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Title: An unsettling experience
Post by: Nick on February 26, 2008, 09:24:49 AM
Just back from Brizzle. I had booked myself into a serviced apartment there (bettern that a hotel: lounge, fully fitted kitchen, DVD, CD, bedroom, bathroom, balcony and front door) And only £60 through late rooms.

I arrived and checked in and was directed to number 8.

There was a strange noise which I soon tracked down to the washing machine which had a full load in and was in mid-cycle rubschin:

Wnet back to reception to check I was in the right flat. It was explained that the cleaners were in gathering washing as they cleaned the flats and tended to put washing in the first available machine. Receptionist very apologetic and said she would sort it out.

Went back to No. 8 and went to put my stuff int he bedroom. The cleaners (one male and one female) were killing time while the washer did its stuff by getting better acquainted in MY BED eeek: eeek: eeek: eeek: eeek:

Much screaming and naked running around.

I went back to reception again and reported on events and they moved me to No. 26.

I lugged my stuff there, plugged in my laptop, put the kettle on and plugged in the iron. All the power in the entire block went off and stayed off for the next three hours Banghead Banghead

There was talk of evacuation as it got dark cussing:
Title: Re: An unsettling experience
Post by: Snoopy on February 26, 2008, 09:36:33 AM
Tempting to say "Only in Nick World" but I shall resist the urge.

Personally I stick to Travel Lodge or similar 'cos (i) they are cheap and (ii) you know what you are getting because they are all exactly the same and (iii) I can ignore the Little Chef next door and head for a decent greasy spoon for the £3.99 double sized jumbo brekky with two slices and a mug o tea.

Sur le continent I go for Formule 1 Hotels everytime. Cheap n cheerful but clean and I know what I am getting. Again no brekky but there is always a decent cafe within a hundred yards or so where the locals eat so you know it's good grub without the hotel prices.

http://www.hotelformule1.com/formule1/index.html
Title: Re: An unsettling experience
Post by: Bar Wench on February 26, 2008, 09:51:29 AM
Just confirms my idea that Bristol is a dodgy place full of dodgy people!
Title: Re: An unsettling experience
Post by: Snoopy on February 26, 2008, 10:00:04 AM
Just confirms my idea that Bristol is a dodgy place full of dodgy people!

 rubschin: To be fair people will fvck wherever and whenever they get the opportunity .... until the are married or in a "settled relationship" and then my statement changes slightly to people will fvck anyone other than their partner wherever and whenever etc. That, at least, has been my experience.
Title: Re: An unsettling experience
Post by: Nick on February 26, 2008, 11:11:03 AM
http://www.premierapartments.com/facilities.php (http://www.premierapartments.com/facilities.php)

I have had enough of Travel Inns, booked at the lastminute these places are hardly a fiver more expensive and a lot lot nicer.

I commend them to you all.

PS and Little Chef no longer exists!
Title: Re: An unsettling experience
Post by: Snoopy on February 26, 2008, 11:19:04 AM
http://www.premierapartments.com/facilities.php (http://www.premierapartments.com/facilities.php)

I have had enough of Travel Inns, booked at the lastminute these places are hardly a fiver more expensive and a lot lot nicer.

I commend them to you all.

PS and Little Chef no longer exists!

http://www.littlechef.co.uk/

They seem to think they do. eveilgrin:

Follow the links and you can even put them all on your SatNav and they have WiFi hotspots.
Title: Re: An unsettling experience
Post by: Nick on February 26, 2008, 11:21:18 AM
Well all the ones hereabouts have shut down. Anyway I took some nice M&S stuff with me and cooked it in my own kitchen while watching a DVD - once the power came back on!!
Title: Re: An unsettling experience
Post by: Bar Wench on February 26, 2008, 11:21:24 AM
Now that is excellent news!
Title: Re: An unsettling experience
Post by: Nick on February 26, 2008, 11:23:41 AM
What is?
Title: Re: An unsettling experience
Post by: Snoopy on February 26, 2008, 11:23:51 AM
Now that is excellent news!

Wot is?
Title: Re: An unsettling experience
Post by: Nick on February 26, 2008, 11:24:38 AM
Well it seems we are both expecting enlightenment!
Title: Re: An unsettling experience
Post by: Bar Wench on February 26, 2008, 11:25:58 AM
Now that is excellent news!

Wot is?

Little Chefs continuing trading! Have just found three on the M4 for the weekend!  cloud9:
Title: Re: An unsettling experience
Post by: Snoopy on February 26, 2008, 11:28:33 AM
She only goes for their donuts whistle:
Title: Re: An unsettling experience
Post by: tel on February 26, 2008, 11:31:34 AM
They've gone from round here.
Title: Re: An unsettling experience
Post by: Bar Wench on February 26, 2008, 11:35:20 AM
She only goes for their donuts whistle:

Actually I go for the unlimited tea and toast that comes with the breakfast. I don't like the donuts.
Title: Re: An unsettling experience
Post by: Snoopy on February 26, 2008, 11:38:04 AM
Yes they have closed some low turnover sites and have refurbed others. They are also opening new ones ~ all in response to changing demand.

BTW Wenchy it's about 155 miles from your place to Cardiff. A three hour journey .... do you need tea and toast refuelling three time en route or is this simply a delaying tactic to reduce the time you have to spend with Mr Wench's family??

You don't like the donuts .... not even with the hot choc fudge dipping sauce? eeek:
Title: Re: An unsettling experience
Post by: Nick on February 26, 2008, 11:38:40 AM
And I was never fond of their crap sausages (as the cleaner said to the, um. other cleaner)

And I stopped at this excellent place en route home. Also highly recommended

http://www.midwaytruckstop.co.uk/home.htm (http://www.midwaytruckstop.co.uk/home.htm)
Title: Re: An unsettling experience
Post by: Snoopy on February 26, 2008, 11:42:08 AM
I did say that I avoid Little Chef .... I know the Truck Stop and have used it on occassion. Very good.
Title: Re: An unsettling experience
Post by: Nick on February 26, 2008, 11:42:46 AM
They have a garden!
Title: Re: An unsettling experience
Post by: Berek on February 26, 2008, 11:44:25 AM
we sussed Travel Inns years ago, all you have to do is moan that you didnt have a good nights sleep because of pissed people in your corridor and they refund your money

I'm thinking of stopping the use of them though now that Lenny Henry is advertising them
Title: Re: An unsettling experience
Post by: Nick on February 26, 2008, 02:10:05 PM
I omitted to mention that hangin over my balcony in the evening I looked down to see a silver Ford Focus parked below.

The roof was dented.

The dent was the shape of a human being rubschin: scared2:
Title: Re: An unsettling experience
Post by: Barman on February 26, 2008, 02:51:25 PM
I omitted to mention that hangin over my balcony in the evening I looked down to see a silver Ford Focus parked below.

The roof was dented.

The dent was the shape of a human being rubschin: scared2:
now you're making it up!  point:
Title: Re: An unsettling experience
Post by: Nick on February 26, 2008, 02:54:00 PM
Regrettably not. The human shape was full of water and leaves scared2:
Title: Re: An unsettling experience
Post by: Barman on February 26, 2008, 02:58:00 PM
Regrettably not. The human shape was full of water and leaves scared2:
That was a pond Nick...  ::)
Title: Re: An unsettling experience
Post by: Nick on February 26, 2008, 03:04:43 PM
It was a silver Ford Focus!
Title: Re: An unsettling experience
Post by: Barman on February 26, 2008, 03:08:58 PM
It was a silver Ford Focus!
Of course, of course...  happy100
Title: Re: An unsettling experience
Post by: Nick on February 26, 2008, 03:11:53 PM
I must go and get The Boy now. I will let him have full access to the Pub till it is swimming time.............
See ya!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: An unsettling experience
Post by: Snoopy on February 26, 2008, 03:23:43 PM
 scared2: scared2: scared2:
Title: Re: An unsettling experience
Post by: Barman on February 26, 2008, 03:27:29 PM
scared2: scared2: scared2:
Time to shut the server down...  whistle:
Title: Re: An unsettling experience
Post by: Snoopy on February 26, 2008, 03:30:09 PM
Time to evacuate the country shocked003
Title: Re: An unsettling experience
Post by: Barman on February 26, 2008, 03:30:51 PM
Time to evacuate the country shocked003
Head for the hills!  point:
Title: Re: An unsettling experience
Post by: Bar Wench on February 26, 2008, 03:31:02 PM
Doesn't The Boy wonder about what this place you spend so much time on is?
Title: Re: An unsettling experience
Post by: Snoopy on February 26, 2008, 03:33:12 PM
The Boy knows more than you think.  scared:
Title: Re: An unsettling experience
Post by: Barman on February 26, 2008, 03:36:01 PM
Doesn't The Boy wonder about what this place you spend so much time on is?
i think half the time it is The Boy!  surrender:
Title: Re: An unsettling experience
Post by: Snoopy on February 26, 2008, 03:39:08 PM
 rubschin: Having met them both I can say you need have no fear of that.
Title: Re: An unsettling experience
Post by: Barman on February 26, 2008, 03:44:40 PM
rubschin: Having met them both I can say you need have no fear of that.
rubschin:
Title: Re: An unsettling experience
Post by: Bar Wench on February 26, 2008, 03:46:35 PM
The Boy knows more than you think.  scared:

What do you mean?!?!?  eeek:
Title: Re: An unsettling experience
Post by: Nick on February 26, 2008, 04:11:38 PM
I lose the plot and he loses his dinner money every effing day Banghead ("it was my pocket's fault" eeek:)

Is spanking still illegal

And as for the effing workmen. They are in full  rubschin: rubschin: rubschin: rubschin: eeek: mode
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 Banghead cussing: cussing: cussing:
Title: Re: An unsettling experience
Post by: Barman on February 26, 2008, 04:14:22 PM
It needs a good coat of looking at I 'spec...  whistle:
Title: Re: An unsettling experience
Post by: Nick on February 26, 2008, 04:16:01 PM
He will do it for cash!

Won't they all noooo:
Title: Re: An unsettling experience
Post by: Snoopy on February 26, 2008, 04:37:07 PM
Pay for the school dinners by cheque, termly. Nothing gets lost that way.
Title: Re: An unsettling experience
Post by: Nick on February 26, 2008, 05:28:20 PM
We aren't allowed to here. The kids get "responsibility"

The classroom assistants get the lost daily coinage evil:
Title: Re: An unsettling experience
Post by: Snoopy on February 26, 2008, 05:47:42 PM
We aren't allowed to here. The kids get "responsibility"

The classroom assistants get the lost daily coinage evil:

It was stopped here to prevent bullying and theft (extortion)
At Infants and Junior one pays weekly or termly dorect to the school sec.
At the High School the children get a "credt" card which is charged up by the office each day according to a budget set by the parents. Cheques have to be sent in weekly or termly  direct to the school and the recharge is automatic. Kid justs picks its food and profers the card which is "swiped"  at the till thus there is no money on the premises.
Title: Re: An unsettling experience
Post by: Grumpmeister on February 26, 2008, 05:54:44 PM
I omitted to mention that hangin over my balcony in the evening I looked down to see a silver Ford Focus parked below.

The roof was dented.

The dent was the shape of a human being rubschin: scared2:
now you're making it up!  point:

No he wasnt BM, the poor bugger detected the Nick-o-rays and decided to get out of there the fastest way possible. Off the balcony using the car to cushion their fall.  whistle:
Title: Re: An unsettling experience
Post by: Snoopy on February 26, 2008, 05:56:39 PM
I omitted to mention that hangin over my balcony in the evening I looked down to see a silver Ford Focus parked below.

The roof was dented.

The dent was the shape of a human being rubschin: scared2:
now you're making it up!  point:

No he wasnt BM, the poor bugger detected the Nick-o-rays and decided to get out of there the fastest way possible. Off the balcony using the car to cushion their fall.  whistle:

Macca in his kitchen and now Starsky and Hutch in his lodgings
Title: Re: An unsettling experience
Post by: Nick on February 27, 2008, 09:34:14 AM
I have received a written apology and a refund from Premier Apartments!!
Title: Re: An unsettling experience
Post by: Barman on February 27, 2008, 09:35:39 AM
I have received a written apology and a refund from Premier Apartments!!
You are DP Dance - I claim my £5 EasyJet voucher...  whistle:
Title: Re: An unsettling experience
Post by: Nick on February 27, 2008, 09:36:53 AM
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