General Chat

Back from lunch, and it was lovely :-D :-D

All home made, and very reasonably priced for this area. Wine was pretty cheap too, a very nice merlot at £10 a bottle. Not a chain, but a family run pub/restaurant.

Yes Ann, I do remember the place you recommended, and very good it was, too

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Just going to get a coffee, then get changed into something decent enough for the run, Ann. Catch you later. :-D

Not today Joy...thank goodness they both go to Ollies club after school then their mum or dad picks them up :-D :-D :-D

3.30 school run todas so I hope it stays dry here.

You got a school run today or not?

It's dark windy and lashing down now....horrible :-(

Yes I remember the film although never went to see it, this one is factual :-D

Thanks Ann. I read his The Virgin Soldiers many years ago and thoroughly enjoyed it. I'll try My Wildest Dreams next.

VS was made into a film. I can remember seeing it.

Weather unchanged here - still dry, cold and bright.

Sleety rain brr r r r r :-S

Sorry Joy just been getting me washing out of the machine :-(

They have a couple of sister pubs nearby but not a big chain, think I recommended one to Gin when she was in Wales, am sure they went to eat there..that book is called. In My Wildest Dreams by Leslie Thomas.

I was telling Jem about it last night, as the author is from her neck of the woods,practically next door :-D :-D

He has written a few books, by far his most famous was The Virgin Soldiers :-D

It's sleety rain here now :-(

Afternoon Emma <3 :-D

£14 Ann :-0

Where is that. - I guess it's not a chain at that price? It sounds dearer than the country hotel we often go to. <3

Just thawing meself, by gum it's perishing out there, done me bit of shopping and home with the heating back on :-D :-D

Afternoon Emms <3 <3 <3

Our local eatery which is very nice does fish n chips for £14 :-0 :-0

Afternoon everyone :-D <3

Dry here but a very cold wind out. :-)

I'm off for lunch now.

Joy - They don't state prices on the internet because the prices vary in every Wetherspoons pubs.

GP

Bye Fly :-D

You're not off out for food, are you? :-S

I do go to BHS too where it's cheaper by half. :-S They do a good fish pie in Durham BHS.

You have to scout a bit in Durham itself because some places overcharge - as you well know GP. :-0

Take that back - it's £10.95 :-D

Just checked as we are due to go next week to meet a cousin.

We have been going for a lot of years - either just the two of us, meets with cousins, meets with friends.

Got to go out see you later :-D

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Lyn, we regularly meet at a hotel outside Durham (in the country) and the price of fish, chips/mash and mushies was £10.99 when last we met (November).

I think it's easier for a big chain to have lower prices, especially in towns. :-0

You have enlightened me, GP. I have no idea what beers, lagers, stouts cost because I don't drink them. £1.29 for a pint of Guinness sounds cheap though so it may be that the food is not subsidised by the booze unless Wetherspoons suppliers are giving really good deals.

I've just googled and see we still have two Wetherspoons here so there used to be three. I have not found any prices online for here but I only quickly checked what we had. The Bishops Mill is the big one, The Water House is more like a pub unless they've taken over first and second floor space on either side.

We have a good variety of eateries in Durham though and we have tried a fair view of them. :-D

Hiya GinN :-) <3 :-D Enjoy your expensive lunch. :-D :-D :-D ;-) ;-)

GP

Enjoy GiN :-D