October 3, 2015 at 6:33 am
ChrisM@Work (10/1/2015)
David Burrows (10/1/2015)
Many many moons ago when I frequented London pubs it was either RamRod and Special or 80/- Heavy
Gosh David you must be an old git too!
I remember 80/- Heavy in London back in the 60s and in Kidsgrove in the 70s and 80s but more recently I've only seen Heavy (from any Brewer, and whether 70/- or 80/-) in Scotland. The only Scottish beers I've seen in London since then (I worked based in London from 2002 to 2009, but apart from that I've rarely been there since 1986) are Deuchars and undrinkably fizzy keg Special, no 80/- Heavies any more (sadly).
I don't think David's old though - if I thought that I would have to think I was too.
Tom
October 3, 2015 at 6:54 am
Michael L John (10/2/2015)
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Ed Wagner (10/1/2015)
I'm headed to SQL Saturday Pittsburgh this weekend. I'll be my first visit to this location, but I've heard good things about it.If anyone lives in the area, the sessions are listed at http://www.sqlsaturday.com/440/.
Grumble Grumble
Wishing I could be there.
Ed failed to mention that he is also making his very first presentation at SQL Saturday Pittsburgh!
That's awesome. I'm sure Ed'll do great.
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October 3, 2015 at 8:25 am
Jack Corbett (10/3/2015)
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Ed Wagner (10/1/2015)
I'm headed to SQL Saturday Pittsburgh this weekend. I'll be my first visit to this location, but I've heard good things about it.If anyone lives in the area, the sessions are listed at http://www.sqlsaturday.com/440/.
Grumble Grumble
Wishing I could be there.
Ed failed to mention that he is also making his very first presentation at SQL Saturday Pittsburgh!
That's awesome. I'm sure Ed'll do great.
He did!!! The presentation got rave reviews!
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October 3, 2015 at 8:49 pm
Michael L John (10/3/2015)
Jack Corbett (10/3/2015)
Michael L John (10/2/2015)
SQLRNNR (10/1/2015)
Ed Wagner (10/1/2015)
I'm headed to SQL Saturday Pittsburgh this weekend. I'll be my first visit to this location, but I've heard good things about it.If anyone lives in the area, the sessions are listed at http://www.sqlsaturday.com/440/.
Grumble Grumble
Wishing I could be there.
Ed failed to mention that he is also making his very first presentation at SQL Saturday Pittsburgh!
That's awesome. I'm sure Ed'll do great.
He did!!! The presentation got rave reviews!
Thanks. And yes, it was my first presentation at any SQL Saturday and it went well. You guys sure put on a great event. The speaker shirts were even in the colors of the Pittsburgh Steelers. I may be from Michigan, but I've never been a Lion's fan.
October 3, 2015 at 8:59 pm
WayneS (10/2/2015)
Michael L John (10/2/2015)
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Ed Wagner (10/1/2015)
I'm headed to SQL Saturday Pittsburgh this weekend. I'll be my first visit to this location, but I've heard good things about it.If anyone lives in the area, the sessions are listed at http://www.sqlsaturday.com/440/.
Grumble Grumble
Wishing I could be there.
Ed failed to mention that he is also making his very first presentation at SQL Saturday Pittsburgh!
Well, now all of "The Thread" hecklers know where to converge at on Saturday!
Go going Ed. Hope you have a great presentation.
Thanks, Wayne. There were no hecklers present. I do have to admit, though, that I did consider that before posting it here. 😛
Jeff did his xp_cmdshell and Avoiding Excel Hell presentations and they were great, as always.
I thought it was a great SQL Saturday event all the way around. The facility was the Pittsburgh Technical Institute and it sure was nice. Everything worked well and went off without a hitch. The Pittsburgh chapter sure knows how to put on a great event. Many kudos and thanks to everyone who put it together.
October 5, 2015 at 3:26 am
TomThomson (10/3/2015)
ChrisM@Work (10/1/2015)
David Burrows (10/1/2015)
Many many moons ago when I frequented London pubs it was either RamRod and Special or 80/- Heavy
Gosh David you must be an old git too!
I remember 80/- Heavy in London back in the 60s and in Kidsgrove in the 70s and 80s but more recently I've only seen Heavy (from any Brewer, and whether 70/- or 80/-) in Scotland. The only Scottish beers I've seen in London since then (I worked based in London from 2002 to 2009, but apart from that I've rarely been there since 1986) are Deuchars and undrinkably fizzy keg Special, no 80/- Heavies any more (sadly).
I don't think David's old though - if I thought that I would have to think I was too.
I don't remember any decent ale in London during my first visit in the summer of '81 except Fullers, and naturally since we were living in Chiswick that summer, we drank it in the famous pub by the station. As it happens that was Tommy Cooper's local and even though he and his mrs were greeted with a cheery "Hi Tom" by many folk in the bar, it was a while before we twigged that he was the real Tommy Cooper and not a cheeky impersonator.
I know Ramrod and Special from Young's Ram brewery, they're both good, but like you I associate 70 bob and "echty" bob with the breweries of Scotland and particularly Edinburgh. Deuchars IPA is a fairly recent and welcome addition down here as is the occasional pint from Belhaven's Dunbar brewery.
Returning to London in '86 for good, the ale landscape was in the middle of a reformation and now decent ale is everywhere.
And Tom, age is relative of course. I'm an old git, I believe Dave Poole is a similar age as is J Livingstone SQL. Ron is, according to Jeff (who is about the same as Dave, Graham and I), "As old as dirt". I think Wayne S is somewhere between us and Ron 😉
Perhaps "Time served" might be more appropriate.
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October 5, 2015 at 4:56 am
BrainDonor (10/5/2015)
At SQL Pass there's usually an SSC night. I'm certain I saw mention of it somewhere but can't find it again.Could somebody tell me which night it is? Then I can arrange my other evenings around that.
Monday night.
http://www.eventbrite.com/e/pass-summit-2015-monday-night-networking-dinner-tickets-14302387827
See you there!
Rodders...
October 5, 2015 at 6:27 am
BrainDonor (10/5/2015)
At SQL Pass there's usually an SSC night. I'm certain I saw mention of it somewhere but can't find it again.Could somebody tell me which night it is? Then I can arrange my other evenings around that.
They quit doing the full SSC night a few years ago, but Steve and Andy replaced it with the Monday night networking get together that Rodders posted. I'll be dropping by the networking dinner and maybe a few other things on Monday night.
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October 5, 2015 at 7:03 am
BrainDonor (10/5/2015)
Thanks Rodders,I'm in Portland for a few days before Seattle, and won't be there until Tuesday.
Too bad. I guess I'll have to just put up with Jack then on the Monday night 😉
So are you attending the SQL Sat in Portland then?
I went last year but couldn't fit it in this year. There are few Brits going to the SQL Sat (and presenting)
Either way I'm sure I will see you at some point during Summit.
Rodders...
October 5, 2015 at 8:02 am
ChrisM@Work (10/5/2015)
I don't remember any decent ale in London during my first visit in the summer of '81 except Fullers, and naturally since we were living in Chiswick that summer, we drank it in the famous pub by the station. As it happens that was Tommy Cooper's local and even though he and his mrs were greeted with a cheery "Hi Tom" by many folk in the bar, it was a while before we twigged that he was the real Tommy Cooper and not a cheeky impersonator.
There was some good stuff around in London in '81, but the places seemed to be few and far between - but I was only there on business trips, not living there, so there were probably a lot more than I discovered (I only looked reasonably close to the three London ICL offices I visited regularly, or near to a customer). I knew one really nice pub near the north end of Putney Bridge with two excellent draught bitters, another one about half a mile north of Euston, one hidden somewhere just east of St Martin's Lane, and one somewhere beteen Liverpool Street and the Bank and another just of Queensway. Apart from those I found a lot of places where the beer was awful - Red Barrel had gone out of fashion but they had managed to acquire something even worse.
I know Ramrod and Special from Young's Ram brewery, they're both good, but like you I associate 70 bob and "echty" bob with the breweries of Scotland and particularly Edinburgh. Deuchars IPA is a fairly recent and welcome addition down here as is the occasional pint from Belhaven's Dunbar brewery.
Returning to London in '86 for good, the ale landscape was in the middle of a reformation and now decent ale is everywhere.
Wen we lived just outside Edinburgh, my wife drank Heavy (both 70/- and 80/-) but she refused to drink bitter in England, reckoning that lager was better than English bitter. Now she's given up beer altogether and sticks to wines and spirits, which is a pity as it means she's missed out on the return of decent beer to English pubs.
Recently I've discovered some of Beartown Brewery's beers have made it into some London pubs. Quite surprised that our local brewer has expanded so far - although for several years the local ex-ICL drinkers monthly reunion was held in the Beartown Tap because it had the best beers. When the Brewery company was founded (1994) it was a very small outfit.
And Tom, age is relative of course. I'm an old git, I believe Dave Poole is a similar age as is J Livingstone SQL. Ron is, according to Jeff (who is about the same as Dave, Graham and I), "As old as dirt". I think Wayne S is somewhere between us and Ron 😉
Perhaps "Time served" might be more appropriate.
Well, I reckon I've known hills that were younger than Ron. I've got about 13 years (I think) on Jeff, and Ron (if I remember correctly) has rather more than that on me.
Tom
October 5, 2015 at 10:37 am
ChrisM@Work (10/5/2015)
TomThomson (10/3/2015)
ChrisM@Work (10/1/2015)
David Burrows (10/1/2015)
Many many moons ago when I frequented London pubs it was either RamRod and Special or 80/- Heavy
Gosh David you must be an old git too!
I remember 80/- Heavy in London back in the 60s and in Kidsgrove in the 70s and 80s but more recently I've only seen Heavy (from any Brewer, and whether 70/- or 80/-) in Scotland. The only Scottish beers I've seen in London since then (I worked based in London from 2002 to 2009, but apart from that I've rarely been there since 1986) are Deuchars and undrinkably fizzy keg Special, no 80/- Heavies any more (sadly).
I don't think David's old though - if I thought that I would have to think I was too.
I don't remember any decent ale in London during my first visit in the summer of '81 except Fullers, and naturally since we were living in Chiswick that summer, we drank it in the famous pub by the station. As it happens that was Tommy Cooper's local and even though he and his mrs were greeted with a cheery "Hi Tom" by many folk in the bar, it was a while before we twigged that he was the real Tommy Cooper and not a cheeky impersonator.
I know Ramrod and Special from Young's Ram brewery, they're both good, but like you I associate 70 bob and "echty" bob with the breweries of Scotland and particularly Edinburgh. Deuchars IPA is a fairly recent and welcome addition down here as is the occasional pint from Belhaven's Dunbar brewery.
Returning to London in '86 for good, the ale landscape was in the middle of a reformation and now decent ale is everywhere.
And Tom, age is relative of course. I'm an old git, I believe Dave Poole is a similar age as is J Livingstone SQL. Ron is, according to Jeff (who is about the same as Dave, Graham and I), "As old as dirt". I think Wayne S is somewhere between us and Ron 😉
Perhaps "Time served" might be more appropriate.
Well Chris...as you have mentioned me, I feel a response is the least I can do.;-)
Never been much of a bitter man.....cut my teeth on "Ushers" many years ago in the West Country...but for the last 30 years, it has been Guinness.
Did you know that 4 pints of Guinness, 2 packets of cheese and onion and a pickled egg can sustain you for more than 6 hrs!
that said, never was able to quaff the volume some of my mates could in pints of beer....sorry 10pts was far too much for me, had to go on the spirits.
as they say.. "once you break the seal, you cant stop"...if you get my drift.
As much as I like Guinness, there is nothing worse than a "bad pint"...poor temp control and lack of pipe cleaning can give you stomach cramps that you wont believe. This is rare nowadays
.....but only the other day I was at Wedding reception at a location that obvioulsy is past its day and seems to only cater for the cheap and cheerful visitors.
Main bar was packed and service was slooooow, so I went into the "lounge" bar thinking I could get served quicker. Well...lounge bar was quiet, ordered a pint of Guinness...duly served up in a flash (no two part pour here !) and asked for £4.10p!!, Guinness flowing over the sides of the pint glass (pet peeve). Not Happy.
Handed over a fiver and awaited my change, but I noticed that the Guniness didnt appear to be settling as I would have expected...normally you expect a white creamy head of around half to three quarters of an inch
Hot Happy.....the expected creamy white head was nothing more than a white pencil line....so asked the "barman"
“When did you last serve a pint of Guinness ?” …said I
"Not for a while" said He
"is that a while in hours or days ? " said I
"oh...not for days" said He..."let me pour you another"
"Huh, what the ...." said I..."lets forget the (obviously crap) Guinness...I'll have a double Bushmills and ice instead please"
"GRUNT" said he, but acknowledged that maybe I was right and that his Guinness was crap and went to find a clean glass to pour the Bushmills.
Poor sod....not only was he confused as to why I was complaining about his Guinness, that he evidently had no idea how to look after, but also he wasn’t entirely sure about what "Bushmills" was either... after a lot of me explaining what was wrong with the Guinness and what happens if you drink bad Guinness and also explain where on the shelf the Bushmills... I finally got my drink.
"Oh.." said I..." and I will expect some change please"
Whilst he was at the till trying to work out what he was eventually going to charge me, I started "explaining" to him the benefits of "triple distillery"... I was on a roll and he was out of his comfort zone. (read really really fed up!)
End result....no charge for crap Guinness and by his method of working out how to refund and recharge on the electronic till...I had a double Bushmills for 55p....RESULT!
oh...by the way I am not Irish....I am Celtic
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October 5, 2015 at 11:26 am
Nevermind.
Stupid database trigger crap. grumble mumble.
October 5, 2015 at 5:04 pm
You know, I think the Silver Spoons are going to need to be reordered - I'd suggest at least a case. SS is in rare form today, asking overly-vague questions with even less detail than normal. Considering what's normal, that's really saying something.
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