The first rule of blogging; if you can’t be interesting be topical. Before this year I thought B & Q were an ’80s post-soul (?) group whose Number 40 single from July of 1985* cost me 10p a few months later in Parrot Records of Cambridge. I was wrong. They’re a money-making machine that have… Continue reading MY ROLE IN THE B & Q BOOM
Month: March 2021
THE CIRCUS AND THE “BEAR”
Only THREE MORE WEEKS, folks ! Where will you be on the Glorious 12th ? I’m still planning, but my best bet of an actual tick (new GBG pub) appears to be in Clay Cross. It may be 75 minutes seems a long way for a half of Jaipur under an umbrella in the Derbyshire… Continue reading THE CIRCUS AND THE “BEAR”
ON A DEEPCAR TIP
I just had a chat to Matthew about the important things in life, like barbering and blogging. Matt has 3 weeks before he can start clipping again (join the queue), and is filling time in a clothing warehouse near the Etihad. I’m oddly proud. “What are you finding to blog about ?” he asked. “Oh,… Continue reading ON A DEEPCAR TIP
GUESS THE PUB GOES UNCONVENTIONAL
Welcome to the nerve centre of RetiredMartin.com, where I’ve given in to that exciting bottle of Belgian “Fruitage” tonight while I give you a late night Guess the Unconventional Pub. Etu or Lorenzo will have it already, JRC will identify it from the drone pictures, Not much to tell you about the location; there’s no… Continue reading GUESS THE PUB GOES UNCONVENTIONAL
WEEPING AT THE BEAUTY OF IT ALL…
It’s a year since the pubs closed, as Mudgie reminded us this morning. I’d already called it a day by then, though some made hay on that final Friday before the table service and barbed wire at the bar ruined pub going for ever. Those first days of Lockdown were scary and unsettling, and not… Continue reading WEEPING AT THE BEAUTY OF IT ALL…
MALTBY PITCHES FOR SIR TIM TO CUT THE RIBBON ON THE GLORIOUS 12th
I’ve had no knocks on the door after visiting Blyth the other day, so I might have got away with crossing the county border (again). But then Google Maps reckons it’s in Rotherham and it HAS got a Sheffield postcode. Look how green it all is between those built-up big cities and bucolic Blyth; I… Continue reading MALTBY PITCHES FOR SIR TIM TO CUT THE RIBBON ON THE GLORIOUS 12th
SURE-FIRE WAYS TO AVOID COVID VACCINE SIDE EFFECTS
One of the many triumphs of the Government’s response to the Covid pandemic has been recruiting Sir Timbo to the vaccine procurement team. Buying up short-dated Sputnik jabs cheap (with CAMRA discount vouchers) and re-labelling them as Astra Zenica has enabled us to shoot through the 50-somethings this week. The Manchester City forum Blue Moon… Continue reading SURE-FIRE WAYS TO AVOID COVID VACCINE SIDE EFFECTS
GUESS THE PUB WONDERS WHY THE PUMP CLIP’S TURNED ROUND
I bought this latest round of “Guess the Pubs” as a job lot, so there MAY be duplication. Would you even notice ? There’s almost a clue in the title but our location is an 11 letter village only famous for one product (No. 22). Our product was named in 1795 by a semi-famous Martin,… Continue reading GUESS THE PUB WONDERS WHY THE PUMP CLIP’S TURNED ROUND
60 UP
Mum and Dad celebrated their Diamond Wedding Anniversary today. They had a nice card from the Queen, though I know they’d have preferred a Chinese takeaway from Chung Hwa with me and Sis; that’ll have to wait. There won’t be a (belated) celebratory pint in The Sun. Mum’s not a Pub (Wo)Man, and probably doesn’t… Continue reading 60 UP
LIFE RETURNS… BIT BY BIT
Not exactly writer’s block, but there’s a definite lack of compelling material at the moment. If only I could go on holiday like our American readers…. So it’ll be Guess the Pub goes to Grimsby, “Ooh look at the crumbling John Smiths pub“, and my domestic arrangements for a while longer. Speaking of domestics, this… Continue reading LIFE RETURNS… BIT BY BIT
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