Get a hobby that doesn't involve petrifying pets and making your local area sound like a fkng warzone

Been on a recent Clive Barker kick due to the new Hellraiser game that just came out. And discovered for the first time that Clive Barker was born and raised in Liverpool even studied English at the University of Liverpool.

The man is a legendary writer in not just the Horror genre but Fantasy.

He is also responsible for Hellraiser and Candyman two of the biggest Horror franchises of all time. Not to mention all the other tv shows, movies paintings he has done over the years.

So my question is why doesnt Liverpool put up more of a song and dance for one of their own? He is probably one of the most famous/successful scousers out there but you never hear anything from the city recognising his achievments.

We never shut up about the Beatles, all our famous footballers and even people like Cilla Black.

There is litter absolutely everywhere.

I regularly see people opening their car windows at red lights and casually throwing their rubbish onto the road. Or teenagers walking down the pavement, dropping their lunch packaging as they go, without a second thought.

What I find particularly remarkable is the complete absence of shame. They do it so casually you’d think it was a perfectly normal thing to do.

Is this a failure of upbringing, complete lack of intelligence, or simply an absence of basic civic conscience? Is the concept of a bin genuinely that difficult to grasp?
I’m genuinely curious. What makes someone so completely indifferent to the place they live in?

Serious question, by the way. I’m not trying to be funny.

Well, it's been an interesting couple of weeks for Smithdown residents. We had the big weekend of the move-ins, with parents dropping off their wide-eyed fledglings. On our road, two clueless drivers couldn't comprehend that they should have parked with two wheels on the pavement, so they parked on opposite sides of the road, blocking anything bigger than a compact car from getting through. One was keyed, while the other had two parking cones placed next to it. I don't condone the mindless damage, but I marvel at the cluelessness of getting out of your car and thinking, "yup, job done", while every other car on the road was half-on / half-off the pavement. I wonder if they have the intelligence to earn a degree, or if they should just give up now and go home???? I mean, if they are renting off-campus housing, that must mean they have been here a year already???

Then we have the total lack of road awareness, with masses of students traipsing up and down Smithdown on foot, crossing side roads without even a glance in either direction. How did these kids get to adulthood? Do they all live in places where the only traffic is horses and tractors? Do they no longer get taught the green cross code anymore?

I am no student hater, we have a great bunch next door who knocked to ask if it was ok to have a party, and since I can still remember being young, I didn't have the slightest objection and told them to have fun. I am just concerned about their lack of "big city" awareness. There is only so much hand-holding the Universities can do. You should not need to tell 18 year olds to look both ways when crossing the road!!

Liverpool seems to have a trend of LGBT clubs turning into “straight” focused clubs. OMG turning into Campus is the latest one. And G Bar has long been the same. What once would have been safe spaces are now focusing on hen dos, stag dos, brunch groups, and narcotics groups.

Hi everyone, just wondering what the best fish and chips delivery is in south Liverpool? Absolutely starving! Any recs welcome

something more interesting than going to a museum or walking to the docks. maybe an art class or dance school or something. 3 girls in our 20s not up for alcohol! any ideas welcome

A bit random

I came across a post years ago on the old Yoliverpool forums which asked if the remains of Chipping Street could be seen at the back of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. I remember going on Google maps and seeing if I could work out where any bits of the old street may still be (I believe it was demolished in the 80s or maybe earlier?)

I was reminded of this bit of Liverpool this afternoon and went looking for the post but it has likely been deleted as it was years ago someone posted about it.

Can someone verify whether there are remains of Chipping Street somewhere behind this church?

Does anyone know of any carpet repairs that they could recommend?

Preferably ones who cover Ormskirk.

Dogs are knobhead and decided to eat it

Anyone know any pub that’ll be showing the cork club hurling final tomorrow??? Thanks

Hey hey,
My best mates coming up for my birthday & we love photobooths (I never usually go looking lol) hahah. Anyone know where we can find one in town? I’ve been to the one at one under, but is there any others in L1? Pls and thank u xx

Any streets in Liverpool with good Halloween decorations to take the kids?

I’ll be visiting Liverpool next week and really want a easy way to travel around and see most of the major landmarks, is the hop on Turbo worth doing and does it show a good amount of the city?

Thanks

A group of us are going level for Halloween and the tickets have sold out, I have one friend still wanting to come. If I get there early enough with him like literally at open will they let him pay on the door?

Thanks