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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    Shame... If you ever make it down here in the summer, I'll take you there, as it's just lovely. So peaceful, the air is very fresh and clean, and you just feel alive!

    Btw, there's a stream running right in front of the pub, which has some great trout. That's usually on the menu, and it doesn't get much fresher! Absolutely gorgeous... Dunno if you're much of a fish fan, though....

    Marco.
    First trout I ever caught was a heady 6 ounces. No way was I putting it back though, it went home with me Very nice it was too, but I needed a pudding after.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    No worries, mate. I could give you some really good reccos

    Anyway, had a really lovely lunch with my dad. It's been a while since we've eaten at The West Arms, and the food is now better than ever (new chef). Unfortunately I didn't have Del's smartphone with me, so couldn't take any pics...

    However, we both started with homemade leek and potato soup, which came with their own homemade herb bread, and also butter! The butter had bits of rock salt in, and was arguably the best I've ever tasted!

    Then we both had the same main course of breast of local pheasant (we passed a few on the road there) wrapped in pancetta, with a cider/cream sauce, served with savoy cabbage and dauphinoise potatoes. It was superb, and washed down with a pint of T-Wrex ale, from a brewery in Wrexham that until now I didn't even know existed! See here: http://www.bighandbrewing.co.uk/



    Gorgeous stuff, so smooth and creamy with a nice zesty finish... Only 4%A.B.V too, so not too heavy for lunchtime. I'll have to check out some more of their beers. Highly recommended if you ever see it in shops!

    Marco.
    A couple of years ago I walked down to the local Spar shop for a few groceries. It was a freezing cold morning in January, and though the pavements had been gritted, it was still pretty treacherous. Anyway, when I emerged from the shop I went arse over tits on the ice, and my groceries went everywhere, my half pound of Lurpak flying the furthest. When I got home I made some soup, served with buttered crusty bread. Lovely! The butter had bits of rock salt in it, and was arguably the best I've ever tasted.

    Ste (accidental foodie!)
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    Cold and dry up here today; thankfully...

    A good day for playing with this

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    About 3c at the moment and dry so far
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    Quote Originally Posted by hifilover View Post
    Cold and dry up here today; thankfully...

    A good day for playing with this

    https://photos.app.goo.gl/yxuT9yEXAVp1V6Ey9

    Lol - what are you like!

    You'll do your back in, daftee....

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    similar here
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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    Lol - what are you like!

    You'll do your back in, daftee....

    Marco.
    Nah... Never injured my back in the 20+ years I've been doing silly stuff like this now Now my neck... That's a different story
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    Quote Originally Posted by hifilover View Post
    Nah... Never injured my back in the 20+ years I've been doing silly stuff like this now Now my neck... That's a different story
    This is Planet Rock, where Rock lives, and daft buggers pick us up! We don't like being lifted, so we make ourselves heavy to put people off. But some folk won't take the hint Only kidding mate, and that is seriously large gravel - how much does it weigh? And can I have it for my rockery?

    Don't know if you're aware of it but there's a show called "Strongest Man in History" showing on the History Channel Sunday nights, with Eddie hall, Brian Shaw and a couple of others. Quite interesting. But that Brian Shaw, he likes his food You'd rather keep him for a week than a fortnight
    I just dropped in, to see what condition my condition was in

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony View Post
    This is Planet Rock, where Rock lives, and daft buggers pick us up! We don't like being lifted, so we make ourselves heavy to put people off. But some folk won't take the hint Only kidding mate, and that is seriously large gravel - how much does it weigh? And can I have it for my rockery?

    Don't know if you're aware of it but there's a show called "Strongest Man in History" showing on the History Channel Sunday nights, with Eddie hall, Brian Shaw and a couple of others. Quite interesting. But that Brian Shaw, he likes his food You'd rather keep him for a week than a fortnight
    Haha; if it's there and loose, I'm going to try and pick it up It's a terrible habit

    That little lump weighs 154kg and can be a swine to lift at times as it's quite polished; it's 20kg heavier than I am!

    I've already seen the show thanks; it was on Youtube via the History channel and TBH it was a bit embarrassing... I'm not Hall's biggest fan, Shaw's a good guy, Oberst is a bit pathetic really and only really a strong presser, everything else 'hurts'
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    Oh and back on top; cold and wet, around 6ºC but still... Time to get the fire roaring I think
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