When you bork... through a storm: Liverpool do all they can to take advantage of summer transfer, er, Windows
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Setting up Microsoft's operating system can be an intensely personal thing. There may be many questions to answer in the Out Of Box Experience (OOBE): what is your Microsoft account? How about a preferred Wi-Fi network and, oh, you hadn't forgotten that Cortana used to be a thing, had you?
While some might like to keep their responses to themselves, or create a script to do the deed, it takes a very special member of the IT team to thrust their OOBE up on the side of a building. In this case, the side of the Victoria Street Car Park in Liverpool, a few sunny days ago.
Trimmed for portrait when landscape would seem more appropriate, we're not entirely sure what stage of the set-up process has been snapped by eagle-eyed Reg reader Mark Corcoran. Whatever Windows is trying to say has been rudely truncated. "This is offi"-
"This is officially borked."
"This is office wall-scale Windows. Enjoy it, you peons."
"This is officer Dibble's favourite version of Microsoft's finest, OK TC?"
Those with more OOBE expertise than us will hopefully be able to finish the wisdom being dispensed by Windows setup.
Completed in 2017, the car park (replete with sad, sad screen) was a project for Liverpool city council by contractors [1]Willmott Dixon . Featuring space for 333 cars and 28 bicycles, as well as a meagre three charging points for electric vehicles, the project was part of £100m spent on "transforming" Liverpool.
Sadly, while that budget was enough for a four-floor multi-storey, it was not enough to keep the JD Sports ads shining over those lucky Liverpudlians seeking retail relief within.
Then again, locals may skip the bork entirely. Register writer and resident [2]Matthew Hughes sniffed that: "It's in the middle of tourist central, not far from the Cavern Club," before adding: "Walk a bit further, and there's a great chippy called the Lobster Pot, which does a mean deep-fried haggis.
"It's worth the arduous trek over pools of vomit," he remarked, before saying something about stag parties that would shock more delicate ears. Sounds like a night out in this hack's often less than fair city of Brighton.
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[1] https://www.willmottdixon.co.uk/projects/victoria-street-car-park-liverpool
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The Swan
My last pre-lockdown night out was in the Ship & Mitre. It was a rather subdued night but the beer was excellent so that's a win.
Yes! Go to The Swan and drink Wobbly Bob.
Re: The Swan
Nice to see another Swan visitor. Hopefully you'll both be back at The Bridewell now its returned back to a real ale place and not a fancy gin and spirits bar.
Sounds like a night out in this hack's often less than fair city of Brighton
No, nothing compares to a night out in Liverpool for the sheer quantity of alcohol, vomit and threats of violence. Except possibly Glasgow.
I am already feeling sorry for the police and paramedics on the night of 4th July (nothing at all to do with USA Independence Day BTW).
Re: Sounds like a night out in this hack's often less than fair city of Brighton
>> 4th July (nothing at all to do with USA Independence Day BTW).
Hmmm - I wonder if the timing of reducing the lockdown measures is entirely coincidence?
Never attribute to conspiracy something that can be adequately explained by cock-up... but with this shower in charge the difference is Rizzla green thin!
A conspiracy nut might suggest that the first May bank holiday will be moved to July 4th as a preparation for becoming USA 51 (contd. p.94 ed.)
Re: Sounds like a night out in this hack's often less than fair city of Brighton
Hey look, somebody thinks they've found a way to shoehorn in politics into an article that isn't about politics.
We should be polite and pretend it was subtle enough that we didn't notice.
Re: Sounds like a night out in this hack's often less than fair city of Brighton
No we shouldn't. Being polite and pretending not to notice is exactly the whole problem nowadays.
Re: Sounds like a night out in this hack's often less than fair city of Brighton
I've seen about three fights in Liverpool City centre in 20 years of drinking there.
You are shoehorning politics in. Stop it.
Re: Sounds like a night out in this hack's often less than fair city of Brighton
No, nothing compares to a night out in Liverpool for the sheer quantity of alcohol, vomit and threats of violence. Except possibly Glasgow.
I'm slightly surprised about the violence bit - I've generally found Scousers to be quite a friendly, easy-going lot...although I've tended to cross paths with them outside of their home city. Maybe they're a bit more belligerent when they're on their home turf?
Re: Sounds like a night out in this hack's often less than fair city of Brighton
Every time I've been over to Liverpool on my own I haven't been able to even so much as glance at a sign in a bus or train station without somebody appearing and asking where I'm going and if they can help. Sometimes they've worked at the place, often they haven't; everybody seems to know the local rail network like the back of their hand.
Coming back to Manchester after being in Liverpool always hammers home to me what dour-faced aloofniks we can be here.
Re: Sounds like a night out in this hack's often less than fair city of Brighton
> No, nothing compares to a night out in Liverpool for the sheer quantity of alcohol, vomit and threats of violence. Except possibly Glasgow.
Disappointed Newcastle has been missed here. Efforts must be doubled.
Re: Newcaastle
Yep. I can remember watching someone down 3 pints of draught Guiness in 50 seconds in the pub that used to be right opposite Central Station. Needless to say wagers were made about the downing and also the time before it came back up again. I pity the poor sod at the centre of it all at least he got his own back on his mates when it did appear again.
sigh
As a fan of the Liverpool football club and its messiah Klopp I can only look at the title and subtitle of this story and laugh.
Re: sigh
Aye, cue a lot of anti Liverpool (City or football team) snide blerts
Lobster Pot
Fully agree with the recommendation.. Doubly so if it's after a decent session in the Ship n Mitre! (ahh, pubs, remember those?)
Or if you are sufficiently brave / foolish in the exercising of choices for whistle-wetting, a pint of Wobbly Bob in the Swan on Wood Street. Upside of drinking Wobbly Bob: you never remember the stupid crap you obviously did when on it!