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Did you make it to the show? Anything worth bringing home? David, I lived in Denham, Bucks in the mid 70's and would ricochet to Oxford on the A40 in my 58 MGA. Most of the time I would end up at "The Trout" for a pint or two. Harry |
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Harry
Harry Do you miss the beer Thanks Dave o you miss the beer ? |
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David,
When I lived on your side of the pond there was a campeign on for real ale. Most beers were pressurized to the tap and brewers were going back to "pulling" a pint from the "wood". Anyway the taste of beer would change weekly. I was fond of milds and bitters, but stuck with Guinness stout for the most part which by the way was 18p for a pint in 1974. When I went back to broke bloodstock insurance at LLoyds and surrounding markets in 1985 a pint in the City was 1 pound 10p. I would be affraid to guess the cost today. In the old days I would appoligize it I handed the "governor" a 5 pound note. I enjoied living in England very much as I was not squandering my youth on education and family, but living as care free as Kenneth Grahame's Toad. Harry |
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02-17-2011, 03:04 PM
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Hi Harry
You would require a morguage to buy a pint these days 4 pounds + a pint Thanks Dave |
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02-17-2011, 04:36 PM
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Dave,
That's about what a pint of Guinness cost in our Gin Mills as well. We can purchase a four pack of Pub Draft Guinness in the tin at the grocery for about the same ($6.50). Harry |
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02-17-2011, 08:34 PM
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Ok Harry, who and what in the sam hill is Kenneth Grahame's Toad? ch
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02-17-2011, 10:13 PM
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Calvin,
We all remember The Wind in the Willows. It's author is hard to come up with at times just like Winnie-the-Poo. Who wrote that? Grahame wrote Wind in the Willows. As you remember Toad of Toad Hall, Ratty and Mole and their adventures on and around the river. Toad was a little self centered and would take up one persuit and drop another as quick as, well, me. Harry |
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