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Days 15 & 16 : Old Fashioned Boozer

 

Weekend. 

My two-week "beer fasting" came to an end for this month. I decided to brave and venture into the pub. I was going to do the very man thing of having a pint while watching the football scores roll in. I am still wary about going to enclosed busy places. I wanted to make sure I went to a quieter establishment. I chose The Artisan Bar on London Road, which I have not been in since all the lockdowns. It is a proper old boozer, which is a dying breed these days. One thing of note is you are not allowed to stand at the bar anymore. Only sitting. The barmaid just shrugged "Whit difference diz that make?" she said laughing. 

I would pass The Artisan during the lockdown and would worry that it may go the way a few other pubs have gone. Many have Closed shop completely and turned into flats. It was good to see that it has survived and it was busy yesterday. Good to see there were quite a few younger people in there. The prices are better, I noticed prices of a pint of real ale has gone up a whole 10p. It is now a whopping £4 a pint. I can imagine the prices is some of the city centres are well over £6 quid for a pint. I fear that these increases are going to get higher in the coming months. As the Br**it impact ripples its way through the economy.


Its Been A While. In The Artisan 



We watch "Safe" last night, when I say watched we binged the series in two days. Well worth a watch if you like a murder mystery. A crime in the present that has connections to a tragedy in the past. All the characters have secrets that unwind over a week. Like a lot of crime and suspense, there is a degree of "Suspend disbelief" here and there but I can let the slide.

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