Category Archives: Alcohol

Don’t talk to strange men in pubs.

The weight thing is not going too well, and as I have mentioned before, this is not helped by the “you don’t need to loose any more’ brigade. Last night was talking about this at the bar and it turned … Continue reading

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Oh my head hurts (and the onward march to fame).

I only called into the pub to see if I was involved with the next Pub Quiz, honest. I can’t remember my vision being blurred till late morning after a few drinks when I was a young man, what happened … Continue reading

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Pub Quiz

A month ago on one of my pompous rants by a bar I talked myself into joint comparing a pub quiz. I had hoped Shelagh had forgotten but a couple of days ago I got the call, “are you ready?”. … Continue reading

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Great day at the beach huts.

It was warm, it was sunny and I vowed not to drive or fret about work (The downfall of Excel could be the end of my pocket money) so naturally it was three glasses of wine before lunch, not a … Continue reading

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Chers Birthday bash.

A rare social night out at the birthday party of the awesomely beautiful Cher Chevalier. I meet what appears to be a new man in her life – the one thing that must be said about Cher, her men are … Continue reading

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Quiz night.

It’s war, you hate your team mates for giving dumb answers even if they turn out to be right, the competing teams are just cannon fodder who by some amazing stroke of luck seem to have smuggled in a “ringer”; … Continue reading

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Seafood and John Crampton

Partner in “crime” John is back for a few days so it’s goodbye to the diet and sobriety. We caught up with each other over a very pleasant sea food platter at Whites in George Street. The big question was … Continue reading

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Kids, don’t do this at home.

Drinking and driving, ain’t it great. Or at least it’s a huge plus point for the new cyclists. In the seventies we drunk like fishes and drove. I passed my motorcycle test fuelled by three pints of beer. I once … Continue reading

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“me and the bowl” – Godley & Creme

Quick dash to Sheffield on Sunday to stay with Andrew, my brother. The plan was to go over to Manchester on Monday where my niece Em was getting some of her art up in a bar. Sunday afternoon was warm … Continue reading

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We have a date!

Okay, okay, a German couple we (John Evans and myself) met in the Stag (All Saints Street) last night, and they’re in their mid-twenties, might be a long shot, er, and, okay, they might be a man & a woman… … Continue reading

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