The 24 hour spar, the light at the end of the tunnel for many a confused student. Don't get alarmed if you find yourself purchasing a packet of biscuits and coffee there at 5 am and bump into someone you know doing the same thing.
<Mr_T> so tell me more about spar <aneurin> well, in aberystwyth there be two spar shops-- or as the local resident population tend to call "siopiau". One is open 24 hours except on rare occasions and boasts a larger stock. The smaller spar closes at around 11pm but sometimes before. Staff in the larger spar tend to keep employment-- the turnover is infrequent and staff usually become quite efficient, especially with regard to smoking accessories-- <aneurin> they usually have the foresight to pre-empt requirements for skins when you buy tobacco etc. All in all, 7/10. losing points for enduring Spar Radio when stoned and stuck in a queue full of chavs, just after being heckled by a hobo wanting booze <Mr_T> good story
Aneurin is clearly dellusional/drunk. There are in fact (at least) THREE spars in the vicinity on Aberystwyth. The third being in Waunfawr. Not a lot of people realise that it's open until 10pm even on Sundays, with co-op closing at 4pm.
<aimaz> "she wants me to pay now money is in my pocket... she's looking at me in a strange way... i can't wait to eat my yoghurt"
Nah, that's crap -there are four - one on Penchavau road as well.
Bah, nobody except the peasants living on campus care about that Spar! --aneurin
So you see, there's no reason to cut short that Sunday lie in in a rush to get to co-op
"What's open?"
"The SPAR, of course"
Before the 'SPAR' was the petrol station, where scared looking people would offer you randomly chosen products through a wire grill
Normal conversation would go
FADOOM <BANG>
Hello, you want a mars bar
er no
FADOOM <BANG>
What about this packet of crisps
Er no
FADOOM <BANG BANG BANG>
Look here, I have 4 types of crap bread, was it that you wanted
Er no, can I have a pack of mints
What?! There right over there, its a 2 second trip. I will get them but make you know I am disgusted at you for making me do my job
Here, Take them and leave.Quickly
FADOOM <BANG BANG BANG>
The horror of that is ended....
The Spar in Tollesby, Middlesbrough is home to the most beautiful woman in the world - the assistant manageress, Cheryl. Just thought i'd throw that in.