Over 50's club

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GimmeMedals Jun 2022 1:44pm, 26 Jun 2022 22,859 posts	0 GimmeMedals I’ve never been to Butlins but have a cousin who has spent his entire working life at Butlins Skegness. He must be near retirement by now, if not already retired. On my one and only visit to Butlins in 2002, I saw our cousin - he was the spitting image of his dad so I was confident enough that it was him, to go and introduce myself.
Nicholls595 Jun 2022 4:25pm, 26 Jun 2022 29,101 posts	0 Nicholls595 We went to Butlins at Skeg Vegas every year. But only so the coach could drop off the inmates. Then we went to Ingoldmells. Skegness was considered a bit rough. This, of course, was when Ingoldmells was a nice quiet little village.
Meeps Jun 2022 6:35pm, 26 Jun 2022 11,210 posts	0 Meeps Ingoldmells has totally changed, went back there in 2020!
Dvorak Jun 2022 6:39pm, 26 Jun 2022 25,524 posts	0 Dvorak Are the fleshpots of Ingoldmells now a seething cauldron of bawdy licentiousness?
3M (aka MarkyMarkMark) Jun 2022 9:14pm, 26 Jun 2022 18,483 posts	0 3M (aka MarkyMarkMark) I think the word is "tacky "! You have to embrace it, and enjoy the experience- or avoid the area, and go somewhere more "refined". (Frinton on Sea? )
57.5 Degrees of Pain Jun 2022 11:03pm, 26 Jun 2022 8,984 posts	0 57.5 Degrees of Pain We lived in the US when I was 4-6 and a half so holidays were of the Bill Bryson variety going all over in a car. Grand Canyon, Yellowstone and a train trip to Hudson Bay in Canada were favourites. Best bragging rights in Scotland were from having been to the Devil's Tower once Close Encounters came out a few years later. Back in the UK my grandparents in Wharfedale were the usual destination, with honourable mentions for Northumberland, Lake District and best of all a cottage in Pembrokeshire. Always before the English school holidays so we'd have places to ourselves. Scout camps were the other adventure, mostly Scotland or the Lake District, but including Kandersteg in Switzerland in 1980 (nightmare of ferry and coach to get there from Glasgow, wonderful location).
LazyDaisy Jun 2022 8:16am, 27 Jun 2022 36,172 posts	0 LazyDaisy Butlins at Barry Island provided summer jobs for a few of my fellow 6th formers. The tales they told of shenanigans in the kitchens made me determined I would never have a Butlins holiday
stilldreaming Jun 2022 9:11am, 27 Jun 2022 945 posts	0 stilldreaming LazyDaisy I'm sure we'd never eat out anywhere if you knew what went on behind the scenes
Gobi Jun 2022 9:20am, 27 Jun 2022 77,217 posts	0 Gobi I worked in kitchens as a teen when I wanted to be a chef Move along, nothing to see...
forever Jun 2022 9:23am, 27 Jun 2022 209 posts	0 forever Learning about the three second rule that is common practice in some kitchens has always made me cautious about where I eat out.