more terns common and sandwich

Looks very Chaotic mate :)

Les
hundreds of grockles on the beach , the tide goes out for about two miles + and some were on the tideline
 
I like the last one. I remember being called a Grockle when I moved to the IOW, never heard of that term until then.


I feel that is a rather derogatory statement ( Grockle) - I spent over £1,000 on my trip and gave it all to the Welsh economy to boot - Grockle indeed

Les :(
 
As frequent West Country visitor it is fairly easy to pick up terms of endearment ,grockles and warsics being two that have stuck
 
As frequent West Country visitor it is fairly easy to pick up terms of endearment ,grockles and warsics being two that have stuck


I live and work in the West Country and can promise you I personally have NEVER referred to visitors with such terms of endearment as you call it Jeff
NOT ONCE
 
I live and work in the West Country and can promise you I personally have NEVER referred to visitors with such terms of endearment as you call it Jeff
NOT ONCE

I’m with you on this one,Les. Never in a thousand years,as they say..lol..could it be described as Jeff is suggesting..a term of endearment. Even the OED stares that it’s a derogatory term ,generally used in `Devon and Cornwall..although Cornwall has a different name..memmet. A councillor in Burnham-on-Sea wanted it banned as she welcomed..as you’ve pointed out..the holiday-makers’ pound.



To give a bit of support to Jeff..not much,though .lol.it could depend on the context. If moaning about heavy traffic in town and putting it down to Grockles then it’s being used in a pejorative manner but if maybe saying, on a hot day, that the grockles will be enjoying it..well..I’m not inclined to think that’s being used in a friendly way,either .

Over to you, Jeff. :D
 
O.m.g you two it was only a jest comment ,I’m sure there are lots of more urgent pressing matters in the world to worry about about .like whether last nights storms hid ,aliens invading earth ,terminators materialising ,people going blind from watching the lightning and plants walking across the gardens
 
I’m with you on this one,Les. Never in a thousand years,as they say..lol..could it be described as Jeff is suggesting..a term of endearment. Even the OED stares that it’s a derogatory term ,generally used in `Devon and Cornwall..although Cornwall has a different name..memmet. A councillor in Burnham-on-Sea wanted it banned as she welcomed..as you’ve pointed out..the holiday-makers’ pound.



To give a bit of support to Jeff..not much,though .lol.it could depend on the context. If moaning about heavy traffic in town and putting it down to Grockles then it’s being used in a pejorative manner but if maybe saying, on a hot day, that the grockles will be enjoying it..well..I’m not inclined to think that’s being used in a friendly way,either .

Over to you, Jeff. :D
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Nail on the head John :plus1:
 
O.m.g you two it was only a jest comment ,I’m sure there are lots of more urgent pressing matters in the world to worry about about .like whether last nights storms hid ,aliens invading earth ,terminators materialising ,people going blind from watching the lightning and plants walking across the gardens

Blimey..Jeff. I had no idea all that was going on :D and here's Les and myself getting exercised over a name :) Point taken re 'in jest',though..(y)


Re grockles: Call them what you will , those of us who live "at the seaside" can't wait for them to clear off, but we need their money!


Well, Jeremy..We go to Cornwall..near Lizard..(3 miles away) twice a year, for two weeks right by one of the coves and each day I go beach-cleaning in the cove, especially looking for the blue and the green fishermans' ropes that get wrapped round dolphins, whales, seals etc. A couple of years ago I'd just collected a bin liner full and a group of 6/7 year olds arrived..with two teachers and sat on the beach for a lesson on.....er..litter. I asked if I could show them what I'd collected and the teachers were more than pleased. Infact they pointed out that I was doing it and didn't even live there. A resident friend has declared me an 'honorary Cornishman'..Lol. Soooo...some of us..'whatever' we're called, contribute more than just money.

We aim to do a trip to St Davids and further north ..Aberporth/New Quay, hopefully to see dolphins (for me) when the restrictions are lifted .:)
 
Well, Jeremy..We go to Cornwall..near Lizard..(3 miles away) twice a year, for two weeks right by one of the coves and each day I go beach-cleaning in the cove, especially looking for the blue and the green fishermans' ropes that get wrapped round dolphins, whales, seals etc. A couple of years ago I'd just collected a bin liner full and a group of 6/7 year olds arrived..with two teachers and sat on the beach for a lesson on.....er..litter. I asked if I could show them what I'd collected and the teachers were more than pleased. Infact they pointed out that I was doing it and didn't even live there. A resident friend has declared me an 'honorary Cornishman'..Lol. Soooo...some of us..'whatever' we're called, contribute more than just money.

We aim to do a trip to St Davids and further north ..Aberporth/New Quay, hopefully to see dolphins (for me) when the restrictions are lifted .:)

That's very commendable, John. Well done.

I'm sure most visitors to the coast are fairly responsible people, it's just that en masse thay can be a bit of a pain. Let me know if you'd like any suggestions when you visit Wales! New Quay is very good for dolphins but I'd definitely wait until the schools re-open.......

And as an alternative to grockle, how about "comebetrain" - perhaps a little bit outdated that one........
 
I found this: Hardly an endearing term :(

"GROCKLE"

Tourist - annoying visitor, who disrupts the lives of residents.

One theory on the origin of this word is from the name of the famous Swiss clown, Grock, famous in the 60's.

A resident of Torquay was said to have remarked that visitors resembled grockles, little Grocks, because of their boorishness and clownish behaviour.

"by Rich Pharo June 22, 2005
 
That's very commendable, John. Well done.

I'm sure most visitors to the coast are fairly responsible people, it's just that en masse thay can be a bit of a pain. Let me know if you'd like any suggestions when you visit Wales! New Quay is very good for dolphins but I'd definitely wait until the schools re-open.......

And as an alternative to grockle, how about "comebetrain" - perhaps a little bit outdated that one........

Comebetrain ..Lol. Today’s equivalent would be good too..comebecar..:)

We do have sympathy..or rather empathy, for residents of holiday destinations because one year my wife inadvertently booked the first week still inside the school hols period which we always avoid and we actually stayed away from the places we like to go to and avoided very narrow roads. What a difference the second week was.
 
I found this: Hardly an endearing term :(

"GROCKLE"

Tourist - annoying visitor, who disrupts the lives of residents.

One theory on the origin of this word is from the name of the famous Swiss clown, Grock, famous in the 60's.

A resident of Torquay was said to have remarked that visitors resembled grockles, little Grocks, because of their boorishness and clownish behaviour.

"by Rich Pharo June 22, 2005

I found that too,Les but didn’t want to cause anymore grief to poor old Jeff....:)

It’s akin to NIMBYism isn’t it. You have something good and,naturally, don’t want to be sharing it with everyone and their dog..lol..especially when it imposes negatively on those not benefitting financially. The couple who run the cottages in their grounds say that living with the influx..generally the school hols dates, is worth putting up with for the beautiful location . We choose one holiday in winter,sometimes Dec 23- Jan 7th.. and the other in Spring/summer so the photo ops and are varied . The winter period is great ( storms ) as we can often walk the cliff tops and only pass locals walking their dogs. We’ve even got to know one lady and her dog who live in Mullion and stop for a chat.
 
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