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You have been in buying mode, some nice pickups there. Thanks for the monitor links, appreciated, they do look good, but no wonga (for real), so on the backburner.

 

Some super duper console games and stuff you've swooped on and got bargain purchase outcomes there, Al. Great work, mate. Paul's been mega busy going through various links and recommendations to various emulators and game console titbits too and he's really enjoying the Puppeteer / scissors whatsitsname game right now. I'm trying to persuade an Oric-1 and rubber key Spectrum to boot at the mo but I'm not making all that much progress as I've gone through my Oric chip spares and it still don't wanna know and I'm not sure I have a Speccy PSU any longer so... it's looking more and more likely that I'll PM our main man RICHIE if he fancies taking a look...enjoy your gaming, guys. Catch you soon. Bit of end of season gardening to crack on with and Bev's boffday at the mo plus a visit oop the coast to me mam's tomorrow neet to keep her company, bless her... wonder if she fancies POKEing around with an Oric - you just never know. Oh, me mate Pete got me this, which I guess is new, for the Baz Cave - good ol AC DC presentation cases:

 

Ere we go, lads.

Sewerby Car Park tonight straight after fish n chips n mam giving the ol thumbs up in Silver MX5 Machine:



It was a lovely night for a spot of nosh on the cliff top car park - have you checked it out before, Al?



Tried to get a shot of the interior for you, Al, as you have previously requested it - nice veneer custom job finish:



Also, the wind shield at the back is a perspex home made job and not bad really as it saved ££££s.

 

Car looks mint Andy, that interior is very classy. Good job with the perspex as well.

Sewerby Hall is a favourite of mine. Usually walk along the top to Brid' from it. Lovely views out to sea. Good to see the model village opened again as well.

 

Nice one, buddy.

As you know, Al, you can't beat a walk along there - talk about bracing when the north sea wind gets up!
As for the model village - it used to be located in my home town of Withernsea and called Minivale.
That was back in the 60s and 70s... and what happened?
The local idiots used to climb over and vandalise the wee buildings so the guy who created it upped sticks, moved out of my town and set up in Sewerby... and the rest is history...

Couple of old pics here:

https://withernsea1.co.uk/PavilionMinivale.html

 

Blue sky, Sun?

You sure that was taken upt Norf?

Car lovely, mam seems to be having a great time, would have liked to have seen the sea (or not that close to it?)

 

Ah yes, re the sea..Missed it..

I wonder if the sea is that colour, or it's been colour corrected to not look so brown..

 

I somehow managed not to take a photo of this weeks new games - Shaun White Snowboarding on the Nintendo DS and Tetris Plus on the PS1. I did receive something from an eBay purchase though....

Been looking for a couple of small floppy cases and got these for £5 including postage. More photo's to follow once in situ in my man cave retro corner

 

This Saturday was a bit of a dash around a few places, but have a few new pick ups.

In at the back is this months copy of Retro Gamer, has articles on Ridge Racer and the Commodore 16 so looking forward to giving it a good read when I'm away next week. The two PS3 games are my latest CEX buys. Would have added Ridge Racer 7 as well but it didn't have a manual and the inlay was in pretty poor condition. The Brawler 64 was a Forgotten Worlds purchase as I'm not mad keen on the standard N64 controller. Bit of a bargain as I paid less than half price after using a voucher and a friends discount

The rest of the photo is made up of a Nintendo Switch and accessories. After finding the Switch Lite screen a bit small for some of the games I done a trade and now have a full Switch with docking station. The wirelss controller is much better with racing games than the game-cons. The console came with Fifa 20 and the carry case was a bargain buy at £1 from CEX. The Lite went the other way as part of the deal so I only had to shell out another £20 to upgrade.




Next weeks update might make for some interesting reading. Between now and next Sunday I'll be visiting 6 retro game shops, a computer shed, an Arcade Club and attending Blackpool Play Expo. Goodness know's what I'll end up with but have a few items bookmarked to look out for

 

Wishing you the best of British, Al, and see you next Tues tea in Brid for chish n fips, mate... whose round is it??!! Make room for that Amstrad green screen, fella

 

Looking forward to it Andy. Be good to get a proper catch up mate

 

No retro rewards yet but now in Scarborough after a nice drive down and a lovely afternoon in Whitby. I just love this coast

 

Glad you had a great scenic drive down, buddy.

Just started raining here, Al, nothing heavy as yet but looking at tomorrow in Brid (afternoon) it looks crap and Tuesday not much better so keep yer flasher mac well zipped and don't fergit yer brolly, mate





Ne'er mind - it;s always dry in the pub, retro outlet n chippy restaurant

 

Very drab down this way, I know it's going to rain, but can't decide how much, in a routine of quick shower then stop, and keep repeating. Miserable gray and dark gray sky. Hope you both have a good old chinwag and enjoy the fish and chippies...

 

I'm in the caravan now and it is lashing down outside.

Still it wasn't too bad until about 1pm and I have managed to pick up some things off my wants list

 

Aye, Al took a trip oot to Beverley (market town where I work 8 miles out of Ull) and was amazed to get in and out of town intact without one of our daleks, I mean traffic enforcement officers, exterminating him! Well done, Al. You passed your East Yaarks proficiency test, Stage 1. Stage 2 tomorrow neet - ask for a pattie buttie and wonder why no one has a clue what one is outside of Ull

 

THIS IS VERY TRUE - Al's boot is loaded with BOOTY from his travels - not kidding you lads, you cannot fit anything extra in the back of his car - filled to the gunnels with retro gear, pictures, collectibles and what nots... and he aint finished yet - Al, yer gonna need a bigger BOAT!!

 

Certainly going to need a boat in this weather!

 

A lot nicer today. Currently sitting on Withernsea promenade taking in the sunshine

 

Had a look at the area, some nice places like the Lighthouse museum and tons of lovely walks in the area. Enjoy...

 

Very well kept Paul. Clean, nice park areas. Lots of seats and picnic benches. Lovely spot to spend an afternoon. I'll go back again to visit the museum when it is open.

 

I'm in Blackpool just now. Makes Withernsea look like Monaco!!

 

Never been to Blackpool, but it looks far too busy for my liking. It feels like how people in the south say to go to Southend. Sadly, when you get there you see it's just a tourist trap and a bit of a dive in all honesty. Plus, it's a thug haven, especially at night. That's sort of how I imagine Blackpool to be.

But as I've never been there, I can only hope I'm wrong.

I love the look of that little village by the sea that they filmed Doc Marten in, a Cornish place possibly....Looks idyllic.. Also would love to see Tobelmory (hope the spelling is right..)

 

Nope, you are spot on about Blackpool sadly Paul.
This part week I've been most impressed with Andy's hometown of Withernsea, it was a lovely little place. Clean and well tended down at the seafront and gardens. I'll certainly visit there again. Don't have any plans for computer shows next year yet but it certainly won't be Blackpool Play Expo again as I've done it three times over the years now.

Heading back home today but I've stopped off in Morecambe. It's a bit run down but they're trying to sort things and it's due a new Eden Project attraction in the next couple of years. Plus, it has 3 retro game stores lol.

 

It's sad, a lot of the seaside towns have gone into disrepair, they don't need 20 fish and chip shops, 300 vendors selling tripe or a million and one penny arcades, they just need to be nice to visit. Andy's old stomping grounds look really nice, as you say, a tidy place is just what a soul needs to get some pleasant time. Yeah, sure, they need a summer trade, but not the sort of thing that would attract the thug element.

That place they filmed Ballamory looked really nice, more than just a row of hellish pained houses, it just looked a good place to have a stroll. Probably not at any other time than summer. A bracing wind off the Scottish coast is, I believe, a cold thing