First time in my life I actually closed my eyes for one of the pens - Super Dec looked tired but I needn't have worried :-)

Maybe already mentioned but if you enjoyed Top Boy but found The Wire too cerebral slow, you may enjoy Snowfall on iplayer. I really enjoyed it anyway

Nice pic, don't really know the people in the photo but I know who they are.

Now everyone looks well, but Nick and Maria don't appear to have aged at all since last I would have seen them - probably 10 years or so ago

So basically saying the rest of us are getting on a bit 😝😝

Haha, about right

Nice pic, don't really know the people in the photo but I know who they are.

Now everyone looks well, but Nick and Maria don't appear to have aged at all since last I would have seen them - probably 10 years or so ago

I'm partial to a few craft beers, but very expensive stuff and some tastes so strange on the palate you'd have to work hard to acquire the taste.

Do enjoy some of the Salt IPAs from time to time.

Cloth cap back on and will drink one Guiness later on while watching Traitors

You mustn't be searching for decent pubs Glenn. TTL (Don't mind if I do) is widely available south of Watford Gap. Excellent beer when well kept etc etc

I haven't seen or tried Batemans yet, but typhoon's description suggests that it's not one for my palate. Doom Bar, however, is something akin to Double Diamond in my book: never knowingly supped.

However, my personal nectar is London Pride, which is just one of Fullers' offerings. Not sure how far north its distribution reaches, though, so our Northern friends might not know what they're missing. Tetley's Bitter was a great favourite of mine, but it's very hard to find these days

Cheers chaps!

Haha, Double Diamond was my Grandad's tipple at his servicemen's club donkeys years ago, truly dreadful.

Metnioned Doom Bar as a Wetherspoon's staple, if I'm in a normal pub then yes, London Pride, when well kept, is just lovely and a first choice for me. Agree on Tetley's too but don't see it much either these days

Gotta remember this is dahn sahf.

Real ales - Doom Bar predominates and what I would normally have, Abbot Ale a reasonably accceptable alternative , the several beers you guys mention are not on the menu

Banners are so you can see the news on TVs playing in pubs, airports etc with the sound down I reckon

That can't be right though Glen. Put 1% of viewers before the other 99%?

Bloody minorities

Banners are so you can see the news on TVs playing in pubs, airports etc with the sound down I reckon

Would love to hear you opine on the poker scene Tom.

Nearly made it to Luton over Xmas but didn't quite work out. See you in the next month or two no doubt

Nothing as banall as saying Happy New Year and yet here I am

Always very impressive the way you keep people informed and even more impressive, your incredible consistency. wpwp and good luck

Sounds pretty traumatic, glad you got yourself in and sorted quickly..nice beard

RIP Shane MacGowan.

Frontman for The Pogues who will be remembered annually for Fairytale of NY and many other things.

RIP, surprised he got to 65.  I did have to smile whilst reading associated stories this morning of a tweet to find a replacement to the lyric "you scumbag, you maggot, you cheap lousy faggot."  Naturally, just leave the original alone and accept it for the times it was written in, but hopefully Shane himself would approve of one offering:  "you scumbag, you maggot, you've taped over Taggert."

Very good.

Sad to see Shane go -  was surprised to see Pogues at #4 most listened to in my spotify 'wrapped' thing for 2023. More tragically as he seemed fighting fit a few months ago, the incredible guitarist Geordie Walker, of my #2 most listened to, died Age 64, at the weekend - genuinely gutting as would have hoped to see them live again before I shuffle of this mortal coil. RIP Geordie

Haha, we'll spotted