My wife's cousin, who lived in the USA for many years has her G children
paying her a visit next week.

Can anyone recommend good places for them to visit and enjoy?

She is in Widnes in the North West of England.

TIA

Dave

Dave wrote:
My wife's cousin, who lived in the USA for many years has her G children
paying her a visit next week.

Can anyone recommend good places for them to visit and enjoy?

Yes. The USA. Perhaps you'd like to go, too. I hope so.

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My wife's cousin, who lived in the USA for many years has her G children
paying her a visit next week.

Can anyone recommend good places for them to visit and enjoy?

She is in Widnes in the North West of England.

There are lots of places in Liverpool and Merseyside generally. Contact the
Tourist Information Office, they know more than anyone else.

Mary

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"Dave" wrote in message
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My wife's cousin, who lived in the USA for many years has her G children
paying her a visit next week.

Can anyone recommend good places for them to visit and enjoy?

She is in Widnes in the North West of England.

There are lots of places in Liverpool and Merseyside generally. Contact
the Tourist Information Office, they know more than anyone else.

Mary

Or for a little further traveling try
http://www.ncm.org.uk/
Adam

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"Dave" wrote in message
...
My wife's cousin, who lived in the USA for many years has her G children
paying her a visit next week.

Can anyone recommend good places for them to visit and enjoy?

She is in Widnes in the North West of England.

There are lots of places in Liverpool and Merseyside generally. Contact
the Tourist Information Office, they know more than anyone else.

Mary

Or for a little further traveling try
http://www.ncm.org.uk/
Adam

Good call - get the little blighters working down a mine 25 hours a day

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My wife's cousin, who lived in the USA for many years has her G children
paying her a visit next week.
Can anyone recommend good places for them to visit and enjoy?
She is in Widnes in the North West of England.

....reminds of me of the old joke - girlfriend says kiss me where is
smells, so I took her to Widnes...

I wonder if the Liverpool Duck is still out of action (with the landing
stage at the Pier Head sinking a few months back) - it was a minibus
type thing that did a tour, then went for a "swim" in the mersey.

OG wrote:
"Colin Wilson" wrote in message
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My wife's cousin, who lived in the USA for many years has her G children
paying her a visit next week.
Can anyone recommend good places for them to visit and enjoy?
She is in Widnes in the North West of England.
...reminds of me of the old joke - girlfriend says kiss me where is
smells, so I took her to Widnes...

I wonder if the Liverpool Duck is still out of action (with the landing
stage at the Pier Head sinking a few months back) - it was a minibus
type thing that did a tour, then went for a "swim" in the mersey.

AFAIAA it's still going. It doesn't actually go in the Mersey, but around
the docks so the sinking of the floating pier wouldn't affect it.

However, a trip on the mini Mersey Cruises to the Spaceport at the Seacombe
Ferry terminal might be of interest if they aren't too young or too used to
US biig city attractions. Mind you, Liverpool is looking very DIY at
present, cranes all over the place as they rip out and re-build the city
centre.




erm if they american, culture, then why not play the band and take them
on a tour of beatle sites, most of which have been documented. if you
want to go further then go to york, it is the most viberant place and it
has history!

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"Dave" wrote in message
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My wife's cousin, who lived in the USA for many years has her G children
paying her a visit next week.

Can anyone recommend good places for them to visit and enjoy?

She is in Widnes in the North West of England.

There are lots of places in Liverpool and Merseyside generally. Contact
the
Tourist Information Office, they know more than anyone else.

Mary




==========================
It might be worthwhile to travel to Manchester and Salford both of which
are just as accessible from Widnes and probably offer more places of
interest than Merseyside. Of course, it depends upon the ages of the
children. They might want to see the home of the most famous toe in the
world.

Cic.

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"Dave" wrote in message
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My wife's cousin, who lived in the USA for many years has her G children
paying her a visit next week.

Can anyone recommend good places for them to visit and enjoy?

She is in Widnes in the North West of England.

There are lots of places in Liverpool and Merseyside generally. Contact
the
Tourist Information Office, they know more than anyone else.

Mary




==========================
It might be worthwhile to travel to Manchester and Salford both of which
are just as accessible from Widnes and probably offer more places of
interest than Merseyside. Of course, it depends upon the ages of the
children. They might want to see the home of the most famous toe in the
world.

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"Dave" wrote in message
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My wife's cousin, who lived in the USA for many years has her G children
paying her a visit next week.

Can anyone recommend good places for them to visit and enjoy?

She is in Widnes in the North West of England.

There are lots of places in Liverpool and Merseyside generally. Contact
the Tourist Information Office, they know more than anyone else.

Mary

Or for a little further traveling try
http://www.ncm.org.uk/
Adam
Apart from earning a living ....
Why, Oh Why, would anyone want to visit places outside Merseyside?
Walker Art Gallery; Museums; Tate; Cathedrals (plus spare); Pierhead;
Tunnels to spare; Beaches- Southport, Waterloo, Ainsdale, New Brighton;
Parks; Zoo (if Chester is somehow considered to be adjacent to
'Merseyside');
Ferry rides; great shopping locales, Race Meetings (dependant on calendar),
Concerts. Then there's Wigan (with pier), ... Welsh mountains if you want,
Ferry to Isle of Man - recommended if your wife's cousin's grandchildren
have plastic bags full of cash -(allegedly). If they're only there for a
week, they won't have time to fit everything in.

--

Brian

Mary Fisher wrote:

"Dave" wrote in message
...

My wife's cousin, who lived in the USA for many years has her G children
paying her a visit next week.

Can anyone recommend good places for them to visit and enjoy?

She is in Widnes in the North West of England.


There are lots of places in Liverpool and Merseyside generally. Contact the
Tourist Information Office, they know more than anyone else.

Thanks Mary. I don't know what's wrong with Chris, but his posts are
usually constructive. Perhaps I have upset him some time.

Dave

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"Dave" wrote in message
...
My wife's cousin, who lived in the USA for many years has her G
children paying her a visit next week.

Can anyone recommend good places for them to visit and enjoy?

She is in Widnes in the North West of England.

There are lots of places in Liverpool and Merseyside generally. Contact
the Tourist Information Office, they know more than anyone else.

Mary

Or for a little further traveling try
http://www.ncm.org.uk/
Adam
Apart from earning a living ....
Why, Oh Why, would anyone want to visit places outside Merseyside?
Walker Art Gallery; Museums; Tate; Cathedrals (plus spare); Pierhead;
Tunnels to spare; Beaches- Southport, Waterloo, Ainsdale, New Brighton;
Parks; Zoo (if Chester is somehow considered to be adjacent to
'Merseyside');
Ferry rides; great shopping locales, Race Meetings (dependant on
calendar), Concerts. Then there's Wigan (with pier), ... Welsh mountains
if you want,
Ferry to Isle of Man - recommended if your wife's cousin's grandchildren
have plastic bags full of cash -(allegedly). If they're only there for a
week, they won't have time to fit everything in.

--

Brian

When my father in law came to visit a few months ago it was the first time
he had been to the UK. I took a couple of days off work to entertain him.
I asked him where he wanted to go and gave him the whole of the UK to choose
from. I expected London (Buck Palace etc) but he wanted to visit the Beatles
museum. It was nice to go back to my University hometown after 13 years.

Adam

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"Dave" wrote in message
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My wife's cousin, who lived in the USA for many years has her G
children
paying her a visit next week.

Can anyone recommend good places for them to visit and enjoy?

She is in Widnes in the North West of England.


There are lots of places in Liverpool and Merseyside generally. Contact
the Tourist Information Office, they know more than anyone else.

Mary


Or for a little further traveling try
http://www.ncm.org.uk/
Adam

Good call - get the little blighters working down a mine 25 hours a day

I must admit, I like the thoughts of that ;-)

Dave

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"Dave" wrote in message
...

My wife's cousin, who lived in the USA for many years has her G children
paying her a visit next week.

Can anyone recommend good places for them to visit and enjoy?

She is in Widnes in the North West of England.

There are lots of places in Liverpool and Merseyside generally. Contact
the Tourist Information Office, they know more than anyone else.

Mary

Or for a little further traveling try
http://www.ncm.org.uk/
Adam

Apart from earning a living ....
Why, Oh Why, would anyone want to visit places outside Merseyside?
Walker Art Gallery; Museums; Tate; Cathedrals (plus spare); Pierhead;
Tunnels to spare; Beaches- Southport, Waterloo, Ainsdale, New Brighton;
Parks; Zoo (if Chester is somehow considered to be adjacent to
'Merseyside');
Ferry rides; great shopping locales, Race Meetings (dependant on calendar),
Concerts. Then there's Wigan (with pier), ... Welsh mountains if you want,
Ferry to Isle of Man - recommended if your wife's cousin's grandchildren
have plastic bags full of cash -(allegedly). If they're only there for a
week, they won't have time to fit everything in.

They are here for far more than a week, but they are 11 and 14 years
old. I wish that I had said that in my original post. Having said that,
you have pointed me and my wife to some nice places to visit. Thanks for
that

Dave

Cicero wrote:

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"Dave" wrote in message
...

My wife's cousin, who lived in the USA for many years has her G children
paying her a visit next week.

Can anyone recommend good places for them to visit and enjoy?

She is in Widnes in the North West of England.

There are lots of places in Liverpool and Merseyside generally. Contact

the

Tourist Information Office, they know more than anyone else.

Mary





==========================
It might be worthwhile to travel to Manchester and Salford both of which
are just as accessible from Widnes and probably offer more places of
interest than Merseyside. Of course, it depends upon the ages of the
children. They might want to see the home of the most famous toe in the
world.

Go on, I'll bite :-)

What is the the most famous toe in the world?

Dave

Colin Wilson wrote:

My wife's cousin, who lived in the USA for many years has her G children
paying her a visit next week.
Can anyone recommend good places for them to visit and enjoy?
She is in Widnes in the North West of England.


...reminds of me of the old joke - girlfriend says kiss me where is
smells, so I took her to Widnes...

I think that the chemical factory has scaled down its production, as of
several years ago, but I know what you mean ;-)
My wife's mother originated from there and even she admits to the smell :-)

I wonder if the Liverpool Duck is still out of action (with the landing
stage at the Pier Head sinking a few months back) - it was a minibus
type thing that did a tour, then went for a "swim" in the mersey.

Wife wants me to take her to visit Liverpool, but I have mag alloy
wheels. Should I risk it :-)

Dave

Dave wrote:

My wife's cousin, who lived in the USA for many years has her G children
paying her a visit next week.

Can anyone recommend good places for them to visit and enjoy?

She is in Widnes in the North West of England.

TIA

Dave
Many thanks to al who have replied. I am now going to cut and paste all
your thoughts to my wife's cousin.

Dave

ps, if there are any more places of interest now that I have posted
their ages, then please feel free to donate.

My g children are only 4 3/4 and 7 3/4, so I am out of touch with 11 and
14 years old :-(
It will come to me in time though.

"Dave" wrote in message
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Cicero wrote:

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"Dave" wrote in message
...

My wife's cousin, who lived in the USA for many years has her G
children
paying her a visit next week.

Can anyone recommend good places for them to visit and enjoy?

She is in Widnes in the North West of England.

There are lots of places in Liverpool and Merseyside generally. Contact

the

Tourist Information Office, they know more than anyone else.

Mary





==========================
It might be worthwhile to travel to Manchester and Salford both of
which
are just as accessible from Widnes and probably offer more places of
interest than Merseyside. Of course, it depends upon the ages of the
children. They might want to see the home of the most famous toe in the
world.

Go on, I'll bite :-)

What is the the most famous toe in the world?

Dave

==========================
Perhaps a slight exaggeration, but Little Wayne Rooney's toe has been much
in the headlines. His 'spiritual home' is Old Trafford.

Cic.

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Cicero wrote:

"Mary Fisher" wrote in message
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"Dave" wrote in message
...

My wife's cousin, who lived in the USA for many years has her G
children
paying her a visit next week.

Can anyone recommend good places for them to visit and enjoy?

She is in Widnes in the North West of England.

There are lots of places in Liverpool and Merseyside generally. Contact

the

Tourist Information Office, they know more than anyone else.

Mary





==========================
It might be worthwhile to travel to Manchester and Salford both of
which
are just as accessible from Widnes and probably offer more places of
interest than Merseyside. Of course, it depends upon the ages of the
children. They might want to see the home of the most famous toe in the
world.

Go on, I'll bite :-)

What is the the most famous toe in the world?

Dave

==========================
Perhaps a slight exaggeration, but Little Wayne Rooney's toe has been much
in the headlines. His 'spiritual home' is Old Trafford.

Cic.

"Dave" wrote in message
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Or for a little further traveling try
http://www.ncm.org.uk/
Adam

Good call - get the little blighters working down a mine 25 hours a day

I must admit, I like the thoughts of that ;-)

There aren't all that many mines these days. There still are chimneys
though.

Mary

Dave

"Dave" wrote in message
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Dave wrote:

My wife's cousin, who lived in the USA for many years has her G children
paying her a visit next week.

Can anyone recommend good places for them to visit and enjoy?

She is in Widnes in the North West of England.

TIA

Dave
Many thanks to al who have replied. I am now going to cut and paste all
your thoughts to my wife's cousin.

Dave

ps, if there are any more places of interest now that I have posted their
ages, then please feel free to donate.

My g children are only 4 3/4 and 7 3/4, so I am out of touch with 11 and
14 years old :-(
It will come to me in time though.

Stockport has a couple of very interesting small museums, the Hat Museum
(sounds boring but isn't)

http://www.hatworks.org.uk/

and the one year old Staircase House which has been a great success.

http://www.staircasehouse.org.uk/st_whatson.asp

Mary

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Cicero wrote:

"Mary Fisher" wrote in message
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"Dave" wrote in message
...

My wife's cousin, who lived in the USA for many years has her G
children
paying her a visit next week.

Can anyone recommend good places for them to visit and enjoy?

She is in Widnes in the North West of England.

There are lots of places in Liverpool and Merseyside generally. Contact

the

Tourist Information Office, they know more than anyone else.

Mary





==========================
It might be worthwhile to travel to Manchester and Salford both of
which
are just as accessible from Widnes and probably offer more places of
interest than Merseyside. Of course, it depends upon the ages of the
children. They might want to see the home of the most famous toe in the
world.

Go on, I'll bite :-)

What is the the most famous toe in the world?

Dave

==========================
Perhaps a slight exaggeration, but Little Wayne Rooney's toe has been much
in the headlines. His 'spiritual home' is Old Trafford.

Cic.



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Dave wrote:

My wife's cousin, who lived in the USA for many years has her G
children paying her a visit next week.
Can anyone recommend good places for them to visit and enjoy?
She is in Widnes in the North West of England.
TIA
Dave
Many thanks to al who have replied. I am now going to cut and paste all
your thoughts to my wife's cousin.

Dave

ps, if there are any more places of interest now that I have posted
their ages, then please feel free to donate.

Take 'em to see Mary's solar heating system - a bit of entertainment for
them


--
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"Dave" wrote in message
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Dave wrote:

My wife's cousin, who lived in the USA for many years has her G children
paying her a visit next week.


ps, if there are any more places of interest now that I have posted their
ages, then please feel free to donate.

My g children are only 4 3/4 and 7 3/4, so I am out of touch with 11 and
14 years old :-(
It will come to me in time though.

Beeston Castle is good (not much in the way of shop, but good ruins, good
views and a 300ft deep well).

Mary Fisher wrote:
"Dave" wrote in message
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Or for a little further traveling try
http://www.ncm.org.uk/
Adam


Good call - get the little blighters working down a mine 25 hours a day


I must admit, I like the thoughts of that ;-)


There aren't all that many mines these days. There still are chimneys
though.

I think that when they reach the age of 14 years, particularly when they
have been brought up in the USA, they will be a little too large for
that job :-)

On this subject...

I have noticed that there are very few slim line people about these days.

The sun has come out to reveal all the over weight youngsters. Double
bellies and all :-((

That's a belly with a fatty hangover, for them as not knowing.

I don't know how old you are Mary, but I reckon that you are about, or
older than my sixty years. I have developed a belly, but there are no
love handles on me yet :-)
Pinch an inch? only on my belly. And only just :-)

At our age, what do you expect?
I know a woman gets a baby pouch after birth, but I am talking if girls
in their twenties. I see them daily in school.

Dave

raden wrote:

In message , Dave
writes

Dave wrote:

My wife's cousin, who lived in the USA for many years has her G
children paying her a visit next week.
Can anyone recommend good places for them to visit and enjoy?
She is in Widnes in the North West of England.
TIA
Dave

Many thanks to al who have replied. I am now going to cut and paste
all your thoughts to my wife's cousin.

Dave

ps, if there are any more places of interest now that I have posted
their ages, then please feel free to donate.

Take 'em to see Mary's solar heating system - a bit of entertainment for
them

RAOTF :-)

Have you an address?

Dave

OG wrote:

"Dave" wrote in message
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Dave wrote:


My wife's cousin, who lived in the USA for many years has her G children
paying her a visit next week.


ps, if there are any more places of interest now that I have posted their
ages, then please feel free to donate.

My g children are only 4 3/4 and 7 3/4, so I am out of touch with 11 and
14 years old :-(
It will come to me in time though.


Beeston Castle is good (not much in the way of shop, but good ruins, good
views and a 300ft deep well).

Are you suggesting the big drop :-)

I'll add that to his list.

Many thanks

Dave

Beeston Castle is good (not much in the way of shop, but good ruins, good
views and a 300ft deep well).
I'll add that to his list.

PS: One time when I went, I found everyone up at the top had a
disposable BBQ making their lunch :-}

Oh, and its dog friendly too :-)

Dave wrote:
Mary Fisher wrote:
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Or for a little further traveling try
http://www.ncm.org.uk/
Adam


Good call - get the little blighters working down a mine 25 hours a day


I must admit, I like the thoughts of that ;-)


There aren't all that many mines these days. There still are chimneys
though.

I think that when they reach the age of 14 years, particularly when they
have been brought up in the USA, they will be a little too large for
that job :-)

On this subject...

I have noticed that there are very few slim line people about these days.

The sun has come out to reveal all the over weight youngsters. Double
bellies and all :-((

That's a belly with a fatty hangover, for them as not knowing.

I don't know how old you are Mary, but I reckon that you are about, or
older than my sixty years. I have developed a belly, but there are no
love handles on me yet :-)
Pinch an inch? only on my belly. And only just :-)

At our age, what do you expect?
I know a woman gets a baby pouch after birth, but I am talking if girls
in their twenties. I see them daily in school.

Dave

Ah, but the girls in their twenties will have no doubt given birth at
least four or five times, having had their first at fifteen

Mary Fisher wrote:
"Dave" wrote in message
...
Dave wrote:

My wife's cousin, who lived in the USA for many years has her G children
paying her a visit next week.

Can anyone recommend good places for them to visit and enjoy?

She is in Widnes in the North West of England.

TIA

Dave
Many thanks to al who have replied. I am now going to cut and paste all
your thoughts to my wife's cousin.

Dave

ps, if there are any more places of interest now that I have posted their
ages, then please feel free to donate.

My g children are only 4 3/4 and 7 3/4, so I am out of touch with 11 and
14 years old :-(
It will come to me in time though.

Stockport has a couple of very interesting small museums, the Hat Museum
(sounds boring but isn't)

http://www.hatworks.org.uk/

and the one year old Staircase House which has been a great success.

http://www.staircasehouse.org.uk/st_whatson.asp

Mary

I live in Stockport but have never visited either place. Its the same
old story, you always travel miles to go and visit places of interest
but never quite manage to get around to the ones near home

Also worth pointing out that Stockport also has its air raid shelters
which are the biggest purpose built air raid shelters in the country (I
think) and the viaduct which is the biggest brick built structure in
Europe (again, I could be wrong, but its up there!)

Dave wrote:
Mary Fisher wrote:
"Dave" wrote..
My wife's cousin, who lived in the USA for many years has her G
children paying her a visit next week.
Can anyone recommend good places for them to visit and enjoy?
She is in Widnes in the North West of England.

There are lots of places in Liverpool and Merseyside generally.
Contact the Tourist Information Office, they know more than anyone else.

I don't know what's wrong with Chris, but his posts are
usually constructive. Perhaps I have upset him some time.

There's nothing wrong particularly, but why not address your enquiry
to uk.local.whatnot, uk.misc, uk.rec.camping,caravanning,cycling,
walking, or somewhere like that? You can use Google, or another search
engine. There's the tourist board, the National Trust, English Heritage,
the Good Garden Guide, and probably many other appropriate places. to
ask. The last poster for instance, that you thanked, told you basically
what I've recommended above. Ask in the right place!

It peeves me somewhat that people use uk.d-i-y as their "home group"
and post all sorts of stuff that isn't DIY - there are loads of other
groups which are just for wibble if that's what you want to do. Is it
a good thing for uk.d-i-y to become just another wibble group, albeit
with some residual DIY stuff in amongst the crap? Not IMO. One poster
almost *never* posts DIY stuff, and hardly anything worth reading at
all (not you - you do post DIY stuff, this rant isn't addressed at
you).

"Dave" wrote in message
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There aren't all that many mines these days. There still are chimneys
though.

I think that when they reach the age of 14 years, particularly when they
have been brought up in the USA, they will be a little too large for that
job :-)

Oh - I hadn't thought about that.

Probably too large for mines too then ...

On this subject...

I have noticed that there are very few slim line people about these days.

Yes sigh

The sun has come out to reveal all the over weight youngsters. Double
bellies and all :-((

Why do they flaunt them though? And stick rings in them too.

That's a belly with a fatty hangover, for them as not knowing.

Tthanks for that.

I don't know how old you are Mary,

67

but I reckon that you are about, or older than my sixty years. I have
developed a belly, but there are no love handles on me yet :-)

I'm officially not fat, my gynaecologist told me that! I'm a bit overweight
but apparently that's different.

And this morning my GP said that to prevent more degeneration to my already
severely degenerated spine I had to keep my weight down.

I pretend that means not put on weight, actually I think it means lose some.

Pinch an inch? only on my belly. And only just :-)

I'm just generally well covered, we used to call it matronly. But not with a
double belly, thank goodness, nor even a double bum.

At our age, what do you expect?

And after bearing all those children in a short time.

I know a woman gets a baby pouch after birth, but I am talking if girls in
their twenties. I see them daily in school.

I didn't have a baby pouch (never heard that!) but I did put on weight with
each one.

Spouse is 8 stones in his clothes at 5' 3". Pah! He eats more than I do. And
his cholesterol is high and he's had a hip replacement and a heart attack in
his forties, he's the wrong type for all those things ... but he's even more
active than I am.

Ah well, the GP said that my spine won't kill me and it won't get better so
I'll have to suffer for the next twenty years. I don't mind that, if I am
still suffering at 87 it will mean that nothing else has got me.

Mary

"Richard Conway" wrote in message
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Stockport has a couple of very interesting small museums, the Hat Museum
(sounds boring but isn't)

http://www.hatworks.org.uk/

and the one year old Staircase House which has been a great success.

http://www.staircasehouse.org.uk/st_whatson.asp

Mary

I live in Stockport but have never visited either place. Its the same old
story, you always travel miles to go and visit places of interest but
never quite manage to get around to the ones near home

Also worth pointing out that Stockport also has its air raid shelters
which are the biggest purpose built air raid shelters in the country (I
think) and the viaduct which is the biggest brick built structure in
Europe (again, I could be wrong, but its up there!)

Spouse was asked to make the horn paned lanterns to light the new Staircase
House museum, we went to show them samples and while we were there went to
the Hat Museum (which also has an excellent restaurant), saying we'd go back
to see those other places. I'd forgotten about them, thanks for reminding
me. When we go to Staircase House we'll go to them.

Mary

"OG" wrote in message
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Beeston Castle is good (not much in the way of shop, but good ruins, good
views and a 300ft deep well).

A wonderful place! Who needs a shop?

Oh, I forgot, children ... :-(

Mary

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Dave wrote:

Mary Fisher wrote:

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...



Or for a little further traveling try
http://www.ncm.org.uk/
Adam


Good call - get the little blighters working down a mine 25 hours a
day


I must admit, I like the thoughts of that ;-)



There aren't all that many mines these days. There still are chimneys
though.


I think that when they reach the age of 14 years, particularly when
they have been brought up in the USA, they will be a little too large
for that job :-)

On this subject...

I have noticed that there are very few slim line people about these days.

The sun has come out to reveal all the over weight youngsters. Double
bellies and all :-((

That's a belly with a fatty hangover, for them as not knowing.

I don't know how old you are Mary, but I reckon that you are about, or
older than my sixty years. I have developed a belly, but there are no
love handles on me yet :-)
Pinch an inch? only on my belly. And only just :-)

At our age, what do you expect?
I know a woman gets a baby pouch after birth, but I am talking if
girls in their twenties. I see them daily in school.

Dave


Ah, but the girls in their twenties will have no doubt given birth at
least four or five times, having had their first at fifteen

Sorry, I asked for that wrist slapping ;-)
Or, should I have typed...
Sorry I asked for that wrist slapping. :-)

Dave

Mary Fisher wrote:

"Dave" wrote in message
...


There aren't all that many mines these days. There still are chimneys
though.

I think that when they reach the age of 14 years, particularly when they
have been brought up in the USA, they will be a little too large for that
job :-)


Oh - I hadn't thought about that.

Probably too large for mines too then ...

On this subject...

I have noticed that there are very few slim line people about these days.


Yes sigh

The sun has come out to reveal all the over weight youngsters. Double
bellies and all :-((


Why do they flaunt them though? And stick rings in them too.

It's the pregnant ones that flaunt that I can't stand seeing.

That's a belly with a fatty hangover, for them as not knowing.


Tthanks for that.

You are welcome, but I assume that it does not apply to you then :-)

I don't know how old you are Mary,


67

You are just a youngster then :-)

but I reckon that you are about, or older than my sixty years. I have
developed a belly, but there are no love handles on me yet :-)


I'm officially not fat, my gynaecologist told me that! I'm a bit overweight
but apparently that's different.

If you are very active, then your weight might well be down to having
extra muscle. Muscle is heavier than fat.

And this morning my GP said that to prevent more degeneration to my already
severely degenerated spine I had to keep my weight down.

I pretend that means not put on weight, actually I think it means lose some.

I would tend to agree. You can do this from two directions.
If your weight is due to muscle, sloth around more.
If the weight is fat, then buy smaller plates and eat less.

Pinch an inch? only on my belly. And only just :-)


I'm just generally well covered, we used to call it matronly. But not with a
double belly, thank goodness, nor even a double bum.

At our age, what do you expect?


And after bearing all those children in a short time.

I have bored children for a living :-)

I know a woman gets a baby pouch after birth, but I am talking if girls in
their twenties. I see them daily in school.


I didn't have a baby pouch (never heard that!) but I did put on weight with
each one.

A baby pouch is my way of saying that for every baby a woman has, her
body takes so much stick that it is inevitable that she will not keep
her taught looks for ever and to be proud of the pouch.

Spouse is 8 stones in his clothes at 5' 3". Pah! He eats more than I do. And
his cholesterol is high and he's had a hip replacement and a heart attack in
his forties, he's the wrong type for all those things ... but he's even more
active than I am.

Then his lifestyle is best for a long life, assuming that he does not
eat lots of fats.

Ah well, the GP said that my spine won't kill me and it won't get better so
I'll have to suffer for the next twenty years. I don't mind that, if I am
still suffering at 87 it will mean that nothing else has got me.

I would put another ten years on your expectations Mary.
I attended a very nice funeral this week and one thing I noticed from
the gravestones I passed, was that the age of the deceased was never
less that 87 years.

Dave

Dave wrote:
My wife's cousin, who lived in the USA for many years has her G children
paying her a visit next week.

Can anyone recommend good places for them to visit and enjoy?

She is in Widnes in the North West of England.

TIA

Dave


http://www.information-britain.co.uk...?Place_ID=4409

Always fancied it, myself - saw the leaflet for it whilst booking our
wedding reception - wife promised to take me there if I married her, cow
bloody well fibbed

"Dave" wrote in message
...


Yes sigh

The sun has come out to reveal all the over weight youngsters. Double
bellies and all :-((


Why do they flaunt them though? And stick rings in them too.

It's the pregnant ones that flaunt that I can't stand seeing.

Um. You have a problem with what comes naturally - what you came from and
what the male of the species causes? Seems to have an irrepressible urge to
do in fact?


I don't know how old you are Mary,


67

You are just a youngster then :-)

So some say.

but I reckon that you are about, or older than my sixty years. I have
developed a belly, but there are no love handles on me yet :-)


I'm officially not fat, my gynaecologist told me that! I'm a bit
overweight but apparently that's different.

If you are very active, then your weight might well be down to having
extra muscle. Muscle is heavier than fat.

Is that so?

Well I never!

Or, as my American friends say, "You don't say!"

And this morning my GP said that to prevent more degeneration to my
already severely degenerated spine I had to keep my weight down.

I pretend that means not put on weight, actually I think it means lose
some.

I would tend to agree. You can do this from two directions.
If your weight is due to muscle, sloth around more.
If the weight is fat, then buy smaller plates and eat less.

You're a professional then?


A baby pouch is my way of saying that for every baby a woman has, her body
takes so much stick that it is inevitable that she will not keep her
taught

?

do you mean taut?


Spouse is 8 stones in his clothes at 5' 3". Pah! He eats more than I do.
And his cholesterol is high and he's had a hip replacement and a heart
attack in his forties, he's the wrong type for all those things ... but
he's even more active than I am.

Then his lifestyle is best for a long life, assuming that he does not eat
lots of fats.

He eats the same as I do. I'm responsible for our table.

Ah well, the GP said that my spine won't kill me and it won't get better
so I'll have to suffer for the next twenty years. I don't mind that, if I
am still suffering at 87 it will mean that nothing else has got me.

I would put another ten years on your expectations Mary.

My cancer might prove you wrong.

I attended a very nice funeral this week and one thing I noticed from the
gravestones I passed, was that the age of the deceased was never less that
87 years.

I reckon that if you make 120 you're on to a good thing. You never see
anyone who's died at 120 in the obituaries.

Mary

"Mike Dodd" wrote in message


http://www.information-britain.co.uk...?Place_ID=4409

Always fancied it, myself - saw the leaflet for it whilst booking our
wedding reception - wife promised to take me there if I married her, cow
bloody well fibbed

Take her then. Go on, make a decision!

Mary

In message , Mike Dodd
writes
Dave wrote:
My wife's cousin, who lived in the USA for many years has her G
children paying her a visit next week.
Can anyone recommend good places for them to visit and enjoy?
She is in Widnes in the North West of England.
TIA
Dave


http://www.information-britain.co.uk...?Place_ID=4409

Always fancied it, myself - saw the leaflet for it whilst booking our
wedding reception - wife promised to take me there if I married her,
cow bloody well fibbed

They are all over the place and well signposted e.g.

http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?im....za/albums/alb
um02/030223_Funny_SecretNuclearBunker.jpg&imgrefurl=htt p://www.gal.co.za/
gallery/album02/030223_Funny_SecretNuclearBunker&h=225&w=300&sz=13 &tbnid=
r5VG0bKGUzoL-M:&tbnh=83&tbnw=111&hl=en&start=1&prev=/images%3Fq%3DSecret%
2Bnuclear%2Bbunker%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D% 26c2coff%3D1%26safe%3Do
ff%26sa%3DG

... too lazy to tinyurl it

--
geoff