The Dew Drop Inn Virtual Rugby Pub

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The Dew Drop Inn Virtual Rugby Pub
by rugbydreamer on Wed 24 Aug 2011, 6:45 am

Welcome to the virtual rugby pub - a place where you can come in for a sly beverage and discuss whatever's on your mind, or just eavesdrop on the regulars if you fancy a break from all the rugby chat.

The only rule in this pub is one of mutual respect for everyone in it, oh and no defacing the David Wallace photo on the bar. That's a banning offence

So pull up a chair....what'll it be?

Ah I was but we decided head over to London. Don't know when there'll be a chance for two or three days abroad.

PenfroPete wrote:Thanks to Dreamer, Cari & Prop for meeting up last night. Lovely to see you Good win for the O's, bit disappointed they didn't get a BP - so reminiscent of last season 3 tries, plenty of time and they don't get a 4th
Good luck to Rev, hope you get some good game-time

As Prop says - THE SEASON STARTS TODAY Prop won't need luck, he'll hit his "jumper" no probs

I couldn't make it. Had to learn lineouts and had no time. Glad you had a good night.

All the best Prop. Up the Sarries

Bore da pawb/good morning all

Just settling down to watch the athletics for a couple of hours before my sister arrives.

Good luck to Prop and the Sarries for today

red_stag wrote:Ah I was but we decided head over to London. Don't know when there'll be a chance for two or three days abroad.

Your going to have to get in very early stag, you'll have to watch the game with me, can you fly into heathrow now?? Gatwick would be ok as well but any of the others and you'll struggle to get into the city in time for the game. All Ireland final is the Sunday as well so proper weekend session is on the cards

Arrive in Heathrow half hour before kick off.

Im guessing I can buy this fast train to Paddington can't I?

Yeah but that's the wrong side of the city for me, you'd have to get the tube to hammersmith to get to mine, takes about half an hour

Or you could get the express to paddington alright and grab a taxi to Shepherds Bush, its about 12 pound in a taxi

Yea I could do that. I'd be staying in Marylebone (I think) so thats near Paddington we can work it out nearer the time.

That's grand stag, get the express and a taxi, sorted!!

Morning all,

Hughie/Stag, count me in for some pints .

My replacement phone got delivered this morning, but I have to wait until my flatmate stirs (I think she got in around 5am) to borrow her phone to ring in and activate the SIM.

Good to see Canterbury win the NPC which I guess means that the season's finished

I'm heading over hughie's way shortly, a friend in Putney's having a bbq so let's hope the cloud lifts.

US Government attempting to sue 17 banks. Desperation methinks. End of the line for Barack.

Morning all.

Been busy running around this morning. Dreamer did you see or hear why Derval O’Rourke didn't start the 100m hurdles semi?

Kiwi,


Are you sitting down?? If not do it now.


I'm planning on watching the game in the Walkie. If your brave enough join us

I guess one must set foot in the Walkie occasionally, if only to remind onself ...

I'll be there.

It's going to get messy!!!


Anyone else finding the site slow this morning??

hughie1986 wrote:It's going to get messy!!!


Anyone else finding the site slow this morning??

I've found the site slow at loading pages for a few days now.

Prynhawn da pawb / afternoon all, hope we're well. Just read back and have to agree with Munsty, it would be great if the BBC have got Eddie Butler on board for the whole Pro12 season. One of the best commentators there is.

Afternoon regs

Have quickly read back....All the best to Prop and Rev in their respective matches today, and Penfro you're very much welcome. Good to see you before you head off to Porthcawl

Have had a busy morning helping some friends of mine set up stalls over at the Mardi Gras. Hopefully it'll stay dry for it, and it looks like there'll be a good turn out again this year.

WillyGilly wrote:US Government attempting to sue 17 banks. Desperation methinks. End of the line for Barack.

I'd say that, if all of his potential challengers weren't so utterly batshit insane.

I'm not going to comment on the case because I don't know the specifics, but I think it's its fair to say most banks were fairly negligent in terms of how they handled mortgage lending.

I would also like a good luck for a match,I'm out the gap in a second after training an hour ago

Thomond wrote:I would also like a good luck for a match,I'm out the gap in a second after training an hour ago

Sorry Thom, I didn't realise you were playing today.

GOOD LUCK

Now cari what exactly is mardi gras in cardiff?? Is it a big carnival Ór just an excuse for the gays to have a party ????

hughie1986 wrote:Now cari what exactly is mardi gras in cardiff?? Is it a big carnival Ór just an excuse for the gays to have a party ????

I think it's a bit of both Hughie! It's a free festival in Bute Park, and they put on live music, have a fairground, stalls and stuff like that. The public really seem to enjoy it anyway. Apparently Bristol's version was crap though.

poissonrouge wrote:Morning all.

Been busy running around this morning. Dreamer did you see or hear why Derval O’Rourke didn't start the 100m hurdles semi?

Afternoon all

I gather she injured her calf in the first round ...

Cari wrote:

hughie1986 wrote:Now cari what exactly is mardi gras in cardiff?? Is it a big carnival Ór just an excuse for the gays to have a party ????

I think it's a bit of both Hughie! It's a free festival in Bute Park, and they put on live music, have a fairground, stalls and stuff like that. The public really seem to enjoy it anyway. Apparently Bristol's version was crap though.

Which particular "free party" in Bristol was crap, Cari?

We have loads of them here and I gather from those who go to such things that they are usually quite good.

Speaking of Bristol, did you all see Banksy's latest piece of work on the motorway just before Bristol?

http://www.dopechef.tv/wp/?p=1298

MrsP - nope I didn't hear any mention of why O'Rourke didn't run on the Channel 4 commentary sorry. Will see if the Beeb have got anything written up on their site at all....nope nothing on their live text

Just seen the final though, amazing race, Sally Pearson ran a CR to win it. Tiffany Porter for GBR clipped the 9th hurdle so finished 4th, she's absolutely gutted bless her.


Bolt just ran a superb race, won the 200m final in 19.40secs

Lemaitre got 3rd! in 19.80, massive PB!

Kia - I'm not sure when they had it, but I'd overheard someone saying Bristol's Mardi Gras was rubbish. I don't know anyone who went.

Lucky - that was in the news recently, weren't they threatening to remove it?

The site has been slow loading on Firefox but seems fine on Explorer.

Cymroglan wrote:The site has been slow loading on Firefox but seems fine on Explorer.

I'm on Firefox, and things are fine with me.

Cari

Look at photo number 7 - Tommy B "with a fan" at Dubln Airport ...
http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/worldcup/2011/0831/gallery.html

Lemaitre's still really young, there's much more to come from him, mark my words!

They took down the sign within a few hours I think, Cari. You'd think they could show a sense of humour and leave it up - and a fair number of people come to Bristol to see Banksy's work anyway so it would be an added draw.

It's slow on my phone

Kia - ha! that's class. T. doesn't look as happy with that fan as he was with me, mind

Lucky - aren't they blydi killjoys...I don't think anyone actually complained either; and as you say they've removed a potential visitor's attraction.

I'm on firefox and I'm finding it slow, think it's a forumation problem though really.

RD try it on IE to see it it's the same but not worth the bother if you disabled IE on Win7.

it's even slower in IE for me just tried it, but that could just be coz I don't ever use IE.

I dunno.

Anyhoo, logging off now, my sister gets here in a bit

Have lovely days all

Lovely day it's blowing a gale here with horizontal rain no doubt my RNLI bleeper will be going off at some point.

Running pretty much fine in Safari.

I have found the site slow for a few weeks now (before the adverts appeared before thats levelled at the reason!)

I checked with forumotion (who provide the hosting) and there is a known problem in the UK with people using a sky/talk talk broadband connection (which I do).

There isnt a time scale on solving it, which really annoys me.

Its not just our forum - its all forums that use the same software.

Thanks for clarifying that Hobo I'm OK here at the moment, although in work it tends to be slow, but I just put that down to the work's server.

Off for some lunch...

Why good afternoon all. How do you do all?

Well Quins are 3-0 up against Irish early on so I'm not great Munsty.

How's things with you mate?

3-3 now, although we were well set on the Quins line when they infringed so a little frustrating as could have been 7 points.

Hiya Munsty. I'm good. My sister challenged me that I couldn't make a good dinner. I have just gone out to prove her wrong and bought a load of ingredients. Just gotten a call inviting me to my aunts for a big family meal. Ah well my masterpiece will do fine tomorrow instead.

Is that part of the double header Pete? I see Jarvis is playing. Are you that desperate for out half there?

Stag,

What were you going to make?

Grilled chicken skewers with a kind of honey/soy sauce marinade. Was gonna put couscous with it.

It was going to be epic. Still will be tomorrow. Did you see Munster players are doing Come Dine with Me to promote healthy eating at home for the team.

First game of the LDH Munsty. In relation to being desperate at outside half the answer is yes and no. Bowden should be first choice 10 and is very good there, but is having to play 12 as we are woefully short on depth there, so on that basis we are short at 10.

Shingler can play both but is young and probably not 100% ready yet.

Adam D (Hobo) wrote:I have found the site slow for a few weeks now (before the adverts appeared before thats levelled at the reason!)

I checked with forumotion (who provide the hosting) and there is a known problem in the UK with people using a sky/talk talk broadband connection (which I do).

There isnt a time scale on solving it, which really annoys me.

Its not just our forum - its all forums that use the same software.

Cheers hobo, that clears it up for me, I'm on sky at home