Saturday 12 November 2022

A First Calstock Firework Display

 So this is one of those evenings with the winter events kicking in and to be fair, soon it will have to be telling more truths and the review of the year coming up in just over 1 month, it was time to explore a local event and actually with how the Bonfire night, went, it felt right to go to do this. So we maybe enjoy some fireworks and realise why I don't like going to pubs anymore.


A Catchup Day at work

So it was again another day of having to get the bus to work, I ran down and after the 10 past mark, it's like the bus stopped just before the stop to let me on and the driver said "I should have got on further up" But I paid the £3 and then got to the bus station. I decided to then not to wear the mask. I got off the bus at the station and walked to the shop. 

I got into the shop and it was to catch up on previous works and emails to do as well as A laptop to clone over and even some bits with the customers, like passwords, resets and also other bits. 

Later on, my parents popped into the shop and were seated, giving me waffles and a Rubicon bottle. 

The Rubicon and the chocolate waffle 

Then It got some iPad screens apart which was from a plan to get that done for the next week. But it ended up being 17:20 and a toilet was needed since the night before my stomach was rumbling a lot or a fair bit like it was going straight through me, but this probably is stress related since the past fists have been shaking nonstop until the end of Saturday on that side.  But I was on my way home by 18:10 and it was time to get the bus home. 

I got to the bus stop and there were these group of teens just doing their bants, as I got my face mask on, I saw and heard this lady comment about it and how she was being harassed and man enough to set them straight or something, but a few minutes later than planned, the bus arrived and I got on without paying since the return was the one, so 2nd bus there and last bus home. 

But I got on and checked with things like Feabie and metrodle and then it was some bit of time to kill with the signal dropping. But then it was time to get off, but the bunch of teens ended up. getting off after me, So I was then getting out and time to get walking up the hill, It was around the 18:45 mark, and the air was mild which felt right. 

So I got home,. 

The Evening out to Calstock

So, I got back home and then it was time to get changed and shaved, I said about the train times and it was actually later around 19:21 since of the delays that day.   But once shaved and the same clothes on, I got to leave with them and we walked down, the shaking was not as much the Glasses Semi charged and with the Light and cable going with, it helped to be able to charge them on the train for the way there. 

We eventually got to the station, and it was getting to be a bit busy. But still room on the platform an a around 8-minute wait until the train arrived. Using the railcard, i ended up paying £1.95 for a return which is actually cheaper than £3.80 my parents paid for a single each even with the 2 together railcard. 

The Station

AS we got on and then took a seat, it felt nice and comfy also the screens were off but the USB plugs were working nicely too. So i charged iot up and the conductor just came by and I showed the Ticket QR code. Then it was very much coming into the station. 

We got off and then a fair amount walked down the hill. The Path was pitch black but then it lead to the road which was packed, and I mean PACKED, like a gridlock of even dads just dropping off their daughter on the middle of the road and 3 of us squeezing by a card to head down to the quay. 

When we got there it was a MAJOR smell of the WEED, like it was cold air, Crowds in both the social club and the tamar in and the other pub and well it was a chaos of crowds. We walked our way to the car park since the pizza place i bought garlic bread once on a Tuesday. We greeted and she said she sold out but we got a menu with the number on it and well. it was the time to walk about to find a place, it was 19:45 so actually best to kill 15 minutes until the display. 


Eventually we stood near the bus stop and it was showing the opposite side of the river and torches on the other side. Eventually it was time. 

The Display 


Well, it happened about 8:01 and well it ended up a very good performance and whne it thought it ended, it carried on and so many bangs, whizzes and also the reflection, even from the chance of  a boat getting close by but not our problem. I'm surprised i got the glasses to film the whole thing without any hassle but even typing this, I'm not looked at the footage fully. 


The Start of the fireworks, the flashing 



Small Glimmers 



The Pink in the sky 



The smoke and the flares 



A blurry smoke 




A more of a pimk feeling to it 




The colours and the smoke 




The smoke a bit more 




The final bangs the smoke 

So it ended up the 20 minutes and then that display was over, time was finished and it ended up the crowds dispersing slowly, but the pubs were FULLY packed, well except one. 


The Time to kill to just get a drink 


We were thinking on ideas on where to go for a drink or food for our actual tea, so with both pubs full, we decided to go o the Boot in up the road, we walk via the semi little houses, but then it lead to the boot in with the green door. We opened the door and it was very quiet, like only around the bar  a few crowd. We waited for about 15 minutes and this chap got him and his wife served, the wife greeted us with a nod, but then the bartender or bar rep ended up serving this guide in a dark green top with a beard before us, like just skipped by us and after the bar rep served the ones to his left and then we just walked out since it was clear the ignorance was happening here. 

So we walked out and then ended up standing in a 25 minute queue in the Calstock Social club to get a drink, from cute big girls, farmers and even more week and nightclub smells when standing in the queue, we eventually paid £11.20 for 3 drinks and 3 packets of crisps, I got lime and lemonade and chicken wings max crisps in the end. 

The nice handle with the lime and lemonade

Now we chatted abut things and listened to the chatter and all that. But it took the time to work out the ideas and it was to be starting to walk our way up,  this was around the quarter to 10 mark. So we first had to re-trace steps to get mums other glove back, then it was the case of walking back up the hill, the road was dead quiet and not traffic jam at all. But then it was time to sit on the seat and wait for the train. Seeing a be-real that reminded me of a what if didn't help my mind focus. But it was time to do a selfie anyway. 

The be real




A Viww of the viaduct from the crossing 




A view of the station from the tracks 



But then the train appeared and we got on and sat by a table, but then it was a smooth ride back, with the train, so we still wait. But eventually by 10:22, we got off the train and walked home. Then from getting changed, we had a late night tea of the ham mayo rolls which worked really nicely. But then it lead to finally go to bed and it was the end of the day. 

But thanks for reading this and its now looking like its gong to the be the start of the end of the year Review, which will takeup ALOT of my time, but we shall see. 

omracer