Another over nighter in the smoke meeting up with the International Stores ol'boys.
Two 80 year olds joined us for this the "Christmas" do, the two John's.
JTS the Assistant Company Secretary when I were a lad, who later went onto be a Director of the retail division of British American Tobacco. They dallied with retailing by firstly taking over International and a few other supermarket groups before deciding that retailing was too much like hard work, and went back to their core business of selling fags.
Still a very lucrative business, especially for those that retained their shares from the employment package.
Anyway John is still quite well and living in the Surrey countryside.
JHD, was one of the boys who would just disappear for hours on end, in fact he was the first to get to 100 pubs and complete the alphabet in our get to a pub have a drink and back in the hour lunch break sessions of the early 70's.Suffering a bit on the pins but looking pretty healthy.
We visited The Enterprise a pub in Red Lion Street around the back of Holborn. Cracking group of ladies running the pub ,very customer orientated, the beer wasn't bad either, Deuchers, I could have sworn it was Doom Bar, but I find that is a Cornish brew by Sharps.Whatever, it was good.
I just thought about our next trip, and do JHD some injustice he's not 80 until next April, so it looks like I'll be at his do in South Woodford for our next outing my 64th birthday is in late March.
Consequences
Thinking of that nurse who may have killed herself as a result of the Ozzie Dj's playing games. I don't think people these days think enough about the possible consequences of their actions.
I can think of two individuals already, one a short arsed "fuckwit" the other a grey haired thief ( they are regular readers) who both sparked into life with their usual innuendo and smart arsed comments this last week or so.
And both of whom,will have at least two close ones who will do them some damage if they ever meet up with them.
Comeuppance is the word methinks.
"Its nowt like Adams Fred, they let the tender and the current occupiers didnt win, simple"
ReplyDeleteTo ***, exactly like Adams that's what happened there too, except the existing club had to do something which ended up pricing out it's own membership.The club on this occasion was assured it wouldn't be down to money, but "long term proven management"
Insider information then, I wonder who that came from ?