Harehiils Park / Yorkshire water.

Post by **cnosni** » Mon 02 Mar, 2009 10:04 am

Cardiarms wrote: Gumf. Is that a new political party?

Brandy · Post by **Brandy** » Mon 02 Mar, 2009 11:03 am

cnosni wrote: Cardiarms wrote: Gumf. Is that a new political party? ROFL yes Chris its a splinter group of the BMP

blackprince · Post by **blackprince** » Mon 02 Mar, 2009 11:08 am

Brandy wrote: Well when i say 'fountains' there more like large stone blocks with taps stuck on lolHeres whats left of the stone and in my lifetime (38yrs) ive never known em to work,but my mam's said they did when she was a kid. I had completely forgotten about these fountains ( or taps) until you jogged my memory but I now have a very vague recollection of drinking from them. Public drinking fountains in parks were more important in those days when nobody would dream of buying or carrying bottled water around with them all the time and dehydration was something you got crossing the Sahara not playing cricket on Harehills park.Now that everybody under 50 can't jog for half a mile without swigging overpriced water from a plastic bottle, which then becomes a disposal problem, I can understand why the local authorities no longer maintain the public drinking fountains. But I fail to see why the councils have done away with the public loos the Victorians and Edwardians thoughtfully provided.

Post by **cnosni** » Mon 02 Mar, 2009 11:15 am

blackprince wrote: Brandy wrote: Well when i say 'fountains' there more like large stone blocks with taps stuck on lolHeres whats left of the stone and in my lifetime (38yrs) ive never known em to work,but my mam's said they did when she was a kid. But I fail to see why the councils have done away with the public loos the Victorians and Edwardians thoughtfully provided. Im sure George michael is in agreement with you there mate

Post by **cnosni** » Mon 02 Mar, 2009 11:17 am

Brandy wrote: cnosni wrote: Cardiarms wrote: Gumf. Is that a new political party? ROFL yes Chris its a splinter group of the BMP Any guesses at what GUMF is short for,or daren't i ask,especially with the last two letters.It may shock some of the more tender SLers

Jak · Post by **Jak** » Mon 02 Mar, 2009 12:49 pm

blackprince wrote: Brandy wrote: Well when i say 'fountains' there more like large stone blocks with taps stuck on lolHeres whats left of the stone and in my lifetime (38yrs) ive never known em to work,but my mam's said they did when she was a kid. I had completely forgotten about these fountains ( or taps) until you jogged my memory but I now have a very vague recollection of drinking from them. Public drinking fountains in parks were more important in those days when nobody would dream of buying or carrying bottled water around with them all the time and dehydration was something you got crossing the Sahara not playing cricket on Harehills park.Now that everybody under 50 can't jog for half a mile without swigging overpriced water from a plastic bottle, which then becomes a disposal problem, I can understand why the local authorities no longer maintain the public drinking fountains. But I fail to see why the councils have done away with the public loos the Victorians and Edwardians thoughtfully provided. IPLAYED CRICKET AND FOOTBALL ON THE PARK BETWEEN 1948&58 AND NEVER SAW ANY TAP IF THERE WAS ONE IT WOULDNT HAVE LASRED FIVE MINUTES.

Cardiarms · Post by **Cardiarms** » Mon 02 Mar, 2009 12:55 pm

cnosni wrote: Brandy wrote: cnosni wrote: Cardiarms wrote: Gumf. Is that a new political party? ROFL yes Chris its a splinter group of the BMP Any guesses at what GUMF is short for,or daren't i ask,especially with the last two letters.It may shock some of the more tender SLers It was no more than a exclamation at Jak's forthright post and doesn't stand for anything, though now I feel I should make something up.

Post by **cnosni** » Mon 02 Mar, 2009 5:10 pm

Cardiarms wrote: cnosni wrote: Brandy wrote: cnosni wrote: Cardiarms wrote: Gumf. Is that a new political party? ROFL yes Chris its a splinter group of the BMP Any guesses at what GUMF is short for,or daren't i ask,especially with the last two letters.It may shock some of the more tender SLers It was no more than a exclamation at Jak's forthright post and doesn't stand for anything, though now I feel I should make something up. Well i think that the BMP is a political party which supports the baking trade,especially the savoury snack reatilers,itsBuy More pies.Gumf is a spilnter group,formed from the far left contingent,who have a more protectionist outlook and wish to discredit one other particular range of meat filled pastry snacksGinsters Ugly M****** F******

wiggy · Post by **wiggy** » Mon 02 Mar, 2009 5:59 pm

Brandy wrote: Somewhere here then BP? they were on that triangle of grass,created by the paths..just up from the cross.

wiggy · Post by **wiggy** » Mon 02 Mar, 2009 6:00 pm

Brandy wrote: cnosni wrote: Brandy wrote: cnosni wrote: Chuffing hell Brandy,i dont remember any bogs at Air rills park,where were they? Lol i cant remember em myself Chris im just going off what mi mam's told me mate.By all accounts they were just here marked in blue.I think we covered it on the lost bogs of Leeds thread Cheers mate.Funnily enough thats where i would go for a waz when playing 50 a side on the park,so it was okay then i suppose. Here's one for you Chris.I have a vague memory of large marquee's on the park with some kind of preaching going on?? Am I mad, in a coma, or back in time? who knows can anyone help me out here lol yes,i remember that was billy graham (i think) in the early 80s.