Kingy, you took the same route as me from pub via the rec to pay at the turnstile, my pal I’ve been going to football with since we were nippers, and I decided we needed season tickets when we made the championship in 2014, we’re in the south stand at the BCS, up to about 30 yrs ago Brentford kicked off at 3:15 to give the fans time to leave the pubs at closing time of 3pm, very considerate, only club in England to ko at 3:15, in the olden times we use to go to Chelsea, QPR,Fulham when the Bees were away and we weren’t playing ourselves,

We're in  S103, renewed for next season, OAP rates, haha

My cutting down on drinking isn't going quite to plan. Spent lunchtime yesterday in Southend 'spoons. Got there at 12 left at 4. I was surprised that most of the hardened drinkers left around 3. Monday Club prices £2.85 for Guinness . No ivy spotted except cousin wearing BD, Lacoste jumper etc. Several people said hello and generally people were friendly. Shortage of barstaff but they were efficient and recognised the correct serving order. Younger blokes trying to push in got ignored.

We’ll take all the help we can get !

RobbieB,

‘Spent lunchtime yesterday in Southend 'spoons. Got there at 12 left at 4. I was surprised that most of the hardened drinkers left around 3.’

Many spooners time it to avoid schools finishing particularly if a bus journey is involved. One crowd I know arrive in the morning.

Keeping topped up Rob, and it's only Tuesday !!

Kingston1an

'Many spooners time it to avoid schools finishing particularly if a bus journey is involved. One crowd I know arrive in the morning'.

That makes sense as the pub is near the travel centre where all the buses leave from. My own bus got packed with school kids but I don't mind that.

This thread is beginning to reek of stale beer, slops, curling cheese and onion sandwiches, overripe Scotch eggs and Barbara Windsor-type barmaids.

Time TRS and I met for an espresso.

Well, Sir John B liked it a good deal, said it had/has everything but the sea and was often at Chatsworth as a guest of the Duchess Of Devonshire.  She used to do her shopping in the big medieval market place in Chesterfield and was apparently well liked. 
We used to live further up the county, in Cromford, on the southern edge of the Peak District, in a Grade 2 listed stone cottage.  It was quite a shock for me, moving with a seven year old child from a slightly shabby council maisonette to a busy, rather pretty village.  The baker and blacksmith were still in business then.  No longer.  The village has become an extension of Wirksworth - very arty-crafty. 
We spend a fair amount of time in the east or south of the county nowadays.  If any of you come this way, please make certain to visit the area around Melbourne and Repton.  Each has a major church, Repton having the best surviving Anglo-Saxon architecture in the East Midlands.

Another favourite place is Somersal Herbert (not easy to find), with its Tudor manor house tucked away beside the church.

An innocent taxi driver was murdered there in 2010.  Completely senseless shooting.

Crich, Woof.  It must have been a memorable experience.