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    The new reeking of malt smell of the Sheffield Tap. Previously the wooden furniture newish smell was quite reminiscent each time I visited.

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    And the new layout to the Devonshire Cat in Sheffield is appalling. Now a pretentious central rectangular bar

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    There is a new London brewery called Nirvana who do low and no alcohol beers. Tried a bottle of Cosmic Stout 0.0 Smelt like Horlicks and tasted like Horlicks.Nasty stuff imo .Surprised as thought that they would be nearer the taste of beer than this stuff.Drank a small sample (enough for a tick )in the Wenlock.£4.50.Not cheap for a soft drink?

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    Yesterday was something of a disaster. The plan was to visit this BCA outlet that they list as Willenhall but the reality is that it's in the middle of nowhere in suburbia. I'd printed off a map with the bus stops and got on the 69 bus from Wolverhampton Bus Station. I knew the route as far as New Cross Hospital and it was soon after there that I realised there may be a problem. It was raining and I could see an obstructed view through the bus windscreen but the steamed up side windows were covered in gunge from road salting and snow so I could see virtually nothing through them. It soon became clear that I was in Walsall where I got off the bus and went off piste into a rather dull pub called the Oak before getting the bus back. I should have asked the driver to let me know when the bus arrived at Woodlands school. "Get a smart phone" I hear someone cry. I won't be doing that any time soon.
    On the plus side I had an extended stop in the Great Western! The Duke of Cambridge will have to wait another day when hopefully the bus windows will be clean.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Aqualung View Post
    Yesterday was something of a disaster. The plan was to visit this BCA outlet that they list as Willenhall but the reality is that it's in the middle of nowhere in suburbia. I'd printed off a map with the bus stops and got on the 69 bus from Wolverhampton Bus Station. I knew the route as far as New Cross Hospital and it was soon after there that I realised there may be a problem. It was raining and I could see an obstructed view through the bus windscreen but the steamed up side windows were covered in gunge from road salting and snow so I could see virtually nothing through them. It soon became clear that I was in Walsall where I got off the bus and went off piste into a rather dull pub called the Oak before getting the bus back. I should have asked the driver to let me know when the bus arrived at Woodlands school.
    I am hoping to get there soon, but the location is really the splendidly named New Invention...

    Quote Originally Posted by Aqualung View Post
    "Get a smart phone" I hear someone cry. I won't be doing that any time soon.
    Why ever not - it helps you find pubs in strange places!
    Last edited by rpadam; 28-01-2018 at 11:40.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Aqualung View Post
    I should have asked the driver to let me know when the bus arrived at Woodlands school. "Get a smart phone" I hear someone cry. I won't be doing that any time soon.
    Commiserations! In Derbyshire the buses have a display with the name of the next stop. Some of them have an automated announcement: "We are now approaching Woodlands School", they would have said (if only the Duke of Cambridge was in Derbyshire).
    Come On You Hatters!

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    Quote Originally Posted by rpadam View Post
    the splendidly named New Invention...
    There's one of those in Shropshire, too. No pub, unfortunately.

    [Possible explanation for the name here.]
    Last edited by sheffield hatter; 28-01-2018 at 11:44.
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    Quote Originally Posted by rpadam View Post
    I am hoping to get there soon, but the location is really the splendidly named New Invention...
    I spotted that the bus was going via New Invention, the current area Short Heath seems to be just as valid (not that I want to start arguing about it!!).

    Quote Originally Posted by rpadam View Post
    Why ever not - it helps you find pubs in strange places!
    People messing around with these things really annoys me so it would be hypocritical of me to join in. The best thing I ever saw was at Highbury & Islington Overground where a bloke had just missed the train and in disgust threw his phone quite hard on to the platform, hopefully smashing it to bits. I resisted the temptation to tell him he needed anger management classes. The other one that makes me want to clap and cheer is people who miss their bus at a request stop because they are too busy messing with their phone.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sheffield hatter View Post
    Commiserations! In Derbyshire the buses have a display with the name of the next stop. Some of them have an automated announcement: "We are now approaching Woodlands School", they would have said (if only the Duke of Cambridge was in Derbyshire).
    The only West Midlands bus I can remember seeing this is the famous number 1 which is the key to getting to Sarah Hughes from Wolverhampton. It also has the announcements by a woman with a delightful Black Country accent rather than the toffee nosed voices used elsewhere.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Aqualung View Post
    hopefully the bus windows will be clean.
    Whatever would our dirty bus window photographers do then ?

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