Regional Outdoors Quirks ?

[shaaark 11,359]

Morris dancing. 

[TRUEBRIT66 2,076]

Wassailing and whilst were on the subject boils my piss these bell ends who drink gay fruit cider and think they're cider drinkers. 

Edited January 29, 2024 by TRUEBRIT66

[kanny 21,630]

 

[WILF 49,762]

1 hour ago, gnasher16 said:

Tubby Isaac's stall near Aldgate Station was a regular meeting point for enthusiastic young lads out on the thief back in the 80's,many a deal was struck over some eels and a cuppa rosey by that stall,Paul Simpson and his dad ran it at the time and try as they did to clean up the clientele it remained a magnet for the dodgy deal right up until it closed down.

Regards quirks.....yes,pie & mash/jellied eel shops outside East London !

I think I’ve told this before but me and my pal was there one Saturday afternoon, my pal was putting on his best “mockney” Essex accent.

Couple of other blokes there in a Rolls Royce !! ( just strangers).

My pal starts in with:

”Awight lads, ow iz ol Tubby these days” to the lads behind the ramp.

Im cringing and laughing at the same time and me and the two strangers are eyeballing each other & grinning because it’s all so chronic but funny.

My pal carries on:

”Luv a bit of jellied eels me, ows he doing my old pal Tubby” 

The lad behind the ramp with the blankest face ever says:

”What Tubby?….Tubby Isaac?” 
 

“Yeah” says my pal….

”He’s been dead 50 year mate” 

f**k me, me and the other two blokes nearly choked on our tea ! Lol 

Now my pal is backing up and struggling:

”Nah, nah, you know the bloke that used to be here” 

“What? Burt ?” (Can’t remember the exact name he said) says blank face.

My pal reaches for the life raft: “Yeah, yeah, that’s him, Burt”

Blank faces pauses and says “he’s been dead 30” lol 

That was it, me and the other two blokes were crying our f***ing eyes out and my pal stood there looking like a burst inner tube ! Lol 

[Daniel cain 48,476]

Red sky in the morning... shepherds warning(rain on its way)

Red sky at night... shepherds delight (fine weather next day)

When the wind blows from the west....the fish bite the  best...

[WILF 49,762]

Game fishing from Cumbria/Northumberland Up & all of Ireland (as a rule) and course fishing below.

[Daniel cain 48,476]

1 minute ago, WILF said:

Game fishing from Cumbria/Northumberland Up & all of Ireland (as a rule) and course fishing below.

Some of the best trout fishing has gone on down south in the chalk streams and Thames  tributaries for the last few hundred yrs....they were actually some of  the first rivers,where man intervened , removing every other  species other than trout and then much later the grayling... Scotland has always been the jewel in the crown for All  Game fishing,Ireland Game and pike fishing..last 50 yrs bream course fish etc...Wales is known  for its  Sewin fishing

[ditchman 3,292]

red sky at nite 

yew know tomorrow is going to be shite

[kanny 21,630]

30 minutes ago, Daniel cain said:

Red sky at night... shepherds delight (fine weather next day)

Red sky at night...Barns on fire!  

[Neal 1,929]

On 28/01/2024 at 09:44, DIDO.1 said:

I disagree with one of those Wilf. The one about people getting friendlier the further north you go. I've worked from the south coast to the north east and I've hunted all over the UK. I'd actually say people are more friendly down south. In Devon and Somerset I've always been made really welcome, invited into home, had drinks bought for me in hunting pubs and thanked for supporting small packs. Up north people can be much more closed and defensive. 

Hunting in the fells, especially the north of the fells I've had 20-30 hunting cars drive past me as I'm walking back to the meet or when hounds have gone away. If a car stops to offer me a lift it's always a southern visitor. Hunting down south if I was running after hounds I would automatically expect someone to offer me a lift quick style if I needed to get on....

I even noticed a difference between the north of the fells and the south of the fells. 

Working for a southern pack I'd constantly be asked if I needed anything and would have offers of help or things I might need. A certain whipper in at a fell pack was seen out hunting with a neighbouring pack by some of his hunts supporters, they actually complained to the committee that he was wearing his hunt boots bought by the supporters..... apparently he was wearing the soles away supporting another pack . You would never get that down south.

From my personal experience...I'm from the saaf east originally but lived in Cornwall for a while and Cumbria. I'd say that it's the further west and north you go, the friendlier people are.

I remember going into a second-hand bookshop in Kendal and chatting to the shopkeeper for almost an hour...and I didn't even buy anything!

Whenever I go back to the West Country I find the vast majority of people friendly and welcoming. The only exception to that I can think of was a woman in Abbey National (as it was then) in Falmouth (I studied Fine Art there in the early 90s). I managed to make an entire transaction without her saying a word! It must have seemed really rude compared to everybody else there as it still sticks out in my memory over thirty years later. 

[DIDO.1 22,857]

29 minutes ago, Neal said:

From my personal experience...I'm from the saaf east originally but lived in Cornwall for a while and Cumbria. I'd say that it's the further west and north you go, the friendlier people are.

I remember going into a second-hand bookshop in Kendal and chatting to the shopkeeper for almost an hour...and I didn't even buy anything!

Whenever I go back to the West Country I find the vast majority of people friendly and welcoming. The only exception to that I can think of was a woman in Abbey National (as it was then) in Falmouth (I studied Fine Art there in the early 90s). I managed to make an entire transaction without her saying a word! It must have seemed really rude compared to everybody else there as it still sticks out in my memory over thirty years later. 

I had that twice in two different pubs over the last couple of years...an entire transaction, from ordering a drink to handing over money and recieving change without one word being spoken. 

[WILF 49,762]

1 hour ago, Neal said:

From my personal experience...I'm from the saaf east originally but lived in Cornwall for a while and Cumbria. I'd say that it's the further west and north you go, the friendlier people are.

I remember going into a second-hand bookshop in Kendal and chatting to the shopkeeper for almost an hour...and I didn't even buy anything!

Whenever I go back to the West Country I find the vast majority of people friendly and welcoming. The only exception to that I can think of was a woman in Abbey National (as it was then) in Falmouth (I studied Fine Art there in the early 90s). I managed to make an entire transaction without her saying a word! It must have seemed really rude compared to everybody else there as it still sticks out in my memory over thirty years later. 

 

46 minutes ago, DIDO.1 said:

I had that twice in two different pubs over the last couple of years...an entire transaction, from ordering a drink to handing over money and recieving change without one word being spoken. 

I have had that a couple of times in my life and I have to say, it’s one of the few thing I just can’t let slide.

I absolutely have to let them have the “what’s wrong with you you miserable c**t ?” 
Basic manners is one of my big triggers in life.

[Neal 1,929]

5 hours ago, WILF said:

 

I have had that a couple of times in my life and I have to say, it’s one of the few thing I just can’t let slide.

I absolutely have to let them have the “what’s wrong with you you miserable c**t ?” 
Basic manners is one of my big triggers in life.

I usually say, "don't mention it," or something similar.

[gnasher16 31,371]

On 29/01/2024 at 12:05, WILF said:

I think I’ve told this before but me and my pal was there one Saturday afternoon, my pal was putting on his best “mockney” Essex accent.

Couple of other blokes there in a Rolls Royce !! ( just strangers).

My pal starts in with:

”Awight lads, ow iz ol Tubby these days” to the lads behind the ramp.

Im cringing and laughing at the same time and me and the two strangers are eyeballing each other & grinning because it’s all so chronic but funny.

My pal carries on:

”Luv a bit of jellied eels me, ows he doing my old pal Tubby” 

The lad behind the ramp with the blankest face ever says:

”What Tubby?….Tubby Isaac?” 
 

“Yeah” says my pal….

”He’s been dead 50 year mate” 

f**k me, me and the other two blokes nearly choked on our tea ! Lol 

Now my pal is backing up and struggling:

”Nah, nah, you know the bloke that used to be here” 

“What? Burt ?” (Can’t remember the exact name he said) says blank face.

My pal reaches for the life raft: “Yeah, yeah, that’s him, Burt”

Blank faces pauses and says “he’s been dead 30” lol 

That was it, me and the other two blokes were crying our f***ing eyes out and my pal stood there looking like a burst inner tube ! Lol 

Nobody our age would ever have met Tubby he emigrated to America in the 30's i believe it was even his Jew pal who he handed it all over to Solly i forget his surname died must of been early 80's and Paul Simpson was either his young nephew or the son of his nephew....not sure who the f**k Burt is but i know the type your pal is its one of them ( just sit down and shut up ) type mates 

Edited January 30, 2024 by gnasher16

[mC HULL 15,697]

8 hours ago, WILF said:

 

I have had that a couple of times in my life and I have to say, it’s one of the few thing I just can’t let slide.

I absolutely have to let them have the “what’s wrong with you you miserable c**t ?” 
Basic manners is one of my big triggers in life.

i’m forever on me kids in shop please thank you and a smile  ignorant little bs lol