At Last!

[gness]

Well two at lasts really.
A brilliant briefing from Michael Martin. I have been disappointed in him in the past but he showed how to lead a country tonight.

Second? Well the pubs can stay open past 8pm. Honestly, I'm rarely ready to go out by the time the pubs have closed.
And the music's back! We can drink and sing long into the night.

Let's hope this is the beginning of the end of a horrid time for both our countries....that would be bliss.... :-)

[rockyracoon]

Great news. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that we’re all seeing the back of this nightmare.

[Buenchico]

It all went downhill in Ireland in 1968 ;-)
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[Bobbisox1]

So pleased for you over there, it’s been a long time coming , enjoy !

[gness]

God help the poor men, Chris. Having to sit in a pub and look at ladies in mini skirts. Don't know how they coped. As for complaining about sipping....I've never sipped a Guinness in my life! Sip!!!! As if!

Thanks, Bobbi. And if we're sensible it'll be grand.... long time since Dave's heard me singing in the pub....let's hope all goes well for you too.....x

[Bobbisox1]

Thank you, I’m sure it will , I wanna be there when you’re singing , I can imagine a cosy little Irish pub , an open fire ?
I’d love it

[gness]

Oh yes, even a fire on the balcony of our favourite music pub overlooking the estuary. Great musicians before Covid so getting back to that will be so good.....my singing not so good.

[tonyav]

When do the new rules begin, gness ?

[gness]

6am, Tony. Not that I’ll be in the pub then….honestly!

[tonyav]

I bet Dave has set the alarm for 5am.

[Bobbisox1]

My kind of night Gness

[gness]

Sleeping in spare room just in case, Tony.

You’d enjoy, Bobbi.

[royfromaus]

Letting the pubs stay open after 8...that's mint.

It was a strange rule to have though (unless the virus is nocturnal)

[Bobbisox1]

I adore community get togethers Gness

[gness]

When that rule came in we figured that’s when the virus woke up. Luckily we have The Shebeen.

[Zacs-Master]

Long live the craic!

[royfromaus]

The Shebeen

?
Is that the resulting puddle from a Shewee?

[gness]

Indeed, Zacs. You’ll be visiting? :-)

[Zacs-Master]

No no no. I had a bad time in Ireland once. And once is enough.

[Peter Pedant]

// the end of a horrid time for both our countries....that would be bliss.... :-)//

and the beginning of a torrid time - hur huur hur

[Peter Pedant]

// No no no. I had a bad time in Ireland once. And once is enough.//
god I had a job like that once
all I do now is cup my hand and look frooda window

(clearly I got another job quicko, which was much better but that didnt mean much)