..Now Blackpool.
We didn't like it at all.
We only took the time to go there so we could visit the famous Blackpool Tower and eat some of those famous Fish n Chips.
Well, Blackpool Tower was closed. No idea when it will re-open.
The Fish n Chips were nice but not as good as we imagined. Probably could have been a better overall experience without the boisterous screaming kids running around, the obviously highly stressed teenage mum and the foul-mouthed drunken yobs ramming steak pies down their necks using only their hands.
To be fair we only actually spent 2 hours in Blackpool itself so maybe my view is somewhat skewed.
As far as I know Blackpool is supposed to be a seaside resort where working people take holidays full of family fun and great entertainment.
Now, as you wander along the promenade, fighting against the surley skaterboys, it's easy to see only the negatives. Boarded-up shops, poundshops, burger bars, kebab shops, seedy and unruly uninviting pubs and crappy rock and candy-floss shops.
The Coral Island amusement arcade looks rough and dangerous, houses tough kids and even tougher parents locked in an eternal dance with a slot machine.
There are teenage parents everywhere with so many openly drinking from cans of cheap beer and cider.
To me, Blackpool seems dedicated to the kind of 'fun' that attracts far too many people for whom even life itself is no fun at all.
"Is everybody happy?"
Someone once said It's a sin to be unhappy in Blackpool.
What a shame. Tat, drunkenness and an attitude.
On the positive side, the new tram system out of Blackpool is wonderful. Well worth the outbound trip.
Originally Posted by joebloggs
He's not banned, it's sunny here, he's probably gone to Blackpool for the day
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Gob-smacked Terpe, and you only spent 2hrs there 
