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Author:  DavPaz [ Fri Feb 23, 2018 0:53 ]
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Funnily enough, I was at the Trafford centre today (and Liverpool One yesterday) and there were loads of large screen advertising displays with windows 10 update notifications slap bang in the middle of them. Sloppy.
Author:  Warhead [ Fri Feb 23, 2018 1:33 ]
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DavPaz wrote:
Funnily enough, I was at the Trafford centre today ..........


During half-term? Are you out of your mind?
Author:  Mimi [ Fri Feb 23, 2018 8:34 ]
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I went to Ikea on Tuesday. As we went up to escalator I realised how grave my error. *shudder*.
Author:  DavPaz [ Fri Feb 23, 2018 9:22 ]
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Warhead wrote:
DavPaz wrote:
Funnily enough, I was at the Trafford centre today ..........


During half-term? Are you out of your mind?

We went to the sea life centre and then into the shops. It was fine. Much quieter than I've ever seen it.
Author:  Grim... [ Fri Feb 23, 2018 9:43 ]
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I love going to Ikea.
Author:  DavPaz [ Fri Feb 23, 2018 9:48 ]
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Grim... wrote:
I love going to Ikea.

Me too. In my head, I associate it with going to the metro centre as a kid. Big shops, Toys R Us, IKEA and *Metroland*!

I fucking loved Metroland. Indoor funfair. It's still there I believe, but it's a shadow of what it once was
Author:  Mimi [ Fri Feb 23, 2018 9:49 ]
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Grim... wrote:
I love going to Ikea.

So do I. But what’s the point of going to Ikea if you don’t visit the restaurant?

There was a guard on the entrance point to the restaurant, with a wait and queue if 20 minutes to get into the restaurant, just to be allowed to queue another 30 minutes to select your food... then you had a further massive queue to pay (whilst your food was getting cold) and there were loads of people standing around as despite the guard on the restaurant entrance there were too many people in the restaurant to be seated.

We live about five minutes from Ikea so we’ll just go next week when it’s safer :D
Author:  Kern [ Fri Feb 23, 2018 9:50 ]
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Mimi wrote:
There was a guard on the entrance point to the restaurant, with a wait and queue if 20 minutes to get into the restaurant, just to be allowed to queue another 30 minutes to select your food... then you had a further massive queue to pay (whilst your food was getting cold) and there were loads of people standing around as despite the guard on the restaurant entrance there were too many people in the restaurant to be seated.


You came for the furniture, not for the lesson in communism.
Author:  Grim... [ Fri Feb 23, 2018 9:51 ]
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Mimi wrote:
Grim... wrote:
I love going to Ikea.

So do I. But what’s the point of going to Ikea if you don’t visit the restaurant?

I've never tried.
Author:  Mimi [ Fri Feb 23, 2018 9:53 ]
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Grim... wrote:
Mimi wrote:
Grim... wrote:
I love going to Ikea.

So do I. But what’s the point of going to Ikea if you don’t visit the restaurant?

I've never tried.

Neither have we, before this week. Forget standing an hour for food with a two year old, though :(
Author:  DavPaz [ Fri Feb 23, 2018 10:06 ]
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I do enjoy the meatballs.

And the "refillable" beverages
Author:  TheVision [ Fri Feb 23, 2018 10:20 ]
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Last time I went to IKEA, the choice of drinks was pap. Stuff like peach, cranberry and other strange things.

What's wrong with coke and lemonade?
Author:  DavPaz [ Fri Feb 23, 2018 10:22 ]
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I had multiple cups of tea.
Author:  Zardoz [ Fri Feb 23, 2018 10:24 ]
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Coffee for me.

and DAIM CAKE.
Author:  Mimi [ Fri Feb 23, 2018 10:57 ]
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TheVision wrote:
Last time I went to IKEA, the choice of drinks was pap. Stuff like peach, cranberry and other strange things.

What's wrong with coke and lemonade?

What’s wrong with you? There’s lingonberry, and elderflower... and they have cola, and lemon/lime. Go sit in the wronguns corner.
Author:  Mimi [ Fri Feb 23, 2018 10:58 ]
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Daim cake 4eva.
Author:  Zardoz [ Fri Feb 23, 2018 10:59 ]
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We should do a BeeX meet at IKEA.
Author:  Zardoz [ Fri Feb 23, 2018 10:59 ]
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Warrington is lovely this time of year.
Author:  Mimi [ Fri Feb 23, 2018 11:08 ]
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Think of all the candles and cushions we could buy between us!
Author:  devilman [ Fri Feb 23, 2018 11:24 ]
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I've only been to Ikea once and found it rather bewildering. I guess I wasn't expecting it to be so sprawling and with staff that just seem to stay in the background. We had a hot dog at the end and I've had better ones from car boot food vans.

I'm not cut out for shopping in actual shops it seems.
Author:  GazChap [ Fri Feb 23, 2018 11:29 ]
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Mimi wrote:
and they have cola, and lemon/lime. Go sit in the wronguns corner.

The one in Wednesbury? Last few times we've been there, they didn't have any cola setup on the machine :(
Author:  MaliA [ Fri Feb 23, 2018 11:33 ]
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Zardoz wrote:
Warrington is lovely this time of year.


Batley better.
Author:  TheVision [ Fri Feb 23, 2018 11:38 ]
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GazChap wrote:
Mimi wrote:
and they have cola, and lemon/lime. Go sit in the wronguns corner.

The one in Wednesbury? Last few times we've been there, they didn't have any cola setup on the machine :(


I concur. I didn't see any cola drink last time I was there.
Author:  Mimi [ Fri Feb 23, 2018 11:39 ]
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GazChap wrote:
Mimi wrote:
and they have cola, and lemon/lime. Go sit in the wronguns corner.

The one in Wednesbury? Last few times we've been there, they didn't have any cola setup on the machine :(

Really? Hmm... maybe they’ve removed it then. I always go for the elderflower or pear, or lingonberry because you can buy comma anywhere. Ikea is for Ikea flavours.
Author:  Zardoz [ Fri Feb 23, 2018 12:07 ]
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EVERY time I go I end up having to shop against the flow of the herd. The store layout always gets me.
Author:  Zardoz [ Fri Feb 23, 2018 12:08 ]
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MaliA wrote:
Zardoz wrote:
Warrington is lovely this time of year.


Batley better.

Warrington one has a Decathlon store nearby too.
Author:  MaliA [ Fri Feb 23, 2018 12:08 ]
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Zardoz wrote:
EVERY time I go I end up having to shop against the flow of the herd.


One of central tenants of MaliCool
Author:  Zardoz [ Fri Feb 23, 2018 12:13 ]
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Here are the other four.

Image
Author:  Mimi [ Fri Feb 23, 2018 12:16 ]
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Zardoz wrote:
MaliA wrote:
Zardoz wrote:
Warrington is lovely this time of year.


Batley better.

Warrington one has a Decathlon store nearby too.

So does Wednesburt. About 2-300m door to door
Author:  myp [ Fri Feb 23, 2018 12:20 ]
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And Nottingham.
Author:  Bamba [ Fri Feb 23, 2018 14:30 ]
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I'm going on this later today because I'm an utter child:

http://www.queenelizabetholympicpark.co ... -the-slide
Author:  Grim... [ Fri Feb 23, 2018 15:05 ]
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And yet the beer siren is oddly silent.
Author:  KovacsC [ Sat Feb 24, 2018 21:19 ]
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We are getting a decathlon in Telford soon..
Author:  DavPaz [ Sun Feb 25, 2018 13:48 ]
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MiniPaz's birthday party today. 14 seven-year-old girls in the house. Noisy.
Author:  Warhead [ Sun Feb 25, 2018 14:42 ]
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Today I have mostly been cleaning my tank and submarine.
Author:  Jem [ Mon Feb 26, 2018 12:21 ]
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DavPaz wrote:
MiniPaz's birthday party today. 14 seven-year-old girls in the house. Noisy.


My condolences.

:DD
Author:  DavPaz [ Mon Feb 26, 2018 14:05 ]
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Jem wrote:
DavPaz wrote:
MiniPaz's birthday party today. 14 seven-year-old girls in the house. Noisy.


My condolences.

:DD

I survived :DD
Author:  Jem [ Mon Feb 26, 2018 14:39 ]
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Yay!

I'm never having a party at home again. Worst parenting decision I've ever made. I STILL have glitter in the fucking carpet (Izz's was in November)
Author:  myp [ Mon Feb 26, 2018 14:43 ]
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Jem wrote:
Yay!

I'm never having a party at home again. Worst parenting decision I've ever made. I STILL have glitter in the fucking carpet (Izz's was in November)

Moving house is how I solved all sorts of issues like that.
Author:  MaliA [ Mon Feb 26, 2018 14:48 ]
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Lonewolves wrote:
Jem wrote:
Yay!

I'm never having a party at home again. Worst parenting decision I've ever made. I STILL have glitter in the fucking carpet (Izz's was in November)

Moving house is how I solved all sorts of issues like that.


Isn't everyone coming to yours in March?
Author:  DavPaz [ Mon Feb 26, 2018 14:49 ]
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Jem wrote:
Yay!

I'm never having a party at home again. Worst parenting decision I've ever made. I STILL have glitter in the fucking carpet (Izz's was in November)

It was a movie party, so they were mainly sitting down and staring at a projector screen. Glitter? Fuck, no.
Author:  Findus Fop [ Mon Feb 26, 2018 14:53 ]
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DavPaz wrote:
Jem wrote:
Yay!

I'm never having a party at home again. Worst parenting decision I've ever made. I STILL have glitter in the fucking carpet (Izz's was in November)

It was a movie party, so they were mainly sitting down and staring at a projector screen. Glitter? Fuck, no.


Yeah, I stopped inviting him to my kids parties years ago.
Author:  myp [ Mon Feb 26, 2018 14:57 ]
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MaliA wrote:
Lonewolves wrote:
Jem wrote:
Yay!

I'm never having a party at home again. Worst parenting decision I've ever made. I STILL have glitter in the fucking carpet (Izz's was in November)

Moving house is how I solved all sorts of issues like that.


Isn't everyone coming to yours in March?

"Everyone" is overstating it a bit. Maybe four people. No one has confirmed as staying yet! :D
Author:  Squirt [ Mon Feb 26, 2018 14:58 ]
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DavPaz wrote:
MiniPaz's birthday party today. 14 seven-year-old girls in the house. Noisy.

My next door neighbour seemed to have been having a very similar party at the same time. Do you live next door to me? If so, can I borrow your Jag?
Author:  Pundabaya [ Mon Feb 26, 2018 14:59 ]
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Findus Fop wrote:
DavPaz wrote:
Jem wrote:
Yay!

I'm never having a party at home again. Worst parenting decision I've ever made. I STILL have glitter in the fucking carpet (Izz's was in November)

It was a movie party, so they were mainly sitting down and staring at a projector screen. Glitter? Fuck, no.


Yeah, I stopped inviting him to my kids parties years ago.

*Applauds*
Author:  DavPaz [ Mon Feb 26, 2018 15:03 ]
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Squirt wrote:
DavPaz wrote:
MiniPaz's birthday party today. 14 seven-year-old girls in the house. Noisy.

My next door neighbour seemed to have been having a very similar party at the same time. Do you live next door to me? If so, can I borrow your Jag?

If you can pay for the warranty, sure!
Author:  Jem [ Mon Feb 26, 2018 18:14 ]
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Lonewolves wrote:
Jem wrote:
Yay!

I'm never having a party at home again. Worst parenting decision I've ever made. I STILL have glitter in the fucking carpet (Izz's was in November)

Moving house is how I solved all sorts of issues like that.


It's on my todo list...

Lonewolves wrote:
MaliA wrote:
Lonewolves wrote:
Jem wrote:
Yay!

I'm never having a party at home again. Worst parenting decision I've ever made. I STILL have glitter in the fucking carpet (Izz's was in November)

Moving house is how I solved all sorts of issues like that.


Isn't everyone coming to yours in March?

"Everyone" is overstating it a bit. Maybe four people. No one has confirmed as staying yet! :D


I thought Gaz and I had ... or if not, consider this confirmation :P
Author:  GazChap [ Mon Feb 26, 2018 23:31 ]
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Lonewolves wrote:
Jem wrote:
Yay!

I'm never having a party at home again. Worst parenting decision I've ever made. I STILL have glitter in the fucking carpet (Izz's was in November)

Moving house is how I solved all sorts of issues like that.

ah, the good old tried and tested Hearthly approach
Author:  myp [ Tue Feb 27, 2018 1:16 ]
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GazChap wrote:
Lonewolves wrote:
Jem wrote:
Yay!

I'm never having a party at home again. Worst parenting decision I've ever made. I STILL have glitter in the fucking carpet (Izz's was in November)

Moving house is how I solved all sorts of issues like that.

ah, the good old tried and tested Hearthly approach

I lived in my flat for four years, not four months. ;)
Author:  DavPaz [ Tue Feb 27, 2018 7:01 ]
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Actual snow on the ground!
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