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    Unhappy Pub with no ale

    Damn & blast, after my having erred & bought JS Smooth in ASDA I was looking forward to my promised Boxing day lunchtime pints down my local

    Walked in at 1230, saw the 6x [my normal tipple] beer clip was turned round, run out , oh joy, the guest was HSB

    Ordered a pint, as it was being pulled the pump gurgled ominously, I said that it did not sound to good, Karen [ co owner] went out back & came back with sorry news, run out of ale, next lot due late PM

    Alternatives, could I really order a JS smooth after sinning badly & having a case at home? No

    Lager? Bu66er that

    Strongbow? Served too cold for me, I prefer ambient temperature and less gassy

    Walk up the road, long walk in rain BTW, and even longer walk home, to the alternative which is now more of a a foody gastro pub now [Bird in Hand http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/14086/]

    Solution was Guinness, not the icy stuff, the old style one. Did the trick but not what I was really looking for

    I have just checked the Bird in Hand web site and found they have 3 real ales on, including the local Havant Brewery "Finished" which is Hampshire beer of 2009, and local to me http://www.lovedeanbirdinhand.co.uk/...?action=drinks

    So maybe I will get along there over the Christmas break and sample the place now it has had a makeover

    Every cloud / silver lining etc

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    Quote Originally Posted by Farway View Post
    oh joy, the guest was HSB

    Ordered a pint, as it was being pulled the pump gurgled ominously, I said that it did not sound to good, Karen [ co owner] went out back & came back with sorry news, run out of ale, next lot due late PM
    Sounds like sinners get their commupence round your way, but then, as you say, clouds have silver linings. ...HSB......yes, yes, Yes..........
    Pubs are a hobby, real ale is a passion. Oh, and like me dogs, fear no evil..........

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    Possibly Divine intervention ?

    Today we had a power cut at around 1130, siting in gloom & gradually getting colder I decided a walk to pub was the best option

    The pub also was experiencing power cut, but a fresh delivery of 6X & HSB had arrived as scheduled, so by candlelight and bonhomie with a neighbour I managed to sample 5 pints of HSB, could have gone on, but physical reality kicks in, how on earth was I to walk home?

    Back to clouds & silver linings

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    A couple of people over the holiday told me some Pharmacies were running short of prescription drugs. It directly affected my grandson, a common antibiotic was required but two places had to visited.. Some places ran short of bread and turkeys and yet I found no shortage apart from brandy sauce mix.Still plenty of beer in the supermarkets and the pubs full of drinkers.Probably everything will come down with a bump in the New Year. There speaks the voice of Optimism.Bah Humbug is not dead ,only sleeping.Perhaps it was the TV schedule that makes me depressed ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Farway View Post
    The pub also was experiencing power cut, but a fresh delivery of 6X & HSB had arrived as scheduled, so by candlelight and bonhomie with a neighbour I managed to sample 5 pints of HSB, could have gone on, but physical reality kicks in, how on earth was I to walk home?
    I rode a bicycle home after about 8 pints of HSB. Mind you I've got the scar to prove it, could have been worse - I could have been sober when I hit the pavement with my chin, never felt a thing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by oldboots View Post
    I rode a bicycle home after about 8 pints of HSB. Mind you I've got the scar to prove it, could have been worse - I could have been sober when I hit the pavement with my chin, never felt a thing.
    Back when doing my A-level in Chemistry we went to a guest lecture given by a forensic scientist, one of the old school before it became wildly fashionable. Very humorous bloke with some excellent examples of his work.

    I remember him discussing how most of their work was just blood alcohol testing, and that in general it isn't the slightest bit memorable. He did however remember one case where a cyclist had been stopped by the Police and when tested was found to have had the equivalent of 12 pints of Lager.

    The lecturer was keen to point out how impressed he was that anyone could keep their balance at that point unlike useless drivers who just sit down and hope.

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    Its inevitable O.B. You will have to put the stabilizer wheels back on your bicycle.Personally I found it prudent to leave 'em on.

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    Quote Originally Posted by arwkrite View Post
    Its inevitable O.B. You will have to put the stabilizer wheels back on your bicycle.Personally I found it prudent to leave 'em on.
    I may trade it in for a tricycle or perhaps a mobility scooter.

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    Quote Originally Posted by oldboots View Post
    I may trade it in for a tricycle or perhaps a mobility scooter.
    Out of interest can you get done for being pished in charge of mobility scooter? As no licence is required for the things what could they do?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Farway View Post
    Out of interest can you get done for being pished in charge of mobility scooter? As no licence is required for the things what could they do?
    You can get done for being DIC of a bike, a horse, with or without a cart and I'm sure a mobility scooter would also count. If you had a driving license you would almost certainly get points on it, a big fine and the £15 VFS as well I suppose, with no license you'd just get a fine, VFS and some lecture off the bench about acting your age etc. I doubt you could be banned but you might get an ASBO, which can lead to a spell in chocky.

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