BS: Mudcat Tavern Spring Clean

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Tavern Spring Clean
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 08 Feb 07 - 03:24 PM

I don't believe it.. you spend days sorting out and cleaning a room and the bloody guest goes and gets snowed out!

Ah well, time for a non-alcoholic beverage before he gets here.

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Tavern Spring Clean
From: Scrump
Date: 08 Feb 07 - 08:07 AM

As it's still snowing, I'm gonna have a pint of original 1970s Young's Winter Warmer (not the feeble rubbish made in Bedford today).

Cheers!... ah, that's warmed me up already.

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Tavern Spring Clean
From: Geoff the Duck
Date: 08 Feb 07 - 05:52 AM

The book damage isn't as bad as first feared, about 30 totally trashed, but only a couple which wouldn't be replaceable. The one which made most impact is one called Fury, by Henry Kuttner, but I've just checked on Amazon and it's available so I may be in a position to sort out a new old copy.
I'll have a pint of Riggwelter to celebrate. Cheers.

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Tavern Spring Clean
From: Scrump
Date: 07 Feb 07 - 05:33 PM

Agh! I meant Brickwood's Pompey Royal. I was getting mixed up with Wethered's Winter Royal (1970s). Tell yer what - I'll have a pint of each, please!

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Tavern Spring Clean
From: Scrump
Date: 07 Feb 07 - 05:32 PM

Hope there are plenty of winter ales in the cellar.

I'll start with a pint of Brickwood's Winter Royal, 1960s vintage.

Cheers!

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Tavern Spring Clean
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 07 Feb 07 - 05:29 PM

Well, the UK is all settled in for a blizzard tonight - we've already had dire warnings of distress from the train companies. I've done all my ironing, scraped a table out from under the piles of paper and assorted crap, cleared the litter tray and finally found an address I've been needing since last December. We've sorted the spare room so MudGuard has somewhre to sleep tomorrow without having to share with a box of teddy bears and the Christmas decorations. I think it's time to settle back into a comfy chair with a bottle of something and the cross stitch I'm attempting to finish before my birthday.

Make it une bootey de Pineau de Charentes silver plate!

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Tavern Spring Clean
From: Scrump
Date: 07 Feb 07 - 10:33 AM

"I wouldn't mind a few more pints of Melbourne's from Stamford while we're digging up long dead beers. "

GUEST,Mingulay at work - good idea mate, I'll join you.

Cheers!

...And for the next round I think I'll have a 1970s pint of Young's Special, before they tampered with the recipe and 'dumbed it down', to make it appeal to a wider market, thereby losing nearly all its character. And of course, more recently, they've stopped making it altogether (the stuff you get now is brewed in Bedford, and rebadged as Young's- yuk!)

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Tavern Spring Clean
From: Joe_F
Date: 06 Feb 07 - 09:10 PM

This scene bears a certain resemblance to the mucking of Geordie's byre.

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Tavern Spring Clean
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 06 Feb 07 - 05:06 PM

Does that count as solid food? I'm off solid food at the moment... don't ask.

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Tavern Spring Clean
From: lady penelope
Date: 06 Feb 07 - 04:52 PM

Pint of Glayva over here. It's for medicinal purposes you know.....

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Tavern Spring Clean
From: MMario
Date: 06 Feb 07 - 11:39 AM

someone toss another bodrhan on the fire, please - it's COLD out!

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Tavern Spring Clean
From: GUEST,Mingulay at work
Date: 06 Feb 07 - 11:35 AM

Scrump - I'll join you in a few pints of proper County (sighs heavily) a lovely little brewery in a lovely little village with a lovely samplng bar. The best pint of County you could get. Living not far from Langham I managed to make several visits.

I wouldn't mind a few more pints of Melbourne's from Stamford while we're digging up long dead beers.

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Tavern Spring Clean
From: MMario
Date: 06 Feb 07 - 10:32 AM

GEOFF! SF books biting the dust? that is disastrous!

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Tavern Spring Clean
From: Scrump
Date: 06 Feb 07 - 10:31 AM

Tapwater? I must be mad. I could have had the most expensive poncey mineral water from some foreign country, flown here at great expense.

Ah well, at least I was doing my bit for the environment.

Tell yer what - I'll have a pint of the original Ruddles County, from Rutland, 5% abv, vintage 1975 or thereabouts. Not to be confused with the stuff sold by Greene King under that name, which bears absolutely no resemblance whatsoever to the original stuff, apart from the sadly abused name, which is an insult to a great beer.

...ahhhhhhhhhhh, that's good stuff, just as I remember it. I'll have to try a few more of these ales from yesteryear.

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Tavern Spring Clean
From: Mingulay
Date: 05 Feb 07 - 04:50 PM

It's a pint of Tetley's for Scrump then lol.

Passes Geoff an Owd Roger, cheers mate.

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Tavern Spring Clean
From: Scrump
Date: 05 Feb 07 - 03:32 PM

Just tapwater please. Had a heavy weekend.

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Tavern Spring Clean
From: Geoff the Duck
Date: 05 Feb 07 - 02:54 PM

Hi All. Can't stop long, I'm up to my eyeballs in debris after the garage wall blew out in high winds a couple of weeks back. Just moved some boxes out of the shed to make room for garage contents. unfortunately discovered that ther is damp in the shed and a load of sci-fi books I had in boxes are going nasty. I'm working through to decide which I can rescue and which are off to the dump.
I'll join whoever had the Owd Roger, if that is okay then take a leap out through the hypertext portal and see where it takes me.
Quack!
GtD.

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Tavern Spring Clean
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 04 Feb 07 - 08:45 PM

Ah! I came in through a new browser and had to back out again to get logged in. That's a wonderful offer on the wine--I've made a particular point of drinking French wines since Dubya went on his "Freedom Fries" crusade. It's Sunday night, so one glass is my limit. I also have to do the work thing tomorrow. And I need to finish the income tax thing tonight. :-/

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Tavern Spring Clean
From: Bunnahabhain
Date: 04 Feb 07 - 05:05 PM

I've not so much been cleaning, as throwing stuff out. Found a bottle of Duval amongst the junk. As it's the tavern I'll make that a case or two of ten year old stuff. Enjoy....

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Tavern Spring Clean
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 04 Feb 07 - 04:24 PM

OOh Lady P, just think of all those samples you can contaminate!

Funnily enough, I'm finishing off things this year too... completed a cross stitch picture just after Christmas and I've done a fair amount of work on a second. Managed to get the first framed today and it's sitting waiting for a suitable wall to become vacant.

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Tavern Spring Clean
From: Alec
Date: 04 Feb 07 - 03:33 PM

Have a bottle of Chateau Angelus on me SRS & a Chivas Regal for you Lady Penelope.Salud.

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Tavern Spring Clean
From: lady penelope
Date: 04 Feb 07 - 03:30 PM

By 'eck Liz. I didn't know you'd been modelling again? So do toilets pay much?

My beloved husband has decided to give me a filthy...... cold for the weekend and I am now sorely tempted to try mu father's remedy for... well for most things really, and drink large amoutns of whiskey. The down side is that it's sunday night and I have to do the work thing tomorrow....

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Tavern Spring Clean
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 04 Feb 07 - 03:21 PM

Doesn't anybody drink wine here? Dig around under the bar and see if there's a clean glass and something that's red.

I wish I could think of something outstanding to add to the accomplishments people have mentioned. By way of explanation, while I don't formally make resolutions each year, I did decide in early January that just finishing many of the projects I started in the last five years would be a good thing. So, I've made progress on putting down the tile floor in the front hall, and after that I hope to finish some painting, redo a couple of walls in the living room (before I moved in some fool put that "cottage cheese" stuff on the wall above the picture rail instead of leaving it flat plaster), and pull up some ugly linoleum and put down some more tile in the bathrooms.

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Tavern Spring Clean
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 03 Feb 07 - 11:30 PM

This cleaning lark is bad news you know... been awake since 2.00am (it's now 4.30am) so I can only blame the tidying.

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Tavern Spring Clean
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 03 Feb 07 - 11:19 PM

Spent the day cleaning the spare bedroom. Still didn't take down the last bit of holly that I missed on 12th night. Ah well, it'll have to stay there now.

Sling another Barbie on the fire mate!!

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Tavern Spring Clean
From: MAG
Date: 03 Feb 07 - 09:04 PM

Ahhh, first real weekend in about a month. I think I will sleep all day tomorrow.

Forthose of you doing quality wine, here's a bottle from WallaWalla.

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Tavern Spring Clean
From: Mingulay
Date: 03 Feb 07 - 08:11 PM

Just had a PM from the Squid, he apologises for not being present for the clean up but apparently he goes on holiday every year at this time to avoid migrating whales. Never seen one in the Tavern m'self but then I tend not to immerse myself in the jello pit. Never did get along with fresh horse crap somehow.

Any road up (Northern English vernaculat for anyway) while I'm here I think a pint or two of Owd Roger would not come amiss. In a dimpled pint glass with handle, not a sleeve. Thank you.

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Tavern Spring Clean
From: Gizmo
Date: 03 Feb 07 - 06:25 PM

Bog off Rapaire,

I was at the piano first. And I know that I'm cushiony, but I don't appreciate being sat on thanks.

For your cheek(s) I'll have a proper scrumpy please (the stuff that will turn to vinegar in an hour if not drunk).

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Tavern Spring Clean
From: Rapparee
Date: 03 Feb 07 - 02:46 PM

Ah, but which one in the picture are you, LtS? But if you'd like to peek, here's a picture of me -- I'm the guy at the piano.

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Tavern Spring Clean
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 03 Feb 07 - 12:34 PM

nice and full bodied? That'd be me then.... Brace yourself Bunny!!

(launches herself from the overhead beams, pulls a triple twist with pike and lands in Bunny's lap)

Pour us a beer whilst you're there Barkeep!!

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Tavern Spring Clean
From: Bunnahabhain
Date: 03 Feb 07 - 11:36 AM

I'll have something nice and full bodied, from a properly battered tankard, whilst in one of those comfy seats , with the rugby on quietly on the radio, and I intend do nothing for an hour or two. And then I might have relaxed enough to do nothing at all properly....

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Tavern Spring Clean
From: katlaughing
Date: 03 Feb 07 - 10:20 AM

Ah....thanks, Bertdarlin...

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Tavern Spring Clean
From: Alec
Date: 03 Feb 07 - 08:45 AM

A subtle blend of Vanilla & PlayDoh

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Tavern Spring Clean
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 03 Feb 07 - 08:41 AM

Ah.. that explains the smell then.

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Tavern Spring Clean
From: Geoff the Duck
Date: 03 Feb 07 - 08:30 AM

Would someone disconnect the barrel of gin from Venus's toilet and let us all have some?

Scrump - we do't usually bother with surface transport at the Tavern. You can usually find a wormhole in space and time behind one of the doors or cupboards which gets to the correct locaion.
Here, I'll show you..

Whoops! Anyone fancy this pint of fermented Yak's Milk?

Quack!

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Tavern Spring Clean
From: Alec
Date: 03 Feb 07 - 07:07 AM

Fart away better out than in.
The 'Baccy is Clan BTW.

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Tavern Spring Clean
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 03 Feb 07 - 06:45 AM

The swapped Bud was getting them higher quicker... I think it was the egg nogg causing the blisters though.

Bert my dear, thank you for your generosity in leaving your card here and not closing the account. You are a scholar and a gentleman but if you do that with your other hand again, you'll get such a slap!

Art - I'm NOT that woman on the Old F label... I'm in this picture.

Alec - I won't object to that briar if you don't object to this eggy fart.

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Tavern Spring Clean
From: Alec
Date: 03 Feb 07 - 03:16 AM

I've swapped back the Bud & the Gents urinals stuff Bert,though I'm mystified as to how anyone could tell the difference.
I'll just stick with the Old Peculier.
Anyone object if I fire up the briar?

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Tavern Spring Clean
From: Bert
Date: 03 Feb 07 - 01:20 AM

...Now would the person who hooked up the Bud to the Gents urinals please swap them back?...

How the hell did anyone notice the difference?

And I'll have a pint of trophy SEEIN' AS 'OW I'M PAYIN'!!!!

Listen up folks, Kat especially and I'll sing 'Ace down in a hole' for Sparky.

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Tavern Spring Clean
From: katlaughing
Date: 03 Feb 07 - 12:10 AM

I'll have a magarita but hold the salt...oh hell it's virtual, pile it on...can't have a good magarita without a salt lick to go with it!

I finished up one year of post-heart surgery by starting a consistent exercise program; kept getting better and better, even found my old self, and wrote a novel that I like in twnety-five days! Took on watching my three-year old grandson (congrats, Amos!) full-time last Fall and been having a blast each day. And, we managed to buy a second house for him and his mom to move into; not sure how but we did!

Best of all, with the renewed, restored energy, I had supper on the table the other night when Rog came home, for the first time in about ten years. And, it was good!**bg** Baked salmon, green beans, rice and made-from-scratch baking powder biscuits. My aunt says my granddad called them "dough-gawds!"

How about someone singing an old cow song for me...my dad'd like that...

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Tavern Spring Clean
From: MAG
Date: 02 Feb 07 - 09:12 PM

I quit the band that was a major reason I was in a major ddepression.

I got gel shots in my knees (hyaluric acid -- animal-derived cartilage) and now have a lot of function restored to my knees, not to mention the knees being pain-free. What a difference!

and I brought this bottle of Hennessey's; as long as it's virtual I can have anything. Mocha cappucino ice cream sandwiches?? lemme at 'em.

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Tavern Spring Clean
From: Joe_F
Date: 02 Feb 07 - 08:48 PM

During 2006 I decayed less gracefully.
Ballarat ale for me. That would take me back 50 years.

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Tavern Spring Clean
From: artbrooks
Date: 02 Feb 07 - 08:13 PM

It was a good year, 2006. We went to our first Getaway, and put faces (and bellies) to a few MudNames. I finished one interminable yard project and started another. Hit 60...a bit of bad in every good year.

I'd like a pint of Old Frothingslosh, please...with an Arrogant Bastard chaser. Did anyone ever notice that Old F has a picture of Our Liz on it? One the other hand, just make it a pitcher of Ballard Bitter...and I don't need a glass, thanks.

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Tavern Spring Clean
From: Scrump
Date: 02 Feb 07 - 06:32 PM

More Old Tom!

Drink! Drink!

It's feckin' good stuff!

Thud!

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz....

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Tavern Spring Clean
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 02 Feb 07 - 06:22 PM

Lady P... the horse is supposed to go under you, not you under the horse!

MMario - hope things improve, you sure deserve it.

Now would the person who hooked up the Bud to the Gents urinals please swap them back?

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Tavern Spring Clean
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 02 Feb 07 - 05:48 PM

Towards the end of the year I got a hearing aid. That's good news. maybe needing a hearing aid isn't that good news, but getting one, that's great. I can now understand friends who've been rumbling along incomprehensibly for years. I can now disagree with them instead of just nodding along. And I'm stopped driving my wife crazy mishearing what she says, and trying to convince her it wasn't intended.

Doesn't seem to make much difference with the music, but it does with the words.

I'll have a pint of Old Peculier.

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Tavern Spring Clean
From: Rapparee
Date: 02 Feb 07 - 05:45 PM

Yes, more Sheep Dip.

Thanks.

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Tavern Spring Clean
From: lady penelope
Date: 02 Feb 07 - 05:14 PM

Well high points - unexpectedly got back into horse riding after a break of 20 years (!!!!) and started driving lessons. Down side, discovering my weak ankle is too weak to cope with the horse riding, but I'm now gewtting it sorted.

Another pint of G&T over here dear....

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Tavern Spring Clean
From: Leadfingers
Date: 02 Feb 07 - 01:07 PM

And why the sneaky buggers like me bring our own Hip Barrells !

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Tavern Spring Clean
From: Rapparee
Date: 02 Feb 07 - 12:09 PM

And why others of us sneak out and change the hoses around.