10-02-2018, 02:35 PM
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Re: Leisurely Scribbles (part 5)
Originally Posted by spitfire
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I'll stay here, and keep the post connoisseurs busy, Crusin don't float my Boat.
10-02-2018, 03:50 PM
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Re: Leisurely Scribbles (part 5)
Best of luck with the cruise Sweetie, don't drink too much and fall overboard. I'm a landlubber, I like to keep me feet firmly on the ground.
Black Velvet is never drank here Gummy, at least I’ve never seen it ordered and I’ve been in a heck of a lot of pubs in me day, I believe it’s a nauseating concoction of champagne and stout, created by a London barman in 1861 to mourn the death of Queen Vic’s beloved Albert, the only thing nice about the drink is it’s attractive name.
On the other hand, Joe Sheridan, a barman at Shannon Airport created Irish coffee in 1942, it went on to a World famous drink, and it tastes good too.
The quicker one drinks the sooner one gets drunk, all the good spirit drinkers I know could go all day just sipping spirits, none of your John Wayne straight down the hatch stuff for good spirit drinkers, it’s an art in itself.
I don’t touch spirits now, but I always sip my port and take my time when drinking pints.
Of course when I was in me prime I alway kept up with the lads round for round, drink never made me rowdy or cranky, just wanted to talk, laugh and maybe sing a song or two, as they say if it don’t agree with you best to give it a miss.
I’ve no time for folks who become nasty or violent with drink.
Both my children are Saturday night only drinkers except when the lad comes over to me we both have a few pints in the local, his missus does the driving him home as he’s like me, never drove in his life.
We prefer to leave the driving to the ladies in the family, and why not, sure they love it, and may I add they are far better at it than any man, and that ain’t ass lickin’.
10-02-2018, 06:45 PM
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Gentleman Jem, I know you do not participate in threads that feature virtual insanity.But the two cuddly bears have asked for a cabin.
As for Spitty, he IS likely to do a fly over.
I am lucky as my son who lives at home is a teetotaler.
So any driving is never a problem when we go out.
10-02-2018, 06:55 PM
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Re: Leisurely Scribbles (part 5)
I remember those enamel beer jugs well Solo.We lived in Granby Lane in the city centre, we moved out in 1950 when I was 5.
I remember one day the granny asked the brother and me to go up to the shop and ask the shopkeeper, a Mr. Cronin, for five Woodbines and we were to tell him they were for her. when we got to the shop we were mesmerised looking at all the big jars of sweets and the brother coaxed me to spent the few coppers on a big bag of ‘Nutty Favourites’. We got the hiding of our lives when we got back and she never sent us on an errand again.
This is Granby Lane in or around 1928, the old lady with the two children is my great grandmother and the kids are her grandchildren, she dealt in bottles and rags (note her small stall on the left) the man with the hat is her son and the woman his wife.
We lived in the building on the extreme right, on the top floor and I was born in the room where you can see the full window. The shop on the left “The Mission” was a holy shop and sold all sorts of religious stuff.
That Dominican church is still there though everything else was knocked down and rebuilt on.
10-02-2018, 10:00 PM
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Re: Leisurely Scribbles (part 5)
Not the church Gummy, in the building on the right side of the photo with the black and white brickwork.A very holy man called Matt Talbot dropped dead in Granby Lane in 1924, right under the window of the room where I was born, I think the pope is making him a saint shortly.
So in your next post you may address me as "Your Grace"
Here's the better picture I was trying to find. Thems all me relations standing out for the reporters cameraman, so that photo was taken in 1924 not 1928 as I previously said.
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