tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post8393751258048975283..comments2024-03-27T09:13:32.912+00:00Comments on News From Nowhere: Unpretentious As Lard And As Solid As A Bag Of BricksAlan Burnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-51391068499838575242012-02-10T01:12:49.583+00:002012-02-10T01:12:49.583+00:00I bet the bench straightens itself out after a few...I bet the bench straightens itself out after a few rounds:)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-31989021780870401822012-02-08T16:11:33.944+00:002012-02-08T16:11:33.944+00:00Looks Great. I love the sound of Sowerby Bridge - ...Looks Great. I love the sound of Sowerby Bridge - great name for a townThe bike shedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05195882998271591934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-49712360509409931822012-02-08T11:24:16.606+00:002012-02-08T11:24:16.606+00:00I get mixed up with Sowerby Bridge pubs.Is The Eng...I get mixed up with Sowerby Bridge pubs.Is The Engineers the one with the backdoor that leads to the canal bridge that gets you to the Railway Station? If So, I have happy memories of stumbling out the back After-Hours (dead drunk!) to catch the last train back to Hebden Bridge.I seem to remember,I got the timing down to a rare fine Art!tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03746435400444226665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-86065412002718903372012-02-08T07:37:55.242+00:002012-02-08T07:37:55.242+00:00Never been to that one in SB. Years ago I remember...Never been to that one in SB. Years ago I remember going to what I think was the Puzzle Hall with a bloke called Shaun.Dominic Rivronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618013365521035400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-76386428612006378002012-02-08T02:18:53.031+00:002012-02-08T02:18:53.031+00:00love this picture Alan!love this picture Alan!Gloria Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03055543111865966546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-60647839629909490782012-02-08T00:34:25.350+00:002012-02-08T00:34:25.350+00:00My husband would make straight for that pub- becau...My husband would make straight for that pub- because he’s a retired engineer, not because of the beer (of course not).Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-67241292189867566462012-02-07T22:55:14.287+00:002012-02-07T22:55:14.287+00:00Oh what a great place this appears to be! It's...Oh what a great place this appears to be! It's funny though, I'm not sure which I look more forward to your titles or the post! You come up with the best ever titles! they always lend such an opening of a story....!21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-14143280778482327832012-02-07T21:50:53.057+00:002012-02-07T21:50:53.057+00:00It looks a pretty down-to-earth sort of place.It looks a pretty down-to-earth sort of place.jennyfreckleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12221511824958069710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-78215399655757748422012-02-07T20:51:35.982+00:002012-02-07T20:51:35.982+00:00Well I like the similes! Although "unpretenti...Well I like the similes! Although "unpretentious as lard" is well on its way to becoming vestigial here in the US.Wayfarin' Strangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00806995797136803377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-15149121542967089872012-02-07T19:35:11.163+00:002012-02-07T19:35:11.163+00:00This January the daughter moved to Tunbridge Wells...This January the daughter moved to Tunbridge Wells,Kent where her new hubby resides. I dare say I shall get to frequent a pub or two when I visit. That should be a part of the tour, right? The pub experience here is not the same.Heidrun Khokhar, KleinsteMottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16174142810114806410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-73339590424990605932012-02-07T19:32:45.248+00:002012-02-07T19:32:45.248+00:00I love the angle of that bench seat, Alan. I guess...I love the angle of that bench seat, Alan. I guess it straightens up after a few pints?Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494219959077922220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-33852431194274792002012-02-07T18:09:36.326+00:002012-02-07T18:09:36.326+00:00The long local history in England must be fascinat...The long local history in England must be fascinating! Just to look up the history of a word takes you many interesting places. <br /> Our history here is very brief. The Western Canadian prairies have been settled just over 100 years. Before that there were a few traders and missionaries.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-64266901473207254602012-02-07T17:39:15.408+00:002012-02-07T17:39:15.408+00:00PS - is the street named after the Earls of Derby?...PS - is the street named after the Earls of Derby?<br /><br />My mother, a triplet, was nearly adopted (along with her other 2 sisters) by the old Earl. Gran had 12 kids and he thought she couldn't cope (they were minor celebs in Southport at the time).Chairman Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908632282972692269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-61831790353740698452012-02-07T16:56:27.081+00:002012-02-07T16:56:27.081+00:00This building looks very much like the ones in the...This building looks very much like the ones in the next town to us, Fergus.<br />Exactly how many pubs ARE there in England, Alan? (And more importantly, how many have had the pleasure of YOUR custom?)Kat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-39447465074155055192012-02-07T16:37:57.145+00:002012-02-07T16:37:57.145+00:00Of course, the more important question is - How...Of course, the more important question is - How's the beer there?Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01648670975466222140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-63803592711690755872012-02-07T15:37:19.823+00:002012-02-07T15:37:19.823+00:00You make it sound like some kind of protection rac...You make it sound like some kind of protection racket run by the Kray twins.Chairman Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908632282972692269noreply@blogger.com