Railway Rouges

Last night I made a resolution to go to the pub more. So I started by visiting the Railway in Studley; mainly to get rid of my last batch of the Worcestershire Pint Taken magazine. I arrived just before seven, which I thought would be a fairly quiet time as the drinking crowds would still be at home tanking themselves up for their big night. I ordered a pint and duly distributed the magazines then the question was where to park myself. There was a large screen TV showing a match, and all of the nearby tables were full apart from the one underneath it. So I decided to prop up the bar with the intention of chatting up one of the lovely barmaids. Unfortunately, this stood directly in the way of some locals who wanted the best of both worlds. My only option was therefore was to retire to a corner on my own, until a bunch of chavs decided to sit at the adjacent table to order a meal. Not a great place to visit if you’re new in town.  

Time out (a new start)

Last night I attended a masquerade ball as part of an old school friend’s wedding. It was a bit of a fiasco as I didn’t arrange to get the time off work. So my first black mark was for arriving fashionably late. I also failed to obtain a mask; having dashed into the local bargain shop only that morning to find that most of their Halloween props were off the shelves as it was the last day and everything was going out of fashion. I still had no gift but decided to make the journey to work to save time and shop there; only a traffic jam put paid to my plans to wander into town. Instead I dashed into the superstore where crying kids were tearing things off the shelves in amongst zombies stacking shelves and inflatable giant pumpkins. I then chose a bottle of champagne only to find it was overly priced at the checkout; but I didn’t have time to complain and forgot what the proper price should be. I really need to find more time for these things.