[Tyneside-pm] *tap* *tap*

Piers Cawley pdcawley at bofh.org.uk
Sun Jul 24 23:55:45 PDT 2005


Alice Wood <alice at schiffwood.co.uk> writes:

> On Wednesday 20 July 2005 15:11, Piers Cawley wrote:
>> Alice Wood <alice at schiffwood.co.uk> writes:
>> > On Friday 15 July 2005 18:09, Piers Cawley wrote:
>> >> Alice Wood <alice at schiffwood.co.uk> writes:
>> >> > On Thursday 14 July 2005 00:20, Piers Cawley wrote:
>> >> >> Yeah, what's with this weather? I was promised unremitting drizzle
>> >> >> and occasional snow in July before I moved up here. And what do we
>> >> >> get? Bah!
>> >> >
>> >> > You read that brochure too eh? I think we should sue. ;-)
>> >>
>> >> But who to sue?
>> >
>> > Someone with too much money!
>>
>> Hmm...
>>
>> Meanwhile, I remember the days of tourist slogans like:
>>
>> Saltburn: Does exactly what it says on the tin
>> Saltburn: And you thought Cleethorpes was bracing
>> Whitley Bay -- for when you're bored of the Bigg Market.
>
> Whilst having never been to Saltburn, I have been in the vacinity of 
> Cleethorpes. I was amazed that anyone could think that somewhere with a beach 
> made of stones - they are way too big for pebbles - and a howling gale for a 
> breeze could be a holiday resort. Just shows you what I know!

I have avoided Cleethorpes, and I'm being deliberately unfair to Saltburn. The
fewer tourists know how gorgeous it really is up here, the better as far as
I'm concerned.


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