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Galloping Hairpin · 11-10-2009, 17:20

Hi,
Just wondering what my fellow 'Accringtonians' think of Blackpool these days?

We popped over there the other day to meet up with a relative who'd come up on business. We got there 5:00-ish, but as we'd got the kids we decided to stay and let them see the lights. I haven't been to see the lights since I was 8 (20 yrs ago).
The lights didn't start until after 7 even though it was really dark much earlier, so we got something to eat in a little cafe, but a group of 8 drunk women came in and really ruined the meal for us. One of them peed on the floor, another one wet herself on the way to the bathroom and they were so noisy and their language was SO bad I was embarrassed. It was WHAT they were saying, not the actual language. Things you don't want your 9yr olds to know about!!

Bear in mind it was only 6:00pm.
They actually grabbed the waiter at one point and began groping him. Another one popped her GIGANTIC

boobs out and dipped them in her gravy and asked him to lick it off! OK GUYS I KNOW YOU LIKE THAT BIT!!! But come on...., not in front of young children!! The kids were so shocked I hardly knew what to say to them.

Well, after leaving there with a hundred apologies from the staff ringing in my ears, we walked a little way down the promenade, but to be honest it was a waste of time. The lights were not worth seeing, (they still weren't on)the sea was invisible because of fog, building work and the dark sky so the only thing to look at were a 101 tacky shops that make Accy's pound shops look like Harrods.
The lights came on eventually at7:00 is but they weren't anywhere near as good as they were when I was young. The kids barely noticed them anyway because by now there were half legless, half naked women staggering about everywhere (so much so my young son asked his dad why they weren't wearing underpants), guys snogging in corners and more drunks falling over in front of us! We left and were home just after 8.
Am I unreasonable or shouldn't you expect that there would be some time in the evening, as early as that that you can take the kids to the lights without them being in the middle of drunken brawls etc.
And as for the lights, was that it? or did we miss them? We only saw a handful of mermaid things and some cameras. I asked my mum and she agreed that when we used to go there were huge displays along the sides etc. Well we didn't see anything.
We came home with 3 shocked children and a handful of rock!

11-10-2009, 17:20	#1
Galloping Hairpin Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Accrington Posts: 33 Liked: 0 times Rep Power: 0	Been to Blackpool lights recently? Hi, Just wondering what my fellow 'Accringtonians' think of Blackpool these days? We popped over there the other day to meet up with a relative who'd come up on business. We got there 5:00-ish, but as we'd got the kids we decided to stay and let them see the lights. I haven't been to see the lights since I was 8 (20 yrs ago). The lights didn't start until after 7 even though it was really dark much earlier, so we got something to eat in a little cafe, but a group of 8 drunk women came in and really ruined the meal for us. One of them peed on the floor, another one wet herself on the way to the bathroom and they were so noisy and their language was SO bad I was embarrassed. It was WHAT they were saying, not the actual language. Things you don't want your 9yr olds to know about!! Bear in mind it was only 6:00pm. They actually grabbed the waiter at one point and began groping him. Another one popped her GIGANTIC boobs out and dipped them in her gravy and asked him to lick it off! OK GUYS I KNOW YOU LIKE THAT BIT!!! But come on...., not in front of young children!! The kids were so shocked I hardly knew what to say to them. Well, after leaving there with a hundred apologies from the staff ringing in my ears, we walked a little way down the promenade, but to be honest it was a waste of time. The lights were not worth seeing, (they still weren't on)the sea was invisible because of fog, building work and the dark sky so the only thing to look at were a 101 tacky shops that make Accy's pound shops look like Harrods. The lights came on eventually at7:00 is but they weren't anywhere near as good as they were when I was young. The kids barely noticed them anyway because by now there were half legless, half naked women staggering about everywhere (so much so my young son asked his dad why they weren't wearing underpants), guys snogging in corners and more drunks falling over in front of us! We left and were home just after 8. Am I unreasonable or shouldn't you expect that there would be some time in the evening, as early as that that you can take the kids to the lights without them being in the middle of drunken brawls etc. And as for the lights, was that it? or did we miss them? We only saw a handful of mermaid things and some cameras. I asked my mum and she agreed that when we used to go there were huge displays along the sides etc. Well we didn't see anything. We came home with 3 shocked children and a handful of rock!