thesultanofsheight Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Are there people shopping in town nowadays or is it just the young mums and unemployed walking up and down all day? Yes its like a tracksuit catwalk down there most days. Young mums just scrap back your hair, grab your buggy, and let that gold chain rattle in the breeze. If you're lucky maybe you'll manage to nick something from HMV on the way to pick up your giro and have an egg bap at the Caff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesus Christ Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Last week's news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted January 13, 2009 Author Share Posted January 13, 2009 Last week's news I fear it will also be tomorrow's.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 It's a shame seeing all those empty shops although so far nothing good has actually closed. Someone mentioned Ramsey. Ramsey has some genuinely really good shops*. It's a pity about the empty gaps in between. *Feltons, Splinters, Moughtons, the stationery place by the Newsmag, fish shop, butchers, shaktyman (apparently) and a few others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendytoy Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 It's a shame seeing all those empty shops although so far nothing good has actually closed. Someone mentioned Ramsey. Ramsey has some genuinely really good shops*. It's a pity about the empty gaps in between. *Feltons, Splinters, Moughtons, the stationery place by the Newsmag, fish shop, butchers, shaktyman (apparently) and a few others. Seconded. I always try and use these places. You can't really moan about the death of traditional 'village' butchers/bakers/fishmongers etc if you do the weekly sweep exclusively in Tesco (though I appreciate it's not always black and white...small businesses aren't all rosy-cheeked beacons of excellence...). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
%age Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 On the odd occasion I do I'm always supprised how many little shops there are selling absolute tat how on earth do they keep going? Remember. The Isle of Man's Minister for the Department of Trade and Industry owns and runs Moochers. Don't get me wrong. The place is an absolute gem of a shop - the glasses I use to write this very message are from same said establishment. Where would I be without them I ask you? But what a Street. However, the guy is still a complete and utter tw@t. I left a message on his answering machine. His recorded message promised to get back to me. (Phone him and hear his answering machine words yourself). He didn't get back. I reckon he couldn't hack it. He can't fucken well hack it. (Except he can, can't he. A fucken £1000 a week, aye, can't be fucken bad eh!l lifted from the taxpayer) Back strictly on topic.... What a fucken Street we have. What a fucken capital Town we have. What a fucken shit hole of a fucken country this Island is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Take Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 And what was Mr Kelly's? Hey, I didn't know my Dad had a shop? not any more though, I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendytoy Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 What a fucken Street we have. What fucken Town we have. What a fucken shit hole of a fucken country this Island is. Compared to where? I'll concede that Strand Street is more depressing than Blackpool in a shitstorm but you can't write off everything else on the Island because of the state of a shopping street... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
%age Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Who was making comparisons? That is a very childish reply. I say again our kid: What a fucken Street we have. What a fucken capital Town we have. What a fucken shit hole of a fucken country this Island is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twitch Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 For the uninitiated....http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Strand_Street Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
%age Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 syntax corrected link here wiki uncyclopedia for Strand Street Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyboarder Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 What a fucken shit hole of a fucken country this Island is. It's not so bad. I don't care for shopping so it matters little to me what happens to Strand/Castle St. I did used to frequent Butler's Choice and spent a fair bit of money in there but luckily for me they decided to associate themselves with the housewive's favourite celebrity chef, you know, that one we allowed to puff his chest out up Marine Drive, the Saturday Morning Omelette Judge so I get my kitchen stuff online now. I don't care for propping celebs up. (Especially cooks, I mean, they cook, big deal............. ; )) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
%age Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 . . . when I read that post, I heard an asexual effiminate voice. Try it. It fits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Butler's Choice is a great shop. We're lucky to have it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyboarder Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 . . . when I read that post, I heard an asexual effiminate voice. It's probably your Dad with your mug of hot milk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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