tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post7318065972975308341..comments2024-03-28T14:22:54.579+00:00Comments on Coronation Street Blog: Joe McIntyre's big send offGlenda Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03366238040782331941noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-61932666144553848632010-11-26T21:44:28.534+00:002010-11-26T21:44:28.534+00:00hi ,michelle connor has been wearing a grey jumper...hi ,michelle connor has been wearing a grey jumper dress on coronation street , she had it on when she was still working at the rovers , then again tonight ( 26.11.10 )in the new club . it's grey , with a long cowl neck and short arms , please could you tell me where i could get one myself , Many Thanks , jftennessee .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-67107980452053022372010-02-11T19:35:19.395+00:002010-02-11T19:35:19.395+00:00it was quite hilarious in the end, i think the pro...it was quite hilarious in the end, i think the producers just wanted to see joe suffer as much as possible. i couldn't believe it when he wasn't unconscious after falling overboard, the shot of him swimming from under the water made me think "heck, joe is the most unlucky man on the planet, maybe they'll go all out and a shark or lake monster will suddenly appear and drag him manwithnonamenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-46642449270904644792010-02-10T14:33:33.742+00:002010-02-10T14:33:33.742+00:00Good ridance. Can't stand Joe!Good ridance. Can't stand Joe!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-90573961036558726942010-02-10T10:37:30.426+00:002010-02-10T10:37:30.426+00:00gadgee that isn't always the case but often wh...gadgee that isn't always the case but often when it's a long time character, they will hold off the end tune.Tvorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414660140541680599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-88625597719748367332010-02-10T00:53:06.384+00:002010-02-10T00:53:06.384+00:00Yeah that was a good shot. I liked the pull-out f...Yeah that was a good shot. I liked the pull-out from the mobile, and that ring tone. I might be making this up, but wasn't there a time when if a character died in an episode there'd be no theme tune at the end?gadgeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09672677769783988960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-3610709694143500302010-02-09T17:01:32.080+00:002010-02-09T17:01:32.080+00:00I think you're missing the point that in the s...I think you're missing the point that in the struggle with Gail, before setting off, he fell and sprained his wrist (hence the constant yelps of pain when trying to man-handle the dinghy). He realised he didn't have the strength to continue to hang on to the boat, let alone pull himself onboard. I do think it would have been neater, however, to simply knock him out cold with that boom andCobblestonenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-77721018211517065522010-02-09T16:04:12.838+00:002010-02-09T16:04:12.838+00:00Hypothermia? But he wasn't in the water more t...Hypothermia? But he wasn't in the water more than 5 or 10 minutes. Mind you it would be pretty frigging cold in February. Don't forget his also had an injured wrist that probably stopped him from holding on too well. <br /><br />I suppose the car could have been hired. He needed money for that, and for the cottage. All for his nefarious plan. so Gail could have the money to pay off his Tvorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414660140541680599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-54613532898889770452010-02-09T14:17:16.779+00:002010-02-09T14:17:16.779+00:00John - I'm guessing that Joe sank as he reache...John - I'm guessing that Joe sank as he reached the boat because hypothermia had set in and he didn't have the strength to pull himself out of the water. Swimming in icy cold water wearing full clothing is extremely hard, even for the strongest of swimmers. I for one cheered to see him sink!<br /><br />As for the SUV, I thought it had some kind of sticker on the driver's side door, somy two centsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-87106487189006831772010-02-09T13:57:44.979+00:002010-02-09T13:57:44.979+00:00I couldn't understand why Joe (who presumably ...I couldn't understand why Joe (who presumably can swim) had such a hard time swimming the 5 yards to either the boat or dinghy. Yes we saw him take a swig from a bottle, but he clearly hadn't had that much to drink as had been with Gail until not long before. Then, having finally reached the boat he appeared to simply give up and sink beneath the water. Odd.<br /><br />And for someone so Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-47994939611397298012010-02-09T10:51:17.244+00:002010-02-09T10:51:17.244+00:00Anonymous, I realize you have more insight into th...Anonymous, I realize you have more insight into this issue than most of us from the sounds of it. Your views are certainly very interesting to read. But we all know that television fiction is not going to reflect real life exactly and most of us love to pick apart the storylines and characters as fictional characters. If this were someone we knew in our lives, of course we wouldn't be Tvorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414660140541680599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-67652277710939834862010-02-09T10:02:43.509+00:002010-02-09T10:02:43.509+00:00Disappointed in the Joe exit yesterday, after all ...Disappointed in the Joe exit yesterday, after all the big build up, it was unintentionally hilarious with Gail screaming and falling down. Notice they had a posh silver 4 x 4 which must have been worth about £20k, thought Joe was broke? The nosy neighbours of course "just happened" to be passing. Anonymous, please stop writing reams of stuff, its taking too long to read.Willie Eckerslikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-64711319391579818552010-02-09T09:24:00.303+00:002010-02-09T09:24:00.303+00:00No, no, no...these loan sharks have no incentive t...No, no, no...these loan sharks have no incentive to seize stuff like boats, cars, etc. anymore than banks want to seize them upon foreclosure. CASH, cold hard, cash is what loan sharks, the illegal variety and the legal variety (banks) prefer. As they say in the finance biz -- the more "liquid" the asset, the better. Loan sharks are not in the business of trying to sell seized hard Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-73052999429602435732010-02-09T08:39:37.743+00:002010-02-09T08:39:37.743+00:00They've been a bit vague about how much Joe ow...They've been a bit vague about how much Joe owes/d - five grand has been mentioned, and I THINK Rick agreed to accept a certain sum in settlement (was it two, that Joe borrowed from Ted?) then obviously welshed and started turning the screws again for more as these evil sharks do. I think a debt plot line was a great idea, especially in the current "climate", but this one had too Sea Penguinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06606855616626032312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-88074367354969527912010-02-08T22:19:07.304+00:002010-02-08T22:19:07.304+00:00I think the writers deliberately obsured the amoun...I think the writers deliberately obsured the amount Joe owed and the way the loan sharks calculated the interest on interest,etc. It's probably more than 5 grand, but some outrageous amount. <br /><br />And declaring formal bankruptcy won't protect you from a criminal creditor who's got no formal papers, etc. They are criminals charging criminal rates of interest -- organized crime, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-44957787316700848162010-02-08T22:07:57.334+00:002010-02-08T22:07:57.334+00:00It is a good storyline, and I enjoyed tonight'...It is a good storyline, and I enjoyed tonight's episodes. But it does feel very unrealistic, like others have said why doesn't he go to police? Or the citizens advice bureau? News channels sometimes do features on the dangers of loan sharks, it looks like there's support for people in these situations. Surely Joe would have realised that? <br /><br />And I'm a bit confused, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-65895230062429474412010-02-08T21:54:18.257+00:002010-02-08T21:54:18.257+00:00Why doesn't Joe just go to the police! That...Why doesn't Joe just go to the police! That's what makes this storyline so hard to handle. yes, he's got a boat that the loan shark should have taken straight away.<br /><br />If there was no loan shark in the mix, there's always bankruptcy which was Joe's other alternative.Tvorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414660140541680599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-87134025067320147712010-02-08T20:57:48.350+00:002010-02-08T20:57:48.350+00:00What a stupid story line, why doesn't he sell ...What a stupid story line, why doesn't he sell the boat and the jeep? He owes 5 grand!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-4957899805109551572010-02-08T20:46:38.246+00:002010-02-08T20:46:38.246+00:00Let's hope none of us ever get into the positi...Let's hope none of us ever get into the position that Joe finds himself in. If we're employed - let's hope we can keep our jobs until we retire with a nice, fat pension and during our time as pensioners- the pension fund continues to earn a healthy return and we don't have to go back to work in our old age. And if we're self-employed, let's hope our customers don't Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-48877057010370650042010-02-08T20:11:29.995+00:002010-02-08T20:11:29.995+00:00Is Joe "going to Portugal", like granny...Is Joe "going to Portugal", like granny Blanche?? (sorry - no disrespect intended to the seriously late lamented)Sea Penguinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06606855616626032312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-61769726620169525182010-02-08T20:11:22.072+00:002010-02-08T20:11:22.072+00:00It is a good storyline. I feel like part of the re...It is a good storyline. I feel like part of the reason we can't stand Joe, especially now in the recession, is he is our biggest fear - getting too far into debt that he has to fake his own death! No one wants to be Joe, so no one wants to watch Joe. At least, that's what I think!Yoorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07898051554190306177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-13930483227300476992010-02-08T18:19:56.881+00:002010-02-08T18:19:56.881+00:00Excellent link, Ellen. I may blog that later in th...Excellent link, Ellen. I may blog that later in the week. People are always asking about locations, thanks!Tvorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414660140541680599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-82802860197023289402010-02-08T18:17:08.575+00:002010-02-08T18:17:08.575+00:00It's a good storyline even if i dislike Joe. I...It's a good storyline even if i dislike Joe. I do like Gail and am glad when she's got a front burning story. This story is set to fall out through much of the year too!Tvorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414660140541680599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-38584731909511554232010-02-08T17:50:50.523+00:002010-02-08T17:50:50.523+00:00We stayed in the same Lake District Cottage that G...We stayed in the same Lake District Cottage that Gail & Joe and if was wonderful! We rented it through www.lakelovers.co.uk The cottage is called Wyke Bay<br /><br />EllenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com