Stoke

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Tue, 2004-11-23 17:15

Stoke

I'm working here this week, running a training course. Driving to my hotel last night I was told to follow the signposts for the "cultural quarter".

You get to the cultural quarter by turning right at MFI and going straight on past Burger King. My hotel is opposite a lap dancing club.

See Stoke and die, as the Romans used to say.

Wed, 2004-11-24 13:11

ely whitley

Stoke on trent: Robbie williams is from there so is Nick Hancock (I think) It's rhyming slang for gay that's it

Tue, 2004-11-23 17:19

jude

Stay in and watch your porno channel... See, Stroke and fly

Tue, 2004-11-23 17:34

fishberts

i went to stoke once ...

Tue, 2004-11-23 19:09

neil_the_auditor

True story: my friends from Macclesfield went into their local Sainsbury's a couple of years ago and found that the brown bread, organic bread, granary bread and so on had completely sold out, but there were shelves full of plasticky factory white value bread. They joined the vociferous middle-class complaint queue, only to be told that the store had a new bakery manager who had simply reproduced the bread order from his previous post ... in Stoke!

Tue, 2004-11-23 19:12

HoxinStoke

I've just discovered that there isa 24 hour Tescos. Don't wait up for me.

Tue, 2004-11-23 20:07

Emma

My memory of Stoke is enduring a salmon moose at an auntie's house aged about 12. Such a terrifying texture and colour. It's good if you are into ceramics though!

Wed, 2004-11-24 11:22

andrew o'donnell

I lived there for three years.. and would still suggest that a week is far too long. That said.. The Wheatsheaf in Stoke centre is all right for live music. The Glebe near Stoke centre (opposite the cemetery!) is also pretty good. Hanley is passable for shopping. The Other three towns are a nightmare unless you have a face mask and a bat OR can speak the local dialect to a tee. Our prayers are with you. [%sig%]

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