tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post5325109658322496222..comments2024-03-26T09:19:10.810+00:00Comments on BRAPA (British Real Ale Pub Adventure): BRAPA in ..... Kendal's Mint, MateSi 'BRAPA' Everitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17291680772889990384noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-71382345460248250272019-10-23T02:40:48.347+01:002019-10-23T02:40:48.347+01:00Oh and apparently Brut is still a thing in the US....Oh and apparently Brut is still a thing in the US. Sadly I don't recall seeing it in Canada. ;)<br /><br />CheersRusstovichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11493687426847380993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-90371216178197348972019-10-22T05:50:47.396+01:002019-10-22T05:50:47.396+01:00LOL, good comments all Si. :)
As for 'get my ...LOL, good comments all Si. :)<br /><br />As for 'get my hat/coat' you are correct my good man. (blush) In my defense (as you surmised) I was proably getting mixed up with Joe Cocker's 'You Can Leave Your Hat On' - wink. :)<br /><br />Cheers!Russtovichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11493687426847380993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-27140191509970829082019-10-21T21:28:20.399+01:002019-10-21T21:28:20.399+01:00Yeh, for a while I thought Prem Inns were getting ...Yeh, for a while I thought Prem Inns were getting down to Travelodge cost levels but past two years, they've rocketed, and usually are decent, agree re Wi-Fi, but if I ever did a PIA (Premier Inn Adventure, not the nice girl I met from Chile in Reading) Kendal would rate low down. <br /><br />Glad I did 4 preemptives if that is right. Pretty sure I missed a good shout called Barrel or something cos not open on the days I wanted to do it. 4 pubs all gone? That MUST be a record!<br /><br />Yeah, I've occasionally said stuff to join in and they've looked at me like "ooh, he's a bit presumptuous" like you need to earn your stripes before you can 'become one of them' which is why I just 'test the water' nowadays. And sometimes, you just feel more sociable than on other days don't you? Si 'BRAPA' Everitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17291680772889990384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-10906421501280263222019-10-21T21:23:36.379+01:002019-10-21T21:23:36.379+01:00WELCOME BACK RUSS! I will catch up on your commen...WELCOME BACK RUSS! I will catch up on your comments soon. Probably. <br />Haha, noooo that was the Reception area. She had 6 Lucozades, a bag of Squashems and a hot water bottle, I guess she thought it was gonna be a long night checking people in!<br />No discount, but I am a terrible complainer. <br />Is Brute still going? Yes Lynx is like Axe. Less 'flavours' than we used to.<br />Isn't it 'get my coat'? Or does hat work better when you are in the saddle? Don't answer that.<br />Cream and Rogering? See above. Oh, we have missed you Russ!<br />Perhaps all the water was why my need for a pee in the Lakes (not literally) was more urgent than usual.<br />Oooh, don't call Martin a tourist. He'd never admit to that.<br />Haha!<br />SiSi 'BRAPA' Everitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17291680772889990384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-57058989643674939002019-10-21T21:17:02.390+01:002019-10-21T21:17:02.390+01:00You guys crack me up!You guys crack me up!Si 'BRAPA' Everitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17291680772889990384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-60234541402061405732019-10-21T07:57:25.119+01:002019-10-21T07:57:25.119+01:00Premier Inns are now more expensive than those Mal...Premier Inns are now more expensive than those Malmaison hotels, aren't they, and have rubbish WiFi. Better value sleeping in a ditch with Martin the Owl. <br /><br />Duncan has the stats (he doesn't) but I reckon Kendal now completely changes its GBG entries more than any other town. In 2017 I did 4 pubs which all dropped out the next year.<br /><br />I TOTALLY understand what you mean about joining conversation in "conversation" pubs. It's not that easy, particularly if you don't like sitting at the bar, and I've got some real stares for joining in banter before. retiredmartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15429804437739227082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-58039608966763212822019-10-21T01:35:29.678+01:002019-10-21T01:35:29.678+01:00"for the start of an epic 31 pub adventure&qu..."for the start of an epic 31 pub adventure"<br /><br />In one day! Shades of Alan Winfield! <br /><br />"Are you terrified?"<br /><br />If the pillow on that seat is your bed then... yes.<br /><br />"no hot water for three days and breakfast chaos."<br /><br />Did you get a discount?<br /><br />"I had a quick squirt of mini-Lynx,"<br /><br />Is that the UK version of AXE over here?<br />(which are both the descendants of Brute, for men) :)<br /><br />"(think of a footballer struggling to get up to the pace of the game after a long injury lay off)"<br /><br />Or getting back in the saddle, as it were, after the wife's given birth?<br />(ok, I'll get my hat)<br /><br />"so I passively laid my GBG and highlighter on the table, in a vague attempt to invite conversation."<br /><br />Good move.<br /><br />""This place attracts quirky, strange characters, that is the beauty of this pub!" remarked one lady, so I blinked straight ahead, cradling Martin the Owl whilst chewing the end of my highlighter pen."<br /><br />Ahem. :)<br /><br />"Mr Circumcision now giving me preemptive ideas aplenty."<br /><br />No comment.<br /><br />"Funny ole' game this pub ticking lark."<br /><br />You should write a book! :)<br /><br />"told a story of the death of Cream drummer Ginger Baker, thinking it was Queen drummer Roger Taylor"<br /><br />I'm biting my tongue trying not to hint at 'Ginger' and 'Queen' with 'Cream' and 'Roger'(ing). ;)<br /><br />"One feature of the hols were creative pub toilets trying to look like lakeland waterfalls"<br /><br />The sound of running water helps one pee.<br /><br />"but tourists don't like walking up slight hills off town centres"<br /><br />Unless they're Martin. ;)<br /><br />"always nice to end the night on a dark beer innit?"<br /><br />If I could find a decent one (at a decent price) I'd do that at home every night.<br /><br />"I wondered if their humans were thinking 'oh, if it only it were this easy for us!'."<br /><br />Too true. If they did that in public they'd feel like right arseholes. :)<br /><br />"Beermat that brought back Newark memories"<br /><br />Was Ian there? :)<br /><br />"Join me tomorrow for tales of that,"<br /><br />Six pubs; no plan. I'm in! <br /><br />CheersRusstovichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11493687426847380993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-83509639148679034352019-10-20T22:52:35.850+01:002019-10-20T22:52:35.850+01:00This is how the earth will end, quill, a month wit...This is how the earth will end, quill, a month without BRAPA will kill us off like the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park.Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08104772948340037150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-36007720513983177752019-10-20T22:41:39.022+01:002019-10-20T22:41:39.022+01:00A week without BRAPA is like a week without sunshi...A week without BRAPA is like a week without sunshine.quillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09665357724685098803noreply@blogger.com