his awesome body knows not of such vile comestibles - shame on you

I know a good guy called Andrew House - not sure if he does domestic stuff though - what are you after?

Lol! Good point. Surely he must know, he knows everything ( and came up trumps with a recommendation a couple of weeks ago TBF)

Chippie as in chip shop, not carpenter, thanks anyway 🙂

I think he is talking about carpenters dave.

EDIT: oh, apparently not 🙂

😆

The one by Solo music used to be good.

Back on the forum - Matt - do you have any recommendations?

Sorry for the delay - got an ill little boy who is needing a lot of attention (throat infection)!

You have three to choose from - I like Harbour Lights on Lemon Quay but the Sole Plaice at the top of Pydar St (next to the betting shop nearish Mothercare) is decent too and you can eat in. Walkers is a bit average - near the Cathedral.

If you can be ar5ed to drive about 12 miles, the Port and Starboard in the comically named "Indian Queens" is very good and you can eat there too.

Ohh dear.... My brother just tried the Harbour Lights last night and says it was rubbish.

I shall pass on your thoughts to him though...

Ta 🙂

MF - we've found it okay. Not top notch but fairly decent. Maybe stick to Sole Plaice - always been good!

Steins has a newish fish and chip place in Falmouth which should be good. His fish and chips from Padstein are definitely top notch.

Chippy.

Stein's in Falmouth doesn't have the queues like the one in Padstow. Apparently Harbour Lights in Falmouth is also very good - http://www.harbourlights.co.uk/

Looks like Falmouth's the plaice. Ba-dum-chhhh.

You're speaking pollocks scuttler...

Yep, I'd have [s]said[/s]written "Chippy" for chip shop and "Chippie" for the chap what works with wood and that. Still, he's from Harrogate or Leeds or somewhere like that. You can't blame him. 😉

A pleasant Summer's day in these parts includes a blast from here to Falmouth in the boat, fish and chips at Harbour Lights or Steins and then a stop at one of the number of seaside pubs with pontoons in the area.

Wow.

I so want Surf-Mat's life...
...as long as I don't have to have my wife as my boss. 8)

Still, he's from Harrogate or Leeds or somewhere like that. You can't blame him.

But I do stand corrected - it is a chippy.

And we do chip butties.

And some of them still cook in beef dripping (far superior taste IMO).

Ooooh DD you do kill me.

Your boss is calling - he wants another biscuit and says that flooring effort is cr4p. Hurry up laddio.

They have just got back to me and agree that Sole Plaice is the best (of a bad bunch) so far. Either we do better fish n chips oop North or he just doesn't have the same sophisticated palette you Southerners have.

Yay - he couldn't stop himself. Only messing with you mate. Btw, if my boss was calling, it'd be a bit weird...

Cornwall stopped doing anything well years ago...apart from whinging about the people that they screw every Summer. Shithole of a county nowadays. I imagine it's nice in the Winter when there's nobody around.

Errrmmm - what's happened since then? Had it changed without us noticing?

Don't forget, I lived in Bristol for 8 years. You haven't ever lived in Cornwall. So I know better than you.

Best get that A3 [b]very [/b]well secured because car crime in Bristol (and bike crime) is pretty much out of control. Meanwhile I'll occasionally forget to lock our cars and not worry one bit.

Hey at least you've got the crazy wilds of Ashton Court and Leigh Woods to ride in and the stunning waters of Avonmouth docks to play on.

EXTREME!

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Have to admit that I'd rather Cornwall than Bristol.

However I'd rather Wales than either of them 🙂

Edited...

I really can't be bothered today.

County Kerry - part of a country about to go bust. Hmm - must move there now.

Moaning about tourists? Really? Don't see much of it myself being a friendly lot down here overall. Maybe they weren't keen on you because your a boring floorer from Bristol?

We enjoyed Bristol most of the time we were there then it got tiresome. The crime, the chavs, the wannabees, the lack of any proper countryside, the traffic that think it's London but isn't, etc, etc.

Still if you prefer this:
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to this:
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Then who am I to argue?

So I know better than you

I know very little/pay little attention to Surf Mat and what he posts but the above quote does seem to sum him up from what I can work out. 8)

Like I said, I can't be bothered Mat...

...I find it a bit creepy though that you trawl around for details of people's jobs, cars, personal lives etc. though. That is worrying from your point of view.

I have a memory - you have mentioned flooring several times as well as Bristol. And I posted a few bits on your A3 thread. Hardly rocket science or stalking. I'm sure you know what I drive, what job I do and roughly where I live - it's just information retention.

Doos - yes yes of course, whatever. But you do tend to get to know a place better by LIVING there for many years rather than just spending the odd holiday there.

guy called Andrew [u]House[/u]

and he doesn't do domestic? 😐

A3 thread

Ahem...
...A4 🙂

I do have to say though Matt that my brother is finding the people in Truro really hard work - he is a really friendly, chatty sort of guy who talks to anyone and always has a big smile on his face yet he is already saying that everyone seems to be really hard work and insular.

Perhaps they don't trust him because of his accent and think he is an emmet?

I'm sure you know what I drive

mf - TBH it might not help (the accent)! But you need to work at it a bit and you'll end up with many friends for life. Took a year or two to get "established" in our village yet now everyone (pretty much) knows us, waves to us, buys our little one presents, etc.

Can depend a bit on area too - some places are a bit "local" like St Agnes, other places seem very friendly like Perranporth and even Newquay. Tell him to stick with it - before he knows it, he'll be laughing. Good pubs are the key - ones near him are the Victoria Inn and the Oak Tree - both are fairly reasonable.

Mat I think DD was just having a laugh.

Mol - so was I. In my own [i]special[/i] way 😉

Let's hope so Matt - he made a big move and has so far found most of it a bit dis-spiriting (apart from the proximity to beaches which he loves).

The food hasn't been as good, the pubs not as good, the neighbours are odd (one goes to get McDonald's in her PJs, another argues over tiny little bits of shit like when the communal lawn needs cutting, complaining about my brother's caravan being in the way (even though it is on his drive).

His wife is finding the same with people - no-one seems friendly nor give her any kind of eye contact, pushing by her in shops etc.

Perhaps they were spoilt living in God's Own Country for so long?

special

Aye matey, we know you're special 😉

I was just having a laugh by the way...and it was a cheap one. Ireland going broke doesn't make Kerry any less beautiful. It'll just be more affordable when I want to visit again. Have you ever been though? Worth a visit (with your board) if you are over that way. It is a truly stunning county with a breathtaking coastline.

A[b][i][u]4[/u][/i][/b] is being picked up next Thursday 🙂

he is a really friendly, chatty sort of guy who talks to anyone and always has a big smile on his face

Down here people are too cool to smile & chat.. Does your brother ride?

I have been - in fact we went last year and stayed here:
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Best pubs in the World, great views (did some fell running up the nearby mountains - stunning) but utterly utterly bu66ered by the banking crisis. Whole villages left empty, food prices were insane and the place seemed right on the brink.

Took the board but onshore winds/storms all week.

Doh on the A[u][b]4[/b][/u] - see not that much of a stalker 😉

MF - more than happy to introduce your bro to some local riders/surfers/whatever if that would help?

now everyone (pretty much) knows us, waves to us, buys our little one presents, etc

The local celeb of Truro.. they must have read about your postings on here!

massive LOLs please never leave STW surfmatt you make me laugh.

Down here people are too cool to smile & chat.. Does your brother ride?

I doubt there will be anywhere steep enough to need the Reign in Cornwall though 😉

Nope - nowhere at all MF...
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Very close to where your bro lives and where I night ride every week.

a Giant Reign

I have one of those two - an '07 Zero...in shortarse size 🙂 I've always used it as an all day machine...but yeah, when it points down, it certainly goes 8)

Matt - did you spot my 😉 ?
🙄

You can be so easy to wind in sometimes.

But seeing as we are on to pictures...
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(Stainburn - that's me actually clearing it)
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(Others bottling it)
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(Dalby Forest - that's me again. I can't find the picture of my brother just as he was about to go over his bars)

Aha - found it...
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That bit has been closed off though now - boring sods.

😯 . . . this forum really is shit, someone asks someone else for a carpenter and it turns into an argument!

carpenter

Was it a carpenter?

Well no, I was actually asking about chip shops. Come on, keep with the plan 😉

hmmm chips.

I used to live in Truro and it is (or certainly was) a fantastic place.

I lived about 50yards from that picture of the bench outside the Heron Inn for a while to.

Those were the days.....

Always got Chips from Walkers but I'm not too fussy about that sort of thing and it was ages ago.

Muddy - I live about 100 yards from that bench!

Perhaps they don't trust him because of his accent and think he is an emmet?

I have to say that pretty much everyone I've met while staying in and around Cornwall has been pretty friendly. In fact, I can't remember anyone pi55ing me off in any way whatsoever.