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Post by Kubla Khan on Oct 7, 2017 12:04:55 GMT
Not me m8 ,i was just butting in after the original posts. Oops! Sorry. I got you mixed up with Fag, m8. You're not the first to make that mistake darling.
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Post by mrdave100 on Oct 7, 2017 12:18:19 GMT
Me and the Mrs. have been to Niagara 2x now. Spectacular!! Everybody says how horrible and disgusting the American side is, but we thought Niagara State Park and Goat Island were beautiful. IDK, I guess it was all the plush green grass, flowers and walking trails and paths that people hate. Bruce, did you happen to drive over to the Anchor Bar, where buffalo wings were created?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2017 14:18:10 GMT
Where i am in South Hampshire it has just got so busy ,seems like the planners ,politicians ,builders won't be happy until they've concreted over the whole lot.I know they are developing everywhere but the scale here is huge and horrible ,i really feel the urge to go somewhere a bit quieter before i'm too old to face the move. Mate is a businessman and not really into boozing ,but expected nice country pubs like we still have here ,got a nice house though. Personally , i don't really socialize much here ,so no difference if i move.All i really need is somewhere to buy food and spend my time at home or exploring the coast or Dartmoor.Got my eye on a small place in Whitstone at the moment ,nothing much there but near the coast and Holsworthy.Can't sell mine though ,so all a bit of a dream.Do you find it cold there? I take it you don't frequent the Bay View Inn. Bay View does great meals. When I was seeing a girl earlier this year we went there a fair bit for food. In the summer it is too packed with tourists though. Ii wouldn't say it's any colder than anywhere else in England. In fact we rarely get frost where I am with the sea air. Bude though faces the Atlantic and we get fierce winds pounding the coast straight off the sea.
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Post by Bruce Tackett on Oct 7, 2017 14:23:40 GMT
Me and the Mrs. have been to Niagara 2x now. Spectacular!! Everybody says how horrible and disgusting the American side is, but we thought Niagara State Park and Goat Island were beautiful. IDK, I guess it was all the plush green grass, flowers and walking trails and paths that people hate. Bruce, did you happen to drive over to the Anchor Bar, where buffalo wings were created? The advantage the Canadian side has is the views. They have a full view of all three falls, whereas on the American side, you're right on top of the American falls, and to see the Horseshoe falls from there, you have to walk out onto a lookout. No, when we left, we just drove on through Buffalo. I did, however, once stop into the place where Buffalo Wings were invented, years ago.
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Post by Bruce Tackett on Oct 7, 2017 14:27:18 GMT
Every now and then on some words I sometimes notice a slight westcountry twang -- but then stop myself! What is it with West and twangs? Must be universal. Wanna here a twang? Take a drive through Texas. Here in Pratt, Kansas, the locals pronounce it Pratt.
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Post by TexasRanger on Oct 7, 2017 15:20:22 GMT
Texans have a drawl...our US population migrated here from Tennessee, the Carolinas and brought the proper way of speaking with them -- the southern drawl. Texas has had other influences including German (New Braunfels, Fredericksburg,etc., in south Texas), the Spaniards and allegedly even the Comanches had some words adopted by Texans.
Now, like there are differences in northeastern accents from Boston to New York to even New Jersey -- even as far west as Cleveland -- the same goes for South Carolina vs. Texas. Only anomaly in the south is Louisiana...once you start hitting places like Bunkie down to Houma and east, you've got that amazing Cajan accent along with boudin and chickore coffee. (I've been to Bunkie for a barn raising and Houma on biz.) But, did someone say Cajun? Time for my man, Buckwheat!!
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Post by Kubla Khan on Oct 7, 2017 16:22:44 GMT
Good to hear about the food ,the extent of me going out is a decent meal and couple of drinks every week or 2.My boss was telling me about the cold winds ,he deals in farming animal health products and knows a lot of places through visiting farms.Whenever i mention somewhere he says something negative to put me off, Cold , flood plains ,full of inbreds ,you're too young to retire and so on.Some truth in what he says sometimes but basically he doesn't want me to leave.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2017 16:32:59 GMT
I don't get his cold comments. It's not as if any part of the UK enjoys warm temps come winter. I'm out in the sea even when there is frost on the sand!
Torquay (where I used to live) was always said to be warmer. But we're only talking very slightly. Yes, during a summer heatwave, London will be much warmer than here. But who wants to live there! Plus it's nice being cooler here during a heatwave.
Bay View is my local -- just a couple of minutes walk away. Beach Houze is good too -- but nearly a fiver for a bottle of cider!
Now the beach cafe at Widemouth is fantastic for a big full English breakfast.
I like the quiet pace of life here. Not much traffic, and feels empty out of the tourist season. I'm not a sociable person though -- although that's probably because most people seem to socialise by going out boozing.
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Post by Bruce Tackett on Oct 7, 2017 17:32:08 GMT
Have to ask: did you eat at the Dip Net? When my parents were stationed in Bangor (known as Derry, Maine, to Stephen King aficionados--you'll see the downtown in "IT") we would drive down to the coast and one of their favorite places was the Dip Net. Now, I hate (can't stand, won't eat) lobster. Fortunately, they've had fried chicken fingers or tenders on their menu since I was a kid. So, when I took my wife there a few years ago when we drove up from Acton, MA (I was there working for two weeks), imagine the look on her face when I ordered the fried chicken tenders basket. Acadia Park along with Bar Harbor is also a great visit...just don't go during tourist season. It sucks. It was a very long time ago, and I can't remember if we stopped in there or not. I do remember having dinner in a very old Inn where we spent the night. It was so cozy! I remember how old the Inn was with very low ceilings. Ring a bell? Looking at Google Earth it would have either been the Ocean House Or the Seaside Inn As I recall it was closer to the water, which would make the Seaside Inn the most likely. I see that the Seaside Inn is behind the Dip Net in the picture up there.
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Post by Mr Average on Oct 7, 2017 19:35:00 GMT
Oops! Sorry again. Not Fag, I meant Blag. I think you need these love
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Post by Kubla Khan on Oct 7, 2017 20:09:16 GMT
Haven't sold my place yet ,but i did get the Bude area map out of the library today ,checking for walks and bike rides.I'm surrounded by people ,traffic ,shops ,facilities here but have no interest in any of them.Being a lazy ,single guy ,i do like a meal out and a breakfast occasionally ,sounds like you've got that there.Saw a house in Whitstone looks good , a large woods nearby for walking ,only 5 or 7 miles to Holsworthy or the coast.
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Post by Kubla Khan on Oct 7, 2017 20:11:42 GMT
Some lovely looking places there Bruce ,i'd have to go when quieter.I like the wooden houses you have there.
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Post by Bruce Tackett on Oct 8, 2017 2:53:02 GMT
I live in a wooden house - on Main Street.
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Post by TexasRanger on Oct 8, 2017 3:45:33 GMT
insert code here My wife has family in Kansas and Missouri...the midwest wooden homes with the big old trees lining the streets are so cool. A cool piece of history not too far from you: I had a customer meeting in western KS five or six years ago, landed in Witchita and while driving west on 70, I spotted this huge shape in the distance and decided, as I got closer, to check it out. A lot of history (not quite Europe, but...) Church of the Plains Turned out to it is an old Catholic church with a lot of history:
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Post by mr potatohead on Oct 8, 2017 6:37:00 GMT
Columbus Indiana Architecture (link to an article) "Columbus is a city of only 46,000, yet The American Institute of Architects ranked it 6th in the nation for architectural innovation and design – right behind Chicago, New York, Boston, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. The visitor’s guide lists over 90 buildings and pieces of public art by internationally-noted architects and artists. The Columbus story is regularly featured in national and international publications, read excerpts here. Even if you are not an architecture buff, learning how this small town strives for excellence is both unique and inspiring. For those looking for bucket-list experiences, head straight to the Miller House and Garden Tour to experience the acclaimed masterpiece from the dream team of Eero Sarrinen, Dan Kiley, and Alexander Girard. The Visitors Center guided tours have been awarded a Certificate of Excellence by TripAdvisor." NY Times Article May 10, 2013 (link to a different article)
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