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Post by emperorsuperbus on Sept 21, 2020 21:45:18 GMT
Right. We’ve got all that Ipswich disappointment off our chest then, trolled one another, transferred our frustrations and anger out onto one another. Few days away from it now before building up to the next one.
Now for something completely different. Let’s make use of the fact this forum has a Gashead living on the arse of the world. we must have questions?
Do you follow any live sport down there?
Is covid having much impact on the sport? From up the nose of the world it seems down there they are beating themselves up over 9 cases a month.
How did you end up there, most magical mystery tours end up in either Whiteley Bay or Barnstable?
Does Kiwi fruit ever get out of season?
Have you visited Hobbiton? (Good Saxon name that Hobbiton).
Anyone think you can do better questions? Any forum members visited the arse of the world before?
“Over to you Jeff”. Do you have any questions for us, like have we enjoyed the summer? How’s the harvest? When’s the clocks going back so you don’t miss an hour of the game?
Imo May and early June weather was as good as you could hope for the time of year, latter June and most of July and August was more changeable often feeling like autumn. Even the one week of high temperatures came with a lot of moisture, cloud and showers. And it’s impacted growing, from the veg patch and greenhouses toms, cues, gherkins all very disappointing. In short, this summers been a struggle.
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Post by JeffNZ on Sept 21, 2020 21:51:58 GMT
So many fundamental and thought-provoking questions, I'm at work right now so will respond in full tonight (your morning!)
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Post by TaiwanGas on Sept 22, 2020 3:52:34 GMT
Glad you got the homework Jeff...
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Post by JeffNZ on Sept 22, 2020 6:42:25 GMT
Do you follow any live sport down there? Forever the football fan so follow Wellington Phoenix but there is no avoiding the All Blacks. World War III could be breaking out and the announcement of a new All Blacks captain would be headline news! Is covid having much impact on the sport? It was but as of yesterday, we're pretty much back to normal outside of Auckland and the All Blacks will play Australia in two weeks in front of a 40,000 crowd in Wellington. How did you end up there, most magical mystery tours end up in either Whiteley Bay or Barnstable? Job ad in one of the UK broadsheets, thought I'd get a day trip to London out of the interview, ended up getting the job! Does Kiwi fruit ever get out of season? Always available but dirt cheap when in season! Not a great fan of it myself.Have you visited Hobbiton? (Good Saxon name that Hobbiton). No, too bloody expensive. I'll leave them to rip off the overseas tourists. Not a great fan of Lord of the Rings either and that's considered treasonous here!
My questions;
Where's the best place in Bristol for a good pint of Bass these days? Can you still get Bass?
What ever happened to the World Wine Fair, Radio West and Roger Malone?
How many series is Shoestring up to now?
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Post by lostinspace on Sept 22, 2020 7:09:14 GMT
Eddie Shoestring, like the name suggests with the budget, non existent 😀Bass you only ever hear of in a group playing their music too loud in he next door neighbours garden 🎼🎼
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Post by chelt_gas on Sept 22, 2020 7:23:23 GMT
Where are you based Emperor Superbus? BondiGas is presumeably in Bondi whilst I think Cpt Jayho is in Geelong?
I’m near Pymble - nearish to Cheltenham (in Sydney).
The most frustrating thing about living down here was missing the best 7-years of Rovers experience starting with the lowest (relegation) to the highest probably being the 2nd promotion to league one. Meanwhile I got to watch Wayne Brown for mariners against Victory which is as exciting as a blue flames dress rehearsal.
What I don’t miss is the shout from the blackthorn of “sing up Gas” then someone replying “up gas” still thinking it’s original and funny. It’s about as funny as Roland Rivron - does he still exist?
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Post by emperorsuperbus on Sept 22, 2020 14:36:15 GMT
Do you follow any live sport down there? Forever the football fan so follow Wellington Phoenix but there is no avoiding the All Blacks. World War III could be breaking out and the announcement of a new All Blacks captain would be headline news! Is covid having much impact on the sport? It was but as of yesterday, we're pretty much back to normal outside of Auckland and the All Blacks will play Australia in two weeks in front of a 40,000 crowd in Wellington. How did you end up there, most magical mystery tours end up in either Whiteley Bay or Barnstable? Job ad in one of the UK broadsheets, thought I'd get a day trip to London out of the interview, ended up getting the job! Does Kiwi fruit ever get out of season? Always available but dirt cheap when in season! Not a great fan of it myself.Have you visited Hobbiton? (Good Saxon name that Hobbiton). No, too bloody expensive. I'll leave them to rip off the overseas tourists. Not a great fan of Lord of the Rings either and that's considered treasonous here!
My questions;
Where's the best place in Bristol for a good pint of Bass these days? Can you still get Bass?
What ever happened to the World Wine Fair, Radio West and Roger Malone?
How many series is Shoestring up to now?
bass. Now you are talking. The Myrtle Tree anchor road, was still open and a bass pub with all the lagged barrels behind the bar two years ago when I last went in. I’ve got a Phillips perfect draft system, I have got 6l kegs of bass for that in the recent past. Even with renaissance of craft beers and micro’s, decent malty pints seem a dying breed in a gush of hoppy IPA styles. Or if you don’t agree then by all means say so. I’m in Bristol next to sacred Purdown. There’s something Of a beautiful buzz walking Purdown in early autumn. Don’t want to make you all homesick or anything. This thread seems to have brought out our forum members from all over the world. Maybe we can rename this thread for gasheads all over the world to say what you are missing or want to know. This is one of the positives of the internet? And us to ask questions likewise as Jeffs answers about all blacks v wallabies getting 40k fans in sounds half a world away from where we are in England today. Also about Hobbiton being tourist rip off, and no one can say a bad word against Saint Tolkien. I’d say Tolkien is a bit phooey imo think I can get away with that here. I don’t know how long each of you have been away, (shoestring finished about 40 years ago) but Bristol has changed in recent years. World wine fair? Before covid there was some sort of fair or festival going on down in docklands nearly every week. Food. Comedy. Tall ships. It’s a two uni and tourist city now. How they re routed streets to build Cabot Circus plays with my mind as I’m driving them. Docklands? Yes, you remember that derelict swathe of wharehouses and old workings around the docks, docklands is now a good word for it. |
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Post by emperorsuperbus on Sept 22, 2020 14:39:07 GMT
Where are you based Emperor Superbus? BondiGas is presumeably in Bondi whilst I think Cpt Jayho is in Geelong? I’m near Pymble - nearish to Cheltenham (in Sydney). The most frustrating thing about living down here was missing the best 7-years of Rovers experience starting with the lowest (relegation) to the highest probably being the 2nd promotion to league one. Meanwhile I got to watch Wayne Brown for mariners against Victory which is as exciting as a blue flames dress rehearsal. What I don’t miss is the shout from the blackthorn of “sing up Gas” then someone replying “up gas” still thinking it’s original and funny. It’s about as funny as Roland Rivron - does he still exist? so is the covid situation in oz as good as in New Zealand, can you get fans in for an all blacks return match? |
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Post by chelt_gas on Sept 22, 2020 14:59:37 GMT
Where are you based Emperor Superbus? BondiGas is presumeably in Bondi whilst I think Cpt Jayho is in Geelong? I’m near Pymble - nearish to Cheltenham (in Sydney). The most frustrating thing about living down here was missing the best 7-years of Rovers experience starting with the lowest (relegation) to the highest probably being the 2nd promotion to league one. Meanwhile I got to watch Wayne Brown for mariners against Victory which is as exciting as a blue flames dress rehearsal. What I don’t miss is the shout from the blackthorn of “sing up Gas” then someone replying “up gas” still thinking it’s original and funny. It’s about as funny as Roland Rivron - does he still exist? so is the covid situation in oz as good as in New Zealand, can you get fans in for an all blacks return match? All states bar Victoria are relatively free on covid with NSW picking up only a handful of cases per day, and these are almost all traceable. We have reduced capacity sports with the Rugby League (NRL) drawing a few thousand per game. Although NRL is a sport better watched on TV. They AFL drew 17,000 and 15,000 in Adelaide and Brisbane this month compared to 80,000+ crowds pre-covid. Awful sport to watch though. The UK seems to be heading in reverse gear - the handling looks chaotic and bizarre compared to over here. Do you think it’s the politicians or people that are contributing to the large infection rates? |
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Post by lostinspace on Sept 22, 2020 16:23:03 GMT
BASICALLY down to people who don’t give a f!! As it won’t affect them( me me me symptoms) I’m all right jack f!!! You.. IMO no matter who was at the head of the wheel we would still be where we are because of the way some people think
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Post by swissgas on Sept 22, 2020 17:17:26 GMT
bass. Now you are talking. The Myrtle Tree anchor road, was still open and a bass pub with all the lagged barrels behind the bar two years ago when I last went in. I’ve got a Phillips perfect draft system, I have got 6l kegs of bass for that in the recent past. Even with renaissance of craft beers and micro’s, decent malty pints seem a dying breed in a gush of hoppy IPA styles. Or if you don’t agree then by all means say so. My Dad was born a few miles from Burton on Trent and in 1952 moved to North Somerset just in time for Rovers 52/53 Championship winning season. My first experience of the aroma of Bass was gleaned from standing outside in "pub yards", where the wooden barrels and bottle crates were stored, but at that age I was drinking orange squash and eating Smiths Crisps with the tiny blue paper wrap of salt inside the bag. Getting older I realised that although Dad was usually a quiet man he came alive when the subject of beer was mentioned and was a vigorous proponent of his favourite Bass and Marstons. He probably upset a few people at the time with his condemnation of "Southern Beer" but eventually became acclimatized to "good" Courage Best and by about the age of 16 that is what I was drinking. In the early 1970's Dad played indoor bowls at Ashton Gate and I vividly recall the run in's he had with the bar manager, Alan Cox, about how Watney's Red Barrel and Starlight could legitimately be described as beer. Later on draught Bass became more readily available in the West Country and Dad obviously enjoyed it but always claimed the pints he drank on his visits back home to South Derbyshire were vastly superior. I could never really tell but it was a lovely subject to talk about. |
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Post by emperorsuperbus on Sept 22, 2020 20:08:59 GMT
bass. Now you are talking. The Myrtle Tree anchor road, was still open and a bass pub with all the lagged barrels behind the bar two years ago when I last went in. I’ve got a Phillips perfect draft system, I have got 6l kegs of bass for that in the recent past. Even with renaissance of craft beers and micro’s, decent malty pints seem a dying breed in a gush of hoppy IPA styles. Or if you don’t agree then by all means say so. My Dad was born a few miles from Burton on Trent and in 1952 moved to North Somerset just in time for Rovers 52/53 Championship winning season. My first experience of the aroma of Bass was gleaned from standing outside in "pub yards", where the wooden barrels and bottle crates were stored, but at that age I was drinking orange squash and eating Smiths Crisps with the tiny blue paper wrap of salt inside the bag. Getting older I realised that although Dad was usually a quiet man he came alive when the subject of beer was mentioned and was a vigorous proponent of his favourite Bass and Marstons. He probably upset a few people at the time with his condemnation of "Southern Beer" but eventually became acclimatized to "good" Courage Best and by about the age of 16 that is what I was drinking. In the early 1970's Dad played indoor bowls at Ashton Gate and I vividly recall the run in's he had with the bar manager, Alan Cox, about how Watney's Red Barrel and Starlight could legitimately be described as beer. Later on draught Bass became more readily available in the West Country and Dad obviously enjoyed it but always claimed the pints he drank on his visits back home to South Derbyshire were vastly superior. I could never really tell but it was a lovely subject to talk about. Modwen’s Well? Apart from a bit of sciatica as she neared her 130th Birthday. As old as Bilbo Baggins. I think your dad was right. It’s all in the water you know. allaboutbeer.com/article/burton-on-trent—the-worlds-most-important-beer-town/ Bass, probably nearest West Country equivalent is the Gem, brewed in warmley. How many of you overseas have tasted a gem? bathales.com/beers/gem/ |
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Post by a more piratey game on Sept 22, 2020 20:57:09 GMT
My Dad was born a few miles from Burton on Trent and in 1952 moved to North Somerset just in time for Rovers 52/53 Championship winning season. My first experience of the aroma of Bass was gleaned from standing outside in "pub yards", where the wooden barrels and bottle crates were stored, but at that age I was drinking orange squash and eating Smiths Crisps with the tiny blue paper wrap of salt inside the bag. Getting older I realised that although Dad was usually a quiet man he came alive when the subject of beer was mentioned and was a vigorous proponent of his favourite Bass and Marstons. He probably upset a few people at the time with his condemnation of "Southern Beer" but eventually became acclimatized to "good" Courage Best and by about the age of 16 that is what I was drinking. In the early 1970's Dad played indoor bowls at Ashton Gate and I vividly recall the run in's he had with the bar manager, Alan Cox, about how Watney's Red Barrel and Starlight could legitimately be described as beer. Later on draught Bass became more readily available in the West Country and Dad obviously enjoyed it but always claimed the pints he drank on his visits back home to South Derbyshire were vastly superior. I could never really tell but it was a lovely subject to talk about. Modwen’s Well? Apart from a bit of sciatica as she neared her 130th Birthday. As old as Bilbo Baggins. I think your dad was right. It’s all in the water you know. allaboutbeer.com/article/burton-on-trent—the-worlds-most-important-beer-town/ Bass, probably nearest West Country equivalent is the Gem, brewed in warmley. How many of you overseas have tasted a gem? bathales.com/beers/gem/ I was very disappointed to find that I'm not keen on Gem, since it's our local brew but then I tasted one of their dark ones, and loved it. Can't remember the name though - looking at the website, it was probably Dark Side, though I don't usually drink stout |
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Post by emperorsuperbus on Sept 22, 2020 21:07:17 GMT
BASICALLY down to people who don’t give a f!! As it won’t affect them( me me me symptoms) I’m all right jack f!!! You.. IMO no matter who was at the head of the wheel we would still be where we are because of the way some people think there a couple of differences that stand out. Sure it lives in all temperatures, but sunlight degrades it, and it wants us in an indoor lifestyle, not outside, in order to best mingle around us. The arse of the world is coming into summer, as we enter autumn. And in rush to compare nations and national governments dealing with it, housing and lifestyles can be very different. We have a density of living together in England, terraced housing giving way to suburbs of new housing just as crammed together. I’m thinking of the midlands, and how places like Leicester were the first moles to be whacked (Boris describing his covid policy, like moonshot and stitch in time saves nine - no harm to any real moles, though we did have a UKIP leader betting everyone he could wrestle a badger to death). I’m thinking of North Bristol in particular, for those of you away for some time think of that countrified lane to cycle through the fields between winterborne and Filton, it is now a carriageway through a metropolis that’s on its way to becoming a ghetto in parts. but lost in space is right as well. Government said pubs and bars, eateries and cafe’s can open, so long you stick to certain guidelines, take phone numbers in case we need to trace, social distance outside and in not just pack them in. So many owners did, but those who didn’t let them all down. I am sure lost in space is getting at how it’s a personal responsibility, so many responsible in a situation it only takes one match to burn a thousand trees. And there is an increasingly foolly interface between geeky modellers of pandemics, who don’t decide policy just brief politicians who form and deliver policy. First wave our geeky modellers may have got it wrong, underestimating speed of growth so lock down a little too late. if lostinspace actually wants to blame the youth of today, I wouldn’t agree. Politicians in power of all political persuasion around the world, either in election year or newly elected just wanted it out the way. As first wave tailed off Here in U.K there was big push for normality, chancellor aka dishy rishy dangled free meal vouchers in front of everyone. He himself delivered a meal for the cameras without a mask, now just months later he would pay (himself) a heavy fine for doing that. There’s a fine interview with one of the geeky modellers here if you have the time. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000mt0h Though he doesn’t actually admit bad modelling and poor advice to government led to too late a lockdown, other good research suggests it did. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000kfpy |
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Post by emperorsuperbus on Sept 22, 2020 21:08:02 GMT
I was very disappointed to find that I'm not keen on Gem, since it's our local brew but then I tasted one of their dark ones, and loved it. Can't remember the name though - looking at the website, it was probably Dark Side, though I don't usually drink stout might have been Barnsey? |
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Post by a more piratey game on Sept 22, 2020 21:12:26 GMT
I was very disappointed to find that I'm not keen on Gem, since it's our local brew but then I tasted one of their dark ones, and loved it. Can't remember the name though - looking at the website, it was probably Dark Side, though I don't usually drink stout might have been Barnsey? spot on! Thank you. For the bonus point, can you tell me why it isn't showing on the website included on this thread above? |
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Post by emperorsuperbus on Sept 22, 2020 21:26:22 GMT
spot on! Thank you. For the bonus point, can you tell me why it isn't showing on the website included on this thread above? it isn't you are right. And as it’s the best thing they have brewed, it’s alarming! I can suggest maybe they now only show available brews, not lists of unavailable ones all around it. Brewing can be seasonal, also at brewers discretion maybe driven by customer demands. I have found a page via google bathales.com/shop/barnsey-12-x-500ml-bottles/ since they redecorated, the website and onlineshop never ceases to underwhelm. if you offered me a minicask of Gem or Minicask of Barnsey I would choose the Barnsey. have you tried a sea fury? the Sea Fury. Not Sharps more watery chalky Doombar that is wildly popular. www.sharpsbrewery.co.uk/blogs/beer |
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Post by a more piratey game on Sept 22, 2020 21:32:26 GMT
spot on! Thank you. For the bonus point, can you tell me why it isn't showing on the website included on this thread above? it isn't you are right. And as it’s the best thing they have brewed, it’s alarming! I can suggest maybe they now only show available brews, not lists of unavailable ones all around it. Brewing can be seasonal, also at brewers discretion maybe driven by customer demands. I have found a page via google bathales.com/shop/barnsey-12-x-500ml-bottles/ since they redecorated, the website and onlineshop never ceases to underwhelm. if you offered me a minicask of Gem or Minicask of Barnsey I would choose the Barnsey. have you tried a sea fury? the Sea Fury. Not Sharps more watery chalky Doombar that is wildly popular. www.sharpsbrewery.co.uk/blogs/beerDoombar is another one that doesn't work for me - though I agree it is wildly popular I don't know Sea Fury, but will now look out for it. Top tip - ta! |
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Post by JeffNZ on Sept 22, 2020 23:10:36 GMT
bass. Now you are talking. The Myrtle Tree anchor road, was still open and a bass pub with all the lagged barrels behind the bar two years ago when I last went in. I’ve got a Phillips perfect draft system, I have got 6l kegs of bass for that in the recent past. Even with renaissance of craft beers and micro’s, decent malty pints seem a dying breed in a gush of hoppy IPA styles. Or if you don’t agree then by all means say so. My Dad was born a few miles from Burton on Trent and in 1952 moved to North Somerset just in time for Rovers 52/53 Championship winning season. My first experience of the aroma of Bass was gleaned from standing outside in "pub yards", where the wooden barrels and bottle crates were stored, but at that age I was drinking orange squash and eating Smiths Crisps with the tiny blue paper wrap of salt inside the bag. Getting older I realised that although Dad was usually a quiet man he came alive when the subject of beer was mentioned and was a vigorous proponent of his favourite Bass and Marstons. He probably upset a few people at the time with his condemnation of "Southern Beer" but eventually became acclimatized to "good" Courage Best and by about the age of 16 that is what I was drinking. In the early 1970's Dad played indoor bowls at Ashton Gate and I vividly recall the run in's he had with the bar manager, Alan Cox, about how Watney's Red Barrel and Starlight could legitimately be described as beer. Later on draught Bass became more readily available in the West Country and Dad obviously enjoyed it but always claimed the pints he drank on his visits back home to South Derbyshire were vastly superior. I could never really tell but it was a lovely subject to talk about. Your Dad and I have so much in common Swiss, I could also wax lyrical about beer for eternity, especially Bass. Those beer charlatans of the time, not only Starlight and Watneys Red Barrel (or Party Seven) but others like Tankard, Tartan and Ind Coope ‘Special’ bitter to name a few were just dreadful. |
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Post by JeffNZ on Sept 22, 2020 23:12:54 GMT
My Dad was born a few miles from Burton on Trent and in 1952 moved to North Somerset just in time for Rovers 52/53 Championship winning season. My first experience of the aroma of Bass was gleaned from standing outside in "pub yards", where the wooden barrels and bottle crates were stored, but at that age I was drinking orange squash and eating Smiths Crisps with the tiny blue paper wrap of salt inside the bag. Getting older I realised that although Dad was usually a quiet man he came alive when the subject of beer was mentioned and was a vigorous proponent of his favourite Bass and Marstons. He probably upset a few people at the time with his condemnation of "Southern Beer" but eventually became acclimatized to "good" Courage Best and by about the age of 16 that is what I was drinking. In the early 1970's Dad played indoor bowls at Ashton Gate and I vividly recall the run in's he had with the bar manager, Alan Cox, about how Watney's Red Barrel and Starlight could legitimately be described as beer. Later on draught Bass became more readily available in the West Country and Dad obviously enjoyed it but always claimed the pints he drank on his visits back home to South Derbyshire were vastly superior. I could never really tell but it was a lovely subject to talk about. Modwen’s Well? Apart from a bit of sciatica as she neared her 130th Birthday. As old as Bilbo Baggins. I think your dad was right. It’s all in the water you know. allaboutbeer.com/article/burton-on-trent—the-worlds-most-important-beer-town/ Bass, probably nearest West Country equivalent is the Gem, brewed in warmley. How many of you overseas have tasted a gem? bathales.com/beers/gem/ We can get Gem in bottled form here in NZ. Very nice but very expensive. (Edit: Around £3.50 a bottle. www.beercellar.co.nz/detail/UK0MB1IL0TJ/Bath-Gem) |
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