h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Congratulations on completing your entry without reference to that windblown, oilskinned, welly-booted, dancing fisherman I remember appearing on all the postcards in all the shops in Skeggie during my happy childhood trips to the coast from sunny Scunny. Then, as now, if not between, we Scunthorpians lived in Lincolnshire too and looked to Skegness for a higher class of seaside trip if we ventured away from Cleethorpes and the Humber estuary. I doff my cap at the folk of Skegness for using the unappealing wet and windy weather as a selling point and wholly endorse your recommendation to visit in the Winter months. The grey skies, the salty sea spray tainting your candyfloss -the memories come flooding back. Thanks for the reminder of those bygone days.

Eeee, by 'eck.

That brought back sum memories. Scunthorpe, Skegness even Cleethorpes by crikey.

'Course us from t'other side o' t'Umber went to such places as Withernsea (cold, desolate, bingo & ponies) for a nice day out. If we were dead lucky, it'd be Scarborough. Eee, grand it were.

Even been t'Blackpool where you can see t'small blind brown fish floating in t'sea.

Whattawouldntgive fer a nice piece o' Haddock raght now.

Ahhh, the memories come flooding back just like the tide at Morecombe. I was born in Cleethorpes and spent a lot of time in Skeggy. Then somehow ended up in Sheffield. Just a short !!! train ride to Cleethorpes, or Sheffield by the sea as we knew it, or Skeggy. In fact I remember winning a fancy dress prize at the Derbyshire Miners Holiday camp when I wer nere but a bairn. Ehhh them wus the days. I live in Florida now and get the American version of little old ladies driving around at 20 mph. They let them have cars here, even when they can't see any more. But any way it is warmer than Skegness most of the time.

By the way how is Scunny these days ? My dad worked there in the steel works and we lived down the road a bit in Barton. That was before the bridge came. Last time I was home I drove all around to see where I used to live and hardly recognized a thing, but I suppose that is progress.

Well I better shut up and keep browsing.

From Cleethorpes to Florida - well done!
Just to let you know, the Derbyshire miners Holiday camp has been bulldozed now but Butlins is still thriving.
Florida eh! Very interesting - have a read of the last paragraph of my user page....

Never, it's not like skeggy folk to try to get summit for free! Android, be warned, he hangs around train stations wearing a mack and trying to scare ickle old ladies (very dodgy)!!

As for Skeg, like orange rocket said, most stuff has been knocked down now and the whole place is being re-developed, not that I care anymore I moved south for the better weather!!!

Talking of moving south for the better weather, I've just been speaking to the 3rd member of the red shoe gang! He's living in a comune in a forest in the South of France, living off things that grow in the garden and not having to work. Sounds good eh? Might go and join him!

Cool. Do we get a free holiday down there to see him then?! Is he coming back at all so that we could all meet up in out coool shoes???

I am coming home in July for a weekend to see the folks (and rellies who are over from Ausie) so will pop around and see ya! Where do you live again?

Was back in Skeg last bank holiday as well, and they are putting a bandstand in the park!!! A new place for the locals to get down to business in after a night on the town!....Oh and what happened to the Embassy Centre!?

He's supposed to be coming home for Glastonbury, but you know Matt, he might make it for Christmas!
PLEASE come and see me when your home, could do with some cheering up! I live where I used to when we were at school (near the school - remember) you have my mobile number anyway. But don't forget me!
Another holiday in the south of france would cool wouldn't it?
Jo was supposed to be coming to see me last week but she didn't turn up! (nothing changes does it)?!!!

Where is Jo at the moment then?!? Is she living localy? Is she still Goooooorgeous?!!!

I completely forgot we drove down to the south of France, .. God that was a long time ago, and we didn't crash once!

Will defo come round when I am back then, when you say near the school you are refering to the house where you used to blow up bitz of fuse wire, fall down stairs breaking banastas and make your little brother jump out of your bedroom window through sheer fright??

That's the correct house!
Jo is somewhere on Dartmoor, she came home a couple of weeks ago, not sure if she's still gorgeous because i havn't seen her but i'm sure she is!

Of course she is, it's JO!!!

Any idea what she is doing at Dartmoor?!? Last time I heard she had a serious relationship wiv some fella, still the case do you know?!?

Am suffering from a dose of the flu at the moment and am sat at work wishing I was at home playing worms on the playstation (grrrrreat game)!

she's still with the same fella, as far as i know - she have just finished teacher training and is living on the moors until she gets a job.

Hope your flu has soon gone. It's 10 years this summer since we did our GCSE's, do you feel old? i certainly do!

Let me know the next weekend you are free, coz i'm coming to see you!!! Could do with a friend and you were probably the best i ever had.

Life eh, whats the answer (and don't say 42!!!)

Cheers mate
D.

Feeling old, tell me about it! I recruit people for a living that wern't born until the 1980's!!! The girl I sit next to at work can't remember who Arthur Scargill was or what the Fauklands War was!!!

Hello!
Are you still around?
Are you ready for my visit?
I'm coming very soon!

Yep, get yourself down here!!!