The worst thing about being Tier 2 is that I can’t really do more than a pub a day and stay my svelte, athletic shape. So that means I can realistically only bring you ONE post daily, at least for the next week. Which will disappoint my Patronised readers who signed up for three a… Continue reading 2020 WORLD CUP OF BADLY AGING PUB TICKERS
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.
STEW, STEWED*
Two days into Tier 2, and I have a magnificent ZERO new GBG ticks. Whether anyone can beat that is another matter. Duncan isn’t allowed to leave his Paisley patch, and BRAPA is stuck in Tier 2 watching Westerns. At the moment I’m otherwise occupied (details to follow), and though I have to pass through… Continue reading STEW, STEWED*
TWO “SUBSTANTIAL MEALS” IN TWO HOURS – IT CAN’T END WELL
“Do you want to take me out for tea ?” said Mrs RM. You’re right, it wasn’t a question. Normally that means “Drive me to the Wrestlers for 2 pints and a Pad Thai“. But it fills up early at the Wrestlers, and football with fans was returning over the road at the Abbey, and… Continue reading TWO “SUBSTANTIAL MEALS” IN TWO HOURS – IT CAN’T END WELL
GOOD TO BE BACK – EVEN WITHOUT DOOM BAR
This morning I promised I’d be back at the Cuckoo in Alwalton to bring you HOT news from Tier 2. And a few hours later, I was. Oh, wrong entrance. Sheffield Hatter asked about the flaking edifice along the wall. As you can see from the close-up, it’s actually the detail of the micro chip… Continue reading GOOD TO BE BACK – EVEN WITHOUT DOOM BAR
A GOLDEN DAY DAWNS IN ALWALTON
Happy End of Lockdown Day to you. Unless you’re one of those folk in Cornwall (in which case you’ll be manning the barricades at the Tamar) or in Tier 3 who can’t control their primal urges. Tier 3 folk like the good burghers (there’s a pun there somewhere) of Stamford, cruelly lumped in with the… Continue reading A GOLDEN DAY DAWNS IN ALWALTON
WICKER MEN
Off to Sheffield this morning to deposit Mrs RM’s wardrobe into a storage unit in Hillsborough ahead of a house move I’ll only wrote about if it happens. “Why are you taking photos of Big Yellow Self Storage” said James, who has never had the responsibility of a blog with 92 views from Hungary in… Continue reading WICKER MEN
NOVEMBER ’20 STOCKTAKE + DECEMBER PREVIEW
I’ll be blunt. If you put the (56 x 12) 632 months I’ve been on the earth in a list ranging from BEST to WORST then November 2020 would be in the bottom 3, rescued only by the pigs in blankets at Pret, a decent sunset or two, and four days at the start of… Continue reading NOVEMBER ’20 STOCKTAKE + DECEMBER PREVIEW
CHERRY HINTON – A WARNING FROM HISTORY
November hasn’t been a GREAT month, he says with maximum understatement. On Saturday morning it reached an unlikely nadir as I was required to rush to Cherry Hinton before the local Building Society closed or face dire consequences. Patronised readers will get to read the full details FIRST. Cherry Hinton, as you’ll know, is named… Continue reading CHERRY HINTON – A WARNING FROM HISTORY
MARVELLOUS MARINE
Two more days ! I might just make it. Lockdown is beginning to grind. This was today’s relapse; Yes, Mrs RM has put the Christmas tree up. Anyway, well done to Marine FC. Yesterday Marine, from our 8th Tier (possibly meaning you’re not allowed to scratch your own ear) reached the 3rd round of the… Continue reading MARVELLOUS MARINE
SIX GOOD THINGS ABOUT BRUNNING & PRICE
Admit it, you were expecting a blank post, weren’t you ? But, as we approach the season of goodwill, and I resume my ticking in an actual Brunning & Price on Wednesday (if I’m not banned), here’s five things to celebrate about Cheshire’s premier “pubs for gentlefolk” chain. They’ll actually be open on 2 December… Continue reading SIX GOOD THINGS ABOUT BRUNNING & PRICE
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