[SOC] G5RV

Mon, 16 Jun 2003 17:28:19 +0100

Beer's generally around �2 a pint but remember our pint's bigger than yours.

I'm about 40 miles NNE of Oxford.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Nielsen" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 7:41 AM
Subject: Re: [SOC] G5RV

> I'll be in Oxford in August (I may take my K2 along) and will have to
> check out the various pubs (I've been preparing myself by watching
> "Inspector Morse" reruns).  The last time I was in the UK (1989) beer
> was a bit over �1 per pint.  I suspect the prices are somewhat higher
> these days (they certainly are here for "real ale").
>
> Bob, N7XY
> SOC #77
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 17, 2003 at 12:48:37AM -0400, Carlos J Caro wrote:
> > I made a habit of drinking at the "American Hangout" pubs in Oxford,
> > Whitney or Cheltenham. The beers were always fridge cold for us and
> > after trying the warm dishwater english beer always opted for
> > Tuborg Lager. English beer was around 7 pence a pint and the Tuborg
> > were a shilling a bottle. This was 1955-57 so glad to see that the habit
> > spread through out the land.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Carlos, SOC #91
> >
> > On Sun, 15 Jun 2003 08:10:11 -0700 Bob Nielsen <[email protected]> writes:
> > > Beer in the fridge?  When did you adopt that yankee bad habit?
> > >
> > > On Sun, Jun 15, 2003 at 03:54:58PM +0100, Paul Bartlett wrote:
> > > > Well we're enjoying just about the best weather you can hope for
> > > in the UK.
> > > > The sky is clear; it's warm and sunny but not too hot; the
> > > barbeque is heating; beer and wine in the fridge.
> > > >
> > > > Trouble is that I've lost the sodding corkscrew!
> > > >
> > > > P#529;-)
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