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Post by thevoid on Oct 16, 2020 10:45:47 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2020 11:03:50 GMT
If they got rid of the druggies, alcoholics and beggars it would be like the Omega man as no one would be left.
remember a fella claiming he knew me from school ,following me for ages,( highly unlikely as far,far from local) and asking for a tenner for bus fare and he would post it back to me when he found his wallet. The name of the school didn't matter apparently between old school buddies and despite looking like he hadn't seen a shower since the previous Olympic year and was a bit somewhere else and smelt of Special brew else and other aromas to put it mildly, his wallet was in his office. Checked my old school photo when got home of course but nothing triggered.,i guess he may have been spinning a line
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Post by somersetstokie on Oct 16, 2020 11:18:10 GMT
In pre covid times I was often stopped, followed or photographed at times when it would be intrusive or unwelcome. Mainly because I both live in a busy tourist area and some people possibly know me from television. If they try to speak to me I usually tell them that I don't give interviews without my agent present, and that seems to throw them for long enough for me to make my getaway.
At least the pesterer, especially sometimes a chugger, would be left wondering exactly who I was.
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Post by eddyclamp on Oct 16, 2020 11:18:14 GMT
Someone will be on shortly blaming the council for closing public toilets.
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Post by thequietman on Oct 16, 2020 11:32:35 GMT
Used to have to change buses in Hanley bus station when I was on a visit home from Uni in the 80's.
Never a pleasant experience with the bus station denizens. It was always a guarantee that someone would try & scrounge a cig or money.
One time I was approached by a spotty youth & I had a bet with myself on what he was going to ask for.
I figured he'd want money - I was wrong. He asked if I had a syringe & needle I could give him.
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Oct 16, 2020 11:52:53 GMT
Someone will be on shortly blaming the council for closing public toilets. There’s comments in the Sentinel about that😳 |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2020 12:01:52 GMT
Used to have to change buses in Hanley bus station when I was on a visit home from Uni in the 80's.
Never a pleasant experience with the bus station denizens. It was always a guarantee that someone would try & scrounge a cig or money.
One time I was approached by a spotty youth & I had a bet with myself on what he was going to ask for.
I figured he'd want money - I was wrong. He asked if I had a syringe & needle I could give him.
Christ i've had similar in Dublin ...in fact in the toilets in hospitality at stoke a well known figure followed me in and asked would I sell him some cocaine. Am not sure why I attract these folk but he was barking up the wrong tree. The strongest thing I carry on me orconsumeare Skittles |
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Post by danceswithclams on Oct 16, 2020 12:03:20 GMT
Someone will be on shortly blaming the council for closing public toilets. ...or women, or the young, or immigrants, or gays or irresponsible dog owners (ad infinitum).
Sentinel Comments Section Bingo Bonus Point: One or more people mention 'bringing back the birch' within two posts (regardless of the story's context)I fucking detest that hateful shitrag. |
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Post by somersetstokie on Oct 16, 2020 12:14:10 GMT
If you think there's a lot of druggies and weirdness around in Hanley, you should see what things are like in Glastonbury!
Described in a "Rough Guide" touring book as "Hippie Central".
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2020 12:17:23 GMT
Someone will be on shortly blaming the council for closing public toilets. ...or women, or the young, or immigrants, or gays or irresponsible dog owners (ad infinitum).
Sentinel Comments Section Bingo Bonus Point: One or more people mention 'bringing back the birch' within two posts (regardless of the story's context)I fucking detest that hateful shitrag. There was a public toilets closed locally a few years back for shenanigans ,was Crewe, possibly Stone I remember reading .Wouldn't have happened i f they still had attendants like Dan Dann The Lavatory Man from 'Carry on Screaming'. Actually that was Charles Hawtrey wasn't it? Bad example |
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Post by thequietman on Oct 16, 2020 12:29:05 GMT
Used to have to change buses in Hanley bus station when I was on a visit home from Uni in the 80's.
Never a pleasant experience with the bus station denizens. It was always a guarantee that someone would try & scrounge a cig or money.
One time I was approached by a spotty youth & I had a bet with myself on what he was going to ask for.
I figured he'd want money - I was wrong. He asked if I had a syringe & needle I could give him.
Christ i've had similar in Dublin ...in fact in the toilets in hospitality at stoke a well known figure followed me in and asked would I sell him some cocaine. Am not sure why I attract these folk but he was barking up the wrong tree. The strongest thing I carry on me orconsumeare Skittles You missed a trick there JM.
"No coke mate, but i've got these pills at £10 a pop. Watch the red ones, they've got LSD in too".
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Post by chuffedstokie on Oct 16, 2020 12:33:14 GMT
If you think there's a lot of druggies and weirdness around in Hanley, you should see what things are like in Glastonbury! Described in a "Rough Guide" touring book as "Hippie Central". I was going to write almost the same but change Glastonbury for Luton. Desperate, truly desperate place, as for the bus station!!. Fluorescent lights on the doors and inside, cocaine central. One enforced visit was enough. Just avoid. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2020 12:35:42 GMT
Christ i've had similar in Dublin ...in fact in the toilets in hospitality at stoke a well known figure followed me in and asked would I sell him some cocaine. Am not sure why I attract these folk but he was barking up the wrong tree. The strongest thing I carry on me orconsumeare Skittles You missed a trick there JM.
"No coke mate, but i've got these pills at £10 a pop. Watch the red ones, they've got LSD in too".
 Slipped up there  .....like that film 'Go' where they were selling aspirin. could have made good money on my family bag of Skittles |
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Post by somersetstokie on Oct 16, 2020 12:40:59 GMT
If you think there's a lot of druggies and weirdness around in Hanley, you should see what things are like in Glastonbury! Described in a "Rough Guide" touring book as "Hippie Central". I was going to write almost the same but change Glastonbury for Luton. Desperate, truly desperate place, as for the bus station!!. Fluorescent lights on the doors and inside, cocaine central. One enforced visit was enough. Just avoid. I'm sure you're right about Luton, but tomorrow might actually have been a good day to go there! |
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Post by felonious on Oct 16, 2020 12:54:52 GMT
Is it anyone we know?  |
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Post by thevoid on Oct 16, 2020 12:57:50 GMT
Used to have to change buses in Hanley bus station when I was on a visit home from Uni in the 80's.
Never a pleasant experience with the bus station denizens. It was always a guarantee that someone would try & scrounge a cig or money.
One time I was approached by a spotty youth & I had a bet with myself on what he was going to ask for.
I figured he'd want money - I was wrong. He asked if I had a syringe & needle I could give him.
At least he was honest 😆 |
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Post by sheikhmomo on Oct 17, 2020 8:05:02 GMT
Bloody Labour Council...….  |
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Oct 17, 2020 8:06:46 GMT
Bloody Labour Council...…. Wouldn’t be any different |
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Post by Pedropotter on Oct 17, 2020 14:18:48 GMT
Hey! back off you lot. I had had a bad pint of Bass and became disorientated. I thought it was going to be a fart.
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Post by thevoid on Oct 17, 2020 14:29:49 GMT
Hey! back off you lot. I had had a bad pint of Bass and became disorientated. I thought it was going to be a fart. Can you get a good pint of Bass? 🤔 |
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Post by crapslinger on Oct 17, 2020 18:56:35 GMT
Bloody Labour Council...…. Wouldn’t be any different It's a shit hole full of the dregs of society avoid at all costs, I had to go about three weeks ago first time in about five years the place is a fucking disgrace despite years of "investment" predominantly by Labour lead Councils. |
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Post by chuffedstokie on Oct 17, 2020 19:15:31 GMT
I was going to write almost the same but change Glastonbury for Luton. Desperate, truly desperate place, as for the bus station!!. Fluorescent lights on the doors and inside, cocaine central. One enforced visit was enough. Just avoid. I'm sure you're right about Luton, but tomorrow might actually have been a good day to go there! Spot on. 👍 It would've been. |
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Oct 17, 2020 20:28:38 GMT
Wouldn’t be any different It's a shit hole full of the dregs of society avoid at all costs, I had to go about three weeks ago first time in about five years the place is a fucking disgrace despite years of "investment" predominantly by Labour lead Councils. Momo just stirring shit up again😏 |
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Post by sheikhmomo on Oct 18, 2020 11:29:39 GMT
It's a shit hole full of the dregs of society avoid at all costs, I had to go about three weeks ago first time in about five years the place is a fucking disgrace despite years of "investment" predominantly by Labour lead Councils. Momo just stirring shit up again😏 Labour have been in control of the council for just ten of the twenty years of this century. Always happy to educate  |
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Oct 18, 2020 11:40:59 GMT
Momo just stirring shit up again😏 Labour have been in control of the council for just ten of the twenty years of this century. Always happy to educate Yes they’ve both been shit |
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Post by dutchstokie on Oct 18, 2020 11:51:41 GMT
Pauline Couchene said: "They need to get rid of the beggars, druggies and alcoholics and especially that sheikmomo then it will be a better town."
Looks like your cards marked momo !
😁
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Post by sheikhmomo on Oct 18, 2020 12:03:02 GMT
Pauline Couchene said: "They need to get rid of the beggars, druggies and alcoholics and especially that sheikmomo then it will be a better town." Looks like your cards marked momo ! 😁 I don't go Hanley mate, I've got the Bennett Precinct in Longton for all my needs |
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Post by lordherefordsknob on Oct 19, 2020 6:00:25 GMT
Hey! back off you lot. I had had a bad pint of Bass and became disorientated. I thought it was going to be a fart. Can you get a good pint of Bass? 🤔 Coachmakers arms in Hanley mate, quality in there. |
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Post by The battheader chronicles on Oct 19, 2020 10:13:29 GMT
So i live about 30 mins outside stoke. Went to Hanley the other day for my driving theory test thing, it looks grim and at least 2 of the people I was in the centre with had full driving licenses on them which suggests they’d been done for drink driving and had to do the test again
Yeh not the best looking place 😂
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Post by thevoid on Oct 19, 2020 10:28:30 GMT
You can see why they filmed that zombie movie with Paddy Considine in Hanley. For extras, presumably they pulled a couple of regulars out of The Auctioneer, improved their wardrobe and paid them £20?
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Slipped up there 
.....like that film 'Go' where they were selling aspirin. could have made good money on my family bag of Skittles
