Andy Onchan Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 4 hours ago, Boris Johnson said: P Its not a "Lovely Town" Lots of low life in the pubs on an evening and can you imagine going shopping there as a treat? - I cant, what can you imagine shopping there for a nice day out? ? For what? Crisps? Maybe Crab baps but that hardly makes a town decent. Have you ever been to somewhere like Penzance? North Berwick or Ripon? Peel is like most of the islands towns, its fallen well below the worst shitholes in Northern England. See Blackburn, Oldham, Stoke etc etc because of lack of investment due to crabby attitudes. Yes, I do have a downer on the island, I really find it distasteful to live here anymore and I say that sadly because it was once a place with the chance to modernise and make itself a decent place to live, it failed and I really don't see a way back. It missed that chance by just spending a fortune on building up an unsustainable civil service and has politicians, that because of their independent nature, wont make controversial policy changes for fear of not being re elected. This has been made 10 times worse by the advent of social media too. We survive because of the VAT agreement which seems still to be massively in our favour. We cant raise taxes to pay for stuff and we are now borrowed up to the hilt with the MU (MEA) Half a billion and the recent 400 million "green" loan that was mostly spent on non green stuff before it was called that. I have stated this a while ago but I am only here because I make good money*, as soon as I have got enough I am off along with my family. *Nobles hospital being the tipping point and main decider in that decision late in life. Nobles is not fit for purpose but that's a whole other thread. 🙂 Snob. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepyJoe Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 2 hours ago, finlo said: Does that mean there may be more? Well the Legion is a members club I guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finlo Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 8 minutes ago, SleepyJoe said: Well the Legion is a members club I guess I was including that in my mental adding up where are the other eight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramseyboi Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 (edited) 2 minutes ago, finlo said: I was including that in my mental adding up where are the other eight? Highwayman Whitehouse Royal Marine Peveril Creek Two fellas Central Legion Edited October 16, 2021 by Ramseyboi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepyJoe Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 9 minutes ago, finlo said: I was including that in my mental adding up where are the other eight? In Peel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finlo Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 9 minutes ago, Ramseyboi said: Highwayman Whitehouse Royal Marine Peveril Creek Two fellas Central Legion If you're counting the legion you may as well throw in the golf and yacht clubs! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the stinking enigma Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 There used to be 115 pubs in peel. Or so the guy who does the ghost tours told us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finlo Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 14 minutes ago, the stinking enigma said: There used to be 115 pubs in peel. Or so the guy who does the ghost tours told us. There used to be about 30 in Andreas and similar in bride according to that old pub book! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramseyboi Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 (edited) 20 minutes ago, finlo said: If you're counting the legion you may as well throw in the golf and yacht clubs! You said you were including the Legion in your mental totting up and asked where the other 8 were. So I gave you a list of nine including the legion but not the yacht or golf club 🤷♂️ Edited October 16, 2021 by Ramseyboi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finlo Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 12 minutes ago, Ramseyboi said: You said you were including the Legion in your mental totting up and asked where the other 8 were. So I gave you a list of nine including the legion but not the yacht or golf club 🤷♂️ I'd forgotten about the Central so couldn't get to eight without the legion. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 5 hours ago, finlo said: There used to be about 30 in Andreas and similar in bride according to that old pub book! Used to be @ 25 in Ramsey including hotel bars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Blonde Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 13 hours ago, the stinking enigma said: There used to be 115 pubs in peel. Or so the guy who does the ghost tours told us. I bet he also told you the spirits of the undead roam the streets of Peel... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finlo Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 20 minutes ago, James Blonde said: I bet he also told you the spirits of the undead roam the streets of Peel... He wouldn't be to wide of the mark! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asitis Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-58933011 Would seem a better use of taxpayers cash than tin a shed in Liverpool, or many of the other pee money away schemes ! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepyJoe Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 21 hours ago, finlo said: If you're counting the legion you may as well throw in the golf and yacht clubs! Yes, fair point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.