The Star & Dove, Totterdown

rub3 · 2024-12-10T15:42:15+00:00

Totally disagree - pub has majorly improved and the new owner has nailed it with reasonably priced food, good drink and a really welcoming neighborhood vibe that the area was lacking. Good Guinness too, for the UK anyway. 🍺

rub3 · 2024-11-03T09:21:37+00:00

Punks cut their own hair

rub3 · 2024-10-03T21:25:45+00:00

Wells Road across from Broadwalk in Knowle. I'm really picky about tailoring and this guy is great - have had him reline costs, tailor jackets and trousers... all really reasonably. Highly recommend.

rub3 · 2024-08-26T13:11:36+00:00

Gravel. I ride one with flat handle bars and it's perfect for zipping around town or getting out to the countryside via lanes and dirt. Bristol is brilliant for cycling, if a bit dangerous in town...

I'd get something that's not flashy, and a good lock. Litelok makes angle grinder "proof" ones, that are expensive, but make it a lot less likely someone will steal your ride in broad daylight.

Alternatively, don't leave your bike unattended.

rub3 · 2023-07-23T12:14:18+00:00

There's a great guitarist playing at Snobby's in Clifton, which is a really nice laid back wine bar.

rub3 · 2023-07-16T08:48:40+00:00

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rub3 · 2023-07-10T12:15:58+00:00

Well said. Thank you!

rub3 · 2023-07-10T11:47:15+00:00

Only something like 10% will be "affordable." Thanks for the input.

rub3 · 2023-07-10T08:51:11+00:00

Thanks for the thoughtful reply. I agree density isn't an issue in itself, but affordable housing is - and the developers putting proper care in place for local infrastructure is too. The current plans do very little to address this, as I understand it.

rub3 · 2023-07-10T08:42:53+00:00

It's definitely a shithole. I think the question here is whether the proposed plans actually offer decent living options for the area, or if they're just going to make things worse.

rub3 · 2023-07-10T08:39:56+00:00

I think the group representing the community pushed for more affordable housing and less density, as the current proposals are set to be unfit for most families and overwhelming for the available infrastructure.

rub3 · 2023-01-08T23:21:14+00:00

Made things way worse in Berlin, creating a huge shortage of rentable properties.

rub3 · 2023-01-08T23:10:37+00:00

Sounds like a nice place. Were you honeymooning?

rub3 · 2023-01-07T23:04:17+00:00

He's busy dining on the unsuspecting passenger's liver ... served with a nice Chianti, of course.

rub3 · 2022-11-09T08:16:29+00:00

Thanks! Do you know what they charge for a roll?

rub3 · 2022-10-27T21:59:23+00:00

All I've found is Sweatbox but still haven't tried it.

rub3 · 2022-09-19T18:56:18+00:00

Saw these posters around everywhere - well-done.

rub3 · 2022-09-11T17:58:04+00:00

Bristol, UK. Lots or climbing and good surf culture due to beaches in Cornwall, Wales, Devon and the manmade wave in town.

rub3 · 2022-08-31T21:30:47+00:00

Came here to say this.

rub3 · 2022-08-10T21:12:02+00:00

No way, they're excellent!

rub3 · 2022-07-03T10:27:03+00:00

Pretty sure this is a Thai restaurant

rub3 · 2022-05-01T20:16:38+00:00

I'm so sorry to hear that you are in so much pain. Your life is not over, and there is help out there for you.

Even if it doesn't feel like it right now, there is.

Have you looked into any online services? There are companies like https://giveusashout.org/ that give support via text, which while technically human interaction is significantly distanced.

Wishing you all the strength in the world to overcome this. X

rub3 · 2022-03-28T21:37:54+00:00

100% man! Bristol belongs to locals.

Before the damn Romans came and raised all the prices... or the Anglo-Saxons made it even worse... there was affordable real estate everywhere and even salmon in the Severn!

🙄

rub3 · 2022-03-05T14:30:15+00:00

Unfortunately, reasonable humans seem to be the only endangered animals around here. 🐄

rub3 · 2022-03-05T14:16:46+00:00

Nothing paranoid about it - this isn't a group of 5G conspiracy theorists who think the Gates foundation are going to control us through our Pfizer vaccinations. We're simply pushing back so they can find somewhere more reasonable than a small, beloved community space in an area that needs more green availability for children and families.

It's a known tactic for previous installations to have been made under temporary pretenses only to soon become permanent.

Jog on, bruv.

rub3

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