November 2023. Euston. Walking fast in London is an art form. Somehow I’d knocked that 42 minutes to reach the station down to 26 by the time the Euston Tap hove into view, and while other options ARE available, this seemed a good time to make my triennial visit to the old classic. Particularly as… Continue reading A PINT UNDER A FIVER IN THE EUSTON TAP
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JAM JAR JOY IN STRETFORD’S LONGFORD TAP
September 2023. Stretford. Enough of The Smiths heritage, let’s head back to Stretford’s heritage mall. I thought there might be a tourist office to explain the history of the “Stretford Giants“, but sadly not. Feeling inspired by those “Meat Is Murder” quotations on the Iron Bridge I had brunch in the Stretford Canteen, as good… Continue reading JAM JAR JOY IN STRETFORD’S LONGFORD TAP
“Just popping out to the shop”
After the first three days in Waterbeach (I went back 2 days later for the parents’ jabs) Mrs RM and I returned to find to Sheffield to find an empty fridge, bar the sour milk. Mi “Just popping out to the shop” I shouted. “Don’t forget the eggs” said Mrs RM. On Sunday night your… Continue reading “Just popping out to the shop”
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
SOUTHSEA DOES THE CONTINENTAL
The one certainty about Portsmouth is that you’ll never run out of blog material. My one main criticism of the Government response to Covid was the lack of concern for pub bloggers, condemned to 4 months of writing about ’60s football programmes. But I have a mountain of new material now. The residential streets in… Continue reading SOUTHSEA DOES THE CONTINENTAL
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