tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329761583210135212.post410721406420716715..comments2024-03-26T10:23:12.534+00:00Comments on round the rails we go: Talking ShopScott Willisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02284196034782356946noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329761583210135212.post-46553599512844994982017-09-04T13:26:47.998+01:002017-09-04T13:26:47.998+01:00The entire area looks like a boring, featureless, ...The entire area looks like a boring, featureless, characterless, gruesome dump.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329761583210135212.post-55437340467798720942017-08-28T21:22:36.556+01:002017-08-28T21:22:36.556+01:00Isn't The Snipe Pit the name of the cafe in Sa...Isn't The Snipe Pit the name of the cafe in Saved By The Bell?Scott Willisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02284196034782356946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329761583210135212.post-912813592202620332017-08-26T16:23:10.524+01:002017-08-26T16:23:10.524+01:00Glad to be of service.Glad to be of service.Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16466288333795123991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329761583210135212.post-25252102390378269132017-08-26T08:16:56.554+01:002017-08-26T08:16:56.554+01:00The retail park is named for the Ashton Moss Colli...The retail park is named for the Ashton Moss Colliery, the last working coal mine in the area. The park sits on part of the land of the Colliery.<br /><br />And it's unofficial name was... The Snipe Pit.<br /><br />Now don't ask me why it was known as the Snipe Pit...Andrew Bowdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16537107239353802646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329761583210135212.post-80691516556456602752017-08-25T22:38:44.948+01:002017-08-25T22:38:44.948+01:00Possibly the Snipe Retail Park was named after the...Possibly the Snipe Retail Park was named after the wading bird<br /><br /><a href="https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/bird-and-wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/s/snipe" rel="nofollow">The RSPB: Snipe</a><br /><br />They make a fantastic 'drumming' noise in the spring, reminiscent of a small alien spacecraft approachingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329761583210135212.post-16804659859136831472017-08-24T21:34:55.177+01:002017-08-24T21:34:55.177+01:00Carrie, you have demolished any affection-slash-ad...Carrie, you have demolished any affection-slash-admiration for the Man City Women, and I have now lumped them in with the men in the "boringly rich" category. This is why I never get involved with sport.Scott Willisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02284196034782356946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329761583210135212.post-13215118252910417882017-08-24T15:13:21.082+01:002017-08-24T15:13:21.082+01:00Re Man City Women - you're spot on apart from ...Re Man City Women - you're spot on apart from the thing about them working their way up. They've essentially benefited from the same big money as the men have; they don't have adjacent facilities (apart from using the Academy Stadium instead of the Etihad), they use exactly the same facilities. <br /><br />And they joined the Women's Super League in 2014 - the WSL works differently to the men's game, clubs apply for licences which they hold for a limited period, and then relegation/promotion happens within that licensing period. Man City Ladies had existed in some form for some years previously, but they weren't part of the men's club, just used the name and the colours, essentially. Then they got taken under the men's wing properly, got given a WSL1 licence, allowing them to leap up several divisions, and completely overhauled their playing and coaching staff...Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16466288333795123991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329761583210135212.post-27973807126015579922017-08-24T09:51:39.539+01:002017-08-24T09:51:39.539+01:00Now I'm wondering if my parents bought that ex...Now I'm wondering if my parents bought that ex-police car from the very same garage that you passed. It's quite possible given I grew up in Tameside.Andrew Bowdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16537107239353802646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329761583210135212.post-50198338485430563862017-08-24T09:48:25.134+01:002017-08-24T09:48:25.134+01:00When I was young, my parent's car was an ex-po...When I was young, my parent's car was an ex-police car. It was a Vauxhall Chevette, sprayed red (everytime the paint got chipped, the original pale blue paint underneath was clearly visible) and the roof was covered in a kind of rubbery plastic stuff that was probably covering up where the siren had been. Why get an ex-police car? Probably cos it's cheap.<br /><br />In defence of Droylsden, it has a reasonably nice swimming pool. And that's about all I can say.<br /><br />Andrew Bowdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16537107239353802646noreply@blogger.com