I hope you’ve had a good day and saved loads of pubs. Unless you’re a Pub Ticker (memberships still available for GBG 21, send s.a.e. for details), you’ll never understand the visceral excitement of closing in for a tick, particularly in these Troubled Times. As I arrived back at Piccadilly, 20 minutes before an un-booked… Continue reading BEATNIKZ S’QUOSHED
Author: retiredmartin
Retired NHS, doing long walks around UK and the world to record the great bits. Focused on Good Beer Guide pubs and live music.
A HALF OF HYDE’S
Well, I hope you enjoyed that live-blogging from a Spoons today, the Heaventeenth of May, as life returned to normal. Mostly. But now I’ve got to bring this blog up-to-date, or I’ll get distressed and take it out on Baa Baa. So here’s part II of the Cheadle Hulme Hop, as I look for something… Continue reading A HALF OF HYDE’S
THE HEAVENTEENTH OF MAY
I had a late night on Sunday, gripped by a Mumsnet saga about a Dad who forgot to wake up his wife before their 7 year old opened his birthday presents. Mumsnet Advice – “Leave the Bastard” , “Never forgive him”, “Chop his willy off“. So ANGRY. So I was a bit tired this morning,… Continue reading THE HEAVENTEENTH OF MAY
WELCOME HOME, PUBS
The first Proper Pubs will have opened the doors a few minutes ago and welcomed back the Carling and Smooth drinkers into the welcoming bosom of their Public House. Sadly, it’ll still be a little while till you can stand at the bar or chat to random strangers, as Table Service (ugh !) rules till… Continue reading WELCOME HOME, PUBS
SHOWER DODGING IN CHEADLE HULME
Parental Advisory : Contains a handled glass. Oh, too late. I actually booked my onward train to Cheadle Hulme ON THE TRAIN to Piccadilly. If I can keep this level of IT competence up, I will soon be able to order a beer without Mrs RM’s help. My first Wednesday tick was either to be… Continue reading SHOWER DODGING IN CHEADLE HULME
TO MANCHESTER !
Tomorrow the pubs open their doors so that us bloggers will have something more to blog about than complaints about wine gardens and ordering by apps. I can’t wait, and I’d better make a decision about where I’ll be tomorrow. Go on, guess. Some will complain about table service and social distancing remaining in pubs,… Continue reading TO MANCHESTER !
AND ALSO THE TREES
Tuesday saw the tree-choppers arrive. Honestly, there’s always someone at our house; plumbers, plasterers, electricians, Beer 52 delivery driver. The Sheffield economy has grown by 54% since Mrs RM (also 54) arrived. A week after electing the Greens into the Council on a “Chop No Trees” mandate, we chopped down the giant leylandii (fir tree… Continue reading AND ALSO THE TREES
THE SUN SHINES ON HANGING HEATON
It was good to see a vaccinated BRAPA so cheery at getting his first Beer Guide ticks since April, and I was happy to attempt a risky 3rd run tick at Hanging Heaton Cricket Club on the way home. Si was in that cheery mood that differentiates Pub Men from Beer Bores, and proved great… Continue reading THE SUN SHINES ON HANGING HEATON
JIMMY RIDDLESDEN
If you’re stuck for which photo to lead with on your blog post, ALWAYS go with the pub cate. I assume this is the house cat for Riddlesden’s Willow Tree, she certainly seemed at home (pub cats are always girls, aren’t they ?). I’d phoned ahead, breaking one of my main rules of pubbing, to… Continue reading JIMMY RIDDLESDEN
OTLEY APP-ENINGS
You left me admiring Simon’s certificate of vaccination, which will allow him to jump the queue to get in Surrey’s micropubs, ahead of all those 20-somethings who throng Haslemere Hop Haus and Dorking Draft Dorm on a Saturday night. Surrey can wait, on Monday I was “Taxi for BRAPA“, taking the great man round the… Continue reading OTLEY APP-ENINGS
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