The Printworks, Manchester, with fifteen of the tackiest bars and restaurants under one roof, is quite a magnet for scantily clad teens, premiership footballers (there’s even a player’s lounge in Pure) and Coronation Street stars: a 24 hour thing boasts the blurb.
This pic was taken at 6.52am. I feel a letter to Trading Standards coming on: where’s the party?
Read the small print and you’ll learn that while Pure closes at 5am, Holmes Place doesn’t open until 6am. What to do for that missing hour? This posted via mobile via Flickr and so not so closely proofread. Click the pic to see it large (there’s an ‘all-sizes’ tab for really large).
‘I’m too stupid to read road signs… they had no theory test in my day!’
Hanging around Chorlton Bus Station, you could easily miss the bus wars that have brought Manchester city centre to a halt. Dispersed among the suburbs the busses continue to meander slowly, taking their time over delivering commuters from A to B. You’d think a bus war would bring – albeit temporarily – a wealth of busses providing a suddenly frequent low cost service. But no.
And while the latest farce proves deregulation has failed, the city centre’s inability to cope with the busses required for this infrequent service would seem to prove that we will never have a decent bus service.
The video evidence shows many are well aware of the three foot telescopic bollards that have wrecked their vehicles. I’ve spliced my favourite two incidents together. We have the woman in the white coat who seems to appeal to passers-by: ‘I’m too stupid to read road signs… they had no theory test in my day!’
She than backs out for a bus and wrecks her car trying to tailgate. (Note too how the evil bus driver moves off as the punter alights.) Then there’s the 4X4 driver who hits the gas to dramatic effect.
It is a personal tragedy that Greg Barker has taken the line he has against the background of a losing battle with his own sexuality. But more importantly, that his public homophobia may be an extension of this private battle is a civic tragedy.
If Conservatives had to live by the morality they seek to impose on others, there would be far fewer Conservatives.
Looks like Sainsbury’s may be taking this ‘try something new today’ thing a bit far. Look what they’re proposing for the humble egg. Omelettes come frozen in packets or maybe in some powder form (just add water). Worse, I notice McCain oven chips now come with a ‘potato promise’ which goes on about how passionate McCain are about using ‘real food’ in their products, like making chips with potato. The world’s gone mad. It’s time to clip that Jamie Oliver’s wings. As Boris Johnson says: ‘let them eat junk’.
As if that’s not enough, I notice Arthur’s Felix Crisp has been repackaged. In a retrograde step it no longer comes with a handy indicator thingy to let you know when to buy more. And rather suspici
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The Printworks, Manchester, with fifteen of the tackiest bars and restaurants under one roof, is quite a magnet for scantily clad teens, premiership footballers (there’s even a player’s lounge in Pure) and Coronation Street stars: a 24 hour thing boasts the blurb.
