tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5380426883369877871.post1384311236015446328..comments2023-08-22T02:52:54.093-07:00Comments on Alice Band's Blog: Life of a Naval Wife: History.Alice Bandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11164647540449246344noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5380426883369877871.post-69284059612537192472007-08-14T02:50:00.000-07:002007-08-14T02:50:00.000-07:00Broker - Why? Have you had need for a sex shop whi...Broker - Why? Have you had need for a sex shop whilst at the GX?!Alice Bandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11164647540449246344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5380426883369877871.post-27419745192374356872007-08-13T05:46:00.000-07:002007-08-13T05:46:00.000-07:00I think it is very apt that there is sex shop in w...I think it is very apt that there is sex shop in where the GX used to be.....Brokerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02860132011030654494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5380426883369877871.post-997678160590131092007-08-12T05:22:00.000-07:002007-08-12T05:22:00.000-07:00mopsa (Welcome), Enidd and Belle - Luckily my husb...mopsa (Welcome), Enidd and Belle - Luckily my husband was on leave and thus able to look after the younger chidlren whilst I took my friend and her son out and about. It was good fun but next time she wants to bring her husband and hire a car. Thing is with Americans - sorry any AMericans but they mostly freak when they see a 'stick shift'! Have any of you seen the Amazing Race? I love it - but the contestants always come unstuck when they need to drive a manual gear car - these are the same people who can eat all sorts of shit and who seem to have no fear. Bizarre. MAybe I should apply!Alice Bandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11164647540449246344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5380426883369877871.post-5126048937138750722007-08-10T07:16:00.000-07:002007-08-10T07:16:00.000-07:00when we first moved to Scotland, people descended ...when we first moved to Scotland, people descended on us with demands to be shown the sights. 'cos the Highlands are a bit bigger than Plymouth or London, we gave up after a while with the guided tours. I took to leaving 'exciting things to see and do in Glasgow etc' leaflets in the guest bedrooms and let them choose where and how to get there! all part of the experience, I said!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5380426883369877871.post-15134205213667768742007-08-09T07:41:00.000-07:002007-08-09T07:41:00.000-07:00enidd is surprised that these visitors always want...enidd is surprised that these visitors always want accompanying. she would have thought that kind of mooching is best done alone - and then share the g&t later.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5380426883369877871.post-31731009336101817412007-08-09T06:16:00.000-07:002007-08-09T06:16:00.000-07:00As an ex-Londoner I so relate to the experience of...As an ex-Londoner I so relate to the experience of taking round awed visitors to see the sights. But how do they keep up their energy? I flagged by the time the second Beefeater came into view. And I never thought about taking them round Soho for thrills - how naive of me. And what I must have missed.Mopsahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17912659592484055741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5380426883369877871.post-76283563234235716532007-08-09T00:45:00.000-07:002007-08-09T00:45:00.000-07:00Have a good camping trip! I can relate to sulking...Have a good camping trip! I can relate to sulking about the wrong sort of holiday, as per my recent post.<BR/><BR/>You'll have fun when you get there...sallywriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950005738012348313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5380426883369877871.post-79467602255130450942007-08-08T23:42:00.000-07:002007-08-08T23:42:00.000-07:00Belle, Sally and Mary Alice - I am going camping t...Belle, Sally and Mary Alice - I am going camping this morning with all the family and all their friends. I am sulky about it because I ought to be in France alone..Alice Bandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11164647540449246344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5380426883369877871.post-50743509325781201062007-08-08T16:14:00.000-07:002007-08-08T16:14:00.000-07:00There is nothing as refreshing as a nice G & T!There is nothing as refreshing as a nice G & T!Mary Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08923591889426758103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5380426883369877871.post-82494027108282792212007-08-08T13:50:00.000-07:002007-08-08T13:50:00.000-07:00!!!! Hubby was going out with me when he lived in ...!!!! Hubby was going out with me when he lived in Plymouth!!!!!!<BR/><BR/>It brought back memories of Toulouse and Pairs a la French friends for me too.....<BR/><BR/>What a laugh!sallywriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950005738012348313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5380426883369877871.post-34097585308492764372007-08-08T12:30:00.000-07:002007-08-08T12:30:00.000-07:00Gosh, I remember tales of the GX from my training ...Gosh, I remember tales of the GX from my training days at HMS Drake!<BR/>I know you are tired out but it does make you look at our country in a new light when overseas visitors react in such an enthusiastic way!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5380426883369877871.post-330342079122138992007-08-08T00:13:00.000-07:002007-08-08T00:13:00.000-07:00White wang - Sir Francis Drake and his ilk I fear,...White wang - Sir Francis Drake and his ilk I fear, were no strangers to the subjective delights/horrors of the odd butt plug. As for peccadilo, I think the RRP is £17.99.<BR/><BR/>Sally's Hubby - I only made it once to the GX and luckily ecsaped without in fact exchanging my groin with anyone else's. The nightlife of the Barbican has actually had soemm kind of transforamtion with regard restaurants etc - although still patronised by the occasional drunken sailor and his tatooed moll. My I hasten to point out that I am not one of the tatooed.Alice Bandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11164647540449246344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5380426883369877871.post-14677281433527598522007-08-07T16:28:00.000-07:002007-08-07T16:28:00.000-07:00Many memories stirred. I've got vague recollection...Many memories stirred. I've got vague recollections of a nightclub at the Barbican which we used to call the GX - short for Groin eXchange (can't remember its real name) - and also of a pub right on the harbour which had live trad jazz on Sunday evenings. All a long time ago now.<BR/><BR/>Your American friend would be well suited to our French friends. As we were guests with them, we were in no position to demur at the route marches around various historical and cultural spots. Not really our idea of a holiday activity, though, when it was likely to be the only chance of a bit of relaxation for the next 12 months. Sorry, Ghislaine, if you're reading this. But I really hope you're not!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5380426883369877871.post-74310032927027431372007-08-07T14:04:00.000-07:002007-08-07T14:04:00.000-07:00Dear AliceI was very interested in your account of...Dear Alice<BR/>I was very interested in your account of Plymouth's Barbican, an area I know well, but a little shocked and surprised to learn that a bondage emporium has opened there. What would Sir Francis Drake, our former mayor, think of nipple clamps and bottom plugs being openly sold, a mere quarter mile from where he played his historic game of bowls? I shall be writing to my MP<BR/>yours sincerely White Wang<BR/>P.S I do believe that the word 'peccadillo' should in fact be correctly spelt 'peccadildo' when used in this context.white wanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01321034362397125684noreply@blogger.com