This post is brought to you from our campervan, parked up on Sunday night in the 3rd quietest place under the sun. I can’t remember the other two. If you can work out where we are from the photos above and below you’ll know where to find the bodies. The return of pubs coincided with… Continue reading Declaring on 19 (pubs)
Tag: 12 April 2021
“The cask all went on Day 1 !”
April 13th. Day 2 of the Great (Semi) Reopening. Oh, and “EVERY PUB IN SHEFFIELD ON FOOT – No. 1“. We stayed local. When we arrived in Sheffield back before Christmas, the Walkley Cottage looked like this; Now, new landlord installed in time for the 12th, the scaffolding has gone, but my dodgy photography (I… Continue reading “The cask all went on Day 1 !”
SOD IT, I’M FREEZING
You left me in the Soup Kitchen, with an hour till my overdue hair cut. I suddenly remembered I’d only had a bag of McCoys Salt & Vinegar Ridge Cut crisps for lunch, and frankly if This & That had been open I’d have nipped in there for the Lamb and Spinach. I miss Manchester… Continue reading SOD IT, I’M FREEZING
MANCHESTER – NO ROOM OUTSIDE THE INN
Eagle-eyed readers (that’s you, Bill) may have noticed I hadn’t had a drink yet on the Glorious 12th, and I wasn’t going to get one till Manchester as the Sheffield Tap seating was full when I got back to the station. Bing maps reckon the 56 minute trip across the Peak goes in a perfect… Continue reading MANCHESTER – NO ROOM OUTSIDE THE INN
PLAYING DES WITH BRAPA
Enough about me propping up the Timbo profits; it’s time for BRAPA. In his landmark post on pub ticking last week Simon told us; “Next weeks outdoor April 12th re-opening will bring some limited localised joy shivering under the snowy umbrellas of York’s Fox and Golden Ball, but BRAPA will not recommence until I can… Continue reading PLAYING DES WITH BRAPA
TIM MARTIN IS TRENDING
You can always tell when the pubs have reopened as Tim Martin will be trending:Beer Twitter dropping all “Be Nice” pretence to slag off the guy who brought £1.99 pints to the masses. At the table next to me in the Sheffield Waterworks, an off duty Spoons employee was vigorously defending his boss, contrasting his… Continue reading TIM MARTIN IS TRENDING
THREE MORE SLEEPS…
The sole purpose of this post is to outrage folk who cannot abide a period of time between now and a highly-anticipated future event being denoted in “sleeps“. But then those folk aren’t excited about the return of pubs as I am, like a little kitten pawing at the rats in our garden. I’ve been… Continue reading THREE MORE SLEEPS…
12 APRIL – NEW FACTS EMERGE
My calendar* is looking a little bare. The highlights are the arrival of the skip on Thursday and the putting out of the green bin. Oh, and a couple of things on the 12th. I thought I’d have to do some work in the garden this afternoon but luckily the snow “storm” arrived just in… Continue reading 12 APRIL – NEW FACTS EMERGE
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