You left me in New Mills, where Mrs RM was weighing up the Pros (world class views down the Goyt Valley) and Cons (poor reviews for the Chinese takeaway).
“I could always go to Whaley Bridge for a takeaway” I offered, remembering a NCTSS 4.5 Chinese supper from 2008, which may reveal excess optimism on my part.
We haven’t sold our house yet, the sign isn’t even up, but that hasn’t stopped Mrs RM’s walking into gardens to nosey through windows, She can’t see the problem in this.
From the street, we could hear the Goyt rushing past the mill.
Unless you’re in a campervan, or it’s coming through your door, or it’s BRAPA, the sound of rushing water from your window is a definite plus.
15 years since we visited the millenium walkway and thought “That’ll be nice when it’s finished”, the old mill is finally starting to show some life.
Then she saw the pub that would be her local if she lived here.
The Rock isn’t a Beer Guide pub, just a local. But I know a few Americans who’d love a local like this.
Handwashed and contact & trace-compliant, I observed the sort of cheery Robinson’s local that the Dark Peak excels in.
Mrs RM always expects me to get her “a Dizzy Blonde for a dizzy blonde” so she can write about casual sexism on Facebook.
Sorry. It’s Unicorn.
Only managed a sip, Mrs RM rating it highly enough. NBSS 3, I guess.
By the end she was outlining her decorating plans to a local who probably knows Quosh.
Must have been half a dozen in, half a dozen out in the garden. OK but not dazzling Saturday trade on the second Saturday of the rest of our lives.
We were won over, particularly when we saw the Donald Duck lego.
But how would Glossop compare ?
retiredmartin 
The Goyt forms part of the the boundary between our CAMRA branch, Stockport and South Manchester, and High Peak, North East Cheshire and Tameside. Iirr, it follows the border of the pre-1974 County Borough of Stockport (the local government entity that the town’s football club is named after).
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In the end, Stockport always comes down to boundary disputes !
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Wouldn’t the level of appeal depend on whether they sell cask Old Tom in winter?
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Scott,
I made the mistake of using the Rock Tavern in April last year so no pints of Old Tom.
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Glossop it seems to be then….
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Who needs takeaway when you can have Unicorn? Eat crisps.
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Unicorn crisps?
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New flavor? Not a bad idea. Bitter crisps.
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There was a Guinness flavoured Sensations, and many companies add the contents of that duff pint of York Guzzler from Wales to ready salted crisps during the current vinegar shortage.
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Better than Dodo twists.
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“current vinegar shortage” ?
Vinegar glut I thought with all that four month old cask beer from when all the pubs shut.
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It was all converted to craft murk last month, Paul.
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When I was a college student I reckon I made an evening meal of beer and crisps at least once or twice. I mean, nutritionists wouldn’t approve of it, but what *do* they approve of?! 😉
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And you turned out pretty well😀 Too bad you didn’t have Unicorn flavor.
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#Hero
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Moving oop north then lad. Tha’ll ave to learn’t language 🙄
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Great looking pint, pub and peaks… perfect mix 👍 I need to get there more often
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Are you nearing the stage of moving house? Last time we did that was 2003, and oh my goodness, the sheer mass of useless c**p we’ve accumulated since then! I’ll be interested to hear of how it goes for you if you’re inclined to write about it. We’ll be making a move in 5 to 10 years’ time, I reckon.
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Our last move was 2003 as well, Mark. We’re both a bit obssessively anti-clutter, but I do have 25 years of National Geographic to dispose of humanely, which will be a challenge.
Where would you move to ? The Ozarks ? Macclesfield ?
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We have this dream of retiring to Japan, actually. But man, I’m going to need at least a five year head start getting rid of things before we’re able to do that!
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Start with getting rid of everything that doesn’t breathe and see how far that takes you.
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You must have been aghast at the amount of clutter when you visited our place last year, Martin. I can’t really hide behind us having builders in at the time, either! 🙄
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I take gentlefolk to hospital (or did till March). I can’t believe how cluttered folks houses get!
You’re not gentlefolk, Paul(70+). Gentle, perhaps.
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Mark,
Is “useless c**p” a euphemism for an archive ?
1979 and 1992 were the last two times I moved.
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1987 and 1994 for us, but we might look at down-sizing once young Bailey has flown the nest. However, given the amount of clutter we’ve accumulated, especially Mrs PBT’s clothes and shoe collection, it would take us a year or three just to get ready for a move.
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