32 inch TV only £389.99

Oh Yes! I like to know when I spot a bargain.
So I've been watching out for a cheap HD ready 32 inch TV for some time before Christmas arrives; our TV is not working very well it flickers from 28 inch to 3 inch intermitently.
So when Aldi advertised a 32 inch TV for£389.99 today, I dashed down to cue for the opening in the morning. I was 12th in the cue!
OH Yes! I am on to abargainn here I thought as I looked at the people behind.
Oh Yes!Ass the doors were opened by the security man.
Oh yes!Lookss like they have a lot of TV's!
Oh NO! I am12thh in the cue and they only have 10 TV's.
typicall, the way modern marketing works these days, so I left no buying anything!
Will I go back, Yes! I am a sucker for an offer that sounds too good to be true!

Oh by the wayWollworthss are selling a 32inch LCD by Relisys (they make computer monitors) for £449.99, so unless Tesco's and the other supermarkets have a war of the LCD's beforChristmasas I think I will be getting one from there; unless you know somewhere else I can get one elsewhere?

Christmas Lights On or Off!

Over the last two weeks I have been telephoned a number of times by people complaining that I am mad not giving the council "what for!" over the Christmas lights non-switch on.
What's my problem?
Don't I care about Scarborough?

I have asked the people who complained to me, were they there last year, most answer no, those that do answer yes were on the prerifery of the event with no children in tow. Well I was not there either, but I do care about the health and safety of people attending the event!

I have two friends who were in the town for the switch on last year both with young children, and they both experienced very frightening moments with regard to their children being crushed! This is not light matter, it only takes a second of resonable pressure to crush a child badly.

At the end of the day the Christmas Switch on event is not a spontaneous event, so it has to be assessed for health and safety by law, and the process for such a large event will require input from Police, Fire, Ambulance, and council and in the end and somebody the organiser has to put their "neck on the block" with regard to their job and possibly their liberty; if things go wrong!

At the end of the day nobody was willing to do this after assessing all the risks involved. I understand the reason the decision was so late was because the concerned parties were looking at options up until the last minute.

I personally can not see how 10,000 people who would each need a space of around 0.5 square meters to 1 square meter each just to stand (let alone move) can fit in the largest are near where the christmas lights are. I don't think any are in the town centre is that big? Or to put it another way would 20% of the towns folk fit in the area used last year safely?

So no switch-on this year, the failure is due to its own success!

This does raise the question of where else you could do the switch on! But there is little point if the new area is not where the lights are being displayed!

Scarborough Hospitality Association Committee Meeting

Held today at the Crown Spa Hotel Scarborough.
We handled the usual committee meeting issues and spent the traditional November meeting finalising the Annual Ball. The evening should be good and a lot of work has been put in by the social committee.
After we met the coucil representative and two hoteliers (guest providers?) from Hartleypool (Don't mention the monekey!). In hartlepool the council make no exception for the parking for the tourist over night stay industry, the hoteliers have to pay £250 per parking place! They were very interetsed in the consessions Scarborough Hoteliers had negotiated, £1 for upto 4 days. Presently our organisation has spent £3,821.00 on parking this year (last year was £2978.93), the main reason (95%) is due to the increase in parking costs. Without this valuble cosessions the tourism business in the borough would be adversely affected not just profits but total visitor numbers. Maybe we aren't badly provided for in the parking area after all?

Sea, Sand and Surf!

The last two days have been a wild time in the bay. I managed to get into the sea with my Body Board (Sponge) today, one of these types of board not a kids board!
I caught three real good waves and my new surf friend Hayley (as you are supposed to have a surf buddy as part of the first rules of safety) was real real brave in to face of a 15ft rouge that met her head on!
Instead of coming out of the water shook up and shaking, she came out with a big smile on her face :). REAL BIG RESPECT!! It was only her second time out on a sponge.

So if your living in Scarborough and can't find anything to do pop down to your local surf shop (we have 4 now!) hire some kit and try it out, or even book some lessons!
Also big respect to the person in the bay yesterday near the lighthouse when that large 20ft wave came into the bay, I am lucky to be able to watch the bay from the comfort of my kitchen window with central heating and a large cup of honey tea.