Things that I miss.

[claret50]

I've only just left England, but already these are some of the things that I miss,
Sky's Soccer AM on a Saturday morning,
Winkles & cockles from the local fishmonger,
real ale from any of the pubs,
pie & mash from Manzes,
watching Prem league football on a Saturday afternoon,
taking me Granddaughters up the local park, (via the pub on the way back)
having a chat with Theresa on the phone,
going down to Upton Park on matchday,
oh sod it, the list could go on forever, but those are some of the things that I miss.

[norwaytips]

Now stop being a tight sod Brian. You can phone T anytime.....that she is awake of course. International calls are peanuts now.

Can't you get sky in NZ???? I'm sure it can be fiddled by paying the bill in England.

As for the rest..........Yep, me too.

[hammer_scout51]

Now stop being a tight sod Brian. You can phone T anytime.....that she is awake of course. International calls are peanuts now.

Can't you get sky in NZ???? I'm sure it can be fiddled by paying the bill in England.

As for the rest..........Yep, me too.



Can i be added to the list pleaseeeeee?.

[pething101]

The newspapers that covered football with 6 or 7 pages instead of 6 or 7 paragraphs
The voice on the tube that said, mind the gap

[blainehammer]

Brian,
If family was with you all the other stuff would be immaterial.

[LAIrons]

1, Sainsbury's family size steak and kidney pudding and decent new pot
atoes.

2, The English countryside.

3, Those great cornish pasties sold at the main line stations.

4, A decent curry, (the one downstairs in Leadenhall market).

5, A romantic evening with the gal (i know shes a babe) with the edumacatid voice that calls out the train times at Liverpool Street Station.

6, Hovis bread with Anchor butter.

7, Custard pies.


Etc etc etc......

[Footstomper]

Beer
Pork Pies
Beer
Pasties
Beer
Chips and curry sauce
Beer
Egga and Bacon
Beer
Doner Kebabs
and
Beer

[claret50]

Can't you get sky in NZ???? I'm sure it can be fiddled by paying the bill in England.

As for the rest..........Yep, me too.
Sky tv gives excellent coverage of football down here Tony, and what with ESPN showing the European games, (CL) it isn't too bad for a small country that's obsessed with playing a sport using a strange looking squashed ball.

[hammermolder]

I have;nt missed a west ham game this season,i see more football than my bruvers in england,pissing down of rain,freezing cold,to be honest i dont miss much,maybe my muvers sunday roast,of coarse i'm living in paradise,which helps!!

[hammermolder]

1, Sainsbury's family size steak and kidney pudding and decent new pot
atoes.

2, The English countryside.

3, Those great cornish pasties sold at the main line stations.

4, A decent curry, (the one downstairs in Leadenhall market).

5, A romantic evening with the gal (i know shes a babe) with the edumacatid voice that calls out the train times at Liverpool Street Station.

6, Hovis bread with Anchor butter.

7, Custard pies.


Etc etc etc......
Gordon,you told me your boyfriend got train sick and he hated a ruby lol

[norwaytips]

Sky tv gives excellent coverage of football down here Tony, and what with ESPN showing the European games, (CL) it isn't too bad for a small country that's obsessed with playing a sport using a strange looking squashed ball.

Don't knock the other game Brian. I played football for Melford and Rugby for Sudbury. Cricket too. I also played Sunday league football and played golf... How the bloody hell did I find the time? Oh yeah, I almost forgot the darts team for the George and Dragon on Fridays. The last one was just for the beer. Greene King, of course.:D

[claret50]

I used to play football for the Kings Head pub in Gt. Cornard, played darts for them too, but my biggest sporting achievement was when I used to play rugby, and was selected for the Welsh schoolboys side when we lived in Newport, (my Dad was Welsh) against England at Cardiff Arms Park in 1955, England won that afternoon.

[LAIrons]

8, Fish n chips.

9,Real Atlantic cod.

10,Veal ham n egg pie.

11,Any meat pie.

12,Reading the footy in the Saturday Evening News (after mums bangers and mash) over a pint in the local after witnessing West Ham win at UP.

[Footstomper]

Bangers and mash. Sod it I'm going home! This thread is just too much

[LAIrons]

Gordon,you told me your boyfriend got train sick and he hated a ruby lol

13, Walking back to Charing Cross station on a rainy night under an umbrella with my squeeze ( a woman you saucy barsteward Hammermolder ) after a great night up West.

14, and while were on this subject, ************s, marrowfat peas and mash;););).

[pething101]

11,Any meat pie.


I ate a salmon pie in some pub on Earls Court Road.

I don't miss that at all.

[northbankbar]

The countryside - you can't beat it anywhere else in the world
English bread
Pork pies as well! (NZ ones are rubbish. I have to make my own down here which takes a while but tastes great)
Proper English Ale in a proper pub
Pubs in general
Old buildings made of bricks/stone etc
The river - especially for me summer evenings Hammersmith/Chiswick way (see pubs!)
Football dominating the papers and sports new on the TV
MOTD - despite the pi$$ poor treatment of West Ham by the Beeb I still miss it
English drivers funnily enough - most of them are idiots down here - no consideration for others at all
The huge range of food in a good English supermarket
Accents, both regional and the Queen's
Old streets
London parks


I hope its all cheering you up a bit Brian. Its making me feel worse!

[claret50]

I hope its all cheering you up a bit Brian. Its making me feel worse!
In a word Brian, NO!!! but I've just made another 5 dozen quarts of quality ale.;)

[northbankbar]

I'll see you in a few months then!!:)

[Footstomper]

My idiot brother's getting married in November, so bangers and mash here I come.