19:50, Christmas Tree said:

I’ve narrowed it down to David tennant or Rodney bewes.

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Could be the ghost of Rodney Bewes, I suppose. 

[Gemmill 53059]

I'd love to believe that you've been sat taking selfies all afternoon with your balls hanging out the bottom of a dressing gown, but I can't bring myself to do it. 

 

Which means I have to believe the alternative - that you've gone out in a white terry towelling coat. 

[ewerk 34430]

  On 15/08/2024 at 18:45, Christmas Tree said:

I’m sure this guy is famous, possibly a comedian. Does anyone recognise him? It’s doing my head in  

 

 

And I’m pretty sure it’s not Peter Withe

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That’s the love child of Johnny Mercer and Alan Titchmarsh.

[Gemmill 53059]

Looks a bit like the journalist Iain Macintosh that used to write about us and playing FM. 

[Christmas Tree 5483]

So, just a recommendation for Harrogate. It’s ok I suppose for a 1 nighter. 

 

Hotel an absolute steal. White hart hotel, rooms from £50 a couple and a lovely pub (the fat badger),  attached. Loads of outdoor heated covered seating and a very good location for the town centre. Rooms are very nice as well. Cocktails are excellent according to the cruelty inspector and a canny selection of beers and real ales.

 

We didn’t eat here but the food getting served up looks very nice.

 

We ate at an Italian called Vivaldo which was superb if a bit pricey, then up to John street which has a nice selection of pubs and a few games of pool. (Won 2-1. Would have been 3-0 potted the black and white together).

 

it gets a solid 6.8 You’re welcome.

[wykikitoon 23956]

  On 15/08/2024 at 20:34, Christmas Tree said:

So, just a recommendation for Harrogate. It’s ok I suppose for a 1 nighter. 

 

Hotel an absolute steal. White hart hotel, rooms from £50 a couple and a lovely pub (the fat badger),  attached. Loads of outdoor heated covered seating and a very good location for the town centre. Rooms are very nice as well. Cocktails are excellent according to the cruelty inspector and a canny selection of beers and real ales.

 

We didn’t eat here but the food getting served up looks very nice.

 

We ate at an Italian called Vivaldo which was superb if a bit pricey, then up to John street which has a nice selection of pubs and a few games of pool. (Won 2-1. Would have been 3-0 potted the black and white together).

 

it gets a solid 6.8 You’re welcome.

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It's good is the fat badger. I really enjoy working in Harrogate it's canny. Decent bars and food places. Nice place to have a wander at lunch. 

[Howmanheyman 38253]

  On 15/08/2024 at 18:45, Christmas Tree said:

I’m sure this guy is famous, possibly a comedian. Does anyone recognise him? It’s doing my head in  

 

 

And I’m pretty sure it’s not Peter Withe

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Flicking his hair. He's definitely flirting with you CT, you dirty man!

[Gemmill 53059]

  On 15/08/2024 at 20:34, Christmas Tree said:

We ate at an Italian called Vivaldo which was superb if a bit pricey, and you'd get your food a bit quicker if the chef didn't keep dropping to the floor clutching his face any time someone brushes past him. 

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