General News Chat

[57vintage]

Haven’t seen him in ages. He used to be quite generous with a freebie or two when he owned erm...the Bon Accord Hotel (?) and I used to deliver tablecloths to him.

Did he have some sort of caravan-type eaterie where Tesco now is, before the Parkway became a racetrack, and the road from Grandholm was still a rutted vehicle track? I’m sure I have heard tell of this.

[donsdaft]

Nae idea.

The chipper van in Dyce ( circa 1972) was the first I knew.
Then there was a steakhouse van which could have been the first of the “fires”

I last saw him a couple of years ago when he came in for a sight test, I don’t know how well he is now.

[eastnuekdon]

This is gold (apart from the usual Pish & Jism editing).

https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/nostalgia/3066775/the-ups-and-downs-of-aberdeens-housing-estate-pubs/amp/

The Broadsword was fearsome. I mind going in for a carry-out one Sunday evening about 20 minutes after the then 18.30 opening time, and as the mannies sat around playing dominoes and distractedly reading The Sunday Post, there was a full-scale rolling-in-the-sawdust catfight between two gruesome Tilly witches in the middle of the floor. The barman never even mentioned it as he sold me the cans.

I believe I’m still barred from the Tower in Tilly (even if it was demolished years ago) after a particularly hairy Sunday lunchtime session in November 79, the day after those plastic Jute ****s beat us 3-0 at Pittodrie, and two days before the 2-Tone tour lit up (figuratively) Ruffles on Diamond Street. Like many premises owned by that venue’s proprietor, it accidentally caught fire a few years later.

That was pretty interesting. I did my four years national service behind the bar in The Abbot. Cannae believe its nearly 18 years since I left. Wasn't as bad as some of the pubs mentioned but then again we did have about 7 pages of A4 on the wall in the office containing the names of everyone that was barred.

[donsdaft]

I never realized that the Covenanter had changed it's name.

Murdo's = Art Deco.......oh for f'uck sake.

[TheDeeDon]

This is gold (apart from the usual Pish & Jism editing).

https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/nostalgia/3066775/the-ups-and-downs-of-aberdeens-housing-estate-pubs/amp/

The Broadsword was fearsome. I mind going in for a carry-out one Sunday evening about 20 minutes after the then 18.30 opening time, and as the mannies sat around playing dominoes and distractedly reading The Sunday Post, there was a full-scale rolling-in-the-sawdust catfight between two gruesome Tilly witches in the middle of the floor. The barman never even mentioned it as he sold me the cans.

I believe I’m still barred from the Tower in Tilly (even if it was demolished years ago) after a particularly hairy Sunday lunchtime session in November 79, the day after those plastic Jute ****s beat us 3-0 at Pittodrie, and two days before the 2-Tone tour lit up (figuratively) Ruffles on Diamond Street. Like many premises owned by that venue’s proprietor, it accidentally caught fire a few years later.

The stealing of the 'Stair Runner Carpet' on its opening night clearly set the standard for the Dancing Cairns.

I was also wondering what constituted "undesirable behaviour" in 1959 and what songs were tolerated in the Army only, that kept the good folk of Northfield up of an evening.

I don't read the EE, but that was a nice bit of social history of the area.

[donsdaft]

Boris is some kiddie, he’s given me a great idea.

Free specs to anyone prepared to “lend” me some money.

The actual size of the “loan” still to de decided.

That should make a fair saving on tax.


If HMRC complain I’ll investigate myself.

[Mason89]

His poll ratings are still going up, despite the whole corruption, incompetence, destroying uk business, wiping his @rse on the Good Friday agreement & 130,000 avoidable deaths.

English folk are strange. We’re better off leaving them to it

[donsdaft]

We agree

[mondo_notion]

Why the fascination with who paid for his wallpaper? That's small fry compared to what else he must get up to.

[Mason89]

Why the fascination with who paid for his wallpaper? That's small fry compared to what else he must get up to.

That’s just the one Mathew Elliot has chosen for folk to get upset about. You’re right though, he could’ve chosen from many

[mondo_notion]

That’s just the one Mathew Elliot has chosen for folk to get upset about. You’re right though, he could’ve chosen from many

Why are so many outlets focusing on this then? I caught a bit of Good morning Britain this morning and they had Ben Shepherd on the case.

[Mason89]

You notice Kuenssberg & Peston have climbed out his @rse & having a go? Elliott & Murdoch have declared it open season on the shaved baboon.
Getting your decor done by dodgy deals upsets the voting public way more than the whole dead bodies piling high thing. Don’t know why but it does. Murdoch & Elliott want their boy Gove in, which is why he’s went MIA lately.

The important thing to keep in mind during all this, is that Nicola Sturgeon has a funny haircut.

[mondo_notion]

Gove! That's exactly what we need.

[Mason89]

Gove! That's exactly what we need.

Which is fortunate because that’s exactly what we’ll get. The only senior Tory alternative that could prevent it, is Jeremy Hunt


Or we could leave them to it

[donsdaft]

The wallpaper fiasco is far worse that the "bodies" comment.
Although he's in trouble for both of them.

One is a ill conceived phrase shouted in fustration.
Of course he's in far more trouble thand I would have been if I'd said it, but that's why I'm not a politician.

The wallpaper carry on is corruption pure and simple.
You cover this bill for me and the next plum government contract is yours for the asking.

The public might not see it but the politicians do, his ability to wriggle out of things is being curtailed.
His ministers will start to edge away from him.

Gove is a creep.