(Yes Pete does do laundry, thus explaining my emotional and psychological upset at occasionally having to witness his underwear hanging around the flat. Rather than drying it in the fresh open air of our kitchen however he hangs it in the dark dank &[…]

THE PUB SEVEN DEADLY SINS: 4: No Smoking Areas REACTION NUMBER TWO
The major problem with Pub No-Smoking Areas is that the only way to guarantee their being smoke-free is to open all the doors and windows nearby so the No-Smoking Area is also the Dra[…]

THE PUB SEVEN DEADLY SINS: 4 : No Smoking Areas REACTION NUMBER ONE
Taking a partial an unilateral view on a subject. Not something that Mr Baran has been un-guilty of before (Year of New Racism eh? Not quite unilateral if you count the Tory back-b[…]

PUBGOERS DEADLY SINS: 1 : NOT GOING TO THE PUB
A public apology to John for not going to the pub last night. But hey, we’re young and healthy, there’s plenty more nights out in pubs to enjoy……….
Further Pubgoers Deadly S[…]

THE PUB SEVEN DEADLY SINS: 4 : No Smoking Areas
Now those who know me will be well aware that I rarely puff on the evil weed. Or, for that matter, its slightly less evil and more charitable weed. So you would think that I would be a clean air fanatic[…]

The Washington, Belsize Park
Despite being named after a place in that most septic of countries, the Washington dazzles you with its charms from the moment you enter. The moment I entered was delayed somewhat whilst giving some cheery young moppets a[…]

A timely appraisal of this temperamental machine. Have you noticed the suspicious cartel of hand-dryer manufactures based either in Stanmore, Mx or Hemel Hempstead, Herts? Probably not, but I have, because I have paternal relatives in both of these u[…]

Hold the front page! Pete in hand-washing-in-pub-toilet shocker! I didn’t think men actually washed their hands in pub toilets. Or at all. I am pleasantly surprised…. and somewhat disbelieving.I would just add that in the absence of a rol[…]

Look how keen new publoggers can be. This masterpiece of hand dryers is by soon to be invited Dave Boyle – who some of you may remember from the Blue Posts pub-crawl. (Memo to self – pub of failure needs doing one day).
Proof, it it were […]

Last one in the pub is a rotten egg I would maintain that, under normal circumstances, it is rather good to be the last person in a group of mates to arrive in the pub. Although you might be asked to buy a round, it is generally worth it. People ar[…]