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norrahe replied

10 October 2009, 13:41
Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post

No one in the city goes to lunch any more.

Its a bit different to when I started 23 years ago.......

10 years ago, it was out at lunch and not bothering to come back afterwards a lot of the time.

These days, you have to pencil time in your diary just to take a lunch or else some barsteward puts in a meeting.
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BrilloPad replied

10 October 2009, 13:04
Originally posted by Jeebo72 View Post

What pub are you off to at lunch? Tend to go towards smithfiled and farringdon, but getting bored with the same old places after 6 months, mon to fri ...

Suggestions please!

No one in the city goes to lunch any more.

Its a bit different to when I started 23 years ago.......
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snaw replied

9 October 2009, 13:54
Originally posted by norrahe View Post

the liking of real ale and F1 are usually a dead giveaway

Taking it back. You're a fat burd who lokes like a bloke?

Are you sallyanne?
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norrahe replied

9 October 2009, 13:52
Originally posted by snaw View Post

Must be the avatar but I never clicked that you were of the female persuasion ...

the liking of real ale and F1 are usually a dead giveaway
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bogeyman replied

9 October 2009, 13:51
Originally posted by Moscow Mule View Post

Railway on Liverpool Street is ok.

My mate owns the Ten Bells opposite Spitalfields which is good for a quick pint before/after you've had a pie in the market.

However, I now work in the cultural wasteland that is Paddington so I'll be going to Pret at lunch and saving my beers for this evening...

Isn't that the 'Jack the Ripper' pub? Where many of his victims supped their gin before meeting and untimely end?
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snaw replied

9 October 2009, 13:50
Originally posted by norrahe View Post

Must be the avatar but I never clicked that you were of the female persuasion ...
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norrahe replied

9 October 2009, 13:48
Originally posted by fckvwls View Post
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fckvwls replied

9 October 2009, 13:47
Originally posted by snaw View Post

a scattering of fat birds

Originally posted by norrahe View Post

I used to go there when I worked up that way.
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snaw replied

9 October 2009, 13:44
Originally posted by norrahe View Post

I used to go there when I worked up that way.

Kin hell. It was mobbed - more than twice as busy as I've ever seen it.

Did one of you tell spartacus I was going (I know I never told myself).
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norrahe replied

9 October 2009, 12:54
Originally posted by Jeebo72 View Post

In the end went to one of the usuals ... after 3 pints of alpine (guess the venue!) i didn't care anyhoo ;-)

lucky you, I'm surprised they haven't installed breathalisers at my clientco
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Jeebo72 replied

9 October 2009, 12:48
In the end went to one of the usuals ... after 3 pints of alpine (guess the venue!) i didn't care anyhoo ;-)
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HairyArsedBloke replied

9 October 2009, 12:14
Originally posted by Moscow Mule View Post

Is the Porters Lodge still open?

That was always good for a laugh.

'ing 'ell - that is a name from the dim and distant past! I used to go in there over 20 years ago. Come to think of it, I went past there over a year ago and the place looked like it had been shut down for ages.
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Moscow Mule replied

9 October 2009, 11:58
Is the Porters Lodge still open?

That was always good for a laugh.
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norrahe replied

9 October 2009, 11:38
Originally posted by snaw View Post

Funnily enough I reckon I've been to almost every pub mentioned here for a lunchtime beer ...

I go to one near me now - old fountain near old street, reasonable price, carpet that's been there for years - mainly blokes (Not the young trendy kind) with a scattering of fat birds and omelet and chips for lunch.

I'll be there in 22 minutes or so ...

I used to go there when I worked up that way.
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snaw replied

9 October 2009, 11:37
Funnily enough I reckon I've been to almost every pub mentioned here for a lunchtime beer ...

I go to one near me now - old fountain near old street, reasonable price, carpet that's been there for years - mainly blokes (Not the young trendy kind) with a scattering of fat birds and omelet and chips for lunch.

I'll be there in 22 minutes or so ...
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