Monday, March 03, 2008

Blackpool Remembered: No 94

Macer Hall, Political Editor of the Daily Express, has an anecdote in this week's HOUSE MAGAZINE which illustrates why the political classes are grateful not to have to stay in Blackoool hotels any longer...
At the 1996 Labour conference in Blackpool we stayed at quite the most horrific hotel I had ever been to. We were served by a tattooed, skinhead waiter at breakfast. The milk was off, so I asked if we could have somemore milk -to which he replied: "Do you want to start something, mate?" I kept quiet after that. That's the fun of party conferences I suppose.

Indeed. Did I ever tell you about the time in Blackpool I woke up sweating like a pig, only to find that there were rubber sheets on the bed? I have a feeling I did...

13 comments:

Anonymous said...

The rubber sheet thing kind of casts light on the remarkable presence of pants vending machines on the sea front. ( I mean vending machines that actually sell pairs of knickers, not useless vending machines..) "Panties for a Pound!", I think the signage declared. It should have had the subtitle "shagged for 50p".

Unsworth said...

Ooh! Rubber sheets....

I went to Blackpool once.

It was closed.

Johnny Norfolk said...

How anyone would want to stay in Blackpool, its a horrible place. Still you know where that type of person is and you can aviod it.

I used to stay with an aunt in Blackpool ( Woolman Road) for my summer holidays in the 50s it was not to bad then but now!!!!

Anonymous said...

Told you not to stay at Trades!

Anonymous said...

at the last conference i stayed in a nice hotel run by a very nice couple. i believe it was called the Palms Inn or something similar.

the couple who owned it told me they were selling up soon and moving abroad cause the country had gone to the dogs.

Anonymous said...

at the last conference i stayed in a nice hotel run by a very nice couple. i believe it was called the Palms Inn or something similar.

the couple who owned it told me they were selling up soon and moving abroad cause the country had gone to the dogs.

Raedwald said...

If you delve into 'Holy Moly' or 'popbitch' from time to time you may find that 'slebs who overindulge in certain drugs and analistic sex at the same time frequently leave hotel beds in a state that, er, requires a lot more than a damp cloth to remedy.

Perhaps you were mistaken for a hard-living rock star?

Mr Jabberwock said...

As Bill Bryson said

"Blackpool is nothing if it is not magnificent, and it is not magnificent"

Anonymous said...

Well just wait until this Summer's conference!

If you can get a room you'll have to pay an absolute fortune for it -miles away from the conference centre.

It won't be long before we are back in Blackpool.

Anonymous said...

I've been to Blackpool twice, which is twice too often.

It makes Southend look classy.

paulocanning said...

I sent some touring Aussie gay friends to Blackpool once - "the real Britain". They didn't forgive me for months ...

gary38 said...

You lot complaining about accommodation in Blackpool, your talking a lot of rubbish, you pay for what you get, book rubbish and you get rubbish, like in any town. Try booking something that has accreditation, look in North Shore, great part of town and an average of £25.00 B&B and sometimes great offers to be had. Great places, very clean with superb service, I stay at North Shore regular, normally at a B&B or guest house. You stay in these horrible places as you call them, then I can only say your own standards need looking at.

gary38 said...

Johnny from Norfolk, shouldn't comment either, have you been to Norfolk Lately?