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19-08-2023, 14:40
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If everything had gone to plan, Stafford Paul and I wouldjust be finishing our lunch and probably also our second pint at the legendary VineInn at Brierley Hill, more commonly known as the Bull and Bladder. The pub isthe brewery tap for the equally legendary Batham’s Brewery, brewers of one ofthe finest traditional bitter beers in the country, and a remarkable survivor froma bygone era that spans six generations of family involvement.The pair of us had put in a lot of work planning a trip thatwould have taken us to six legendary Black Country pubs, that as well as theBull & Bladder, included the Beacon Hotel – home to the Sarah HughesBrewery, the Old Swan, at Netherton – one of only four brew pubs stillproducing their own beer when CAMRA first came on the scene, the Britannia, at Upper Gornal – anotherBatham’s pub, plus the Great Western Inn, next to Wolverhampton station, andthe place where I’d planned to be catching my train home. All of these pubs are new to me,and I was really looking forward to experiencing them at first hand. They were notunfamiliar to Paul, who was kindly going to act as my guide and companion forthe day.

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A new strain of COVID put a stop to our carefully plannedday out, but fortunately all is not lost, as I managed to get a refund on my Advancedtrain tickets. This was good as at one-time refunds weren’t available on thesecut-price tickets. Speaking to the good people at ticketing app MyTrainTicket, (https://www.mytrainticket.co.uk/)I discovered that new rules were brought in during the pandemic. Given thepossible resurgence in COVID cases we’re seeing at the moment, it’s a good job they'restill in place. I had to forward a photo of my positive lateral flow testresult, and pay a £10 processing fee, but the bulk of the ticket price was refunded,ready to be used when we try again.
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Speaking of which, Stafford Paul has correctly pointed out thateverything is in place for a second attempt and have to do is to turn up andgo. With regards to that possibility, there are only six weeks left now priorto our three-week Mediterranean cruise, and with this in mind I ought to be agood boy and follow my wife's advice and postpone the Black Country visit untilafter our return to the UK.There's no 100% certainty in life of

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course, and nocertainty either that I picked up this troublesome infection at the London CraftBeer Festival. It would have been pointless wearing a mask at an event eitherwhere the main activity was drinking, or should that be sipping, beer, but mygood lady wife doesn't see it like that, especially as she has now gone downwith it too! You could argue this has clouded her judgement, but equally I canpoint out that I've been to several events that involved crowds over the courseof the last year, without so much as a sniffle!
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Back in March, the International Dental Show in Cologne drew crowds of peoplefrom all over the world, and involved international train travel as well, but Iescaped, unscathed. The same applied to the other train trip I’ve made sincethe start of the year. These have included visits to Henley-on-Thames, Norwich,Birmingham, and Manchester, and all involved cross London travel by underground. There is of course a new strain of COVID that's been identified,and whilst I was aware of one other person, a member of the local CAMRA branch,who had contracted the illness recently, I didn’t put two and two together.Consequently, there seemed no reason to have cancelled that impromptu visit to LCBF,and despite the benefit of hindsight, there’s little point in being angry aboutit now.
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Fortunately, I'm feeling a lot better than I did at thestart of the week, and working in the garden on Thursday, l clocked up 2,450odd steps. Not a lot, but a significant improvement on Tuesday, my first day offsick from work when the count didn't get above three figures! Mrs PBT's isstill feeling rough but then her symptoms only appeared late on Wednesdayevening. We're anxious to keep young Matthew at arm’s length as next week he willbe house sitting for his cousin, while her and her family clear off, to theSouth of France. With three dogs, plus several guinea pigs and rabbits he wouldhave his work cut out, but his absence should give his old mum and dad a bit ofa break.
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In his absence, we’re planning to have our entrance hall, stairsand landing re-decorated properly, for the first time since we've moved intothe property, nearly 30 years ago. Decorating is something I've donereluctantly over the years, and enough to confirm how much I hate the activity.Compared to painting a few walls, a stairwell is a totally different ball game,and as I’m not a fan of ladders, I shall let the professionals sort that one out.It’s Saturday afternoon now, and the good news is, this morning,my LFT returned a negative result, whoopee! Mrs PBT’s isn’t impressed, as she’sstill quite poorly and tucked up in bed, although I expect she’ll be up earlytomorrow morning, to watch England’s Lionesses take on Spain in the Women’s WorldCup. So, for the time being, that's it for me and I shall return to my domestic duties,and patient care.


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