Post by stuartB on Jun 6, 2009 21:09:12 GMT
Did anyone notice (or care) that there was an earthquake in Port Talbot, South Wales at 9.30pm last night. It was over 3 on the richter scale which was the strongest since 1975.
I drove to the epicentre today to see the evidence of the millions of pounds worth of improvements it may have made but nothing. what a sh1t hole!! Even though, BP chemical works closed years ago, it still has British Steel belching its poisonous clouds into the sky daily. what a depressing, pointless place.
The only thing Port Talbot has going for it is that I met my wife there.
It was August, 1984 and I was in the Royal Air Force stationed at West Drayton, near Heathrow. My mate (and future brother-in-law) was getting married and I was to be one of his ushers.
I travelled down in my Simca 1501 Special with my mate Neil, who was a scouser but ok really! We amused ourselves on our way down the M4 and laughed how Wales could not afford 3 lanes! Only now 25 years later are they extending it to 3
We booked into the Vivian Hotel and went down to the bar for an evening of entertainment. 2 pints later we went back to our room as it was so bad. we really wondered what we had let ourselves in for. bored in our room, we turned to the telephone directory!!! We spent an hour or more guessing which surname was the most popular . No you're wrong, it's not Jones
The next day the wedding was great fun and the day picked up when the talent arrived ( had to say that as the wife was reading over my shoulder
)
anyway, without boring you too much, I had a successful weekend but have rarely found the need to return.
Today, the weather was rubbish and we had a couple of hours to kill while daughter number 1 went horse riding.
We drove from Ferndale, through Aberdare, briefly through Glyneath and on to Seven sisters. Eventually we arrived at Port Talbot and found the need to leave as quickly as possible.
We headed up the Afan Vallley and came across this little place
Sorry this is the only pic today but the weather was so bad, i didn't want to risk my new camera. the rest of journey took in some spectacular views but I wasn't able to photograph it as the low cloud and rain didn't help.
My advice is: don't go to Port Talbot unless you want to get married for a long time
ps Wife wants you to know that she is not from Port Talbot or likely ever to come from Port Tablot
I drove to the epicentre today to see the evidence of the millions of pounds worth of improvements it may have made but nothing. what a sh1t hole!! Even though, BP chemical works closed years ago, it still has British Steel belching its poisonous clouds into the sky daily. what a depressing, pointless place.
The only thing Port Talbot has going for it is that I met my wife there.
It was August, 1984 and I was in the Royal Air Force stationed at West Drayton, near Heathrow. My mate (and future brother-in-law) was getting married and I was to be one of his ushers.
I travelled down in my Simca 1501 Special with my mate Neil, who was a scouser but ok really! We amused ourselves on our way down the M4 and laughed how Wales could not afford 3 lanes! Only now 25 years later are they extending it to 3
We booked into the Vivian Hotel and went down to the bar for an evening of entertainment. 2 pints later we went back to our room as it was so bad. we really wondered what we had let ourselves in for. bored in our room, we turned to the telephone directory!!! We spent an hour or more guessing which surname was the most popular
. No you're wrong, it's not JonesThe next day the wedding was great fun and the day picked up when the talent arrived ( had to say that as the wife was reading over my shoulder
)anyway, without boring you too much, I had a successful weekend but have rarely found the need to return.
Today, the weather was rubbish and we had a couple of hours to kill while daughter number 1 went horse riding.
We drove from Ferndale, through Aberdare, briefly through Glyneath and on to Seven sisters. Eventually we arrived at Port Talbot and found the need to leave as quickly as possible.
We headed up the Afan Vallley and came across this little place
Sorry this is the only pic today but the weather was so bad, i didn't want to risk my new camera. the rest of journey took in some spectacular views but I wasn't able to photograph it as the low cloud and rain didn't help.
My advice is: don't go to Port Talbot unless you want to get married for a long time
ps Wife wants you to know that she is not from Port Talbot or likely ever to come from Port Tablot
The Cornish solved that problem....................haven't you seen the cocain mines around St Austell? ;D