really beautiful. just having a glass in the northern quarter, which i don't think properly existed the last time i was here. also this thread is a goldmine, ogmor, thank you. was in gulliver's and am just wondering where to go next but am happy to see where whim takes me.
― Fizzles, Friday, 26 May 2017 15:56 (six years ago) link
v much xpost thanks xyzzzz__
the weather has me thinking about a post-work drink, let me know if you're up for some company
― ogmor, Friday, 26 May 2017 16:01 (six years ago) link
absolutely. come down!
― Fizzles, Friday, 26 May 2017 16:06 (six years ago) link
ilxmailed you my number
― ogmor, Friday, 26 May 2017 16:11 (six years ago) link
got it. texted.
― Fizzles, Friday, 26 May 2017 16:19 (six years ago) link
how long are these bikes going to last
― ogmor, Sunday, 16 July 2017 20:43 (six years ago) link
I think it is a great idea and should be encouraged, but don't fucking call them Burnham Bikes!
― calzino, Sunday, 16 July 2017 20:51 (six years ago) link
I've had no need to try one but they look like they'd be fun
― ogmor, Sunday, 16 July 2017 21:18 (six years ago) link
the local smackheads in old trafford set fire to one in the street. came back a bit later when the lock had burnt through and trundled off with it. idea's fine if you can rely on a degree of social responsibility, but it appears to be in short supply.
― lefal junglist platton (wtev), Friday, 21 July 2017 15:34 (six years ago) link
drug addiction/homeless services getting completely annihilated by Tory scum might be much of the real story here, amongst other causes of the squalid diorama you present here, wtev. At this point, I wouldn't want to rule out scrap/bike theft as a future survival strategy myself, so I won't judge!
― calzino, Friday, 21 July 2017 22:59 (six years ago) link
the things that there is money for vs the things that there is not money for is a deeply mysterious element of manchester/the uk/life
― ogmor, Friday, 21 July 2017 23:36 (six years ago) link
So I accepted a job offer in central Manchester a couple months ago, and I'm moving to Altrincham at the end of this month. Short of annual visits to family I don't actually know the place that well so looking forward to investigating the recommendations above (in particular a HOME membership seems ideal and the Armenian Taverna sound delish).
Also set on joining the Manchester & Salford Film Society and going to more gigs (excited because this is a massive improvement on the Edinburgh scene and saves me heading to Glasgow every week).
Can you guys recommend any interesting book shops (first or second hand) to explore?
― I'm Finn thanks, don't mention it (fionnland), Tuesday, 10 April 2018 13:27 (five years ago) link
Altrincham food market is great, a real place to hang out. Chorlton Oxfam bookshop is up there with the very best Oxfam bookshops IMO. HOME is indeed a must.
― Thomas NAGL (Neil S), Tuesday, 10 April 2018 13:29 (five years ago) link
Paramount books in Shudehill is always worth a visit
― ogmor, Tuesday, 10 April 2018 13:41 (five years ago) link
why tf would anyone leave scotland for england rn
― imago, Tuesday, 10 April 2018 13:47 (five years ago) link
Sweet, thanks for the recommendations.
Imago, well it's a combination of the fact that right now it's convenient for me to be closer to my family and I've hit a wall in terms of progression/enjoyment at my current job. Oh and I really love rain. But thanks for your concern.
― I'm Finn thanks, don't mention it (fionnland), Tuesday, 10 April 2018 13:57 (five years ago) link
(xp) It's a longstanding tradition. Gives folk singers something to sing about.
― Buff Jeckley (Tom D.), Tuesday, 10 April 2018 14:34 (five years ago) link
Altrincham is where Cheshire starts imo, things start getting posh v quickly around Hale. V good for cycling about
― ogmor, Tuesday, 10 April 2018 14:34 (five years ago) link
Yeah, I will be taking my bike with me. Is Bridgewater Way safe enough for cycling down at night?
― I'm Finn thanks, don't mention it (fionnland), Tuesday, 10 April 2018 14:40 (five years ago) link
manchester feels like england's glasgow to me
― star wars ep viii: the bay of porgs (bizarro gazzara), Tuesday, 10 April 2018 14:41 (five years ago) link
the canal is pretty quiet even in the day, so I do feel wary at night but my difficulties have been limited to a group of kids going BOO at me as I squeeze in between them and the canal. the main problem is all the furious, suicidal geese round trafford park
― ogmor, Tuesday, 10 April 2018 14:55 (five years ago) link
and yeah manchester and glasgow definitely seem more akin to me than they do to a lot of nearer places
― ogmor, Tuesday, 10 April 2018 14:56 (five years ago) link
Liverpool is a better Glasgow analogue than MCR IMO
― Thomas NAGL (Neil S), Tuesday, 10 April 2018 15:05 (five years ago) link
I thought about that, port cities, even accent, but liverpool is just liverpool
― ogmor, Tuesday, 10 April 2018 15:07 (five years ago) link
Yes, definitely Manchester.
― Buff Jeckley (Tom D.), Tuesday, 10 April 2018 15:08 (five years ago) link
Liverpool seems too small for a start.
― Buff Jeckley (Tom D.), Tuesday, 10 April 2018 15:09 (five years ago) link
on the perils of manchester cycling: i've heard a few people say cyclists have been mugged on the fallowfield 'loop' (not a loop). that's probably my fav bit of cycling round manchester though and i've never had any problems
― ogmor, Tuesday, 10 April 2018 15:14 (five years ago) link
Manchester has no real river whereas the rivers in Liverpool and Glasgow are integral features. I think Glasgow also has that "place apart" feel like Liverpool, but maybe not to the same extent. I know Liverpool much less well than the other two cities, though.
― Thomas NAGL (Neil S), Tuesday, 10 April 2018 15:20 (five years ago) link
What all three have got in common is Catholics. I don't think Glasgow is a place apart from the towns around, tbh.
― Buff Jeckley (Tom D.), Tuesday, 10 April 2018 15:25 (five years ago) link
true and true
― Thomas NAGL (Neil S), Tuesday, 10 April 2018 15:26 (five years ago) link
The BW canal is a pain for cycling, bumpy, narrow, not very well lit. Fisherman with their goddam poles blocking the way.
― In space, pizza sends out for YOU (Ste), Tuesday, 10 April 2018 15:30 (five years ago) link
Second the shudehill book rec
If you're working in central manchester then foodwise you wanna try Lunya and Evuna (spanish) and Bakchich (lebanese)
― Never changed username before (cardamon), Tuesday, 10 April 2018 19:38 (five years ago) link
can't believe you've erased manchester's only catalan deli/restaurant (lunya) like that. the third part of the mcr tapas holy trinity (& my fav) is el rincon.
― ogmor, Tuesday, 10 April 2018 20:03 (five years ago) link
oh no yes, you're right. there's more to lunya than 'spanish' obvs. in partic the smoked sardines from the deli.
el rincon is also great. i can't go there any more because of knowing too many people that work there. whizzed on my chips.
― Never changed username before (cardamon), Tuesday, 10 April 2018 20:21 (five years ago) link
Have a bit of a fondness for Altrincham - my gran lived on Oldfield Brow and worked at the Linotype from 15-60 - though it has changed a lot recently. I like the food hall but it gets rammed.
Tony Naylor at the Guardian seems to be a fan of the food (I guess he lives there or thereabouts) so might be worth following on Twitter.
― djh, Tuesday, 10 April 2018 21:14 (five years ago) link
lunya serve a famous tapas delicacy - crisps on a plate next to some anchovies. as catalan exports go it's up there w guardiola and the statues of people having festive shits
― ogmor, Wednesday, 11 April 2018 07:40 (five years ago) link
At 11:00am on Saturday 8th September, Manchester’s central air quality monitoring station recorded the highest levels of air pollution anywhere in the whole of western Europe. pic.twitter.com/eAWgrEH9Ru— AboutManchester (@AboutMcr) September 10, 2018
― ogmor, Tuesday, 11 September 2018 10:14 (five years ago) link
― ogmor, Sunday, July 16, 2017 8:43 PM (one year ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
gone now
"They said around 10 per cent, or 200, of their bikes were being affected each month - the worst of any of the 200 cities they operate in."
― ogmor, Tuesday, 11 September 2018 21:24 (five years ago) link
Is the National Football Museum worth a visit? (As someone who likes football)
― the salacious inaudible (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Friday, 8 February 2019 16:38 (five years ago) link
It’s pretty great, yeah. Some really cool historic stuff to look at. It used to be free but honestly I think it’s still great value at a tenner.
Unrelated but has anyone been clubbing or attended the pop night out at Partisan Collective? Intrigued but not sure of the crowd etc.
― Your dad's Carlos Boozer and you keep him alive (fionnland), Friday, 8 February 2019 17:38 (five years ago) link
Hmm for me it has the same problem as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; it presents a rather sterile side of a subject that is not particularly suited to a museum exhibit. I’d much rather be at a game of football (or a gig) than looking at clothes that were once worn by someone talented.
On the other hand, it’s free and in the city centre so certainly worth trying for a few minutes. Despite working a couple of minutes walk away, I personally can’t imagine going back for a second visit unless there is ever an exhibition of particular interest.
― AlanSmithee, Friday, 8 February 2019 17:39 (five years ago) link
Is it not free any more?
i just looked on the website recently - might be in manchester later in the year - and it's a tenner for non-residents of the city of manchester, free otherwise
― ( ͡☉ ͜ʖ ͡☉) (jim in vancouver), Friday, 8 February 2019 17:41 (five years ago) link
https://www.nationalfootballmuseum.com/admission/Not unless you’re from Manchester appar
― Your dad's Carlos Boozer and you keep him alive (fionnland), Friday, 8 February 2019 17:42 (five years ago) link
I’d much rather be at a game of football
I will be later on, just got some time to kill
― the salacious inaudible (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Friday, 8 February 2019 18:05 (five years ago) link
There's quite a bit of interesting looking stuff on at partisan but I have never made it down for a club night. I've been to some of the other events there, it's quite a mixed crowd, very lgbt+ friendly/focused
― ogmor, Friday, 8 February 2019 18:20 (five years ago) link
omg hello other manchester ilxors. partisan is alright, still early days. r kid kiran leonard brought the house down there not long back. at any rate i resent paying four quid for a tin of red stripe anywhere.
― meaulnes, Saturday, 9 February 2019 03:29 (five years ago) link
p.s. when i went to the football museum five years ago i asked the attendant if they had any decapitated heads from when they used to play football with people's heads. she wasn't best pleased.
― meaulnes, Saturday, 9 February 2019 03:30 (five years ago) link
I'll be pottering about in Manchester tomorrow. I'm staying in Portland st., any cool stuff to do around there
― . (Michael B), Saturday, 9 February 2019 12:51 (five years ago) link