Someone has to pay for the flash labels written in pretentious rubbish.But it’s the hipster craft beers that are commanding premium prices these days. Some are nice but quite a few are just plain wrong
But usually a bit warmer.The recycling of the stuff.
Lager is the same colour going out as it goes in.
A mate sold his 350 and 500 Manx Norton's for £500 the pair and thought he had done well ( 1974ish) he bought the 500 back as a complete wreck and covered in rust in 2000 for £ 14000 . Now worth ????1975 I was earning £25 a week working for Plessey in the Communications Design Lab. That was a fortune to me then. Four years earlier I could have bought a 1962 7R, with a spare engine, for £250. If I could have afforded it
Police said that locally a herd flock of sixteen sheep went missing a fee weeks ago. The same night as the local fruit & veg shop & bakery got broken into and a large amount of stock stolen .That's just because you live in Surrey. Had a bunch of mates down a few weeks ago and 15 of us were fed for £45.
And was it a long and happy one?
And was it a long and happy one?
I went to George Monoux Grammar School, then in my fourth year, it became a comprehensive. One of the new lot drew a picture of the female anatomy on the blackboard. At 14 he certainly had intimate knowledge of all the nooks and crannies. From our year we later had one murderer, one armed bank robber and one arms dealer (the supergun), they were all grammar students.our old school local, bit close to that posh school though!
I just missed out on going to Monoux. I was at Warwick Junior High school in '73 when my parents split up and I got unceremoniously dragged off to Scotland (with my two younger brothers) where we finished our education.I went to George Monoux Grammar School, then in my fourth year, it became a comprehensive. One of the new lot drew a picture of the female anatomy on the blackboard. At 14 he certainly had intimate knowledge of all the nooks and crannies. From our year we later had one murderer, one armed bank robber and one arms dealer (the supergun), they were all grammar students.
Portsmouth Polytechnic 1974 to 1977. My grant was £21 a week, my digs £14 a week so £1 per day to live on. Cheapest beer was Starlight, 13p a pint. For one term only, Wednesday nights were 5p a shot night. After one eventful Rag Week three legged pub crawl, the Council banned the event.
I went to George Monoux Grammar School, then in my fourth year, it became a comprehensive. One of the new lot drew a picture of the female anatomy on the blackboard. At 14 he certainly had intimate knowledge of all the nooks and crannies. From our year we later had one murderer, one armed bank robber and one arms dealer (the supergun), they were all grammar students.
And they've since filled in the swimming pool, demolished the Doug Insole Room and haven't gold leafed one name on the Oxford or Cambridge student roll of honour since I left.I was in the upper sixth, then. I think my year only produced a couple of musicians of note. I could tell that it was going to go down hill after that
The Grammar school I went to changed to a High School in my 3rd year (think it was a fancy name for comprehensive) come exam time about a dozen of us did woodwork O level and we all passed with A's & B's apart from one lad who got an F (fail) who went on to become a chippy for the councilI went to George Monoux Grammar School, then in my fourth year, it became a comprehensive. One of the new lot drew a picture of the female anatomy on the blackboard. At 14 he certainly had intimate knowledge of all the nooks and crannies. From our year we later had one murderer, one armed bank robber and one arms dealer (the supergun), they were all grammar students.
My dad taught myself and my sisters to swim once we got to age 3 or 4, the whole family would go to the local swimming baths most Sunday mornings.When I was at junior school in the 50s we went to the local corporation baths ( closed in 2003 ) for swimming lessons, everybody was taught and got a certificate. I never knew of anyone drowning back then even though we swam in the Bridgewater canal regularly. Recently there have been quite a few drowning deaths locally and I wonder how many would have been prevented if the schools had continued to teach swimming.
I used to visit the local baths on my way home from primary school, as did many of our friends. I don't remember any who couldn't swim.When I was at junior school in the 50s we went to the local corporation baths ( closed in 2003 ) for swimming lessons, everybody was taught and got a certificate. I never knew of anyone drowning back then even though we swam in the Bridgewater canal regularly. Recently there have been quite a few drowning deaths locally and I wonder how many would have been prevented if the schools had continued to teach swimming.