Anyone from Manchester?
Nov 22nd 2007, 2:33 pm
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My favourite "fix" was with the electronic coin slots. If you just got one of the things that fired a spark for lighting a gas cooker and held it to the coin slot and fired it it would rack up the credits.
Shouldnt admit this but........3 years ago they laid a new carpet in one of the lounges at Heathrow....I managed to discover (much to my 12 year old sons utter joy) that a few rubs of the feet on the new carpet was enough to get a static shock from a pointed finger to knock credits up on one of the machines. I was amazed because I knew that had cured the electric shock thing years ago.
Shouldnt admit this but........3 years ago they laid a new carpet in one of the lounges at Heathrow....I managed to discover (much to my 12 year old sons utter joy) that a few rubs of the feet on the new carpet was enough to get a static shock from a pointed finger to knock credits up on one of the machines. I was amazed because I knew that had cured the electric shock thing years ago.
Nov 22nd 2007, 6:12 pm
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Slot machine called the Grand National ....if you got to the race ...tap collect as fast as you could ...£25 every time ....it was set to always pay £5 but some good advice and furious button pushing made for a profitable night
Nov 22nd 2007, 7:39 pm
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The bulls head in swinton, I remember now.
we also used to frequent the farmers arms in the very early 90's.
What was the pub called at the end of the rpecing that had a bit music going on, I don't recall it being called the wishing well, and did it turn into a yeates or somthing.
Those were the days
we also used to frequent the farmers arms in the very early 90's.
What was the pub called at the end of the rpecing that had a bit music going on, I don't recall it being called the wishing well, and did it turn into a yeates or somthing.
Those were the days
Nov 23rd 2007, 3:20 am
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Nov 23rd 2007, 4:08 am
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It's fantastic to find out other people's memories of Manchester - it makes me realise how bad my own memory is!!! I remember one New Year's Eve lying in the gutter outside a pub in St. Peter's square, (what was the pub called???) feeling really happy that I was in the best city in the world, and not being at all concerned that my new ankle boots, which I'd just bought for 16 quid in the sale at Dolcis, were getting scratched. What was the name of the pub across the road from the Hacienda? And the pub with the knickers on the wall (Tommy Duck's??) I could go on.
Nov 23rd 2007, 4:10 am
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thats a good point though....what was Yates before it became Yates...? I honestly can't remember...
probably because I was always drunk when I was around there...
Nov 23rd 2007, 4:11 am
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My S.African dh was over for 3 weeks in March/April, outside of Manchester, and my friend called me up saying that they were taking him down the pub the Friday and they hoped he'd be drunk enough to piss in the village fountain. 
My kids are moving a few miles outside of Manc for their A Levels next year - they can't wait - oldest will be nearly 18 and his brother nearly 17, and they're really looking forward to the pub life
My kids are moving a few miles outside of Manc for their A Levels next year - they can't wait - oldest will be nearly 18 and his brother nearly 17, and they're really looking forward to the pub life
Nov 23rd 2007, 4:12 am
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It's fantastic to find out other people's memories of Manchester - it makes me realise how bad my own memory is!!! I remember one New Year's Eve lying in the gutter outside a pub in St. Peter's square, (what was the pub called???) feeling really happy that I was in the best city in the world, and not being at all concerned that my new ankle boots, which I'd just bought for 16 quid in the sale at Dolcis, were getting scratched. What was the name of the pub across the road from the Hacienda? And the pub with the knickers on the wall (Tommy Duck's??) I could go on.
you wild woman you....mind you you sound exactly like my best friend....she always seemed to end up lying in the middle of the road...telling everyone in the world she loved them..and to please pick her up...
Nov 23rd 2007, 4:13 am
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My S.African dh was over for 3 weeks in March/April, outside of Manchester, and my friend called me up saying that they were taking him down the pub the Friday and they hoped he'd be drunk enough to piss in the village fountain.
My kids are moving a few miles outside of Manc for their A Levels next year - they can't wait - oldest will be nearly 18 and his brother nearly 17, and they're really looking forward to the pub life
My kids are moving a few miles outside of Manc for their A Levels next year - they can't wait - oldest will be nearly 18 and his brother nearly 17, and they're really looking forward to the pub life
P.S. They'll have a blast...
Nov 23rd 2007, 6:21 am
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sounds like exactly what we did on a saturday night....the best part was I didn't have to queue as I knew one of the Bouncers at the door...
thats a good point though....what was Yates before it became Yates...? I honestly can't remember...
probably because I was always drunk when I was around there...
thats a good point though....what was Yates before it became Yates...? I honestly can't remember...
probably because I was always drunk when I was around there...
Can't remember what it was before
but it's a chinese restaurant now. There was a really bad fight one night, someone died & they lost their license & couldn't get it renewed.
Nov 23rd 2007, 7:28 am
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It's really bugging me about what that place was called in the early 1990's. I used to go ther on a lot of weekends
And even though I still live in Manchester (and often went into the pub across from the Hacienda) I cannot remember the name of that either!!
Does anyone remember the conti club.
Now that was a really ropey hole. Frequented by nurses, doctors and police and the like, with a very dodgy mural of some ?persisan blokes by the beach (or similar)
I don't know if it is still there.
Manchester changes practically every week at the moment.
I was in the arndale centre only yesterday and that has grown and changed bigtime.
Afllecks palace is still going strong though!!
And even though I still live in Manchester (and often went into the pub across from the Hacienda) I cannot remember the name of that either!!
Does anyone remember the conti club.
Now that was a really ropey hole. Frequented by nurses, doctors and police and the like, with a very dodgy mural of some ?persisan blokes by the beach (or similar)
I don't know if it is still there.
Manchester changes practically every week at the moment.
I was in the arndale centre only yesterday and that has grown and changed bigtime.
Afllecks palace is still going strong though!!
Nov 23rd 2007, 7:47 am
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It's really bugging me about what that place was called in the early 1990's. I used to go ther on a lot of weekends
And even though I still live in Manchester (and often went into the pub across from the Hacienda) I cannot remember the name of that either!!
Does anyone remember the conti club.
Now that was a really ropey hole. Frequented by nurses, doctors and police and the like, with a very dodgy mural of some ?persisan blokes by the beach (or similar)
I don't know if it is still there.
Manchester changes practically every week at the moment.
I was in the arndale centre only yesterday and that has grown and changed bigtime.
Afllecks palace is still going strong though!!
And even though I still live in Manchester (and often went into the pub across from the Hacienda) I cannot remember the name of that either!!
Does anyone remember the conti club.
Now that was a really ropey hole. Frequented by nurses, doctors and police and the like, with a very dodgy mural of some ?persisan blokes by the beach (or similar)
I don't know if it is still there.
Manchester changes practically every week at the moment.
I was in the arndale centre only yesterday and that has grown and changed bigtime.
Afllecks palace is still going strong though!!
I used to love Affleck's Palace too. Who was Affleck, anyway???
Nov 23rd 2007, 7:48 am
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My sister used to have a drunken snog with one of the bouncers there more or less every week.
Can't remember what it was before but it's a chinese restaurant now. There was a really bad fight one night, someone died & they lost their license & couldn't get it renewed.
Can't remember what it was before
but it's a chinese restaurant now. There was a really bad fight one night, someone died & they lost their license & couldn't get it renewed.Thats right...Its just a shame something soo bad had to happen before they shut the place down...
I must say that the Chinese Restaurant it is now is really good...and its a buffet as well (which pleased my OH big time)...we were there last xmas...so I'm hoping its still good the next time we come home....
