Planning a mad #LowCarbonBirding trip to the coast this weekend which, tragically, will involve staying in a Spoons in Southend-on-Sea. Needless to say I was unable to persuade my wife to join. She likes birds, but not enough to stay in a Spoons in Southend in February. - ThreadSky

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jpbishop.bsky.social • 20 days ago

Planning a mad #LowCarbonBirding trip to the coast this weekend which, tragically, will involve staying in a Spoons in Southend-on-Sea. Needless to say I was unable to persuade my wife to join. She likes birds, but not enough to stay in a Spoons in Southend in February.

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cheryldeeks.bsky.social•20 days ago

#neverspoons

jpbishop.bsky.social•20 days ago

I hate myself for it, but couldn't really justify the more expensive alternatives.

cheryldeeks.bsky.social•19 days ago

I'm sure you do. There must be an Airbnb nearby?

jpbishop.bsky.social•19 days ago

A few, yeah. Mostly way more expensive than the Spoons was. Sorta needed somewhere that would do breakfast early as I want to be out before 8 ideally. My annual spend at Amazon, Spoons etc. is pretty negligible normally so I won't kill myself for it as a one off.

jpbishop.bsky.social•19 days ago

Also tbh I'm not convinced the AirBnB business model is squeaky clean either. Just encourages more tourist accommodation and less housing for those that need it.

jpbishop.bsky.social•19 days ago

Update: arrived at said Spoons. Ordered a pint via the app which took 25 minutes to arrive. Had a veg curry- pretty good actually apart from the horribly overcooked cauliflower. Woman next to me had a steak which looked like it was extracted from the fires of mount doom.

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