I recently noticed something that made me feel a lot older than I thought.

I remember when i was a kid in the back seat of the car and my dad driving to wherever... sometimes we would pass buildings, car parks, or shops and my dad would say something like 'me and your mum used to drink in there' or 'we had our 2nd date in there' but the pub/club had long since gone and was now just a car park. I would think my dad was really old and couldn't picture there ever being a trendy nightspot where this car park used to be.

Then it hit me. I have a daughter and was driving through our local retail park recently, when i realised that my once local trendy nightclub is now a gym. I used to spend most weekends there getting slaughtered on Metz and Hooch. Now its a Gym. No trace of its legacy to be seen anywhere.

You know you are getting old when your local pubs/bars/clubs have been demolished and are now occupied by a housing estate/soliciters/ASDA.

Brings a tear to my eye...
(Pat mustard, Fri 8 Jun 2012, 9:11, 1 reply)

Metz & Hooch?
I believe such beverages are collectively referred to as "Tart's piss".
( Snappyuk gets BIGGER with free sample., Fri 8 Jun 2012, 11:07, closed)