Dimond Geezer

Just found this:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-15258893

I've no idea where the Coach House Club was.

Legend has it Bob Marley played his one and only Southampton gig there.

I think they have a picture of Marley on the wall at the Fleming Arms, but I believe he actually played in the now demolished pub, just up the road in Wessex Lane, on bend opposite the railway station. I think it was called the Masons Arms.

You beat me too it. Yes he did, against QPR I think.

That was a response to AussieDog's post about Colin Clarke.

You beat me too it. Yes he did, against QPR I think.

What ever happened to Graham Hiley

Now lectures at Solent Uni I believe.

I have a mate who inherited an apartment in Spain, I remember him telling me that when dealing with the locals, utility companies, tradesmen, local officials etc, you need to be able to speak & understand the lingo. Whilst many can speak English, and will happily speak to tourists in English they will make no effort to speak to foreign property owners in anything other than Spanish. He has just sat & passed his A-level in Spanish.

So if you don't speek-a-da-lingo, it's well worth learning.

It's one per customer number, so it's likely many people are just waiting till General to buy their tickets along with other non memebers or season ticket holders

This:

My nipper & his band of pre uni time wasters are waiting until Thursday, there's nearly 20 of them, a mixture of STHs, members & non members. Pleased they won't be sat near me though :-)

We had an architect who just loved changing things, the data base is only for proving what something should cost when we are discussing costs with the client and contractors. Architechs just love spending other peoples money

This is the nub of the problem. They are the bane of a Structural Engineers (and many other professions) life, they usually have very little concept of the effects of their constant meddling.

What a genius Burt Bacharach is. I don't think there was a song in that set that I didn't know, now watching it for the second time, fabulous stuff.

It's good for my son who has been a STH for 10 years, but is intending to go to uni in September, so hasn't renewed, it means he will have first bite of the cherry for matches when he is home.

Nice effort, but not up to the standard of the guy who told Radio Solent that we need Redknapp back as manager.

and a nurse usually stands besides you and chats away as if nothing untoward is happening to help take your mind off it.

That is a bit weird, laying there with your old man being pulled around by a bloke (in my case) & chatting to a female nurse about holidays, weather, kids schools etc.

Used to go on Friday nights from about '88, loved the place. I'm looking forward to getting along sometime soon(ish). The only problem is if I get ****ed nowdays, it completely wipes me out for 24 hrs :-(

Here is a copy of the original wordsearch from Junior Saints programme!

 

So far I have :

Judas c**t

S**thead

w@ nker

prat

c**t bear

f**khead

Yid

tw @ t

scumbag

and Hiya.

W. And got 4 days there at the moment before heading to Toronto, Is that enough to enjoy all the major sights and sounds?

Maybe, but it's worth making a plan. We had 6 night & didn't get to any of the museums, that's for next time without the kids, but do get the NYC pass I mentioned, we saved a small fortune.

Yeah, that's the only one I guess that may be tricky, do they need proof of building regs, or do they just need to know? Be worth ringing up and asking them I guess.

I built an extension on my place, like you at weekends & evenings, all I needed to do was inform them, they didn't ask for details, but did add 30 quid onto my premium.

Went in August & stayed at The Hamilton Inn in Manhatten, pretty basic, much like a Premier Inn, but it does do a breakfast within the price, which is quite unusual in NYC, and is only a block or 2 from the subway.

If you're doing the touristy stuff, get one of these http://www.newyorkpass.com/En/ it'll save you a fortune. Get to The Empire State early before about 9.30 & you'll go straight in, much later & you'll be queuing for ever, same with the Statue Of Lib. Do the Top Of The Rock after dark & you get a spectacular view of The Emp State. Be prepared for a lot of walking.

Ha, no worries, didn't mean to come across as shiťty if it did!

No probs.

As an addition to The Colonels list, make sure your insurance company is aware that you are having structural work done to your property.

As said above I will definitely be getting building regs for this extension.

Ok, sort of sporadically read through it whilst fielding phone calls & getting hassle from my boss, guess what about......yep foundation design.

Foundations are generally 1m deep & 600mm wide, but this is dependent upon ground conditions, such as quality of the bearing soil, site slope, proximity of trees, type of soil, for example if you have clay soil you may need to take precautions to avoid heave, this is all something the Building Inspector will advise. I would strongly advise against avoiding Building Regs, the cost of retrospective works, or even demolition, will be far in excess of saving £500 on fees.

The Party Wall agreement mentioned elsewhere is mandatory, not optional, although in it's simplest form, is simply an exchange of letters with a sketch or two.

yessiree, as noone had mentioned it on here I was starting to wonder if I'd dreamed the whole thing. What a fabulous establishment. I assume its nothing like it was now ?

It has it's own thread: http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?53265-Frog-amp-Frigate-Re-opening#.VNoNnvmsUYc

I'm looking forward to it immensely. I once bought Neil Ruddock a pint in there.

I remember in about '85 we had a milk cup replay away to QPR, Simon Stainrod was getting the dogs abuse from Saints fans & someone chucked some fruit at him, he picked it up & threw it back.

They've never taken the lids off my bottles, but cans are a definite no no.

Looking forward to it. Don't just turn up though, the first three nights are ticket only, £10 each & includes your first drink & limited to 100 each night.

the frog and frigate is due to re open next month

Wow, that’s excellent, if somewhat surprising, news! I was only thinking what a shame it was to see it all boarded up when I walked by it on the way to the Everton game.

 

I guess it must be looking to cash in on all the new Moresby Tower residents!

Hopefully it'll be like the old days, should be, as the new owner is Derek Gardener.