voteronniegibbs Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 London: Dad 'needs therapy' after paying £54 for fish and chips | Metro News bloody tourists.... goin down t'london and expecting value for yer brass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverback Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 yer,, >> 4 times. with mushy peas. cost me same almost in whitby last week,and extra for bread and tartar sauce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voteronniegibbs Posted June 7, 2021 Author Share Posted June 7, 2021 they did get all the bread and butter they wanted, they were take away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hallucinating Goose Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 £10 for a burger at Wembley a few years back almost gave me a heart attack..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyXIII Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 2 hours ago, The Hallucinating Goose said: £10 for a burger at Wembley a few years back almost gave me a heart attack..... ... and then eating it did. Rethymno Rugby League Appreciation Society Founder (and, so far, only) member. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunbar Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 Went to a nice place on the river in Richmond on Saturday with the wife... wedding anniversary... a couple of cocktails, 7 course tasting menu and I took the matching wine suggestion witj each course (the Mrs was on sparkling water). The bill was eye watering. "The history of the world is the history of the triumph of the heartless over the mindless." — Sir Humphrey Appleby. "If someone doesn't value evidence, what evidence are you going to provide to prove that they should value it? If someone doesn't value logic, what logical argument could you provide to show the importance of logic?" — Sam Harris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voteronniegibbs Posted June 8, 2021 Author Share Posted June 8, 2021 15 hours ago, The Hallucinating Goose said: £10 for a burger at Wembley a few years back almost gave me a heart attack..... I know, our kid offered to get me an ice cream, it was 4 quid without a 99 in it. I'd just come off an overtime shift and chucked a bit of a wobbler about being ripped off......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voteronniegibbs Posted June 8, 2021 Author Share Posted June 8, 2021 4 hours ago, Dunbar said: Went to a nice place on the river in Richmond on Saturday with the wife... wedding anniversary... a couple of cocktails, 7 course tasting menu and I took the matching wine suggestion witj each course (the Mrs was on sparkling water). The bill was eye watering. that's probably why they suggest a glass of vino with each plate, as well as complimenting the meal it mellows you out for when the bill arrives :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 20 minutes ago, voteronniegibbs said: that's probably why they suggest a glass of vino with each plate, as well as complimenting the meal it mellows you out for when the bill arrives Deary me, the price of Château le Chasselet these days... Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voteronniegibbs Posted June 8, 2021 Author Share Posted June 8, 2021 8 minutes ago, Futtocks said: Deary me, the price of Château le Chasselet these days... I asked for an after dinner Panatella last week, it's a popular smoke but the maitre'd said they were 3 quid a piece. I think some folk try to take advantage of a chaps good nature Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Ting Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 On 07/06/2021 at 22:36, voteronniegibbs said: London: Dad 'needs therapy' after paying £54 for fish and chips | Metro News bloody tourists.... goin down t'london and expecting value for yer brass Nice Highgate dialect there Ronnie. Almost necking with your hero. Learn to listen without distortion and learn to look without imagination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 When I went to the GB v New Zealand international at Loftus Road in 2005 and stopped in a pub near Goldhawk Road for a couple of pre-match pints. It being West London it was what would now be called a Hipster pub with some 'interesting' beers on tap, being an urban metrosexual socialite at the time I took the £6 a pint (in 2005) in my stride, there was a steady stream of gruff horny handed working class northern types expressing surprise at the prices and consternation at the lack of crisp flavours they recognised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUBRATS Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Robbing cockneys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voteronniegibbs Posted June 9, 2021 Author Share Posted June 9, 2021 3 hours ago, GUBRATS said: Robbing cockneys that'd be a good name for a band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mumby Magic Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 With the Euro I actually think Ireland is one of the most expensive. Over 10 years, I was in a tiny village about 5 miles from Killarney be and it was over 6 euros a pint. God knows what it'll be today. Like poor jokes? Thejoketeller@mullymessiah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hallucinating Goose Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 2 hours ago, Mumby Magic said: With the Euro I actually think Ireland is one of the most expensive. Over 10 years, I was in a tiny village about 5 miles from Killarney be and it was over 6 euros a pint. God knows what it'll be today. I imagine one of the reasons for things being so expensive in Ireland is the fact its such a small country, on an island, that doesn't produce a lot of things itself and so has to heavily rely on imported goods, the import taxes and cost of shipping on top of these things of course contributing to the price. I remember going to Luxembourg a few years back and a prepacked ham sandwich in a supermarket being €6, the kind of thing you get in a supermarket here for about £2. I figured then that the reasons I've mentioned about must have been the cause. I have friends in Finland and its the same there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunbar Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 8 hours ago, Shadow said: When I went to the GB v New Zealand international at Loftus Road in 2005 and stopped in a pub near Goldhawk Road for a couple of pre-match pints. It being West London it was what would now be called a Hipster pub with some 'interesting' beers on tap, being an urban metrosexual socialite at the time I took the £6 a pint (in 2005) in my stride, there was a steady stream of gruff horny handed working class northern types expressing surprise at the prices and consternation at the lack of crisp flavours they recognised. Was this The Eagle? Nice boozer. "The history of the world is the history of the triumph of the heartless over the mindless." — Sir Humphrey Appleby. "If someone doesn't value evidence, what evidence are you going to provide to prove that they should value it? If someone doesn't value logic, what logical argument could you provide to show the importance of logic?" — Sam Harris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 12 minutes ago, Dunbar said: Was this The Eagle? Nice boozer. I think, based on a Google maps recce, it was the Crown and Sceptre, but it was sixteen years ago and I only went there once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voteronniegibbs Posted June 21, 2021 Author Share Posted June 21, 2021 I was in that London at the weekend. It cost a quid at the public loo to have a wee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 26 minutes ago, voteronniegibbs said: I was in that London at the weekend. It cost a quid at the public loo to have a wee. Local knowledge helps when spending (or not) a penny. Until they waived their fee, Kings Cross station made a fair amount of money from their toilet turnstiles, despite St Pancras (just across the road) not charging at all. Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleep1673 Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 On 09/06/2021 at 07:25, GUBRATS said: Robbing cockneys Except Cockneys are East London, Loftus Road, QPR, are West London. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graveyard johnny Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 the air pump to blow my tyres up has gone up from 20p to a pound at our local garage- bloody inflation! see you later undertaker - in a while necrophile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exiled Townie Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 2 hours ago, graveyard johnny said: the air pump to blow my tyres up has gone up from 20p to a pound at our local garage- bloody inflation! Very good ... Our local garage has done the same, air pump from free to £1, and you can only pay by card, none of your £1 coins here. Jam Eater 1.(noun. jam eeter) A Resident of Whitehaven or Workington. Offensive. It is now a term of abuse that both towns of West Cumbria use for each other especially at Workington/Whitehaven rugby league derby matches. St Albans Centurions Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graveyard johnny Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 3 minutes ago, Exiled Townie said: Very good ... Our local garage has done the same, air pump from free to £1, and you can only pay by card, none of your £1 coins here. a lot of garages (fuel stations) are been used for card scams in certain areas - be careful see you later undertaker - in a while necrophile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleep1673 Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 The pre-covid, £5.50 pint of dreadful lager in Eastbourne shows how bad things were getting. Carlsberg? Really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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