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Feb6
Walk home from work today wasn't so dark, not pitch black anyway, not sure if that's the position of the moon or something, or that it's really getting lighter. We went to the office at the weekend, so I could show Clare where it was, and we saw a rabbit, or maybe a hare, as well as the usual sheep. This morning I saw a flock of brightly coloured finches too. Proper countryside, lovely.
Weekend was a full round of pubbing and things, down The Harbour on Saturday night, good to see it getting busier again, and Chambers quiz on Sunday. A rare night out indeed! Thought we might have done OK in the quiz, and we did come third out of lots and lots, but we were still twelve points or so behind the winner.
I'm being amused every day at the moment by a huge poster for "Carling 2%" outside Folkestone train station, with the slogan "the swift one at lunch pint". It reminds me (every time) of Al Murray being a guest on the morning show on XFM, so back when I lived in London, in New Cross I think. Carling sponsor absolutely everything, and they were sponsoring something on the show, maybe giving out tents in time for Reading festival or something. Al Murray, in character said "Carling, that's a drinking and driving lager", and was hurriedly hushed up by the host. Well it amuses me. We used to have to pussyfoot around them in a previous job of mine too.
Speaking of weak beer though, I heard a rumour that Old Speckled Hen had been enweakened by the brewery. It always was a bit of a headbanger, but this might explain why I wasn't very drunk on Saturday, despite drinking 'Hen in The Ship. I was less drunk than my two companions, who insisted on a kebab on the way home anyway, disgraceful...
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greene_King
"First brewed in 1979 by Morland Brewery in Abingdon, Oxfordshire to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the brewery's MG car - the mud splattered Ol' Speckled 'Un. Brewed since 1999 by Greene King. Greene King have retained the unique strain of yeast first used in 1896.
In August 2006, Greene King announced that the alcohol by volume (ABV) of draught Old Speckled Hen (cask and keg) would be reduced from 5.2% to 4.5%, though the bottled version would remain at 5.2%"
So there you go.
Johnskibeat :: 8 Feb :: 2007 :: Comment / reply
Oct27
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Smashing weekend in Folkestone, they now have a hexagonal pool table in The Front, it's quite good, but we prefer a full sized table. It rotates smoothly so you can stand in the same position to take any shot, so you don't need space all round the table. I've seen one before, in the Bold Forester in Southsea, but I had no idea where to get one... until now. Not sure I'll hire one, though it could be a money spinner... aha, "spinner"... Anyway, we also sat upstairs in The Front, nice, comfortable sofas and that, and quiet as it was the afternoon. No real ales on there, but they had Speckled Hen in bottles. Also went to The Harbour (can find no mention of this pub online, is it a ghost pub? Anyway, pool table, nice log fire, but no real ales), Harvey's, and the always fantastic Chambers.
Went to see the flat, it's nice but not the one. Good to see what sort of places I could afford, now will have to really knuckle down and see more.
We scored a bit of a Brucey-Bonus at the comedy show last night, which was nice.
I am in credit to the tune of ONE PUNCH now, we went to a Greek restaurant on Saturday night, Dom picked it and said if there was nothing I could eat, I could punch him. The only vege main course was some sort of cream stew, I'm going to take a run up for this one... or maybe not, I had half a dozen side dishes instead, far too much food.
