Lets get eachother a drink to celebrate. You get them both that end, and I get them both this end and we will be square
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Just counted. within a 5 min stroll i have 7 pubs/clubs ( 1 rugby, 1 cricket, one "sportsmens"), stretch it to 10 min and its 29. Lol. did not realise it was that many til I counted em. I lost count then, but there is about a mile where almost every place sells beer, be it a pub, restaurant etc, but I usually only go to 4. Dont know where you are, but in UK we get a free bus pass, and my self and the wife tend to spread ourselves about a little as we do not need to drive home.
The only down side is we get squalls straight from the bay of Mexico this time of year. The wind is frightening. It snapped our rotary cloths like this afternoon when a couple of sheets were out and we did not get beck before they got soaked. bent the tube like a rubber pipe.
Not complaining though.[/quote]
Myself & the wife have also got free travel passes for all buses & trains but seldom use them as we drive most places.
We have been blown apart by storm Frank for the last few days & have extensive flooding but thanhfully we were unaffected.
We have alot of sporting venues in the town & my house backs onto the golf course.
I am in the Emerald Isle.
My house has the arrow pointing at it in the picture.
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As regards the drink, consider it done.
An Irishman walks into the pub and promptly
orders three beers. The bartender raises his eyebrows,
but serves the man three beers, which he
drinks quietly at a table, alone.
An hour later, the man has finished the
three beers and orders three more. This happens yet
again. The next evening the man again orders and
drinks three beers at a time, several times.
Finally, a week later, the bartender broaches the subject. Idon't mean to pry but I was wondering why
you always order three beers?"
You see, I have two brothers, and one went to
America, and the other to Australia. We promised each
other that we would always order an extra two
beers whenever we drank as a way of keeping up
the family bond."
The bartender was pleased with this answer, and soon the Man Who Orders
Three Beers became a local celebrity and source of pride to the hamlet.
Then, one day, the man comes in and orders
only two beers. The bartender pours them with a
heavy heart. This continues for the rest of the
evening: he orders only two beers.
The next day, the bartender says to the man,
"Folks around here, me first of all, want
to offer condolences to you for the death of your
brother. You know -- the two beers and all..."
You'll be happy to hear that my two
brothers are alive and well. It's just that I, meself, have decided
to give up drinking for Lent."[/quote]
Lol, like the joke and your house looks ideal. You are on the sheltered part though, what blows south of cape clear island goes straight into my front garden.
Loverly part of the isle there. not crowded but you still on the DART?[/quote]
Surprised you know about the DART. Yep, just a short walk to the station & a 5 minute drive to the park & ride for the LUAS at Brides Glen & the bus passes the end of my street.
Indeed, on the sheltered side & anything from the west has to hit the Dublin & Wiclow mountains before it gets to us.
You must be down with those Pirates in Penzance or maybe up with Thomas the tank engine in Truro if the weather is coming at you from below Cape Clear.[/quote]
No, I am north of the channel just by the tiny island.
Used to spend a lot of time in your area. Nice place. However, there seem to be very few "locals" left. People like us have taken over
http://www.theguardian.com/money/2015/m ... rgan-wales took this as advice[/quote]
Had a tipple with you on Sunday night, hope you enjoyed it as it was a pint of the black stuff.
Yep, Portcawl looks like a nice place, not too disimilar to where I am but we don't get the blast you get from across the Atlantic.
there seem to be very few "locals" left. People like us have taken over.
) but I retired to a house 500yds from the beach, Seafront attractions half a mile. A 5 min stroll in the other direction and I am on the village green (with 3 lovely pubs) a 5 min drive and I am on the mountains with views on all sides. 
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you are doing it wrong mate 
True, very true - although I'm older these days and there's 3 couples going I'm still allowing myself one night of 'no holds barred'. Let's see how that pans out!
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