dex Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 But like many before him he was to be disappointed, because whilst there are many people earning good money in london, they do push the prices up for everyone else and it can be hard for ordinary people especially people from Yorkshire to appreciate the differences between... (It's a story, Don't quote me) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmeagain Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 London and Yorkshire..i mean to say a good block of real estate in Haringey..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 will set you back a good few bob and curtail the old steak and mushrooms from the menu for a bit. Itsme wonders if he can convince Mrs Itsme that bread and water for the foreseeable future is a worthwhile sacrifice. Of course there's always the option of taking in boarders again ....perhaps Dex ....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmeagain Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Having tried to persuade her before,itsme is not very optimistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Poppy wonders if it's the bread and water, London, or the boarders she has reservations about? All perfectly understandable, of course. Itsme has by now arrived at his destination, the .......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardengirl Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 lizard-looking coachman said 'yer ere guv, now give me five bob!' Poor Isme looked into his wallet and to his horror saw that there was no money in it at all, so searched his pockets, and to his amazement pulled out.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmeagain Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 (edited) a tenner...being wanting to rid himself of the tiresome coachman, itsme ripped the tenner in two, giving half to the man, to whom he bade a curt adios..... Edited September 21, 2013 by itsmeagain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardengirl Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 'wossat mean guv?' asked the coachman pocketing his half tenner, but Itsme didn't answer, turned up his collar against the damp night and stalked off down the nearest dark alleyway.There was no sign of any gold in or on the pavements, but Itsme had to hop over many bits of......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dex Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 detritus and dross that lay strewn across the streets, It was a complete shambles. He wandered out of the alley and was immediately confronted by one of the strangest sights, he'd ever seen... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmeagain Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Essentially a tory mp was giving out leaflets for a homeless fundraising event.....oh what would his property tycoon chums say..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 Itsme was gobsmacked, 'Well that's a turn-up for the books, if ever there was one!' He took a leaflet and read it with interest. 'I think I might just go along and join in the fun. Hmmm .....2 pm at ............... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmeagain Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 Arsenal tube station he said.off he went. On the tube he got chatting to a bloke from Croydon who advised Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 him of some of the tourist attractions of London. There was parachuting off London Tower Bridge, exploring the underground sewers, playing dodgems at the Tube Station, chasing ............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardengirl Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 windblown bowler hats of city gents across the busy streets, in fact no end of fun to be had in old London Town. Itsme thanked the bloke from Croyden for his sightseeing tips, sat back on the smelly tube seat and closed his eyes, how tired he wasnow, if only he could find a.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 (edited) nice little café, have a nice hot cup of tea and a large sticky bun and all would be well with the world again. Unfortunately, fate was not looking kindly on Itsme this day and all the cafes had closed. 'It'll just have to be a pint instead,' Itsme thought resignedly, 'life can be so hard sometimes.' He wandered dejectedly into a little corner pub, going by the rather off-putting name of 'Hairy Nellie's', and who should he see settled comfortably in the corner, feet up on the table, but ............. Edited September 24, 2013 by poppy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardengirl Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Hairy Nellie herself! The landlady winked at him, and pushing a vast swathe of crinkly hair back from her jowly face, said 'orlrite then me ole cock sparrer?' Itsme rummaged around in his brain for a suitable reply [what on earth had she said?] then smiled brightly and replied '.............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmeagain Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 sparrow...no we don`t eat them in Yorkshire, duck, you see..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardengirl Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 is another matter! Half a roast duck would be lovely please , with a few chips and some fresh garden peas. Nellie looked at him for a moment, heaved herself up from the chair and lumbered over to where Itsme sat. Poor Itsme trembled, she was huge and looked a little angry. She stood next to his table, leaned down next to him and hissed in his ear..........' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 'Waddaya think we're runnin' 'ere matey? A bloomin' restaurant or somethink!! We got bangers and mash and if that don't suit, ya know where ya can shove it!!' 'Ummmm, I'm not exactly sure .....where would that be?' (Oh dear, Itsme was asking for it now ) Hairy Nellie took a huge breath and seemed to swell just like a ............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardengirl Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 over-fried pork sausage, just before it burst in the pan. Itsme didn't wait to see what happened next, he threw back his chair and legged it for the door, and was out in the street and running hard, past the pub and past the Jamie Oliver bistro at the end of the street which was unfortunate, as they were taking in a delivery at that very moment of a huge consignment of olive oil and ........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmeagain Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 (edited) Chillis,and itsme loves chillis.but due to his fear,and consequently the state of his tummy he kept running til he had escaped.... Poppy and gardengirl the last few posts were brilliant....duck is a term of polite endearment in s yorks and not a food i will eat..... Edited September 25, 2013 by itsmeagain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardengirl Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Phew! Though Itsme, stopping on a corner and leaning against the nearest lamp-post to catch his breath. Why ever did I come to this place, there's no gold to find and everyone is angry or in a terrible rush to get somewhere. He closed his eyes for a moment then froze as something cold and clammy fastened about his neck 'aaaaarrrrrrgh! he .............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmeagain Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Said as a small dog wraapped wet paws round his shoulders and kissed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardengirl Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 him wetly on the cheek. Oh just a dog!he thought with relief, grabbing the small animal and setting it down on it's four feet.Whereupon it barked once sharply and trotted up a side alleyway, stopped, looked back at him and barked again, it's tail wagging , it wants me to follow it, thought Itsme excitedly, just like in the movies!He walked after the dog keeping it in sight all the way down the long alley, when horses hooves rang out behind him and he was almost mown down by the swift passage of a carriage pulled by two jet black horses, with a dark figure leaning out of the carriage window, and gesturing at him 'It can't be,' gasped Itsme 'it's........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmeagain Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 the coach driver i gave half o me last tenner to. And hey coachie lend us a fiver for a bed for the night sir said itsme..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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