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Things you miss in Waterford

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    #92
    STIG83
    Registered Users Posts: 3,588 ✭✭✭STIG83


    Ultimate Chin wrote: »
    AND CELTWORLD!!
    Such a pity its no more :(


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    #93
    homolumo
    Registered Users Posts: 1,080 ✭✭✭homolumo


    munster_mafia wrote: »
    Peigs?

    Thats it. Wrecking me head trying to remember it, ta.


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    #94
    Quigs Snr
    Registered Users Posts: 4,130 ✭✭✭Quigs Snr


    Playing Chase HQ, Cabaal, Street Fighter 2 and World Cup Italia 90 in the arcade at the Bowling alley.


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    #95
    ziedth
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 9,081 Mod ✭✭✭✭ziedth


    God Chase HQ takes me back.


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    #96
    Dan133269
    Registered Users Posts: 1,229 ✭✭✭Dan133269


    I remember Playworld alright that was brilliant.

    Hole no. 7 on the old kilbarry pitch and putt course, the water hole. I think it was no.7.

    De La Salle snooker hall.


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    #97
    babystrawberry
    Registered Users Posts: 292 ✭✭babystrawberry


    I miss going to the 'dogs' (the greyhound track) on a saturday night and buying seets from the little sweet shop down stairs and putting on 50p bets at the tote upstairs

    Also miss Club LA.

    Crazy prices was way better than tesco aswell.

    Also there used to be a clothes shop/toy shop where Heatons now is in Lisduggan shopping centre ..anyone remember the name of it?

    Anyone remember 'Jimmys shop' ...for the life of me i cant remember the name of the raod but it is the back entrance to the Presentation Secondary School .... it was a shop more or less in his front room??!


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    #98
    seanybiker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,898 ✭✭✭✭seanybiker


    babystrawberry wrote: »
    Anyone remember 'Jimmys shop' ...for the life of me i cant remember the name of the raod but it is the back entrance to the Presentation Secondary School .... it was a shop more or less in his front room??!
    That the place you could by single fags outta there ?


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    #99
    babystrawberry
    Registered Users Posts: 292 ✭✭babystrawberry


    seanybiker wrote: »
    That the place you could by single fags outta there ?


    Couldnt tell ya!! wasnt old enough for that then :D

    Think some of the 'older girls' used to alright though and they would head down the 'mass path'.


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    #100
    shockwave
    Registered Users Posts: 1,770 ✭✭✭shockwave


    Decent blaas, the quality of blaas is terrible nowadays, i suppose its because most of the local bakerys have closed down.


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    #101
    babystrawberry
    Registered Users Posts: 292 ✭✭babystrawberry


    The Green Bank Swiss Rolls .... they were tasty! Got one on Sundays for the tea on Sunday evening!:D


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    #102
    Funfair
    Registered Users Posts: 725 ✭✭✭Funfair


    shockwave wrote: »
    Decent blaas, the quality of blaas is terrible nowadays, i suppose its because most of the local bakerys have closed down.

    I get blaa's everyday and nothing wrong with em


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    #103
    seanybiker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,898 ✭✭✭✭seanybiker


    shockwave wrote: »
    Decent blaas, the quality of blaas is terrible nowadays, i suppose its because most of the local bakerys have closed down.
    The ones I had today where fecking savage. Dunno where they where bought though.


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    #104
    Joey leBlanc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 182 ✭✭Joey leBlanc


    seanybiker wrote: »
    The ones I had today where fecking savage. Dunno where they where bought though.

    Hard & Crusty -or- soft & floury; that is the question??
    Can never seem to get the hard'n'crusty wan's anymore,
    anyone know where I can get a few for ol' times sake??


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    #105
    BlaasForRafa
    Registered Users Posts: 7,020 ✭✭✭BlaasForRafa


    babystrawberry wrote: »
    Anyone remember 'Jimmys shop' ...for the life of me i cant remember the name of the raod but it is the back entrance to the Presentation Secondary School .... it was a shop more or less in his front room??!

    Thats on Cannon Street. It only closed in the last year or two iirc, I sometimes got something in there on the walk home from work up till about 2007/08. He'd close about 6pm though so I suppose he mostly made his money from the school trade.


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    #106
    BlaasForRafa
    Registered Users Posts: 7,020 ✭✭✭BlaasForRafa


    Funfair wrote: »
    I get blaa's everyday and nothing wrong with em

    Hickeys blaas are alright but they're not a patch on Walshs crusty blaas tbh, they're a terrible loss.

    Vanilla slices from Leahy's were great too.


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    #107
    dayshah
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,542 ✭✭✭dayshah


    There was a shop on Barrack St that sold nice jam tart things with strips of pastry on the top.

    I think it was Belgians that ran it.


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    #108
    Funfair
    Registered Users Posts: 725 ✭✭✭Funfair


    Joey leBlanc wrote: »
    Hard & Crusty -or- soft & floury; that is the question??
    Can never seem to get the hard'n'crusty wan's anymore,
    anyone know where I can get a few for ol' times sake??

    Hickey's Bakery or Spar on Barrack Street also Centra in Pierce Park/John's Park have them.


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    #109
    Funfair
    Registered Users Posts: 725 ✭✭✭Funfair


    dayshah wrote: »
    There was a shop on Barrack St that sold nice jam tart things with strips of pastry on the top.

    I think it was Belgians that ran it.

    la tisseera Maria or something like that I think it was called


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    #110
    cocoshovel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,041 ✭✭✭cocoshovel


    I'm only 18 (19 April) But I miss the days of exploring and biking around the woods in Abbey Park. Infact, I miss almost everything about Abbey Park. I wouldn't know the place if I went up there now. :(


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    #111
    Teebor15
    Registered Users Posts: 500 ✭✭✭Teebor15


    UhOh wrote: »
    :D

    what was it called, an Siopa Beag? the stuff they had to put up with ( but were oblivious to) was unreal :D

    anyone remember Kitty Gores on Wilkins Street? Selling single fags, a match & a bit of sand paper to light it off to the teenagers in De La Salle....jaysus the 80s were great

    Yeah Siopa Beag..what went on in there was mental..pure riot with the two old ladies behind the counter trying to contain it..fellas robbin stuff, spittin in over the counter till it got too much then one of them used to come running out from behind the counter with the sweepin brush and everyone scattered. All the sweets and chocs used to be out of date.

    Remember Kittys too..she used to stand beside you in her dressing gown and slippers when you were at the counter and hold yer arm in case ye ran without paying..as if she had any hope off holding you!...while her husband would serve you behind the bars on the counter. Never any problem handing out 20 major to a 12 year old!..ye gotta love the 80's!


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    #112
    Funfair
    Registered Users Posts: 725 ✭✭✭Funfair


    UhOh wrote: »
    :D

    what was it called, an Siopa Beag? the stuff they had to put up with ( but were oblivious to) was unreal :D

    anyone remember Kitty Gores on Wilkins Street? Selling single fags, a match & a bit of sand paper to light it off to the teenagers in De La Salle....jaysus the 80s were great

    yeah and Seanies shop in Roaches st and the little Post office on the corner of Water street with an oul one handing out penny jellies in her dressing gown :D


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    #113
    Nolanger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,556 ✭✭✭Nolanger


    Cantwells selling vinyl records and the music instruments at the back.


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    #114
    chelloveks
    Registered Users Posts: 355 ✭✭chelloveks


    Wimpy's Burgers


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    #115
    tankbarry
    Closed Accounts Posts: 499 ✭✭tankbarry


    I just miss Waterford being fun too much doom and gloom around


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    #116
    Nolanger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,556 ✭✭✭Nolanger


    What was the name of the video library between John's Lane and John's Street?


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    #117
    Junior
    Registered Users Posts: 3,179 ✭✭✭Junior


    Strand Video ?


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    #118
    Funfair
    Registered Users Posts: 725 ✭✭✭Funfair


    Nolanger wrote: »
    What was the name of the video library between John's Lane and John's Street?

    Bernie's ?


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    #119
    STIG83
    Registered Users Posts: 3,588 ✭✭✭STIG83


    Sinnotts Discs


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    #120
    seanybiker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,898 ✭✭✭✭seanybiker


    The little shop in lisduggan where lifestyle is now. You could see all the sweet jars as ya entered the place. Nomnom nom


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    #121
    STIG83
    Registered Users Posts: 3,588 ✭✭✭STIG83


    chelloveks wrote: »
    Wimpy's Burgers

    Where was this in Waterford?


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