Hooters - Swindon that is

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Hooters - Swindon that is

« on: March 22, 2016, 18:15:15 »

The Works hooters have been replaced (by replicas ) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-35862648


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« Reply #1 on: March 22, 2016, 18:42:05 »

There's me thinking a branch of the 'delightfully tacky' (their words) US restaurant chain was coming to Swindon.


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« Reply #2 on: March 22, 2016, 19:06:15 »

Quote from: bignosemac on March 22, 2016, 18:42:05

There's me thinking a branch of the 'delightfully tacky' (their words) US restaurant chain was coming to Swindon.

Oh goodness ... I remember going into Hooters in Birmingham - goodness - about 20 years ago just after it had opened.

The BBC^» 's Midland news channel was in their interviewing customers ... and I can imagine why they chose us. Perhaps 'cos Lisa was the only female customer in the place!

Yes please - can we have a Hooters in Swindon? Love the wings - two customers guaranteed!


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« Reply #3 on: March 22, 2016, 21:25:01 »

I must admit I was disappointed. I live less than half a mile as the crow files from the old works and I could barely hear today's test.

Reading local histories it seems the original hooter was heard over a wide area. I'm pretty sure if I'd been indoors I wouldn't have heard it at all.


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« Reply #4 on: March 22, 2016, 21:44:10 »

I was born in Swindon and even though we left there when I was 4 we used to go back and stay at my Grandparents a lot after that and I got used to hearing the hooter and it was quite loud (that was in Ferndale road so quite close to the works relatively I believe)


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« Reply #5 on: March 22, 2016, 22:50:46 »

Quote from: bobm on March 22, 2016, 21:25:01

I'm pretty sure if I'd been indoors I wouldn't have heard it at all.

That's because you keep your front door shut at all times. Wink


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« Reply #6 on: March 22, 2016, 22:58:53 »

Quote from: Chris from Nailsea on March 22, 2016, 22:50:46

Quote from: bobm on March 22, 2016, 21:25:01

I'm pretty sure if I'd been indoors I wouldn't have heard it at all.

That's because you keep your front door shut at all times. Wink

Not out of choice of course.

Anywhoo... here's a nice set of hooters (SFW):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk8OL0e_GLs


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