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@Catogrande @Bones when I lived in Chislehurst, I was told by the locals that you only go to Orpington for as long as you can hold your breath.
I actually used to quite like it there.
It’s where I played my first club rugby, so used to know it well. Back then Orpington was ok, Chislehurst much more genteel though. The Ramblers and the Bull were always good pubs. The Crown, being a Shepherd Neamepub was just a bit shit. Though I did get to meet Max Splodge of Splodgenessabounds in the Crown. Nutter.
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@Crucial bloody hell that's quite close, less than a half hour walk! Never heard of it, what does gpg say?
Oh and what's gpg?
Good Pub Guide.
More of a pointer to your Real Ale/dogs by the fireplace type place than a Wetherspoons slapper warehouse.No review for Buff Orpington so go check it out
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@Crucial bloody hell that's quite close, less than a half hour walk! Never heard of it, what does gpg say?
Oh and what's gpg?
Good Pub Guide.
More of a pointer to your Real Ale/dogs by the fireplace type place than a Wetherspoons slapper warehouse.No review for Buff Orpington so go check it out
Yes. Do that.
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@Bones I’ll give you a little taster of what to expect. For some reason myself and my two BiLs went to the Buff to watch a 6N game. One of Jason Robinson’s early games. Big up and under comes JR’s way and he knocks it on spectacularly. Someone shouts “You fucking black fluffybunny” and no-one batted an eyelid.
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@Catogrande ahh yes, the away strip.
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My most local but infrequently visited pub would be The Elmwood, but I'd spend much more time at a pub called Number 4, which was actually awarded NZ's best neighbourhood pub or bar award last year.
Prior to that it was the Ale House on Bealey Ave, where I spent much, much too much time.
Others of note would be The Bridge Hotel in Richmond, Melbourne and the Longueville Hotel, Lane Cove Sydney.
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It better be a gay bar.
Buff Orpington.
Probably full of mildly tanned, fit, roosters (I deliberately didn't say cocks there). So yes.
I had to give in and google the place as the name was just weird. Apparently it is just called Buff (which really does sound like a boys night club) and is a Greene King pub that actually looks like it might be quite good if it was open.
As @Snowy realised, an Orpington is a breed of chook and its colour is known as 'buff'. So nothing to do with the buff crowd of Orpington the place. It is all about the cocks though.
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@pakman said in Coronavirus - UK:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Coronavirus - UK:
The A38 between Bodmin & St Austell was almost dead 3 weeks ago. Seen a big and growing increase when collecting the weekly shopping from early May. Think it's mainly people getting back to work.
Tourist places far less of an increase. Have to wait and see what happens this WE.
Keep all that Tribute safe!!
More a Trelawny man myself
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Coronavirus - UK:
@pakman said in Coronavirus - UK:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Coronavirus - UK:
The A38 between Bodmin & St Austell was almost dead 3 weeks ago. Seen a big and growing increase when collecting the weekly shopping from early May. Think it's mainly people getting back to work.
Tourist places far less of an increase. Have to wait and see what happens this WE.
Keep all that Tribute safe!!
More a Trelawny man myself
Not noticed that in SW London.
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@pakman said in Coronavirus - UK:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Coronavirus - UK:
@pakman said in Coronavirus - UK:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Coronavirus - UK:
The A38 between Bodmin & St Austell was almost dead 3 weeks ago. Seen a big and growing increase when collecting the weekly shopping from early May. Think it's mainly people getting back to work.
Tourist places far less of an increase. Have to wait and see what happens this WE.
Keep all that Tribute safe!!
More a Trelawny man myself
Not noticed that in SW London.
And Mena Dhu is a great competitor to Guiness as well.
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