tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post1243026902845429141..comments2024-03-26T09:19:10.810+00:00Comments on BRAPA (British Real Ale Pub Adventure): BRAPA - Bedfordshire Part 10 & CambsSi 'BRAPA' Everitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17291680772889990384noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-78485019832064453592015-12-30T14:10:43.992+00:002015-12-30T14:10:43.992+00:00Please can you defien 'local knowledge'. I...Please can you defien 'local knowledge'. I have knowledge of many localities despite not being local to them, see the likes of Arksey.<br /><br />Please can you also define 'guest'. As a signatory to the Code of Conduct and the voluntary independent BRAPA pub strategy associate consultant, do I count as a guest?Tom Irvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15707212109059322727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-60538054240424173622015-12-18T16:32:08.122+00:002015-12-18T16:32:08.122+00:00Thanks Dad but with the exception of chauffeurs an...Thanks Dad but with the exception of chauffeurs and/or people with local knowledge specific to a place, guests are generally forbidden on proper BRAPA days out.Si 'BRAPA' Everitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17291680772889990384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-90596734500963566022015-12-18T13:59:19.028+00:002015-12-18T13:59:19.028+00:00Baby poo, Oliver Cromwell and internet dating all ...Baby poo, Oliver Cromwell and internet dating all in one day. You day see life! Wish I had spent the day with you.Daddy BRAPAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09561087302567762686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-71592480718208956662015-12-15T20:44:56.358+00:002015-12-15T20:44:56.358+00:00Apologies to Si for taking this off topic.
I'...Apologies to Si for taking this off topic.<br /><br />I'm a believer in preparedness, therefore would it be a good idea for the dismantling to begin now. Presumably the residents are to be deported to Japan also? May I ask that Javo and Barry remain in England. I suspect they would be happy in the Portsmouth loonatic asylum during the week, being let out to attend matches at the weekend.Tom Irvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15707212109059322727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-38538575134060614052015-12-15T08:27:59.564+00:002015-12-15T08:27:59.564+00:00Tom - obviously yes, New Goole would go first, but...Tom - obviously yes, New Goole would go first, but buildings would be dismantled and rebuilt near Tokyo as a visitor attraction, witn the Mackintosh attracting Japanese bikers in their thousands.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-51397886730789846972015-12-14T21:06:38.028+00:002015-12-14T21:06:38.028+00:00Let me use a better word. Less rewarding with a ch...Let me use a better word. Less rewarding with a chauffeur perhaps. Similarly I think you need the days when everything goes wrong in order for you to appreciate the good days more. That's how I work anyway.<br /><br />Have you procured the Rotherham wheelchair yet?Tom Irvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15707212109059322727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-14026359848101549682015-12-14T21:01:28.621+00:002015-12-14T21:01:28.621+00:00Less fun for you perhaps! If I get the pubs done,...Less fun for you perhaps! If I get the pubs done, that's all that matters. To be fair, I do like the planning. But I HATE the busses with a passion. G every place had a train station/underground/tram, I'd be happy.Si 'BRAPA' Everitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17291680772889990384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-46079258001573930602015-12-14T20:15:06.166+00:002015-12-14T20:15:06.166+00:00You do realise that BRAPA wouldn't be as fun w...You do realise that BRAPA wouldn't be as fun with a paid chauffeur, unless they are a BRAPA enthusiast and only used where the only other option would be a taxi. Of course, your chauffeur won't be allowed to take you to the Green Owl in any case.<br /><br />Martin, are you proposing that New Goole will be flooded when Old Goole becomes an island? If so, I look forward to it very much. You have inadvertently reminded of the comedy of Goole entering one of the 'become a city' competitions, and Old Goole responding by applying for independence from Goole by becoming their own village.Tom Irvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15707212109059322727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-1349525168318085542015-12-14T15:39:34.056+00:002015-12-14T15:39:34.056+00:00I am aware that Carl Regan has commitments other t...I am aware that Carl Regan has commitments other than the SiTom league.<br /><br />I don't approve or encourage people to increase their electricity bill in any way. I have my normal lights on as little as possible. They are also a fire hazard.<br /><br />Is the new micro pub not a decent shout for a pre-emptive though? Surely both that and St. John's for different home games makes sense.Tom Irvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15707212109059322727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-38114891688226288232015-12-14T15:37:02.322+00:002015-12-14T15:37:02.322+00:00If I won the lottery, top of my wishlist would be ...If I won the lottery, top of my wishlist would be a 'driver/chauffeur' to help me get to some of the more remote ones (a bit like what my Dad does now) but a wheelchair will suffice if all else fails! <br /><br />Yes, there is always a "most contented moment of the day" with my BRAPA visits, I have to make notes to remember conversation details, the down side of beer! Si 'BRAPA' Everitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17291680772889990384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-35836398654550310982015-12-14T15:31:55.308+00:002015-12-14T15:31:55.308+00:00Carl Regan is still around you know somewhere doin...Carl Regan is still around you know somewhere doing pretty well in that North West corridor.<br /><br />Thanks for the sympathy(!) Though if it helps, I keep them up til Spring so they are more winter lights! It's an easy time of year to pick up silly injuries i find.<br /><br />Yes, or Boxing Day for St John's is an option. The BC has got Dad to agree to this new Micro Pub on Wed which could make life trickier IF my ankle recovers! <br /><br />Thanks re wheelchair, might hold you to that! Si 'BRAPA' Everitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17291680772889990384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-16321886883818830282015-12-14T09:32:06.086+00:002015-12-14T09:32:06.086+00:00Oh, and I'd take a rain-check on Tom's kin...Oh, and I'd take a rain-check on Tom's kindly offer - you'll need someone to wheel you round your final BRAPA pubs in 40 years time, probably the latest craft bars on the by then hard-to-access Isle of Old Goole.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-91471685415055277262015-12-14T09:10:42.419+00:002015-12-14T09:10:42.419+00:00Enjoy the conversational details, and that "c...Enjoy the conversational details, and that "contented moment" you get. Don't get that drinking at home.<br /><br />I've got very similar recollections on those to you, down to the craggy old Fosters man in the Guinea, though I suspect there's more than one.<br /><br />You had better beer at the New Inn than I did in August when it was my first new GBG 16 pub, though I recall the compensating factor you mention there too !<br /><br />Enjoy Rotherham. The New York Tavern was wonderful and I'm looking forward to getting to the Cutlers on the same street soon). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-905626422117875942015-12-13T23:44:54.678+00:002015-12-13T23:44:54.678+00:0014:07 Sandy - Peterborough was cancelled for no dr...14:07 Sandy - Peterborough was cancelled for no driver. The following train was actually a minute down by my reckoning, but just less than half a hour before the other should have been so no money back for you. Top defence by Carl Regan there.<br /><br />Putting up decorations is a terrible thing to do. I hope they weren't Saturnalia ones. If so, you deserve all you get. I'm sure you'll be able to go to work. If it's any comfort, I fell over on Saturday when stood still reaching into my pocket. Fortunately I was able to run off the injury.<br /><br />St. John's can surely be easily rearranged for another Tuesday night if need be, surely. Just make sure you're fit to get round Rotherham. I'm happy to volunteer to push you round in a wheelchair if need be.Tom Irvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15707212109059322727noreply@blogger.com