Re: Season's Greetings

["Blippie" <news@blippie.take-away.org.uk>]

>>"David McLoughlin" wrote:
>>>It's a hot and sunny Saturday here in Auckland. I've been out in the
>>>back yard painting a stain on some new deck furniture we've got for
>>>Christmas. The children are eagerly waiting to rip open the growing
>>>>pile of presents under the tree in the lounge. Margot is out doing some
>>>last-minute shopping. We've all finished work and school for the year
>>>and it feels great.

>"Blippie" wrote:
>>It's a wet and pissy Friday night here in Bristol, UK.  I've been
>>working a night shift sitting in a cramped vehicle and then standing
>>in the cold at the emergency Rendez-Vous Point at Bristol
>>International Airport on stand-by.  The Bristol City and Bristol
>>Rovers fans are eagerly ripping open each other in the streets.
>>I've resigned to buying all my shopping in the New Year sales
>>and giving them belatedly.  I'm working over Christmas
>>and the New Year at plain rate.

elysium wrote:
>Shame dude, last time I was in Bristol hanging out at Brunel College
>listening to some old fart trying to explain what the Brayton Cycle was
>we used to escape down the bottom of the hill to the Bierkeller club &
>check out some cool bands - do you know if it still exists ? T'was
>quite a venue.

Yeah, I think it's still about but it's probably not where I would go to
listen to live music.  Then again, I get out about as much as a Green
Goddess fire engine.



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