tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post7109234967117104464..comments2024-03-26T09:19:10.810+00:00Comments on BRAPA (British Real Ale Pub Adventure): BRAPA - Ayrshire (Day Two - Up the Coast)Si 'BRAPA' Everitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17291680772889990384noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-36059336453081551682016-06-29T20:01:15.912+01:002016-06-29T20:01:15.912+01:00Simon Roger Everitt, you have pleaded guilty to th...Simon Roger Everitt, you have pleaded guilty to the charge that on Tuesday 4th June you broke the BRAPA code of conduct, namely by exceeding the limit of 6 pubs for a day. You did wilfully visit 7 pubs on the day in question. It is now my duty to pass sentence. I note that you have a previous conviction for this offence, however I take into consideration your guilty plea and am therefore constrained to reduce your sentence by a third. You will therefore be transported to the Newhampton in Wolverhampton where you will be placed in the stocks in the beer garden and must remain for 4 hours.Tom Irvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15707212109059322727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-14089547674899923532016-06-16T19:20:11.758+01:002016-06-16T19:20:11.758+01:00I've been doing some research and apparently t...I've been doing some research and apparently the Prestwick Pioneer doesn't give the 50p discount as they don't want you drinking too much in case you have to fly the planes over (most of their custom comes from pilots and passengers). Surprised you missed that.<br /><br />You did pick up the similarity between M'boro and Irvine though, which impressed me a lot.retiredmartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15429804437739227082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-44826977011156290262016-06-13T21:10:21.524+01:002016-06-13T21:10:21.524+01:00Yes, it was more like the stereotype of real ale S...Yes, it was more like the stereotype of real ale Scottish pubs I had in my mind a few years ago, but the overall standard of pub experience was so high, I think things could be turning around and Ayrshire could be the new Greater Manchester by 2030! Perhaps.<br /><br />My old GBG's show Largs had pubs in guide in 1982 and 1989 even, when hardly anywhere in Scotland did, so maybe there is a rule they have to include at least one!Si 'BRAPA' Everitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17291680772889990384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-22740071333477501152016-06-13T21:07:10.319+01:002016-06-13T21:07:10.319+01:00Thanks Tom, that might just help as I need all the...Thanks Tom, that might just help as I need all the cash I can get since that weekend!Si 'BRAPA' Everitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17291680772889990384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-7739745113542685022016-06-11T07:45:12.718+01:002016-06-11T07:45:12.718+01:00J G Sharp's Bar sounds lie the classic Scottis...J G Sharp's Bar sounds lie the classic Scottish "keg pub with apologetic handpump" where you just know you're going to get a poor pint.<br /><br />On my visit to Largs in 2010 I went in a different pub where the same applied. I decided to have a pint of smooth something which was awful too.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-5332419263034578962016-06-10T22:42:50.678+01:002016-06-10T22:42:50.678+01:00The bulk I will leave to my policy of digesting ov...The bulk I will leave to my policy of digesting overnight (or over the weekend as I am going to a mystery destination tomorrow - it is so mysterious I haven't decided where it is yet), but the factual query.<br /><br />The 12:48 Glasgow Central - Largs and 13:53 return on Tuesday were cancelled as the unit was failed before departure.<br /><br />I'd put in for a delay of 58 minutes for a journey from Largs to Irvine. Explain that you broke your journey at Irvine en-route to Ayr on the form. See: http://www.scotrail.co.uk/about-scotrail/our-delay-repay-guaranteeTom Irvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15707212109059322727noreply@blogger.com