SaintSam Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 Why would you go to Ardrossan anyway? Checking out the new ASDA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mushroom Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 Hang on. You can't think of any beaches in Fife? Never heard of St Andrews? Oh yes. I keep forgetting St. Andrews is part of Fife, is just seems to nice to be part of it Anyway at least you got a holiday tRS, the closest thing I'm getting to a holiday is that my parents are going to some hotel down near Stranraer and I'm going to my brothers for that time, whilst it will be a good laugh, its not a holiday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuctifano Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 Aw man, I've just realised that's the hotel at Strathclyde Business Park, that's so so so grim! Did you enjoy looking out your window at the scenic A725 and the roadworks? That's possibly the worst trip I've ever heard about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 My mum, dad and I began our journey by going to IKEA in Paisley. You are quite right to be amazed by this revelation, because Ikea is sure as hell not in Paisley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueone Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 IKEA ; shat his pants.; Yes, he literally shat his pants.; someone had taken a dump in the pool.; M&D's; Brewer's Fayre; It was completely solid. You certainly seem to obsessed with shite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Saints Posted July 11, 2007 Author Share Posted July 11, 2007 You are quite right to be amazed by this revelation, because Ikea is sure as hell not in Paisley. Near Paisley? My geography's not too good. I just took it that we must have been in Paisley because I saw a couple of St. Mirren shirts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 Near Paisley? My geography's not too good. I just took it that we must have been in Paisley because I saw a couple of St. Mirren shirts. Was your family freed from captivity just before you departed for Strathclyde? A more oblivious bunch I can scarcely imagine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codfish Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 Near Paisley? My geography's not too good. I just took it that we must have been in Paisley because I saw a couple of St. Mirren shirts. In the same way that you're near Glasgow if you see a Rangers or Celtic top? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xbl Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 This thread made me snigger! Really does sound like a shite holiday...but at least you could go on one. The only time Ive been in the hilton, I was given a funny look and asked who I was with! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Saints Posted July 11, 2007 Author Share Posted July 11, 2007 Was your family freed from captivity just before you departed for Strathclyde? A more oblivious bunch I can scarcely imagine. They're actually very clever people. However, I'm pretty stupid when it comes to geographical stuff. In that American States thread that was on P&B a couple of weeks ago, I could only name 14 of them. In the same way that you're near Glasgow if you see a Rangers or Celtic top? You can't compare St. Mirren to Celtic or Rangers, I'm afraid. You would only ever see St. Mirren shirts in, or in the vicinity of Paisley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 However, I'm pretty stupid Yup You can't compare St. Mirren to Celtic or Rangers, I'm afraid. You would only ever see St. Mirren shirts in, or in the vicinity of Paisley. As opposed to St. Johnstone shirts, which you would struggle to find in the vicinity of McDairmid Park just before kick off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estragon Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 SALTCOATS? You've never been then? That was exactly my reaction on reading the earlier list of holiday destinations in Strathclyde - lets face it, the only positive things about that part of Ayrshire are cheap drugs and the Arran ferry. Saltcoats I can't believe this thread hasn't included mention of the Mull of Kintyre, it's a top holiday place - and its in Strathclyde. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Freud Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 Bump. Coming back to this thread, I realised just quite how surreal it is. Let's go to Greece-nah, we'll head over to the nythical kingdom of Strathclyde, where it'll be a laugh? If this isn't a wind up, I'm going to have a really bad migraine.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Caleyking Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 As some of you may be aware, I have been away for the past three days. For my summer holidays, I went to the Strathclyde Hilton. I advise you to never even think of Strathclyde as a possible holiday destination, as it may well be the worst thing that you've ever experienced in your life.My mum, dad and I began our journey by going to IKEA in Paisley. Yes, IKEA! In Paisley! I don't know what they were thinking. Anyway, I spent an hour and a half there trolling around, while my parents searched for a cupboard they wanted. They finally found it, so it was time to go to the checkout. I was almost ecstatic that we were set to leave for the Strathclyde Hilton at last, and thought that things couldn't get possibly worse. I was wrong. While in the queue at the checkout, a little boy in front of me shat his pants. Yes, he literally shat his pants. Everyone nearby basically ran for cover, with their hands over their noses. The place absolutely reeked, and I was very, very close to spewing my load. Meanwhile, I had unbearable hunger pangs. I hadn't had lunch, so was hoping to get a hot dog at IKEA, but that rank little boy put me off eating anything. I couldn't get out of that place soon enough, and was looking forward to getting to the Strathclyde Hilton for a nice, relaxing swim. However, we had to find our car first, in the massive IKEA car park. We spent about half an hour looking for our car before we eventually found it. We then travelled to the Hilton, getting lost on the way of course, with my mum and dad shouting at each other all the way there. It was a nightmare. We finally got there though, with hopes that our holiday would finally take a turn for the good. Hopes turned to despair when we were told that the pool was out of bounds for the day, because of 'a few little accidents'. Yes, someone had taken a dump in the pool. I suppose there were a few good points to the holiday. M&D's was decent enough. The food wasn't however. We went to the nearest Brewer's Fayre for tea, and I asked for a burger, which arrived 35 minutes later. It was completely solid. I was very unimpressed, but ate it anyway because I was hungry. I then felt ill for the rest of the night. So, as much as a holiday to Strathclyde may seem tempting to you, don't go there! So you had a shite weekend in Strathclyde (literally)? Sounds like it's your own fault, there is plenty to do for a few days in Glasgow rather than go to a Brewers Fayre or Ikea. Perhaps you would have had a better time if you and your family weren't such mongols. Quite literally: Mongols! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ron Burgundy Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 You should write a report for that Trip Advisor website so no more poor unsuspecting tourists are fooled by the North Lanarkshire Tourism Website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reina Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 You would only ever see St. Mirren shirts in, or in the vicinity of Paisley. I've seen a few in Elgin, to be fair. The guy next door from my mum and dad is from Paisley originally and he's St Mirren daft. He's not the only one with a St Mirren shirt I've seen up there though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaspode Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 I hate to be pedantic but at the risk of alerting CS to this thread - Strathclyde doesn't actually exist anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 the good old Strathclyde Hilton... Been there a few times as my work provides their AV Equipment...Though that holiday really sounds shite... But in all seriousness, with the money you spent staying at a Hilton hotel, would you not have been better off fuckin' off on holiday abroad? Me and the misses managed to get a named 3* hotel in Las Americas, Tenerife for £518 from Glasgow for a week in August... Surely 4 nights in the Hilton would top that? Is the Strathclyde Hilton an ex-Stakis? Quite a few of the Hiltons in Scotland are, such as the Edinburgh Airport Hilton. While they're all under the same brand, you can generally tell which is which is a real Hilton and which is an ex-Stakis (briefly Hilton National but now just Hilton, too) based on the decor and sometimes room size. Most Hilton hotels in this country are very expensive for what you get, but I'll say this for them: their breakfast is absolutely top-notch. Additionally, while I worked for them I got Hilton stays for 16 quid a night, including breakfast, and I could have meals and drinks for half price (which makes the food reasonable and the drinks cheap.) This was a fabulous arrangement. Edit: Notwithstanding the fact that you'd need to be an absolute diddy-ride to consider taking your family on holiday to "Strathclyde." It's like one of those quietly desperate things you see in tourist information brochures for rubbishy wee towns that only make them out of duty. "Why go to Florence when you can visit Wishaw instead?" Why indeed, Mr. Wonder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 Bump.Coming back to this thread, I realised just quite how surreal it is. Let's go to Greece-nah, we'll head over to the nythical kingdom of Strathclyde, where it'll be a laugh? If this isn't a wind up, I'm going to have a really bad migraine.... Further pedantry: The Kingdom of Strathclyde was not mythical but actually quite real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 Further pedantry: The Kingdom of Strathclyde was not mythical but actually quite real. I think it included the town of Carlisle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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