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Tuesday 10 June 2014

Kwik Exit from Goole

I had the misfortune to spend some time in Goole the other day.  Roberto wanted to get the car checked and his aircon re-whatsit-ed so we took it to Kwik Fit in Goole, only because it's easier to park there than at the Beverley one. 
 
Everything in Goole looks grey and the main shopping street is full of tat shops, charity shops, sell your granny for cash shops.  It is, mes chers amis, quite depressing to walk through. There are very few recognisable high street shops and the few that were there looked extremely drab and grey and very uninviting. Even the people looked grey and depressed. It was like a scene from the early '80s recession.
 
We decided to kill some time and go to the Tesco coffee shop (yes, we were that desperate). The café itself looked quite dirty and tables hadn't been cleared away or wiped.  We picked up a couple of sandwiches and filled up two mini tea pots for a cup of tea.  Doris, who was serving, immediately decided to go into the back and start washing dishes, so we waited and waited.  There was another lady making a toasted sandwich for someone so I asked her politely if anyone was serving.  She said "just a minute, loove" and went in search of Doris.  Neither lady was seen again.  We walked out.
 
Fortunately we found a nice bakery/café across the road with very pleasant ladies serving.  They were the first people I had seen smiling since I arrived in Goole.  We both felt quite down on the way home.  It really was that bad. 
 
Anyway, depression over and excitement is taking over.  We are off on our travels for a few days down south.  We will be starting at Burford in the Cotswolds, visiting Oxford from there and then going further down to the New Forest. Can't wait! 
 
Missing you madly already, mes amis.  Squeak soon.

10 comments:

  1. wow what awful customer services!

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  2. Sounds like a scene from one of those depressing black and white films from the 60's. Gritty reality. Don't go back again.

    Jean x

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    1. It was like being in a time warp, Jean. I will not be going anywhere near it again - too depressing.

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  3. It is many many years since I passed through Goole... it was too depressing even then to consider stopping!

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    1. Hi Edwina. Well I have lived in Yorkshire for 20+ years and it has never changed in all that time.

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  4. I am sure you could buy a nice house at a reasonable price in Goole and then you could bring some of your Glaswegian sunshine into the town. Who knows - you might become a councillor and maybe later the Mayoress of Goole!.... Don't you think the very word "Goole" sounds kind of unpleasant - like an ailment or a secret body part.One of my brothers was born there. Maybe they should rename it Goldendale, Green Acres or Springfield. Something nice....Mollyville?

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  5. I've missed you YP! I don't think a change of name will do any good for Goole. It is what it is. Anyway,we had a fab time in the Cotwolds and the New Forest so that more than made up for the depressing day in Goolie.

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  6. Burford is lovely, we had our honeymoon weekend there oh about 25 years ago

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    1. Thanks for dropping in Bambibasher. This is the second time we've visited Burford. We love it too.

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