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16 Feb 24
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My favorite chef rick stein has given the city a good old size 8 woke boot in his new series.
Would have thought he was filming in kingston jamaica
Would have thought he was filming in kingston jamaica
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New one on me Celtic , i've heard of people having a fav sport or fav song but never a fav chef
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Plenty of Butchers Knives in the area
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A couple of young teenage murder victims in last few days in Bristol weren't there.
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My brother used to manage an OK Corals in the Keynsham area.
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Been here 30 years, I can confirm its a dump, always marijuana in the air, bikes on pavements, derelict buildings in the city centre and graffiti EVERYWHERE
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Agree, more graffiti there than any city anywhere, awful.
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Sad to read, i lived in Bedminster as young teenager for a couple of years after leaving Cornwall and loved the city and still 'support' the local team BCFC. I've been back a few times since, as recently as last Christmas, but we were only there a few days and didn't get chance to see so much, in fact on the 25th we stayed in the hotel. Mind you, i guess there are several cities in GB that are not what they once were.
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Sad to read this, I spent a day in Bristol a few years ago and enjoyed it.
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Most big cities are sh1tholes now, can't think why.
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A I S ,, you would not recognise bemmie now with all the high rise blocks on the go.
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Stewarts
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Blencathra,
We were in the Holiday Inn, close to Cabot Circus and didn't stray far from the area. What i remember from Bedminster in bygone years (lived in Chessel St) is the Hen and Chickens pub, although i was too young to go in of course, the school near the WD Wills tobacco factory and Ashton Gate stadium. |
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My main point is that bristol has a food culture of its own, way before the sailing ships arrived. This is what stein should have showcased. All those frustrated super restuarants and foodies shuved to the back of the queue for a womens cooperative and a celebration of windrush. ITS A COOKING PRGRAM
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Anyone ever go to the Horse and Jockey pub was in Frogmore Street Bristol 1 bottom of Park street ...
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There’s a village called horse and jockey in Ireland
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North Street is very "in" nowadays, little cafes/bars + top class cheese shop.
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Whippin, I used to use that Joe Corals shop in Keynsham a lot
Did your brother continue managing it when it became a baldy shop? I'm guessing he did because it had the same manager for about 30 years before it closed last summer I'm talking about a West Ham supporter called Nick |
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And others who have mentioned North Street in Bemmie...
Was there earlier this week waiting for the baldy shop to open at 9.00 A lot of poncey cafes as others have said, didn't want some fancy coffee for a fiver but luckily there's a Clarks pie shop there |
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Story in the news this week about a new dentist opening in Bristol, taking NHS patients (ie the rest of us paying). Queues lapping the blocks. One could tell it wasn't a queue to get a job.
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Cider, funny you mention that
My step daughters best friend was on the TV clip being interviewed, the one wearing a red bobble hat, whilst in the queue She could easily afford to go private but won't on principle |
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But then so many people are unwilling to make the simple connection between mass immigration and the inability to access public and medical services. The images say everything, however the mainstream media will gaslight the idea the the problem is that there isn't enough dentists, not enough 'investment', austerity yada yada.
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I do get it, Reg. If you're one of the ones paying in, you should at least expect to see some of the benefits coming out.
I actually signed up with a private dentist and the experience was excellent. Certainly worth the additional wedge. The short term solution seems obvious to me, that if you use private medical services and dentistry, you should get a credit of what it would have cost to delivery those services via NHS. Win win, as it should take pressure off delivering services who can't afford to pay, and I'm not losing out by opting to go private. |
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That's a great solution Cider
By coincidence, again, I had to visit the Dentist this week with a sudden acute toothache Got in the same day and only a 10 mile drive to Cheddar But the consultation and temporary filling cost me 170 quid, with at least another 200 to pay next week Would have been 75 max I think with the NHS |
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Certainly escalates quickly if you need work done. I've pretty much written off trying to access these types of services through the 'free' NHS. Luckily I get full fat medical insurance and private GP access through work, but I opted to see a medical consultant privately, not going through the insurance. £200 for half an hour!
But it was like going on a luxury holiday, consultant and nurse at my disposal, leather sofa in the waiting room! Well worth the money, completely stress free and not having to mix with the general public. The only slightly odd part was paying the consultant at the end of the appointment via the little Square payment receiving device he pulled out from his draw lol. |
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My osteopath's receptionist asked me to pay before I went in the other week. I likened it to a carvery.
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I remember in the 80s settling a small medical bill which was for so many guineas
That's one pound 5p or 21 shillings to a guinea for any post decimal readers I paid by cheque of course |
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I remember in the 80s settling a small medical bill which was for so many guineas
That's one pound 5p or 21 shillings to a guinea for any post decimal readers I paid by cheque of course |
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I've gone to a private dentist for cosmetic work but I certainly wouldn't be so arrogant to expect the NHS to subsidize me. Why don't the private medical companies go out to motorway crashes and transport the casualties free of charge to NHS hospitals ?
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Sorry , first cheque got lost in the post
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Are you hard of thinking, Bindaree? Obviously I'm referring to work that would be completed via the NHS otherwise. The cost to the taxpayer is the same, but that would be freeing up services for people who can't or don't want to pay. We are talking about elective work here, not trauma emergencies
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Cider, I couldn't work out if Bindaree was having a dig or not, seemed a strange post.
For my part, I used to have a dentist that accepted NHS patients but then decided to go private only. So now, unless I find a dentist that takes new NHS patients (see earlier posts regarding queues in Bristol) I have to pay the private prices. This is the scenario for millions of British people. So, basically, we have to pay more for a similar service, and don't all receive the subsidy that we've paid for via our taxes. It's that simple surely? |
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Exactly yes. There would be enough people taking up the deal to move from NHS listed dentists onto private only dentists, freeing up the NHS ones for those who can't/won't want to pay.
The only thing stopping it would be this absurd ideology now that people who work hard to earn a decent income shouldn't get preferential treatment over those that the hard workers pay for. From a practical perspective it is win win, as said. If someone needs a hip replacement, and it costs the taxpayer £5K for the procedure to be delivered via the NHS. Someone with means can pay £8K to do it privately, get the £5K credit that it would have cost the taxpayer anyway, freeing up the NHS resources for those who can't/won't pay. It's a no brainer as far as I am concerned, so it will never happen. |
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when i was a young lad i needed dental traeatment quickly but it was a sunday so fat chance then . my dad took me same day to a dental student training place at a local university . they put me a temporary filling in free whilst other students watch . it was fine , bet the facility does not exist today ....and the ' temporary ' filling is , touch wood, still there after 40 years ! my present dentists said they did a brilliant job .
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Winsor Knot. The students at the Eastman Dental hospital in Gray's Inn RD in London used to do emergency work on your teeth,I was in real pain 50 years ago and went there a consultant checked my tooth and a student took it out.She was so pleased it was her 1st extraction.
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Reg we must have crossed paths if you call into North St baldies ,
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2.35 winc TOOTHLESS
couldn't could it ?? |
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North Street baldies is my local too, Blencathra.
Have an occasional pint in the Masonic and watch the weekend footy in the Rising Sun. |
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Jolly Colliers for my lubricants
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Blencathra and raspberry...
I only pop into that shop about every 3 months, and then only for 9am for 10 minutes or so Moved out of Bristol over 10 years ago, prior to that I was in there quite often, but preferred to go in the independent Winning Post in St John's Lane... Gone now I used to go in the Luckwell club a bit as well Don't know if that's still going? |