Comments | hirez: The pub where the county stops (briefly)

hirez

The pub where the county stops (briefly)

Jul 20, 2015 21:00

I could probably go and find out, via the magic of looking for the relevant LJ entry, when I first found the Berkeley Arms. However it was probably a disturbingly long time ago and I would be left wondering what the hell I was thinking in the interim years. Whatever it was, it didn't add up to 'We should totally visit that pub on a warm evening and ( Read more... )

last dance before highway, drinking outside, completely unspoiled by progress

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quercus July 20 2015, 22:54:55 UTC

It was over 10 years ago.

A shorter time afterwards I managed to visit it when it was open and felt like I'd walked into Royston Vasey and spat on his helmet. It was _that_ unfriendly, as a local pub for local people, and ideally cousins.

hirez July 21 2015, 06:58:01 UTC

Well, bloody hell.

Since it's called 'pub' or 'bar' or 'happy beer make talk shite' now, I believe there's been a change of stewardship. Wickwar ale, too.

quercus July 20 2015, 22:56:13 UTC

BTW - Installed Winamp tonight and now I've just posted to LJ. What's next in retro computing? a quick game of Doom?

hirez July 21 2015, 07:00:29 UTC

A Spectrum console (Bob alone knows why) and a BBC-sponsored version of the Microtan-65, I understand. Since it is the modern age, they all exist as tiny USB podules so as to be simple to lose.