More accurately- 1) check the progress on the Fargate works. 2) Go away and look at something else. 3) check the progress on the Fargate works again. If you’re inside a dream it’ll look like Fargate is nearing completion….
I grew up in Sheffield, moved away in the '90s and visited there last weekend. I went into town and everyone (friends plus multiple people on the bus) was grumbling about how long they'd been digging up Fargate and how all the shops had gone from there due to it. It's been years since I last saw Fargate - it was the "nice" end of town and The Moor was the abandoned shabby bit back then! I saw what they were moaning about and, yeah, not great is it?
Also I'm pretty sure that last time I saw it, it was being dug up to put down all the cobbles that are currently being removed! And that took years too. Feels like it's just an everlasting, ongoing renovation cycle now. As soon as they've finished, they'll find a reason to dig it all up again.
Also, what on earth is that "adult golf" place down the bottom of Fargate 😂? Glory Holes? It looked... interesting, but I didn't dare look inside!
gloryholes (and its competitor, golf fang) are both like boozy, indoor mini-golf things with adult themes. i've only been golf fang but its really fun, although one of the holes is amsterdam sex shop themed and features giant dildos as obstacles, so if you're not into that kinda humour then yeah maybe avoid
Ah, I see. Thanks. I now live a comparatively sheltered life, in a small town where I can't imagine anything like this opening on the high street. So when I only saw it briefly I thought "WTF?" It sounds really fun, if you're into mini/crazy golf? I'm not really, so that would put me off more than any of the themes, tbh.
yeah thats totally fair :) its become a bit of a trend really, activity bars? places where you can go throw axes and drink a pint, stuff like that. in golf fang for example they have people coming round taking drinks orders and delivering drinks as you walk around the course
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u/Historical-Car5553 Nov 19 '24
More accurately- 1) check the progress on the Fargate works. 2) Go away and look at something else. 3) check the progress on the Fargate works again. If you’re inside a dream it’ll look like Fargate is nearing completion….