Blackpool sea front - Page 2

flashy · 25-07-2009, 10:52

oh my lord

that photo was put there because Reece took the words 'riding the waves' to a whole new level

NOT because there is a woman in the shot wearing a bloody burka

this is a thread about Blackpool ffs, lets keep it that way shall we please

spex357 · 26-07-2009, 10:21

When i first looked at the photo i saw a bicycle in the surf and thought about the chain and what state it would be in a day later without a rinse and some oil. I never for one minute thought it must be boiling hot as well seeing as someone is covered up, i dont see "sunblock" no matter how hard i look at it.

spex357 · 26-07-2009, 10:25

I am still unsure on the dumpy bags, what are they for?

flashy · 26-07-2009, 11:31

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Originally Posted by spex357

I am still unsure on the dumpy bags, what are they for?

its sand in them there bags lol

the chain on his bike was fine the day after

MargaretR · 26-07-2009, 11:33

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Originally Posted by spex357

I am still unsure on the dumpy bags, what are they for?

Never heard the expression 'taking a dump'?

...it helps keep the beach free of effluent
other than that officially released at high tide

spex357 · 26-07-2009, 12:22

Effluent was always a problem for us nightliners along with used sanitory and sexual throwaway items, but i would have hoped that is not the case today, a used condom wrapped around a nice cod was not very appetising. Do the bags stay there whilst the tide comes in and sorry to repeat myself but what are they for they cant be Jewson surplus can they?

spex357 · 26-07-2009, 12:42

"The ‘People’s Playground’ project will embrace 3km of new seafront in Blackpool creating a dynamic new spectacle designed to stop people in their tracks and enjoy a series of new attractions". Thats official council blurb, now i see, hundreds of dumpy bags everywhere.

flashy · 26-07-2009, 13:00

those bags are NOT on the beach, they are on the prom, they are used to put the sand on the prom....its got nothing at all to do with whats in the sea

flashy · 26-07-2009, 13:02

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Originally Posted by MargaretR

Never heard the expression 'taking a dump'?

...it helps keep the beach free of effluent
other than that officially released at high tide

i dont have a clue what your on about Margaret...but what me and spex are on about are the bags on the prom, are you making things up now?

spex357 · 26-07-2009, 17:08

Ah another look at the shots and yes i can see the pavement depth from the railings to the trams has shrunk. So you can play on the beach when the tide is in or as in earlier posts if you dont like the water i suppose. I lived there for ten years and that area would have throngs of people with ice creams and candy floss weaving in and out amongst the deckchairs which where stored along there. Quite mental shots of the shelters up at Cleveleys, i slept up that way from Gynn to Fleetwood in my homeless days and cant imagine sleeping in the new ones, bit draughty in the winter i imagine but all town councils have anti-homeless policies to keep you on the move these days. Apart from the tramps in Blackpool town centre, Pete the dockerman and Smelly Sid (not to his face) and a few old ex sea dogs up in the Fleetwood area the homeless population was small, Fleetwood had the only soup kitchen which was really the Seamans Mission, luckily my youth swung my entry on the times i visited it, usually in the winter. A mug of tea with a bowl of soup and a wedge of bread in the company of some grey haired sea dogs, such luxuries and now we have sand on the promenade, what progress they have made.