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• #2
Silly season has started. It's our first Xmas party, one I would normally swerve, but we are gonna take advantage of the hospitality.
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• #3
I was going to say don't get too carried away otherwise it'll affect your racing. But no need.
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• #4
So true.
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• #5
I'm in.
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• #6
Could be the last beer in the Grape and Grain as we know it. The current landlord's lease ends on Sunday and it's set to become a 'spoons.
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• #7
nooooooooooooo.
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• #8
Nooooooooooooo!!
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• #9
Best pub in Crystal Palace by far.
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• #10
I'm sorry for your loss
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• #11
Some background here;
https://worldofspoons.wordpress.com/2016/11/27/the-postal-order-upper-norwood/
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• #12
Bah!
It will still suit beers after training, but that is a sad loss.
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• #13
It does look nice. We should organise a trip there. Quickly.
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• #14
I don't drink in no spoons.
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• #15
Breaking news - according to the Grape and Grain Twitter account, they landlord is carrying on for another month or so, into the new year.
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• #16
I bet 'spoons realise that an eternal 'closing down sale' of what sounds like a decent pub is actually a good marketing ploy, and especially so over the Christmas period.
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• #17
Wait. So even though it's not a Spoons. It is a spoons. Does that mean spoons are getting my money?
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• #18
Indirectly, yes. The freehold is owned by Spoons, but the current lease is held by the existing landlord, who presumably pays Spoons his lease money each month.
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• #19
Yes, it's emotionally challenging. Given that 'spoons contributed £96k to 'Leave' according to the Electoral Commission paying them money poses an ethical dilemma.
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• #20
No show tonight, I ain't riding in the cold and dark on my own.
Back to it this week. Given the upcoming Regionals, and because I can still improve it, I was going to do some slow cornering practise this week, with the usual warm up training races in between.