Staines Massive.....is no more...
- Thread starter Richard Shead
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boatone
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Mad marine type media mania frenzy on the sleepy ol' Thames eh, Richard?
Story says they're considering it - it won't happen.
Can't blame the loony left either - most of the Spelthorne councillors are true blue tories and the other 25% are Lib-Dems.
Anyway, ALi G is down to play Freddie Mercury in a new film about Queen - dunno what thats got to do with it but another little nugget of useless info for you.
boatone
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Mind you .......
......the Runnymede Hotel has changed its name to the Runnymede-on-Thames.
I think the EA Have been trying to love up a little more charisma for the Thames cachet.
Hope it doesnt have to change again to the Runnymede-on-British-Waterways
......the Runnymede Hotel has changed its name to the Runnymede-on-Thames.
I think the EA Have been trying to love up a little more charisma for the Thames cachet.
Hope it doesnt have to change again to the Runnymede-on-British-Waterways
jecuk
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As a foreigner who first heard of the town via Ali G, I still cannot help but cringe when I hear it. Completely unfair I know. Kingston-upon-Thames does sound more grand and gentrified.
Richard Shead
Slipped Anchor
As does
Richmond Upon Thames....
Staines is nowhere near as bad as it used to be, I have even had a drink in a Weatherspoons......
Richmond Upon Thames....
Staines is nowhere near as bad as it used to be, I have even had a drink in a Weatherspoons......
boatone
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Ah, yes, but that's because there are two syllables in 'Kingston' - same with Henley and Richmond and Walton and Goring to name a few.
Somehow just one syllable eg Staines - just doesn't sound right
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jecuk
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Ah, yes, but that's because there are two syllables in 'Kingston' - same with Henley and Richmond and Walton and Goring to name a few.
Somehow just one syllable eg Staines - just doesn't sound right
But Kew works...
Richard Shead
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Ahh but
They have the gardens to fall back on as well as the bridge and the steam museum, Staines has erm.......Comet? PC World?
They have the gardens to fall back on as well as the bridge and the steam museum, Staines has erm.......Comet? PC World?
ColdFusion
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I is gutted, innit.
Gavi
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You've been to The George!? Erm, what time of day was it....?
Richard Shead
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Only once
A long time back and for one drink, prob bout 11pm on a Wed...cant even remember how or why I ended up in there.
I wont be going back.
A long time back and for one drink, prob bout 11pm on a Wed...cant even remember how or why I ended up in there.
I wont be going back.
No Regrets
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You can garnish it however you want, but 'Staines' is an awful name.
'Skidmarks' would be better...
'Skidmarks' would be better...
bulto
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Anybody who lives there knows that is St Aines
No Regrets
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Let's not discuss SCunthorpe then...
Forbsie
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No Regrets
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Siemans (Staines) you mean? 
Rustyknight
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Didn't Siemens have an office there?
There used to be a department store called Johnstone & Clark (could well be still I guess), which used to be opposite another one called Kennards (now Debenhams). I had my first "Saturday" job in J & C, working behind the Ironmongery counter, and used to go down the road to a pub called the Garibaldi for a pint and a ploughmans for lunch......
No Regrets
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Whooossshhh!
Gavi
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I think J&C is now The George (the Wetherspoons pub that Richard uses
). The Garibaldi has closed down and is for sale. The auction of bits of the pub was apparently a bit of a laugh, with someone even buying the condom machine in the hope that it contained more cash than he paid. Looking at Staines some mornings, I doubt it was ever used!