The Dew Drop Inn Virtual Rugby Pub, Ealing Broadway

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Hello and 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 pub has made its way back to London where the victorious British & Irish Lions squad will start their 25 day open bus journey across England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland -  being greeted by millions of happy, proud, delirious, tipsy and slightly sunburned rugby fans.

So grab a beer, cider, whiskey or wine.... or a warm beverage and sit back and enjoy their well-earned procession through the streets where it all began.

                     

The only rule in this pub is one of mutual respect for everyone in it, oh and no tampering with the pictures of the legendary
Warren Gatland, Sam Warburton, Alex Corbisiero, Jonathan Sexton, George North, Jamie Roberts and Richie Gray. 

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Bore da pawb / good morning all, happy Tuesday one and all.

Cari wrote:Evening All.  

Went to the quacks earlier.  I spent more time on Cardiff Bus trying to get there on time (I made it with a minute to spare) than in the doctor's room.  Still, I have some industrial strength amphetamines to hopefully make me look something close to normal...if I ever did

Go easy on those, Cari.  

Oh, did anyone see the women's 400m final yesterday? What a ridiculously brilliant run from Christine Ohuruogu. Talk about leaving it late!

It was absolutely brilliant but what on earth was Montsho thinking about???

She is up against the "last minute Queen" of 400m running and she eases down and leans back at the line??

To do that in any race is poor but when you do it against Christine it is almost criminal.

So delighted for Christine though.

Very true, Ohuruogo's dip for the line might not have been enough if Montsho had dipped for the line too. But it takes balls (or ovaries) of steel to trust your finish like that. Amazing finish.

I know, it's what I tend to do as well. Fine whilst you're winning...

Bout yees folks!.... quick question.... is a verbal offer of employment legally binding? ...i.e. if one was planning to resign would it be better to get written confirmation of the new offer first?

Hypothetically speaking of course.....

Get the paper work before you resign!

Always!!!!!!

Thanks MrsP thats what I thought..... hypothetically speaking of course.....

Ulster signed you up at last then, Rodders?

...lets just say people should expect big things from Sparky next season Glas ....  

rodders wrote:...lets just say people should expect big things from Sparky next season Glas ....  

So they are giving you a ladder then???

You're going to be working for Mark Hughes?

 

Luckless Pedestrian wrote:Bore da pawb / good morning all, happy Tuesday one and all.

Cari wrote:Evening All.  

Went to the quacks earlier.  I spent more time on Cardiff Bus trying to get there on time (I made it with a minute to spare) than in the doctor's room.  Still, I have some industrial strength amphetamines to hopefully make me look something close to normal...if I ever did

Go easy on those, Cari.  

Ha ha I wish they did prescribe those sometimes!  The antihistamines make me sleepy...

Wotcha Rodders!

Prop, all OK with the move?

Thanks for the phone call from your pocket Gibbo (if you come in). Great to hear from it

Like you read my mind glas! Found out at 4pm today that the current vendor doesn't have their mortgage offer fully in place so looking at next week to complete at the latest otherwise we're both without a fixed abode!! For some reason the vendor and her solicitor didn't think to tell our solicitor or the selling estate agent so all are pretty peed off and I just want it done now! Where's the cider?!

Talk to your Landlord about whether he's found another tenant. If not ask if you can stay on a month by month basis. Tell the sellers that if they don't get themselves sorted you won't complete for another month. Why is the mortgage not in place? When was their valuation done? If more than a week ago alarm bells should be ringing.

I think they are waiting for the written confirmation of the mortgage offer which I've been told should be with them today or tomorrow. The agency who manage my property are bar stewards so I'm not even going to bother asking them!

Yes but that can be:
A because it just takes time
B the survey says it's feiced
C they haven't given all the papers in for the credit rating
D their credit rating is feiced

If your solicitor finds out which it is then you will be able to make a plan B if it goes t its up. Don't just assume its A.

I'm trying to chase both the estate agent and the solicitor at the moment to get to the bottom of this.

I'll pm you Glas

On the way home from work the iPod threw up Steely Dan, Neil Young and the theme to The Big Country. So I'm gonna shoot some critters and eat ma grits.

Tommy out for three months at the start of this season? Noooo not again.  I hope that's just a rumour...

No rumour Cari. 12 weeks according to the Beeb.

12 weeks if they're not happy with his wrist.

Buggger.   Well that'll postpone my next visit to Belfast then....poor dab.  This will the his third consecutive season spoilt by injury/operations.

That really would be a shame, Cari, but, as Notch says, the medics may say otherwise. Fingers crossed for Tommy.

I'm keeping everything crossed for him Puma. The guy deserves a break - oh wrong choice of word there but you know what I mean!

Good news! Under the circumstances. We're looking for 4 to 6 weeks for Bowe. He was scheduled to be back in October for Ulster, so it shouldn't out too much of a dent in the start of his season.

Bore da pawb / good morning all, it's another wet one on the docks this morning.

I never knew you were a fan of the Dan, Glas!

Morning Lucky, was pretty wet when I was driving to Cardiff this morning! Glad we had training last night too as i feel better about the house situation now...ish!

Morning, Prop. I hope everything resolves itself in time, obviously, but do Mrs Prop's parents live in Newport? Could you stay there temporarily if needs be?

yeah that's where she is at the moment and they are in America so we can stay there but it's just the hassle plus my sister is getting married frist Saturday in September so can't move at that time!

You could do without it, I bet. I suppose it makes it worse that it's happened this late in the day.

There's hardly any storge space at mine, but if you need to keep some stuff here tomporarily, I've got a shed if that's any help!

Cheers for the offer lucky, we should be ok but if i need somewhere to sleep then i'll get your shed key!

After seeing one of the side sponsors on the Blues top is the agency who I have been having hell with whilst renting my flat it's safe to say......wait for it..........................The Dragons are now my chosen Welsh region and join Gloucester, Connacht and Natal Sharks as my teams to support!!

Good man!

Do you think you'll be free for the game against Bath a week tomorrow? I think PJ's coming over for that, but I'll have to check.

That's hopefully the day we get the keys so I'm going t have to give that one a miss sorry.
Just for clarification: when they play Glaws and Connacht I won't be supporting the Dragons!

Fingers crossed you won't be able to come then!

In a weird way that's the nicest thing you've said to me fella!

Morning folks ....anything positive or exciting going down anywhere?
 
If so then great, because it means I'm just having a typical stress related existential crisis rather than experiencing a cosmically influenced chemical-electrical imbalance due to some sort of impending apocolypse.

You don't get constantly subjected to Gibbo's jukebox picks without learning a thing or two Lucky. I like any Poopie as long as its good Poopie.

That's exactly my philosophy, Glas. If it's good, it's good.

Rodders, have you had anything to do with the fleadh?

Well I've had 2 pints of guinness at it if that counts Luckless.... kind of hard to avoid really, its a bit like walking through the Glastonbury festival ... you can't help but notice its there ...

... I should add I'm hopeful to fit in a few more before the week is out....well worth a visit indeed if you are passing through

There was an article about it on the news. They mentioned that they'd relaxed the laws on drinking in the streets or something.

http://www.ulsterrugby.com/news/11656.php

Yeah there are designated drinking zones about the city centre and pop up pubs everywhere, a real family festival type atmosphere.

I confess to not knowing much about the fleadh(sp?  ), but its been a real success so far, I've never seen so many people here to be honest...

What's the link MrsP??

There's a Fla in Derry? Who knew?

I did...