A Day Out in Mablethorpe
Monday saw your host out wandering - be warned !
Louth first, little to report there, sad to see it dying really but there you go.
Then a flash of inspiration, why not go to the seaside ?
Why not indeed, whizzed off to Mablethorpe, didn’t get lost and also parked for free.
I’m sure I must have been before but certainly cannot recall it. I feel sure I would remember as it would appear nothing has changed in the last 40 years or so !
It really is a place stuck in the past - nothing but amusement arcades, junk and bargain shops.
Makes Cleethorpes look like Monaco ! - well maybe not but you get the idea.
It did provide one opportunity though - an absolute field day indulging myself in my new hobby.
You’ll all of heard about Train spotting, bird spotting etc well …
Have you heard of Lonsdale spotting ?
If you’re in the UK Lonsdale seem to have cleared millions of fleecy type tracksuit tops through sports shops at about £2.99 each.
Now the secret is to spot the most cliched wearers of said garments.
The ultimate Lonsdale has yet to be spotted so you can keep an eye out yourself.
Extra points are awarded for extra features but to be in the running you need to cover basics really:
Women
Size 16 or above
Pushing and baby buggy or dragging a screaming kid
Smoking or eating whilst walking
Hair tied up
Men
Very heavy or prison camp thin
Tattoos, preferably homemade and to head and neck area
Unshaven
Out of work
A classic example here - available on e bay at 99p
You get the general idea all sounds very cliched and derogatory I know but check it out, it is true and is also light-hearted.
Keep your eyes peeled - you’ll be amazed.
On a more serious note, I would love to know just how much money has been generated in turnover by Lonsdale - it must be a fortune - but they have ruined their brand name
I feel irresistibly drawn to return to Mablethorpe and to do a pictorial visitors guide, it may have to be done
Regards
Rod
Jordan said,
June 20, 2007 @ 10:21 am
Hi
RE: Women
Size 16 or above
Pushing and baby buggy or dragging a screaming kid
Smoking or eating whilst walking
Hair tied up
Men
Very heavy or prison camp thin
Tattoos, preferably homemade and to head and neck area
Unshaven
Out of work
Sounds like most of the UK.
I think most places have their slums, some have more than others, or a bigger area of slums.
Got the goverment to blame for this one too!!!!
Rod said,
June 20, 2007 @ 3:43 pm
Jordan
it is like most of the country, you’re right.
Do bear the Lonsdale thing in mind when next out and about in town or wherever. You’ll see what I mean and hopefully chuckle
The best on record was:
Size 18 ish
Leggings !
Short hair in pony tail
Two screaming kids (one in buggy)
Smoking a cigarette in the doorway to Macdonalds
Classic !
Beat that if you can
Jordan said,
June 20, 2007 @ 3:53 pm
Sounds like all that was needed was, a black eye and some teeth missing
A Retired Bookdealer said,
June 20, 2007 @ 9:11 pm
Size 18 ish
Leggings !
Short hair in pony tail
Two screaming kids (one in buggy)
Smoking a cigarette in the doorway to Macdonalds
Thanks You Found Her !.
Len Copsey said,
March 18, 2010 @ 7:22 pm
Is the Penny Arcade still open that had machines that used one old penny to play on them, you bought them from the cashier, one type of machine was the clock were you spun the hands to a prize by a big key?, its many years since i was last in Mablethorpe.
Rod said,
March 19, 2010 @ 7:51 am
Hi Len,
there are certainly pleanty of arcades there
its many years since i was last in
I suspect very little has changed - apart from the cost of going on a slot machine
Best
Rod
History Hunter said,
April 16, 2010 @ 11:24 pm
RE: Women
Size 16 or above
Pushing and baby buggy or dragging a screaming kid
Smoking or eating whilst walking
Hair tied up
Men
Very heavy or prison camp thin
Tattoos, preferably homemade and to head and neck area
Unshaven
Out of work
I believe a trip over to Hull is in the offing!
Rod said,
April 17, 2010 @ 9:29 am
HH,
as you allude to the situation magnifies once crossing the great north south divide.
I’ll not be crossing the Humber personally as it’s not really advisable.
You’ll no doubt recall the words of Alfred the Great HH
“All men north of the River Humber are Barbarians”
Cheers
Southern Rod
History Hunter said,
April 18, 2010 @ 12:53 am
“All men north of the River Humber are Barbarians”
Never has a truer word ever been spoken BUT the part that isnt quoted as often is
“….but the women make the men look like timid lambs!”
Rod said,
April 18, 2010 @ 9:10 am
HH
absolutely !
Though personally I find all women potentially scary nowadays
Best
Rod