Banker Posted June 29 Share Posted June 29 1 hour ago, HiVibes said: A beach front cafe behind a big wall so you can't see the sea or the cafe from the road is a stupid idea only an old person could have come up with. It was built for the bowling green and I assume the big wall is to protect the green & cafe from the huge winter waves. The cafe is always extremely busy mostly with older clientele but many others including myself when walking in peel. The building is falling apart and the tennis courts are rarely used , in fact never seen anyone using them 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Ram Posted June 29 Share Posted June 29 (edited) 1 hour ago, HiVibes said: A beach front cafe behind a big wall so you can't see the sea or the cafe from the road is a stupid idea only an old person could have come up with. I think the clue is in the name FFS You can’t see the sea from the swimming pool cafe either. Edited June 29 by Roger Ram Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiVibes Posted June 29 Share Posted June 29 1 hour ago, Roger Ram said: You can’t see the sea from the swimming pool cafe either. It's nowhere near the beach either so why would anyone go there to see it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
english zloty Posted June 30 Share Posted June 30 17 hours ago, HiVibes said: A beach front cafe behind a big wall so you can't see the sea or the cafe from the road is a stupid idea only an old person could have come up with. Yeah, the madness of old persons 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiVibes Posted June 30 Share Posted June 30 26 minutes ago, english zloty said: Yeah, the madness of old persons Precisely I would want to see that, not hide away behind a wall so fucking dumb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopek Posted June 30 Share Posted June 30 Could easily catch fire!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passing Time Posted June 30 Share Posted June 30 10 hours ago, HiVibes said: Precisely I would want to see that, not hide away behind a wall so fucking dumb Why not take the opportunity to go swimming in them. Do us all a favour 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happier diner Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 On 6/7/2024 at 3:10 PM, John Wright said: The branding is changing this week The prices haven't though. Still uncompetitive. Do you think that any one who buys a car from them must have money to burn or be a bit dim.. Went for a test drive last week. Seriously looking at buying the car. Can actually get the car 20% cheaper in the UK. It's convenient to just get the car here on the Island. But not for that cost. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad_manx Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 (edited) 6 hours ago, Happier diner said: The prices haven't though. Still uncompetitive. Do you think that any one who buys a car from them must have money to burn or be a bit dim.. Went for a test drive last week. Seriously looking at buying the car. Can actually get the car 20% cheaper in the UK. It's convenient to just get the car here on the Island. But not for that cost. Did you put in an offer ? . Put in an offer and be prepared to walk away. . Ignore all the upselling they try to do ( paint / tyre protection etc ) .. I suppose it depends on their targets/ model/ make of car etc but I've managed to get cars fairly close what it would have cost me to buy in the UK and bring it over here.. Use a website like carwow where dealers in the UK compete for your requirements .. Use the quote from the cheapest one for your negotiation. If they don't agree to UK quotes + a reasonable extra cost, get it from the UK dealer. Edited July 27 by mad_manx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Helmut Fromage Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 6 hours ago, Happier diner said: The prices haven't though. Still uncompetitive. Do you think that any one who buys a car from them must have money to burn or be a bit dim.. Went for a test drive last week. Seriously looking at buying the car. Can actually get the car 20% cheaper in the UK. It's convenient to just get the car here on the Island. But not for that cost. Sister looked at and test drove a car there advertised as a 2022 model - noted the chassis number from the windscreen - a quick Google search revealed it to be a 2020 model but first registered in 2022 - purchased a genuine 2022 one on Island for £4k less. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banker Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 10 hours ago, Happier diner said: The prices haven't though. Still uncompetitive. Do you think that any one who buys a car from them must have money to burn or be a bit dim.. Went for a test drive last week. Seriously looking at buying the car. Can actually get the car 20% cheaper in the UK. It's convenient to just get the car here on the Island. But not for that cost. Go to someone like skillen & naylor who will source a car to you requirements, bring over, arrange tax etc and their charges are reasonable for the experience 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 On 6/11/2024 at 6:06 PM, Happier diner said: No. Have you? Looks interesting. Went to Chengdu Impressions with friends yesterday. Level entry/exit gets a thumbs up from me, big spaces between tables and for route to the loos. Even better. They seem to be doing a buffet on Friday evenings, as well as a la carte. Several items ( the big fish speciality dishes ) have to be ordered 24 hours in advance. Other items weren’t available. we had dumplings for starters. In a soup, with red chilli oil, and dry with chilli. There wasn’t much heat, think they’ve adapted chilli level to Manx taste buds. mains, we had pork and the Szechuan special. Special could have served 4! Again not as hot as expected. The special had off cuts of pork and chicken lots of different veggies, and lots of slices of spam. It was better than that sounds. Accompanied by boiled rice. Washed down with Chinese green tea. £80 including tip. 2 of us, a table of 6, table of 4 and a lone diner. That was from 19.00 to closing time 21.30. There were more staff than customers, most of the time. Enjoyable evening. Good food. Definitely not your standard UK Chinese. They need more custom than that to survive. Menu hard to read, it’s shiny and print font is about 8 point. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happier diner Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 14 hours ago, John Wright said: Went to Chengdu Impressions with friends yesterday. Level entry/exit gets a thumbs up from me, big spaces between tables and for route to the loos. Even better. They seem to be doing a buffet on Friday evenings, as well as a la carte. Several items ( the big fish speciality dishes ) have to be ordered 24 hours in advance. Other items weren’t available. we had dumplings for starters. In a soup, with red chilli oil, and dry with chilli. There wasn’t much heat, think they’ve adapted chilli level to Manx taste buds. mains, we had pork and the Szechuan special. Special could have served 4! Again not as hot as expected. The special had off cuts of pork and chicken lots of different veggies, and lots of slices of spam. It was better than that sounds. Accompanied by boiled rice. Washed down with Chinese green tea. £80 including tip. 2 of us, a table of 6, table of 4 and a lone diner. That was from 19.00 to closing time 21.30. There were more staff than customers, most of the time. Enjoyable evening. Good food. Definitely not your standard UK Chinese. They need more custom than that to survive. Menu hard to read, it’s shiny and print font is about 8 point. Thanks John. Any sign of BYO being a thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 Just now, Happier diner said: Thanks John. Any sign of BYO being a thing? Yes, it was byo. We chose not to drink alcohol. Other tables had their own beer or wine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happier diner Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 1 hour ago, John Wright said: Yes, it was byo. We chose not to drink alcohol. Other tables had their own beer or wine. Fantastic. Will give it a try. Mrs Happier diner likes a glass of wine with her dinner. 🍸 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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