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Henry’s may not have all the bells and whistles of trendy brands but they are typically half the price, solidly built, come with a host of accessories you can buy for different tasks and they last for ever. That’s why every hotel you visit in the UK uses them.
I couldn’t agree more. I have had a Hetty (is she Henry's girlfriend, if not where did all those little Henrys and Hettys come from?) for about seventeen years and she is still going strong. Henrys, Hettys and the whole gang are all so very reliable.
I have a Henry, had it for about 20 years. At one point I thought i would buy a Dyson. Henry went into the garage. After about 6 months the Dyson was sold and Henry came back indoors. Bit bulky and ugly but proper little workhorse.
Our Henry Xtra is hands down the best vacuum cleaner we have ever had.... knocks spots off the Dyson and the Shark that went before it.
Also you can get replacement parts forever
Keep the old ones running. Repair, *do not replace.* Modern ones break easily. Numatic cornered the commercial market but now trade purely on their old reputation. My current cleaning company is moving away because they haven't had one last more than 6 months before a hose or attachment breaks in the 3 years they've had my contract and Numatics current answer to that is "buy a new Henry." They won't supply spares.
The domestic models are now expensive too. The basic model costs more than a top end Bissel cordless, has less features and attachments, and isn't as well built.
Hi Amanda, The Cornish pasty was originally eaten by the Tin miners in Cornwall, its thick serrated crust edge was used as handles to hold the pasty and then thrown away because of the tin on the miners hands. The inside of the pasty was divided into two halves made from the left overs from the previous nights diner/supper, one side was savoury, meat/veg and the other sweet, apple for example.
The using of the crust for handles then throwing it away has been proven to be false.
@@6panel300 on what bullshit website did you hear this
pmsl you read this off a ginsters packet lol
@@Mouse2222 inside the factory on bbc tv. Also they held the pasty with a cloth or bag to keep it clean. And tin miners didn't invent then either.
@@6panel300 i dont watch the BBC spewing their bile
The party seven was the backbone of many British party’s, with several cans floating around in a bath of cold water. Also the special tool to pierce the top and having been bounced around in the boot of a ford escort mk2 often to be known as a party 7 beer bomb.
The best thing about Greggs and why they have been so successful is that it is not a franchise, and they don’t rent premises but own every shop.
This means that they are very resistant to any (outside there control) national financial problems.
Great video Amanda x
My local real ale micropub sells "Minikegs" which contain 5 litres of beer. During the pandemic, as he was not allowed to open as a pub, he opened as a shop and also did deliveries. He sold a lot of minikegs!
The Party 7 was brewed by Watney's, It was intended for sharing at parties, barbecues, etc My main memory of it, as a young man, was that because of the size of the can, most of it went anywhere except in the glass - over your shoes, up your nose, across the table, you name it. It did give rise to a standings joke between me and my friends, though.
If a man passes by wearing shorts, one of us is bound to itter the line "reminds you of 70s beer, doesn't it?...........What knees!"
(Yes, I know. But it entertains us, simple souls that we are lol) xxxx
My household Henry is now 31 years old and is as strong and quiet as he was from day one!
I cannot recommend them enough! I have one for work and bought a friend a James for doing work on old boats. James has put up with serious abuse over the last 10 years, but it's humming along beautifully 😀
So yours has a Hi and Lo switch then.
Modern models don't have this because of the EU.
@@bigbabatunde1218 No, he's got the bombproof single speed motor the older ones had before the Hi-Lo switch was introduced. My later one has the Hi-Lo switch though.
@@kierancurtis8545 Don't know what previous model wattages were but it's safe to presume that the current post E.U legislative models are the lowest the wattage, therefore power and performance has ever been. There's no Hi/ Lo switch on modern Henry's.
The Henry vacuum cleaner is amazing. I've had one for twenty years and it works as if i bought it yesterday. It sucks up almost anything and it's easy to empty. I've vacuumed up everything from nails to bits of concrete with it, i even use it to clear up leaves in the garden. it's probably the most efficient household appliance i own.
I've a Shark called Feargal but he's not a great picker up of things, so I bought Henry (well Hettie actually) out of retirement and she's doing great work.
In the early 80's, you could buy a four pint container, similar to our current milk containers, in the pub and get it filled with draught later. I've never liked tinned beer and I remember thinking that this was going to change my life. Funny thing was that the beer developed the taste of tinned beer within the five minutes it took to walk home. Beer clearly doesn't like to be kept in captivity.
In the late 90s my then local used waxed cartons instead so the beer didn't go tinny.
@@nealjroberts4050 They did similar in a village in birmingham.. To try and stop the hobo's from drinking beer in the church yard at night, they but a ban on beer cans being drunk in the area. So some of the local shops started selling beer in Tetrapak cartons..
@@Nobby76 Hobos go tinny too?
Haha I guess not 😂
Carry Keg
Many of my favourite memories is my dad and I delivering things to customers and stopping at the odd Little Chef for lunch.
It's a real shame they went out of business.
Hi Amanda! I'm pretty sure you can't buy Lemon Curd anywhere else in the world (apart from a British Corner Shop Abroad). Also, another British institution is milk delivery from milk floats which is in some ways making a very small comeback. I'm sure there's more but that's all folks from me!!!!
Before beers came in packs of 6 cans, a Party 7 was what you brought along to a party as your booze contribution, hoping that there was actually something better already there.
Little Chef had a rival offering a similar menu. It was called Happy Eater, but that suffered the same fate.
There are 807 Hereditary Peers ( i.e. those with ancient aristocratic titles who pass the titles on to their heirs) but the 1999 House of Lords Act restricted the number who could participate in the House of Lords to 92. However, there are currently an additional 666 LIfe Peers (who can't pass their titles on to their heirs), many of whom are political appointees, as a reward for having held senior positions in government. Others may be retired senior civil servants and the like. 26 Church of England Bishops (that's whoever is the current incumbent at any time, including the Archbishops of Canterbury and York) have an automatic right to seats in the House of Lords. Remember that the monarch is the hereditary head of the church as well as Head of State. If you've been following the news in the last few days, you'll be aware of the controversy about Boris Johsnson's nominees for "elevation" (as it's called) to the House of Lords. Every Prime Minister has this right when they resign.
What was not mentioned there was the importance of having one of those can openers that could make a hole in the top. Otherwise it was a screwdriver and foam all over the place.
And you could buy the Party Four..
At least the Hereditary Peers are voted on, unlike the rest of them
Yeah but the Prime ministers nominees can be refused as in the case of Boris Johnson his father and a couple of his cronies were refused, that's what nearly 900 years of Democracy does for you and eventually the old boy's club of people from what in the US you would call private schools like Eton,Harrow and the female school's (for the life of me as I write this my mind is blank to the name of one even though I know many),we have to refer to them as public schools tended to make up the majority of the house of Lords that's no longer the case. We are still working on getting rid of the old boy network and many more people who come from working class families are getting into Cambridge or as in my case Oxford and its going to take time but it will get fair for all in Government and what College you can get into,omg I hope this makes sense as I am typing this on my phone and can't see what I am writing or wether it makes sense 😂
Hereditary peers can still pass on their titles but that does no longer entitle you to sit in the house of Lords even if you are a Lord 😊
The Party Seven was indeed (sadly) consumed by lone drinkers. Intended as a party drink, there was a separate tap, my dad bought one can for guests each Christmas. Whereas my mate's dad bought several cans a week and drank the lot before going to the pub. One sip was enough to put me off booze for life. It was rank.
It didn't put me off booze for life put it did put me off cheap beer.
So Mr Blobby started as a spoof Childrens TV character, used to prank celebrities on Noel’s House Party, but became a phenomenon in his own right, had a Christmas number 1 single and eventually did become a fixture of kids TV on the BBC Saturday morning show Live and Kicking in the 1990s.
When I was younger and a professional musician with an R&B Band we’d get to Denny’s about 3:30 am after some gig for coffee and breakfast before driving another hour or two or more to get home before sunrise! Denny’s had a popular Grand Slam Breakfast that was a big platter of common breakfast foods for cheap. Mentioning Denny’s brought a bunch of memories from those days “long ago” 👍🏻😂
I loved Little Chef pancakes, with ice cream and maple syrup😍
@annirvin6555 Jubilee all the way for meeeeee! Cherries and vanilla ice cream...yum.
I have made tens of thousands of them, maybe even yours, I worked in the Old Windsor, Sunningdale and Feltham branches. They were super popular in the summer, with the cooks as well as you could churn them out fast.
There was a special can opener and Soda Syphon invented a tap for the can with a small gas cylinder to keep the beer from going flat ( very unlikely, as you took them to Parties) . I remember them fondly us guys would bring them while the girls would bring some sort of Wine, eg. Martini, Cinzano or Asti Spumanti ( a sparkling wine).
Hi gorgeous, may i say, i have had my Henry Hoover for over 32 years, buying onlu replacement hoses and tools etc at a low cost.........He is still the most powerful hoover i have ever tried, and will last me my entire lifetime, and at around £75 new, an absolute bargain......Take care gorgeous. 😍😘😘😘
I remember those party 7 cans and there were party 4 also. I've bought many of them in the 70s.. Yes Amanda I think they were originally meant for sharing at a party but I've drunk many by myself in the past
Still have the Sparkletts tap for them in the back of the cutlery draw in case they ever come back in original form. Have a stock of the CO2 cartridges as used for the Soda Syphon.
@@tonys1636 I've still got the taps too but not the gas cartridges
@@petejones879 Ebay
They came out in the 60s and the beer was awful.
Mr Bobby was an invented character used to prank celebrities. They would be invited to appear on a TV show alongside this creepy accident prone "thing" which would quickly escalate towards disaster before it would be revealed who was in the suit and that it was all a joke. No idea why this character still exists.
In the last few days, with all the drama in the soap opera of our parliament, someone posted a very apt tweet!!
The last honest person to enter Parliament was Guy Fawkes!!
So very throughly British!!😂
Your first reaction to seeing Mr. Blobby was perfect. He traumatised many of us as children!!!
Hahaha I bet
He scared the **** out of me
Not as many children as Phillip Schofield surely. Mr Blobby wasn't ever funny, but at least he was harmless.
Or as Jack Whitehall put it: "How the f*** were you allowed near children?"
(On a side note, the clip from Big Fat Quiz where Whitehall got traumatised by Blobby is well worth looking up.)
Mr Blobby was meant to be a joke, but ironically people liked him.
Mr Blobby was last seen a few weeks ago auditioning for BGT. Though knocked out for the semi finals, they had him back during the semis as a guest. Standards are REALLY slipping on BGT!
My Dad woud have a Party Seven at Christmas and when we went on holiday. Yeah...I take after him...can do 7 pints and then some, in one sitting. 😆 You used to put a hole in it with a can opener sort of thing. It was like a hook. You hooked it on the edge and pulled it up and the other end went down and pierced into the can. Basically it was a big can of beer that you poured out of the pierced hole. I remember them really well from when I was growing up.
Yea, if it had been rolling around in the boot of the car on the way back from the off licence you got beer sprayed all over the ceiling !!
@@johncummins3860 🤣🤣🤣
Big fan of Henry vacuums.
You can do everything with a Henry, vacuum the car and home, and also good at cleaning up sawdust and wood shavings as well as brick dust and other building debris.
Numatic’s headquarters are in Chard Somerset, and they do try and make all of the components in the UK.
A great British success.
Now onto Watneys canned beer. There were two sizes, party four and party seven.
My rather skinny motorcycle pal managed to get three of the party seven cans in his one piece motorcycle leathers, one in the crutch and the other two zipped up to his chest and stomach! True, his leathers were a bit big for him, but I must add he got on his motorbike and managed to ride it back to the field where we were camping in!
We were at a motorbike rally and Rob really surpassed himself on the “beer collection run” at the local village, it was so funny it was a wonder that the rest of us could ride back without falling off our machines. Rob’s leathers were never the same shape again🤣🤣🤣
IIRC you could buy an accessory kit for Party Sevens which let you put a simple tap in the top turn it on its side and pour, Little Chef were probably the first sir down restaurant to include hash browns as part of a breakfast they all had big car parks so were good for groups to meet up on their way to their destination there are parts of US particularly in the great mining areas where 'pasties' can be found in shops and restaurants because mining communities from all across Europe and Cornwall emigrated to the States to work in the copper and coal mines and brought their comfort food with them you'll also find similar with Italian German and other national foods in different areas there used to be a 'wet' Henry for spills etc
The clue is in the name - 'party seven'; it's for contribution/catering to a party, when partygoers are expected to bring drink with them.
My daughter used to work at Greggs.. What I find amusing is that there are branches of Greg's in hospitals.. New Cross hospital in Wolverhampton has 2 branches
It is scary how firmly Amanda knows about British culture. It’s almost like she’s been living here for a while… 😉
'She has. For over 11 years now.
@@Psmith-ek5hq I know., Dude. I know. Amanda is a smart cookie…
Joking aside I wished I had bought a Henry they are best hovers bar none 👍
@@roymillsjnr5172 I concur.
The only posable conclusion is that she's an alien sent to spy on us.
The only flaw in her disguise is that she seems to possess common sense, not a very human characteristic.
Hi Amanda, I think the party 7 was just cheap beer for when the pubs shut early.
You could always carry on drinking at someone's house at the weekend when the pubs shut. I went to one house where they put the plug in the kitchen sink and filled it with beer and were invited to just pile in with a glass or a cup.
party 7 ,, yeah you shared . a 70s house party hadn't started until someone tried opening one with a screwdriver and a hammer ( no pull tab ) you usually re painted the ceiling after parties
Hahah brilliant
What was great about a party 7 was if you carried one to a party it got so shaken up that on opening half of the beer sprayed everywhere and over anyone in range. Luckily several were usually brought along ensuring plenty to drink ( yes it was not good beer) and almost nobody escaped some level of spray from an erupting can.
Mr blobby got a Xmas number 1 in 1993. Noel’s house party was a weekend show all about chaos
Another great video Amanda, I remember when my Dad had party sevens, he had a tap that slotted into the top, so it was easier to pour. You still get similar to this in British supermarkets, but different brands. They also have an easy pour system on them. Keep them coming ❤
Henry vacuum cleaners are sold in Australia and New Zealand.
On HoL, agreed. It's weird. Today's Guardian has an article by Norman Fowler, a minister in Margaret Thatcher's government who has worked at reforming it for decades.
Despite this week's s**t show of Boris Johnson's 'retirement' list of appointments, ironically, HoL has far better and deeper debates than HoC. Many members are mostly appointed based on their great experience and achievements in their careers in science, sport, arts, business, law, etc. Even some hereditary lords are genuinely useful contributors. So, an elected 2nd chamber is not necessarily ideal. Some better way to make use of high calibre people might be proposed
The Party Seven had a sibling, the Party Four. Either was acceptable for a rugby game, or taking to a party (clue is in the name!), but only if you had an excuse for the Party Four. Like " I've got to take the wife out tonight" "I'm the driver" (really) "I'm on antibiotics" which was usually greeted with an inquisition as to how you had acquired the malady.
Before you get the pitchforks out, Watneys had a name for producing what was known as the "accountants bitter" called Starlight, it had the lowest possible alcohol content before the customers would reject it. What was in the "Party" tins was not much stronger. The tin had to be opened with a piercing device, which was given away with the tin. I used mine only a couple of days ago to open a tin of coconut milk that defied me! Different times.
5:30 In a way you have that in the US, corporations lobbying to tweak, block, or enact laws to benefit corporations and shareholders. And the occasional corruption scandal to boot.
You’re correct, generally, people didn’t drink directly from a ‘Party Seven’ can. The idea was, as the name implies, that they were bought to use at parties, so you had seven pints in one container. However, this was in the dark days of he 70’s when major conglomerate breweries totally dominated the market, and they got away with inflicting, as the video suggests, truly awful beer on the drinking public. The can in the video was from a brewery called ‘Watneys’, which many people, rightly, referred to as ‘Grotneys’. Fortunately CAMRA, (The Campaign for Real Ale, possibly the most successful consumer group ever), came along and managed to consign the Watneys name, and several brand names of sub standard beer, to history.
This house often held many lords and ladies who had great morals and love for the British people. They did not make the laws but held many governments to account.
Much needed in the era of professional politicians who have never held a job in the real world .Their only aim was to
serve the people. In more modern times it is the political appointees in the house that have corrupted it.
In Austria you can get Beer in a 5 Liter barrel. Also Henry was also available, even a second one, it could suck up water, but I forgot the name. Btw your grunting when laughing is so cute :)
I wa born too late to sample Party Seven but, my father informed me that it was the proverbial 'GNATS PISS' with a hint of metallic!!.
Mr Blobby released his self-titled song "Mr Blobby" on 11th December 1993 and it spent 1 week at number 1 in the UK Singles Chart , but reclaimed the top spot to become the Christmas number 1 ( it spent 3 weeks at number 1) , denying Take That from getting the Christmas number one
At 71 I remember getting through many Party Sevens. The Party Seven was for many people or one, depended on the occasion. Another great one Amanda.
The Canadian Senate is something like the House of Lords. Senators are appointed (technically, by the Crown), and used to serve for life, although there is now a retirement age of 75. ALL laws in Canada must go through the Senate - which is an unelected body. One thing that is unique is Tizer. While I like Irn Bru, Tizer is amazing, and very rare to find here in Canada!
I used to be a grill chef at a little chef. Loved it. Was so busy. Sunday afternoon was always mad. Everyone wanted to come eat there
I bet 😊
Henry Hoovers may not be the most powerful or sophisticated, but they keep on working and aren't expensive to buy.
Back in 2006 I pulled one out of a builders skip, half buried in concrete dust and bricks.
Good cleanup ( looked like they used it to suck up sand and plaster) and a cheap replacement hose, and it's still working away !
The first pint of a party seven usually ended up on the ceiling due to the pressure build up. The rest was half froth and half warm beer.
I have seen a Henry hoover survive on a building site for more than 4 months. They are built like tanks
🙌🙌
Oooh yeah, Greggs sausage, bean & cheese melt, my favourite crappy treat now and again 🤤
Hereditary Peerage was banned in 1999. More often those getting into the House are nominated by the outgoing Prime Minister or nominated when parliament is dissolved, are members of the Church (26 peers from the church is the maximum). There are also 'working peers' appointed by the political parties to maintain their ability to influence outcomes - by and large it is open to corruption by political influence.
Kids were terrified of Mr Blobby, used to be hysterical
Haha I bet
I think everyone likes a Greggs. Some products are only local though Stottie are apparently available in the North East.
New to your page and from the UK. It's interesting seeing your opinion on things from here and glad you like living here
Is that another page you have?
The best thing at Little Chef, was the cherries and pancakes. 😋
Other beers were available in 7-pint cans long before Watney's Party Seven. That size of can was generically called a Pipkin, although I don't know if that was an official Imperial size.
Hartley Hare could down a can in one!
@@casinodelonge Hartley Hare!! 😀
Just stumbled on your channel thanks love I have subscribed Phil from Shropshire 🎉
Numatic vacuum cleaners are on sale in the USA. One of the stores that sells them is Walmart. They are not just available in the UK.
I really do like Henry people often see them as toys because they kind of cute but a lot of cleaners use him his face was designed to almost keep cleaners company
The question about drinking a Party Seven, in Australia there's the Darwin stubby... which is 2,252ml... in a glass bottle, the other standard sizes are long-neck 750ml, crowne 500ml and stubby 357ml.
Cant beat a Henry, reasonably priced good vacuum that takes all the punishment that you shouldn’t give it, for years and years. We have 3. 1 for the house, 1 for my builders work van and 1 for our rental house. We tried all the expensive, full of promise machines, but Henry is the best by far - it just keeps going😊
Mr. Blobby was originally a Saturday night sensation. I like Henry Hoover and Mr. Blobby. They cheer me up, in an otherwise depressing world.
the vacuum cleaner ''henry'' has also been around here in the Netherlands for years.....incl ''hetty''
:))
Mr Blobby started out on Noel's House Party, probably best described as the 90's version of Saturday Night Takeaway. He was in hidden camera pranks played on celebrities, and his basic function was to annoy the hell out of everyone while they tried to keep their cool filming whatever they were filming, which I found hysterical. Contrary to public opinion, Noel Edmonds was hardly, if ever, in the costume. The whole thing went pear-shaped when they gave Blobby his own TV show, and, by extension, his own world. He just didn't work unless he was driving real people insane. The show was a hit with its intended audience, kids, who then got his dreadful song to Christmas Number 1. I was the Dame in a panto back in 1993, and we wanted to use Mr Blobby as a surprise guest (by which I mean we put a member of our cast in a cheap Blobby costume). We got in touch with Noel Edmonds, and were told we had to give him thanks at every performance whilst presenting Blobby. An interesting video to watch is that of the now decrepit state of the Mr Blobby theme park, which failed almost immediately upon opening. It's quite creepy to see everything so abandoned.
I thought mr blobby was a thing of the past.. There was even a Mr blobby record a single in the charts.. I think it was around Xmas time one year
Agree with you about Denny’s, my personal favourite when I lived in Chicago and when visiting the USA is IHOP.
My dad used to return from the pub with a party seven regularly. From memory you'd lose the first pint from all the foam that erupted from the keg when you opened it and then lose the last two pints due to them being totally flat.
Your dad seemed like a complete pisshead.
Yes absolutely. Little Chef was a British Denny's
The Party 7 keg was designed to take to parties rather than individual bottles or cans, it came with a tap so you could pour the contents into a glass, i believe there was a bigger version too, Mr Blobby started out terrorising celebrities in the TV show Noel's House Party and was extremely funny as he just caused chaos, he wasn't ever meant to be a children's character, just to wind up the famous of stage, screen and sports, he used to physically push them around and jump all over them and even had a No.1 song in the charts, he was hugely popular at the time and recently appeared again in Britain's Got Talent.
Blobby for PM!!!
There was a smaller "Party Four", but I don't remember a bigger one.
It reminds me of a joke from that time: what's the definition of a human body? A device for turning Ruddles County into Watneys.
I remember my grandad running a wedding reception bar and it was party 7s all night as it was easier than buy separate cans or using proper kegs
I worked in building/construction for most of my life, when Henry arrived on site he was a game changer, filling a hole in the floor you had to remove any crumbs and dust first ( so guaranteed to stick)
We used to use paint brushes or toothbrush - but then, Henry ( no need for a bag)- wow seconds and in the smallest voids.
Finished job the ladies brought along a Henrietta!!!!,, We went Whaaaaat???
Priceless.
I can remember Party Sevens but for some reason can't remember much about drinking them .
The alternate name for Little Chef was Little Thief due to how expensive they were.
Have you noticed? You never see Mr Blobby and Boris Johnson on telly together at the same time?
12:00 Especially spooky given that they have the same metier…
Not a beer drinker but the Party Seven is still probably better than White Lightening (and I am a cider drinker)
I believe both here and the US Re Zone the boundaries of constituencies to best suit their particular candidates (although we did eventually get rid of Rotten Boroughs which could have only one eligible voter, see the Blackadder episode)
Henry is the best. With such a simple hoover it goes on forever. Unbeatable.
I’ve had my Henry 22 years now and Imported it Thailand when we immigrated and it’s still going strong.
Truly the AK 47 of Vacuum cleaners!💪💪💪
Can you imagine getting home and saying to your parents or better half , ive only had one can tonight !!
Those Henry vacuums are GREAT. I had a Dyson and a Vax, now have a Henry and it seems to clean better. And more durable/reliable too.
There will as a party four as well,once open you had to drink the lot ,lol bit of a knack to opening to! Happy days
In Scotland more In Bru is sold than Coke...and I don't mean the powder!
Lol!
I have heard that 👍🏻
The were many factors to the death of Little Chef but the most significant one was a change to the structure of Britain's road network and cars. At its height Littlechef had its restaurants next to British A roads, the A road was usually a single carriageway between major towns and cities. From the end of the 80s and into the 90s Britain was heavily upgrading its road network, firstly many A roads were upgraded from single carriageway to dual and secondly new motorways which can have three or more lanes in both directions were built. On the A roads this forced Littlechef to build more branches to serve both sides of the road whilst on the motorways Littlechef had no real presence with drivers instead using motorway service stations which would usually have McDonalds, KFC and Burgerking. Littlechef couldn't afford to build the extra restaurants next to A roads or on the motorway network. Another factor when Littlechef was next to single carriageway roads the cars were smaller and slower, drivers wanting to go a long distance would welcome the Littlechef stops where they could get refreshments. With cars becoming more reliable and faster drivers tended to prefer travelling long distance on the motorways taking away even more custom. The final blow was a change in tastes, from 2000 on British drivers started to prefer Coffee and panini take out than a sit down meal with tea. Starbucks and Costa (a British coffee chain rival) set up concessions in service stations and motorway services across the country to satisfy that demand. The customer market for Littlechef collapsed and the couldn't afford to build the new restaurants where the customers were now. They made a final attempt to modernise their menu to appeal to a new customer base but put simply their restaurants were in the wrong place selling the wrong product.
Yeah, Mr Blobby is like Marmite, you either love him or hate him, personally I was a Mr Blobby fan back in the 90's, and so was my mum for that matter! He even released his own song which reached number 1 in the charts back in 1993!😄
Most notably, the Mr Blobby novelty single was the *Christmas* number one, which was one of those weird British cultural obsessions of the recent past. Also, I bought it, and I'm pretty sure I still have the CD somewhere.
I use that CD as a revenge tactic on some rather disagreeable neighbors... After the 10th or 20th loop in a row...they'd announce that they're moving out of the neighborhood... Then I learned the entire time on the bagpipes and played along...
I bought it on cassette, I don't think I discovered CD's until a few years later!😄
Mr Blobby first came light as a tool for Noel Edmunds to prank unsuspecting celebrities on his house party show. It would be a hidden camera section where they thought they were making a children's program. Blobby was in the show and would ruin filming. Eventually after hours of torment Noel would reveal he was inside the costume. Sorry for the long winded answer but I thought that would be an explanation you could understand.
I'd forgotten that , a pity it didn't end there
Mr Blobby was creepy, but not as creepy as Noel Edmonds.
Don't think it was Noel inside as were often on stage together in 'House Party', Noel appearing to make the hidden camera reveal whist Blobby still on stage. Like the 'Stig' we may never know which struggling actor was inside him.
@Tony S here is a link of him doing exactly what I said. czcams.com/video/-j9of2IPCRE/video.html
@@tonys1636 It was mostly the GOTCHA segments with Blobby that Noel presented the trophy to the intended victim...
I use my Henry every day at work up to 6 hours for dust extraction when sanding plaster etc, 8 years old still goin strong. Mr Blobby was never as creepy as Schofield the nonce.
you can tell you have been here a lot you keep dropping ting British twangs its very cute
Thank you 😊
Hi Amanda I still have my Henry which i use every day thou it now has the new pro hover head on it, still works great! and i do miss the little chef were great for a break. i've heard of party 7 but never had a can of it, or not that I can remember LOL
Love Gregg’s my first stop when I arrive in the UK and my last stop when leaving as they have a Gregg’s in Newcastle Airport.😊
I remember the Party 7 very well. When I was younger16/17, I was the only one in my group of mates that looked old enough to buy one. We would get one and share it round. No need for I.D back in the early 70s !
Mr. Blobby was NOT for kids. It would give adults nightmares, never mind kids !!
He’s creepy haaa
Also got a Party 7 for the FA Cup final, even though I was the only one in my family who watched it.
@@AMANDARAEUK He was the unintended sex symbol of the 1990s...
The great joy of the Party 7 was rifling through someone else's kitchen trying to find something to open it with, before eventually settling on a screwdriver and fork and using these to knock 2 holes in the top, one to pour from and one to allow the air in. The beer itself was dreadful and was always room temperature because you could never fit the massive can in the fridge.
Or as crazy as having a Queen\King. In a place of power only through being born into a family. Lets just hope they all will be nice people.🤞
Party Seven. Seven pints @ 20 fluid ounces a pint is 140 floz. In US, @ 16 floz a pint, that's 112 floz - big difference. The P7 alcohol level was higher than Millers and Bud in US back then. P7 was foul, like US beer, but even worse. P7 and the rest of mainstream brewing at the time gave rise to CAMRA and better beer for everyone.
Travelling and washing dishes in backwoods US in early 1970s, was astonished at how Americans couldn't hold beer. They were getting silly after 2 US pints of week beer. We'd be bog steady sober after a whole night of jugs. It was fun confusing them as they assumed we'd be drunk and try to suggest stupid stuff that we could see through immediately. Bog, the appropriate word - many visits to the gents (bathroom)
Haha I bet it was a laugh!
There used to be a shop at the end of my street that sold Henry hoovers
I remember Party 7. They were very difficult to open.
You can now buy a similar thing but it's bigger, about 8 pints I think, and is easier to open
Many people undervalue the House of Lords, it acts as a brake on some of the more extreme legislation that comes out of the commons, often in response to public reaction to an event. They can't actually block legislation forever, they can only slow it down by sending it back for amendment, but only a few times(three?). It's also not only composed of the aristocracy (wealth has nothing to do with it!) but includes life peers appointed by the commons (the current PM usually) as well as high-ranking Anglican clergy, judges, and a few others. Because they don't have to answer to an electorate they don't have to support populist measures when these are potentially damaging to the nation. It does tend towards the conservative(small c) but it is only ever a brake not a block.
Aren't there very few hereditary peers now? Some very dodgy people get appointed though. But in general I agree with your assessment, Alan, and disagree with the original video which obviously completely colours Amanda's response.
@@myotherchannel2729 I think hereditary peers (ie the aristocracy) still form the majority but in practice, very few of them turn up for debates (unless maybe it's about fox hunting or such) so, in reality, it is the appointed peers who will usually have the say.
@@alangauld6079 According to Wikipedia's "House of Lords" article "In 1999, the practice of hereditary membership was abolished save for 92 excepted hereditary peers. Today, 90 hereditary peers are elected by internal by-elections, and the remaining two are appointed upon succession as the Earl Marshal or Lord Great Chamberlain. Membership of the House of Lords is no longer inherited." 92 out of 779 peers counts as "very few hereditary peers now" in my opinion, especially considering that prior to that they were 57% of the members of the House of Lords.
@@myotherchannel2729 Ah, I missed that change. That is a "Good Thing" IMHO. It removes the biggest weakness of the "Lords" in that it was largely populated by inherited peers with a personal agenda, even if most were "never shows". Thanks for pointing that out.
Cool Host ! Great personality ! Good show. Party 7, seen lots of them, back in the day, when house parties were normal. ✌️☮️
Canada's upper house is also an unelected house with members appointed the same as the House of Lords.
My mama had a Henry that lasted 20 years. I practically grew up with it. And her George is still going I think.
It used to be called a party 7, I am not sure about the USA but in the UK it was not uncommon for building workers to go to the pub and drink 8 UK pints in an evening. Many times I used to drink 5 or 6 pints a night now I am older I mainly drink wine. The Cornish home-made pasty used to have savory filling at one end and a sweet filling at the other to be an all in one meal when working all day deep in tin mines not requiring plates or cutlery.
The section on the House of Lords was a little inaccurate. The Lords can amend and delay House of Commons legislation but not block it - Although if they delay legislation towards the end of a Parliamentary session the Commons might run out of time to pass it. They haven't been able to block legislation outright since the 1911 Parliament Act, when the Lords tried to block the "People's Budget" by the then Liberal government. Also most Hereditary Peers were removed in 1999. Most current members of the House of Lords are appointed by current and former Prime Ministers. It's all a bit of a mess but they occasionally come to the rescue of the country when the House of Commons wants to do something crazy. Alas, they couldn't stop Brexit.
Hi Amanda. My father worked for Watneys and party 7 was a huge hit,especially at xmas. Watneys beer was quite lightweight but red barrel was the best.