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- Thu Jul 23, 2020 2:48 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: OPEN TOPPED BUS !!!!
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3646
Re: OPEN TOPPED BUS !!!!
Deduct em 15 points immediately
- Thu Jul 23, 2020 11:00 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Graeme Souness
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2917
Re: Graeme Souness
I suppose you shouldn't speak ill of the recently departed but Norman Hunter made Sourness look like Andy Pandy...
- Thu Jul 23, 2020 8:56 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: John barnes
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3688
Re: John barnes
He ate all the pies on Masterchef the other week as well
- Tue Jul 21, 2020 12:08 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: hebden bridge recommendations
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2482
Re: hebden bridge recommendations
Stubbing Wharf pub just over a small bridge on road out towards Todmorden. Good food and ale. You'd have to shcek re dogs but they have outdoor seating on the canal bank. They filmed part of Happy Valley there.
- Thu Jul 16, 2020 9:00 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: The cult of the manager
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1756
Re: The cult of the manager
I think the guy who directed the Prisoner had been brought back, what with that bloody giant ball thing rolling in the way of the action every two minutes!
- Thu Jul 16, 2020 8:54 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: BBC commentary
- Replies: 184
- Views: 14138
Re: BBC commentary
Lineaker: "Maybe Burnley should change their name to Resolute Burnely FC" (or summat) Maybe he should change his to "Tosser Gary Lineaker" :D But what a delight to hear how dropped on they all were when we equalised via n the spot. They had just spend quarter of an hour praising Wolves and pouring c...
- Mon Jul 13, 2020 12:10 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Man City Appeal result at 9:30 BST
- Replies: 74
- Views: 6405
Re: Man City Appeal result at 9:30 BST
You can buy a fair few REoles watched for 10 mil!
- Mon Jul 06, 2020 11:32 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Bubonic Plague
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1443
Re: Bubonic Plague
I saw part of a Gordon Ramsay programme a couple of weeks ago on somewhere out Far East. They were eating all sorts of shite and there was a mountain rat/marmot thing alive in a cage on the table in case they fancied it frying up. I turned over. Right put me off me pasta!
- Wed Jul 01, 2020 11:16 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Transfer fees
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1238
Re: Transfer fees
And there's talk today of Everton trying to nick Dwight for £16 million? Well they can bog right off!
- Tue Jun 23, 2020 5:36 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Neil Warnock is back
- Replies: 43
- Views: 4406
Re: Neil Warnock is back
Has Ronnie joined him yet?
- Mon Jun 22, 2020 8:28 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Will the Chinese never learn from this mess
- Replies: 39
- Views: 3365
Re: Will the Chinese never learn from this mess
Watched a Gordon Ramsay out Far East programme the other nightwhere he was dining with some locals. They went for the snake in the end but they had a live mountain rat in a cage on the table to choose from as well as a load of other unspeakable delicate little morsels. Disgusting buggars. They shoul...
- Thu Jun 18, 2020 11:54 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: ARTICLE: A Tribute to John Connelly
- Replies: 26
- Views: 2325
Re: ARTICLE: A Tribute to John Connelly
I can still remember him AT the bar in the Sparrow Hawk, Fence. A really nice guy in "real life". Well suited when he eventually got his World Cup medal.
- Tue Jun 16, 2020 9:19 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Now TV
- Replies: 39
- Views: 3824
Re: Now TV
They can stuff NowTV right where the sun doesn't shine. I forked out £200 for a "season pass" which ended last week. There hasn't been any l;ive football since March (obviously) so I haven't watched a single thing. But now the season is resuming they haven't extended the so-called "season pass". The...
- Sun Jun 07, 2020 9:32 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: mcdonalds in shipley today
- Replies: 43
- Views: 3660
Re: mcdonalds in shipley today
"Mediocre" That's doing MacShites a big favour!
And what's with this board, has it been transported to Yarkshire overnight. Seems to be an awful lot of people from over yon on here...
And what's with this board, has it been transported to Yarkshire overnight. Seems to be an awful lot of people from over yon on here...
- Thu Jun 04, 2020 9:44 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: OT Astronomers/telescopes
- Replies: 5
- Views: 787
Re: OT Astronomers/telescopes
Sorry for the delay. He's ten.
- Tue Jun 02, 2020 9:04 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: OT Astronomers/telescopes
- Replies: 5
- Views: 787
OT Astronomers/telescopes
Just wondered if we have any amateur stargazers on here? I want to buy my grandson a telescope but haven't the first clue on where to start. Refractor or reflector, magnification, etc, etc. It seems like a bit of a minefield for the non-expert. Looking to spend £100-150 for a starter scope. I have l...
- Thu May 28, 2020 8:30 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Gary Lineker tweet
- Replies: 28
- Views: 3653
Re: Gary Lineker tweet
I think you might have meant patronising -- which he is surely the personification of!
- Thu May 21, 2020 3:58 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Stevenage out of league
- Replies: 47
- Views: 5124
Re: Stevenage out of league
There won't be many tears shed around Accrington when Stevenage go down. There's "history" between them from the play-offs some years ago. Bit like us and Stockport County (remember them?)
- Mon May 18, 2020 1:53 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Palace should stop dreaming during daylight .
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2574
Re: Palace should stop dreaming during daylight .
Cracking headline on this post!
- Sun May 17, 2020 8:31 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Eurovision song contest BBC1
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1479
- Wed May 13, 2020 9:12 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Old local sayings
- Replies: 131
- Views: 15120
Re: Old local sayings
My grandad used to say "Gerrup wooden hill" when it was bedtime. An uncle also used to say "Yon tay's a bit fortneet" when someone gave him a cuppa that was "too weak"
- Tue May 05, 2020 9:15 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Aldi
- Replies: 159
- Views: 12892
- Sun May 03, 2020 11:57 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Sky Sports Soccer pass
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1002
Re: Sky Sports Soccer pass
Hi Rileybobs. It's the Sky arm which flogs shorter term passes for Sky services, but is equally difficult if not more so to deal with,. Their live chat has been shut down virtually since the start of the Corona crisis.
- Sun May 03, 2020 11:46 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Sky Sports Soccer pass
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1002
Re: Sky Sports Soccer pass
Sorry, it's actually NOWTV Jeremy (part of Sky as I understand) and they are virtually impossible to contact at the moment.
- Sun May 03, 2020 11:31 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Sky Sports Soccer pass
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1002
Sky Sports Soccer pass
At the start of the season I forked out £200 for the Sky soccer pass, which gives you all Sky matches plus Sky Sports channels until the end of the season. Since March, of course, there ain't been any football at all and the stuff they have been putting on Sky Sports has been utter ********. I'd gla...
- Sun May 03, 2020 11:19 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Waitrose Quilted Bathroom Tissue Extracts of Cashmere
- Replies: 6
- Views: 622
Re: Waitrose Quilted Bathroom Tissue Extracts of Cashmere
Good job it's not Extracts of Kashmir -- that'd probably burn your bum
- Thu Apr 30, 2020 3:43 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Aware of your own mortality ....
- Replies: 38
- Views: 2103
Re: Aware of your own mortality ....
I was born in October 1955 and I often wonder about life expectancy in relation to everyone else. I had a friend at school who was superb at physics and it really took me aback when I learnt that he had died, as he and I were from the same year group at Edge End and we were both 18 at the time. In ...
- Wed Apr 29, 2020 9:37 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Worst well known actor?
- Replies: 145
- Views: 9975
Re: Worst well known actor?
Yon mon who plays Dev in Coronation Street.
- Tue Apr 28, 2020 12:21 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Scams
- Replies: 38
- Views: 3324
Re: Scams
I went on line to sorn my car while the lockdown is on. A very convincing site took me through the process then asked for £30 to SORN the vehicle. It was only then that I checked the url and realised it wasn't the Government site. There is and has never has been a charge for SORN -- but there might ...
- Mon Apr 27, 2020 10:25 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Are we likely to start training again soon?
- Replies: 72
- Views: 6397
Re: Are we likely to start training again soon?
I sincerely hope that gobbing all over the place is officially banned and becomes a bookable offence. Disgusting habit in whatever situation, but it assumes even more significance, if that's possible, in the current climate. Totally agree. It should be banned in normal life as well> Filthy frigging...
- Wed Apr 22, 2020 3:08 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: I'm missing
- Replies: 26
- Views: 2161
Re: I'm missing
You missing Oak Furnitureland as well?
- Wed Apr 22, 2020 3:05 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Has anyone noticed...
- Replies: 30
- Views: 3258
Re: Has anyone noticed...
Bit like the tennis courts during Wimbledon fortnight and the couple of weeks after! At least that won't be happening this year. Still, even that would be better than bloody vintage snooker replays!!
- Mon Apr 20, 2020 9:29 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Widdop Moor fire today
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2346
Re: Widdop Moor fire today
The number of people who are going up towards Thursden Valley and Coldwell is scary. I’m up every day as a bailiff on Coldwell reservoirs and the number of people is just shocking- dozens every day, no social distancing, arriving in separate cars and greeting each other, wandering onto private land...
- Sat Apr 18, 2020 9:51 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Corona Virus in Mauritius and other Indian Ocean Islands
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1302
Re: Corona Virus in Mauritius and other Indian Ocean Islands
Catching up with Master Chef this week, the last four contestants were taken to Mauritius for a few days cooking. Looks beautiful and the food appears to be a delicious fusion of African/French/Indian. Stay safe Dave. Yep, Mauritius looked fantastic. Just a pity Claire didn't get through :( But the...
- Fri Apr 17, 2020 3:16 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Never again will I take this for granted...
- Replies: 42
- Views: 4982
Re: Never again will I take this for granted...
They paved a paradise and put up a parking lot...
Is this the World that we created? Freddie Mercury
- Fri Apr 17, 2020 8:47 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Phillip "look at me" Schofield
- Replies: 55
- Views: 4767
Phillip "look at me" Schofield
Is there no end to this guy's attention seeking. He wants us all to sing Happy Birthday to the Queen from our doorsteps at 9am tomorrow apparently.Well I for one won't be doing what HE asks for.
But Happy Birthday tomorrow to Mrs Queen
But Happy Birthday tomorrow to Mrs Queen
- Wed Apr 15, 2020 9:37 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Jennings Sneck Lifter Ale
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2705
Re: Jennings Sneck Lifter Ale
Has anyone seen any bottled Marston's Oyster Stout lately. Booths always used to have it, but it just disappeared from the shelves about two years ago.
- Sun Apr 12, 2020 11:16 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Stirling Moss RIP
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3516
Re: Stirling Moss RIP
They even did an ad (forget what it was for) where Sterling in person was pulled by a copper who muttered that very phrase. A great all-round driver in grand prix, sports cars, rallies. You name it! Lucky to survive in times when the sport was extremely dangerous. Saw him do a demo drive at the Oult...
- Sun Apr 12, 2020 10:19 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Is there anything about lockdown you like?
- Replies: 103
- Views: 7744
Re: Is there anything about lockdown you like?
There are certain people near me who aren't happy unless they are making a noise -- lawnmowers (just about tolerable) power washers, drills, music louder than it needs to be, banging (with hammers) clattering, chainsawing --the whole bloody lot! It's driving me bonkers -- especially the tosser over ...
- Wed Apr 08, 2020 8:35 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Do you recognise this ex-Claret?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1890
Re: Do you recognise this ex-Claret?
Bobby still has family in Lancashire, out Leyland way. They run a hard landscaping business. I met em through work a few years ago. I think the guy who owned the business was his nephew.
- Sat Apr 04, 2020 4:40 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Tony Blair.
- Replies: 42
- Views: 3710
- Sat Apr 04, 2020 9:48 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: RIP Bob Nuttall
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4166
Re: RIP Bob Nuttall
So sad and shocked to hear about Bob. Not seen him for some years but we were brought up together as kids and went on the Turf together as a big group all crammed in his dad's Simca. Heartfelt sympathies to Les, Jan and Deborah. A terrible time for them all.
- Fri Apr 03, 2020 3:23 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Burnley foodbank
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1461
Re: Burnley foodbank
Ah, beat me to it, but I'd prefer to be outdoors if they can figure summat out.
- Fri Apr 03, 2020 3:22 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Burnley foodbank
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1461
Re: Burnley foodbank
Good stuff. There must be some folks right in the mire with the effects of this bloody virus. Is there somewhere to easily drop off stuff without coming into contact with anyone? A collection point of some sort?
- Fri Apr 03, 2020 2:34 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Car Tax
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1967
Re: Car Tax
You are sure you are on the DVLA website aren't you. I went to SORN one of ours the other day because of the virus and a message flaqshed up that they wanted £30 to do it -- I'd landed on a spoof site and it was so convincing the alarms bells didn't ring until the last minute!
- Sat Mar 28, 2020 3:56 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Prince Charles
- Replies: 46
- Views: 3926
Re: Prince Charles
I didn't know until the other day that Prince Charles lives at Birkhall when in Scotland. I suppose I should have guessed...
- Fri Mar 27, 2020 3:59 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Hardware stores : open Burnley and Pendle ?
- Replies: 49
- Views: 3936
Re: Hardware stores : open Burnley and Pendle ?
Rightway at Brierfield lights is open (old Greyhound pub) Strictly three customers at a time and the staff are all geared up in masks and gloves. The hardware shop at Padiham (the top one) was open yesterday. Things are changing so quickly I'd check first. As for using Algon -- it's acetic acid, you...
- Thu Mar 26, 2020 12:33 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Clap for Our Carers
- Replies: 45
- Views: 3732
Re: Clap for Our Carers
Don't forget that a lot more people in such as Italy and Spain live in apartment blocks so that it has turned into a bit of a community event every night for them. If I went outside at 8pm I am pretty sure nobody would hear me! Folks across Europe (apart from maybe those of Teutonic breeding) also g...
- Fri Mar 20, 2020 8:25 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Conspiracy Theory - coronavirus
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2109
Re: Conspiracy Theory - coronavirus
Can't see a country that is willing to turn tanks on its own people or make millions of people it doesn't like "disappear" worrying too much!ClaretAndJew wrote: ↑Thu Mar 19, 2020 10:31 pmYes they just infected loads of their own people for it to then spread here.
It's time for me to self isolate from UTC.
Stay safe.
- Fri Mar 20, 2020 7:56 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: 7.45am Friday across Europe...
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2942