Dallas on Sea

[Arginald Valleywater]

If this creates jobs and stop Blackpool being the armpit of the North then all is good. My idea of living hell is a living in Blackpool, once a great family resort, now heading to be Morecambe part two.

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max_tranmere wrote:

> I remember going to Blackpool and going up the Tower. There is
> a glass floor you can stand on (as I'm sure you know) when you
> are in the viewing area at the top. Underneath, a very long way
> underneath you, there is a roof with the pained outline of a
> person - obviously not for real, but the gag is that someone
> fell and landed there. I remember it being quite scary to stand
> up there. You can see Liverpool and also planes, flying lower
> than you, as they begin their descent into the airport.




I hope you held on tight to your sandwiches.

[David Johnson]

Oh my ray of sunshine,

According to the Office of National Statistics, visitors to Blackpool in 2010 were up to 13 million from 10 million in 2007. Spent a ?1 billion. And overnight stays increased as well.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-la ... e-12633197

Not Morecambe at all in any shape or form.

Cheers
D

[David Johnson]

The top of the Tower has been revamped and the wire mesh that used to be there as part of the vertical sides, replaced. The 4D film referenced below is spiffing.

http://www.theblackpooltower.com/our-at ... r-eye.aspx

RGB will be reassured to hear on behalf of tourists passing beneath, that there is nowhere to poke your sandwiches through to cause unimaginable consequences.

Cheers
D

[max_tranmere]

That's a shame. I was gonna go up there and throw one of my stale sandwiches off the top !cool!

[Phil Phee]

Going a little 'off topic', I was saddened to hear of the TVR factory closure a few years back.

[David Johnson]

Yes it was a real pity. It ended up being taken over by a Russian "entrepreneur" at some point who proceeded to do close to bugger all with it.

TVR owners seem to be a very loyal lot. They come to Blackpool for a "pilgrimage" every year and hold various events on the prom.

Cheers
D

[Jonone]

[David Johnson]

Yes indeedy,

Cuadrilla's representative states

"There are procedures we can put in place to practise earthquake prevention"

Isn't capitalism wonderful? This is immensely reassuring.

As far as I am concerned they can get on their energy efficient bicycles and bugger off, maybe to Winchester, Eton, Windsor or Maidenhead, for example.

Let's see how they get on there.

Cheers
D

[Gusset Sniffer]

A tiny earthquake like that is no worse than being in a house situated over the piccadilly line in London.

Blackpool will soon get used to it !nervous!