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Obafemi Obsession · **Posted:** Tue Jun 02, 2009 1:57 pm

Does anyone know what was the last ship to leave the Tyne?

garthwd · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 8:23 am **Posts:** 797

I would suggest one of those DFDS ferries...

WestParkPoolie · **Posted:** Tue Jun 02, 2009 2:02 pm

Not the floating nightclub, was it?

Obafemi Obsession · **Posted:** Tue Jun 02, 2009 2:05 pm

BASTAD! Correct MJ! :laugh:

Poolie of Kent · **Posted:** Tue Jun 02, 2009 2:51 pm

That would have been handy and all, that ferry from Newcastle to Bergen, if you wanted to go on a trip to Norway.

It wasn't until I looked it up on the internet for the prices that I found out the ferry was no longer operating. :roll:

Obafemi Obsession · **Posted:** Tue Jun 02, 2009 2:54 pm

Poolie of Kent wrote:

That would have been handy and all, that ferry from Newcastle to Bergen, if you wanted to go on a trip to Norway.

It wasn't until I looked it up on the internet for the prices that I found out the ferry was no longer operating. :roll:

Poolie of Kent · **Posted:** Tue Jun 02, 2009 2:59 pm

The only ferry service from the UK to Norway, which looked quite good, cheap and fast, closed down and I didn't know it had gone. confised

Compo · **Posted:** Tue Jun 02, 2009 3:00 pm

He has been on the fizzy pop again

Obafemi Obsession · **Posted:** Tue Jun 02, 2009 3:18 pm

Poolie of Kent wrote:

The only ferry service from the UK to Norway, which looked quite good, cheap and fast, closed down and I didn't know it had gone. confised

WTF?

bluemonkey · **Joined:** Sat Apr 07, 2007 8:54 pm **Posts:** 1101

Poolie of Kent wrote:

The only ferry service from the UK to Norway, which looked quite good, cheap and fast, closed down and I didn't know it had gone. confised

Not being funny here PoK but you couldn't afford a weekend in Norway, when I went 25 years ago it was 3 quid a pint and a burger and chips was over a fiver.

Stick to student type trips away like Amsterdam for a herb tasting session :grin:

Poolie of Kent · **Posted:** Tue Jun 02, 2009 3:44 pm

Actually I do remember seeing the series Trawlermen on BBC when a fishing crew had to stay overnight in Norway because the engine of their ship needed to be repaired before they sailed back to Peterhead, and I remember the crew going into a bar for a pint and one of the crew saying they had paid the Norweigan kroner equivalent of THREE POUNDS !!! :shock:

No wonder Norway is one of the richest countries on Earth!!! rolfl

Compo · **Posted:** Tue Jun 02, 2009 3:54 pm

Poolie of Kent wrote:

Actually I do remember seeing the series Trawlermen on BBC when a fishing crew had to stay overnight in Norway because the engine of their ship needed to be repaired before they sailed back to Peterhead, and I remember the crew going into a bar for a pint and one of the crew saying they had paid the Norweigan kroner equivalent of THREE POUNDS !!! :shock:

No wonder Norway is one of the richest countries on Earth!!! rolfl

I see you havent ventured far from Kent then £3 a pint is the norm in Oxford and down south. What programmes do you watch, britannia high, eurovision and trawlermen

Yubep · **Joined:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:35 pm **Posts:** 25266

£3 a pint is the norm in most places these days

Poolie of Kent · **Posted:** Tue Jun 02, 2009 4:14 pm

Compo wrote:

Poolie of Kent wrote:

Actually I do remember seeing the series Trawlermen on BBC when a fishing crew had to stay overnight in Norway because the engine of their ship needed to be repaired before they sailed back to Peterhead, and I remember the crew going into a bar for a pint and one of the crew saying they had paid the Norweigan kroner equivalent of THREE POUNDS !!! :shock:

No wonder Norway is one of the richest countries on Earth!!! rolfl

I see you havent ventured far from Kent then £3 a pint is the norm in Oxford and down south. What programmes do you watch, britannia high, eurovision and trawlermen

Well don't you think £3 is a a bit steep for a pint anywhere.

Compo · **Posted:** Tue Jun 02, 2009 4:22 pm

No not really its at the higher end but I was in all bar one in oxford the other day bought a weisbeer and that cost me £3.60

Pierrepoint · **Joined:** Sat Jan 17, 2009 3:04 am **Posts:** 1723

MadJohn wrote:

How old was this programme, PoK?

You'd do bloody well to get a pint in Norway for three quid. I'd expect to pay at least double that.

... £3 you're having a laugh...nearer £8 nad don't even ask how much the guiness is..

Poolie of Kent · **Posted:** Tue Jun 02, 2009 4:26 pm

MadJohn wrote:

How old was this programme, PoK?

You'd do bloody well to get a pint in Norway for three quid. I'd expect to pay at least double that.

This was last year, I think. But as I say, I wouldn't expect anyone, nor me, to know how much a pint costs in Norway, only to say that it must be quite expensive.

Pierrepoint · **Joined:** Sat Jan 17, 2009 3:04 am **Posts:** 1723

Poolie of Kent wrote:

MadJohn wrote:

How old was this programme, PoK?

You'd do bloody well to get a pint in Norway for three quid. I'd expect to pay at least double that.

This was last year, I think. But as I say, I wouldn't expect anyone, nor me, to know how much a pint costs in Norway, only to say that it must be quite expensive.

Its more than expensive its fookin extortionate... and all these high prices are to stop them noggies getting pissed up (much like the govt. wants over here..) and it definitely stops them... :roll:

Frodraff · **Posted:** Tue Jun 02, 2009 6:03 pm

Antisocial wrote:

Talking of ferries..

Anyone used the one to Holland.

Yes went on the one from Hull to Rotterdam a year ago. I can't remember how much it was but would've remembered if I'd been robbed. There's free parking in a multistory at the terminal, good choice of restaurant on the boat, free evening cabaret and reasonably comfortable cabins. I remember the booze being a bit pricey but what the hell. All in all a bit of an overnight cruise and much better than going through airports.

Pierrepoint · **Joined:** Sat Jan 17, 2009 3:04 am **Posts:** 1723

What are you going to Holland for MrAuntieSocial to see your mate Geert Wilders?

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