Can anyone advise a good real-ale pub for Sunday lunch within striking 
distance of St Albans?

As I've got someone to drive me there I prefer to go to a country pub 
rather than a city/town pub which I could visit anytime using public 
transport.

Thanks in advance.

On Feb 25, 11:53 am, Jim Brittin <pedigreeZ...@ZZZZoperamail.com [wake
up to reply]> wrote:
> Can anyone advise a good real-ale pub for Sunday lunch within striking
> distance of St Albans?
>
> As I've got someone to drive me there I prefer to go to a country pub
> rather than a city/town pub which I could visit anytime using public
> transport.
>
> Thanks in advance.

I am afraid I do not have an answer - but I know the address of some
people who might:

CAMRA
230 Hatfield Rd
St. Albans, AL1 4LW
01727 867201
www.camra.org.uk

On Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:28:53 -0800 (PST), Offramp wrote:

> On Feb 25, 11:53 am, Jim Brittin <pedigreeZ...@ZZZZoperamail.com [wake
> up to reply]> wrote:
>> Can anyone advise a good real-ale pub for Sunday lunch within striking
>> distance of St Albans?
>>
>> As I've got someone to drive me there I prefer to go to a country pub
>> rather than a city/town pub which I could visit anytime using public
>> transport.
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
> 
> I am afraid I do not have an answer - but I know the address of some
> people who might:
> 
> CAMRA
> 230 Hatfield Rd
> St. Albans, AL1 4LW
> 01727 867201
> www.camra.org.uk

This will help you to keep a grip.
It is now general knowledge that  this newsgroup was set up
by the government to plug the gaps created by the abysmal
failure of their Psychiatric Care in the Community Policy. 
The uk.local hierarchy was devised to provide an outlet for
individuals who would otherwise spending their days sitting
at home wearing an aluminium foil hat waiting for a full moon
to rise. It was hoped that this would reduce the incidence
of nutters out there howling at the moon and frightening the
shit out of their neighbours. Another of HMGs aims and 
objectives was to provide a distraction to take their minds
of the problem of who they were going to knife to death next.
Unfortunately, this group has been taken over by the 
articulate lower middle classes who have succeeding in 
driving HMGs target audience away.Independant research has
shown that it was the amount and quality of the inane drivel,
called small talk which the middle classes are adept at, which
had the effect of doing their heads in. They left to
protect what was left of their sanity. Saddly this has happened
to the whole of uk.local. hierarchy.  

This newsgroup is a very good example of another HMG failure.

On Feb 26, 9:29 pm, Margo  wrote:
> On Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:28:53 -0800 (PST), Offramp wrote:
> > On Feb 25, 11:53 am, Jim Brittin <pedigreeZ...@ZZZZoperamail.com [wake
> > up to reply]> wrote:
> >> Can anyone advise a good real-ale pub for Sunday lunch within striking
> >> distance of St Albans?
>
> >> As I've got someone to drive me there I prefer to go to a country pub
> >> rather than a city/town pub which I could visit anytime using public
> >> transport.
>
> >> Thanks in advance.
>
> > I am afraid I do not have an answer - but I know the address of some
> > people who might:
>
> > CAMRA
> > 230 Hatfield Rd
> > St. Albans, AL1 4LW
> > 01727 867201
> >www.camra.org.uk
>
> This will help you to keep a grip.
> It is now general knowledge that  this newsgroup was set up
> by the government to plug the gaps created by the abysmal
> failure of their Psychiatric Care in the Community Policy.
> The uk.local hierarchy was devised to provide an outlet for
> individuals who would otherwise spending their days sitting
> at home wearing an aluminium foil hat waiting for a full moon
> to rise. It was hoped that this would reduce the incidence
> of nutters out there howling at the moon and frightening the
> shit out of their neighbours. Another of HMGs aims and
> objectives was to provide a distraction to take their minds
> of the problem of who they were going to knife to death next.
> Unfortunately, this group has been taken over by the
> articulate lower middle classes who have succeeding in
> driving HMGs target audience away.Independant research has
> shown that it was the amount and quality of the inane drivel,
> called small talk which the middle classes are adept at, which
> had the effect of doing their heads in. They left to
> protect what was left of their sanity. Saddly this has happened
> to the whole of uk.local. hierarchy.  
>
> This newsgroup is a very good example of another HMG failure.


Results 1 - 10 of about 16,600 for government to plug the gaps created
by the abysmal. (0.28 seconds)
16,600 is a hell of a lot! You are quite a prolific poster.

On Feb 26, 9:29 pm, Margo  wrote:
> On Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:28:53 -0800 (PST), Offramp wrote:
> > On Feb 25, 11:53 am, Jim Brittin <pedigreeZ...@ZZZZoperamail.com [wake
> > up to reply]> wrote:
> >> Can anyone advise a good real-ale pub for Sunday lunch within striking
> >> distance of St Albans?
>
> >> As I've got someone to drive me there I prefer to go to a country pub
> >> rather than a city/town pub which I could visit anytime using public
> >> transport.
>
> >> Thanks in advance.
>
> > I am afraid I do not have an answer - but I know the address of some
> > people who might:
>
> > CAMRA
> > 230 Hatfield Rd
> > St. Albans, AL1 4LW
> > 01727 867201
> >www.camra.org.uk
>
> This will help you to keep a grip.
> It is now general knowledge that  this newsgroup was set up
> by the government to plug the gaps created by the abysmal
> failure of their Psychiatric Care in the Community Policy.
> The uk.local hierarchy was devised to provide an outlet for
> individuals who would otherwise spending their days sitting
> at home wearing an aluminium foil hat waiting for a full moon
> to rise. It was hoped that this would reduce the incidence
> of nutters out there howling at the moon and frightening the
> shit out of their neighbours. Another of HMGs aims and
> objectives was to provide a distraction to take their minds
> of the problem of who they were going to knife to death next.
> Unfortunately, this group has been taken over by the
> articulate lower middle classes who have succeeding in
> driving HMGs target audience away.Independant research has
> shown that it was the amount and quality of the inane drivel,
> called small talk which the middle classes are adept at, which
> had the effect of doing their heads in. They left to
> protect what was left of their sanity. Saddly this has happened
> to the whole of uk.local. hierarchy.  
>
> This newsgroup is a very good example of another HMG failure.

Weird - but I checked it out on Google:
"Results 1 - 10 of about 16,600 for "government to plug the gaps
created by the abysmal" (0.19 seconds)"
16,600 posts.
You have been very busy!

Offramp  wrote:

> 16,600 posts. You have been very busy!

Feck off, crossposters. 

[fuset]

-- 
Sn!pe                   ^Ï^                   <http://snipeco.ath.cx/>

    The people who live on the Oojah-ka-Piv
        Stand around in bundles of nine.

The message <1ivrq1w.1ccavsv1ttncbkN%snipe@spambin.fsnet.co.uk>
from snipe@spambin.fsnet.co.uk (Sn!pe) contains these words:

> Offramp  wrote:

> > 16,600 posts. You have been very busy!

> Feck off, crossposters. 

> [fuset]

Notice where f/u is directed...

-- 
Rusty
Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.
Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk

Rusty_Hinge  wrote:

> The message <1ivrq1w.1ccavsv1ttncbkN%snipe@spambin.fsnet.co.uk>
> from snipe@spambin.fsnet.co.uk (Sn!pe) contains these words:
> 
> > Offramp  wrote:
> 
> > > 16,600 posts. You have been very busy!
> 
> > Feck off, crossposters. 
> 
> > [fuset]
> 
> Notice where f/u is directed...

Absolutely, that's why I declared it that way.

-- 
Sn!pe                   ^Ï^                   <http://snipeco.ath.cx/>

    The people who live on the Oojah-ka-Piv
        Stand around in bundles of nine.

In article <9j43lbnpwj13$.dlg@bigjock.with.bigcock>, 
falsetittyaddy@tiscali.co.uk says...
> On Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:28:53 -0800 (PST), Offramp wrote:
> 
> > On Feb 25, 11:53 am, Jim Brittin <pedigreeZ...@ZZZZoperamail.com [wake
> > up to reply]> wrote:
> >> Can anyone advise a good real-ale pub for Sunday lunch within striking
> >> distance of St Albans?
> >>
> >> As I've got someone to drive me there I prefer to go to a country pub
> >> rather than a city/town pub which I could visit anytime using public
> >> transport.
> >>
> >> Thanks in advance.
> > 
> > I am afraid I do not have an answer - but I know the address of some
> > people who might:
> > 
> > CAMRA
> > 230 Hatfield Rd
> > St. Albans, AL1 4LW
> > 01727 867201
> > www.camra.org.uk
> 
> This will help you to keep a grip.
> It is now general knowledge that  this newsgroup was set up
> by the government to plug the gaps created by the abysmal
> failure of their Psychiatric Care in the Community Policy. 
> The uk.local hierarchy was devised to provide an outlet for
> individuals who would otherwise spending their days sitting
> at home wearing an aluminium foil hat waiting for a full moon
> to rise. It was hoped that this would reduce the incidence
> of nutters out there howling at the moon and frightening the
> shit out of their neighbours. Another of HMGs aims and 
> objectives was to provide a distraction to take their minds
> of the problem of who they were going to knife to death next.
> Unfortunately, this group has been taken over by the 
> articulate lower middle classes who have succeeding in 
> driving HMGs target audience away.Independant research has
> shown that it was the amount and quality of the inane drivel,
> called small talk which the middle classes are adept at, which
> had the effect of doing their heads in. They left to
> protect what was left of their sanity. Saddly this has happened
> to the whole of uk.local. hierarchy.  
> 
> This newsgroup is a very good example of another HMG failure.
> 

It's a decent pub I'm after, what are sheds to do with anything?

The message <1ivrtcb.3qdhv813qedv3N%snipe@spambin.fsnet.co.uk>
from snipe@spambin.fsnet.co.uk (Sn!pe) contains these words:
> Rusty_Hinge  wrote:
> > The message <1ivrq1w.1ccavsv1ttncbkN%snipe@spambin.fsnet.co.uk>
> > from snipe@spambin.fsnet.co.uk (Sn!pe) contains these words:
> > 
> > > Offramp  wrote:
> > 
> > > > 16,600 posts. You have been very busy!
> > 
> > > Feck off, crossposters. 
> > 
> > > [fuset]
> > 
> > Notice where f/u is directed...

> Absolutely, that's why I declared it that way.

Well, I didn't relate that to f/u - ZIMACS flags-up a crosspost by
colouring the Groups: field.

If you reply, it flags the 'Follow-up set to:' giving you the option to
send it off to annoy someone else, or to retain it within posting group.

-- 
Rusty
Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.
Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk

Rusty_Hinge  wrote:

> > > > [fuset]
> > > 
> > > Notice where f/u is directed...
> 
> > Absolutely, that's why I declared it that way.
> 
> Well, I didn't relate that to f/u - ZIMACS flags-up a crosspost by
> colouring the Groups: field.

Soz, I'll try to be less cryptic next time.

-- 
Sn!pe                   ^Ï^                   <http://snipeco.ath.cx/>

On Fri, 27 Feb 2009 01:43:38 -0000, Jim Brittin [wake up to reply]>  
<"<pedigreeZZZZ"@zzzzoperamail.com> wrote:

> In article <9j43lbnpwj13$.dlg@bigjock.with.bigcock>,
> falsetittyaddy@tiscali.co.uk says...
>> On Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:28:53 -0800 (PST), Offramp wrote:
>>
>> > On Feb 25, 11:53 am, Jim Brittin <pedigreeZ...@ZZZZoperamail.com [wake
>> > up to reply]> wrote:
>> >> Can anyone advise a good real-ale pub for Sunday lunch within  
>> striking
>> >> distance of St Albans?
>> >>
>> >> As I've got someone to drive me there I prefer to go to a country pub
>> >> rather than a city/town pub which I could visit anytime using public
>> >> transport.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks in advance.
>> >
>> > I am afraid I do not have an answer - but I know the address of some
>> > people who might:
>> >
>> > CAMRA
>> > 230 Hatfield Rd
>> > St. Albans, AL1 4LW
>> > 01727 867201
>> > www.camra.org.uk
>>

[Snipped std template troll material, and dropped herts]

>
> It's a decent pub I'm after, what are sheds to do with anything?

Sheds are great, but they're mostly for drinking BA in, with a few noble  
exceptions, such as the Red Shed.

-- 
the precipitation in the Peninsula pools primarily on the plateau.

On 27 Feb, 00:02, Rusty_Hinge  
wrote:

> Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.

http://www.kevinandkell.com/2009/strips/kk20090225.gif

"Jim Brittin" <pedigreeZZZZ@ZZZZoperamail.com [wake up to reply]> wrote in 
message news:MPG.240f4163f3cdea8c989713@news.btinternet.com...
> Can anyone advise a good real-ale pub for Sunday lunch within striking
> distance of St Albans?
>
> As I've got someone to drive me there I prefer to go to a country pub
> rather than a city/town pub which I could visit anytime using public
> transport.
>
> Thanks in advance.

I used to go to the Barley Mow in Tytteenhanger, just outside of St. Albans. 
The beers there are supposed to be good and the pub does as far as I 
remember, good food.

The other guy with the conspiracy theory is just some nutter who randomly 
replies to people in the local groups.  I assume that he/she has some mental 
health problem.

The message

from bobharvey  contains these words:
> On 27 Feb, 00:02, Rusty_Hinge  
> wrote:

> > Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.

> http://www.kevinandkell.com/2009/strips/kk20090225.gif

Thassa fine tale.

-- 
Rusty
Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.
Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk

"Jim Brittin" <pedigreeZZZZ@ZZZZoperamail.com [wake up to reply]> wrote in 
message news:MPG.240f4163f3cdea8c989713@news.btinternet.com...
> Can anyone advise a good real-ale pub for Sunday lunch within striking
> distance of St Albans?
>
> As I've got someone to drive me there I prefer to go to a country pub
> rather than a city/town pub which I could visit anytime using public
> transport.
>
> Thanks in advance.





Go to http://www.vintageinn.co.uk/ and search for St Albans. Have always 
found the food quality excellent. Most have a selection of real ales to 
chose from. All do Sunday lunch and have roaring log fires ......

On 27 Feb, 18:14, Rusty_Hinge  
wrote:

> > > Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.
> >http://www.kevinandkell.com/2009/strips/kk20090225.gif
>
> Thassa fine tale.

http://www.starslip.com/comics/slip20090227_paradigm.png

The message

from bobharvey  contains these words:
> On 27 Feb, 18:14, Rusty_Hinge  
> wrote:

> > > > Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.
> > >http://www.kevinandkell.com/2009/strips/kk20090225.gif
> >
> > Thassa fine tale.

> http://www.starslip.com/comics/slip20090227_paradigm.png

Typical space cadet. No taste! Cold beer. *COLD* beer?

-- 
Rusty
Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.
Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk

rusty.hinge@invalid.zetnet.co.uk said...
> The message
> 
> from bobharvey  contains these words:
> > On 27 Feb, 18:14, Rusty_Hinge  
> > wrote:
> 
> > > > > Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.
> > > >http://www.kevinandkell.com/2009/strips/kk20090225.gif
> > >
> > > Thassa fine tale.
> 
> > http://www.starslip.com/comics/slip20090227_paradigm.png
> 
> Typical space cadet. No taste! Cold beer. *COLD* beer?
> 
Ugh.

On Fri, 27 Feb 2009 18:49:47 -0000, Dave Wilson  wrote:

>
> "Jim Brittin" <pedigreeZZZZ@ZZZZoperamail.com [wake up to reply]> wrote  
> in
> message news:MPG.240f4163f3cdea8c989713@news.btinternet.com...
>> Can anyone advise a good real-ale pub for Sunday lunch within striking
>> distance of St Albans?
>>
>> As I've got someone to drive me there I prefer to go to a country pub
>> rather than a city/town pub which I could visit anytime using public
>> transport.
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>
>
>
>
>
> Go to http://www.vintageinn.co.uk/ and search for St Albans. Have always
> found the food quality excellent. Most have a selection of real ales to
> chose from. All do Sunday lunch and have roaring log fires ......
>
>
Some are made from the same identikit "vintage" pub plan:
c.f.
http://www.vintageinn.co.uk/thefoxdenstokegifford/
and
http://www.vintageinn.co.uk/thedragonflynewport/

and handy for the Holiday Express.



-- 
the precipitation in the Peninsula pools primarily on the plateau.

Jim Brittin wrote:
> 
> Can anyone advise a good real-ale pub for Sunday lunch within striking
> distance of St Albans?

'Good pub' doesn't denote.  Pubs are foul places for drunks and
low-life.

-- 
Science is a differential equation.
Religion is a boundary condition.
--Alan Turing

In article <op.up0ctai33imyq0@dell3100>,
   Mother Drid  wrote:
>  with a few noble  
> exceptions, such as the Red Shed.


our fave spot in wakefield ....

-- 
Chris de Cordova (West Cumbria & Western Lakes) www.westcumbriacamra.org.uk
Whitehaven Beer Festival: 21st & 22nd Nov 2008 (www.whitehavenbeerfestival.co.uk)
www.cumbrianbreweries.org.uk for good craic on our beers!

How do you tell when you run out of invisible ink?

In article <op.up170cpk3imyq0@dell3100>,
   Mother Drid  wrote:
> and handy for the Holiday Express.

v helpful   ta!

-- 
Chris de Cordova (West Cumbria & Western Lakes) www.westcumbriacamra.org.uk
Whitehaven Beer Festival: 21st & 22nd Nov 2008 (www.whitehavenbeerfestival.co.uk)
www.cumbrianbreweries.org.uk for good craic on our beers!

If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.

"Mr Benn" <%%%@%.%%> wrote in message 
news:5a-dnefcX7iOhzXUnZ2dnUVZ8juWnZ2d@pipex.net...
> "Jim Brittin" <pedigreeZZZZ@ZZZZoperamail.com [wake up to reply]> wrote in 
> message news:MPG.240f4163f3cdea8c989713@news.btinternet.com...
>> Can anyone advise a good real-ale pub for Sunday lunch within striking
>> distance of St Albans?
>>
>> As I've got someone to drive me there I prefer to go to a country pub
>> rather than a city/town pub which I could visit anytime using public
>> transport.
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>
> I used to go to the Barley Mow in Tytteenhanger, just outside of St. 
> Albans. The beers there are supposed to be good and the pub does as far as 
> I remember, good food.
>
>
I heard the Barley Mow had closed, is it still open?
I used to go there for the Old Rodger beer, so strong only served in half 
pints

Steve Terry